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Barclay Artists Find New Ways to Express Their Art

Many artists have been gracious enough to give us a glimpse into their lives over the past few months, and it has been wonderful to get to know them through their home performances, interviews and new projects. We take a look at a couple of our favorites.

 

Grammy Award-winning jazz singer and visual artist Cécile McLorin Salvant last graced the Barclay stage in 2018. During the past few months, she has used her skills in animation and music to create YOLK, a cross-disciplinary collaborative performance space. Watch her latest video performance featuring celebrated author Angela Davis by clicking here.

Get creative! Cécile shares with us an art assignment. Create your own Theme and Variation Cut-Out by following the instructions by clicking here.

Whether singing French chansons or the Great American Songbook, Kent’s timeless songs of love, nostalgia and intoxicating joie de vivre have won her a legion of fans worldwide.

Stacey has been making a series of Isolation Videos with her husband, saxophonist Jim Tomlinson, from their beautiful mountain home.

Sooth your soul with Stacey Kent's Isolation Videos by clicking here.

We all remember husband and wife banjoists Béla Fleck and Abigail Washburn from their dazzling appearances at the Barclay in 2018. 

In their latest venture, the "king and queen of the banjo” perform from their home in Nashville. Watch their weekly Banjo House Lockdown live stream series via Facebook Live. (View all past videos here.)

“Life without other people is fine, but life without banjos would be intolerable!” said Béla. “So we’re gonna sing and play our banjos to keep everyone from going batty.”

A four-time Grammy Award nominee, jazz organist Joey DeFrancesco will be appearing at the Barclay in February 2022.

Called the “reigning king of jazz organ” (JazzTimes), DeFrancesco’s rousing technique is capable of death-defying pace and soulful improvisation, generating a swinging, joyous sound that’s unmatched among contemporary jazz organists.

Find out what DeFrancesco has been up to in an interview with Doctor Thunder. 

April 14, 2020

ArtsReach@Home: It’s time to take a dance class!

Some of our favorite dance companies are offering free online tuition for all ages and abilities.

It’s impressive how quickly the dance community has reacted to delivering dance online. As well as some fantastic performances, there are a huge number of live and recorded online dance classes being delivered by some of the finest dancers and companies in the country. Through the incredible reach of the internet we are suddenly able to take a class, for free, wherever we live in the world. 

Whether you are a beginner, a student or a performer, there is something for everyone. We have picked out some of our favorites to keep you all moving during the lockdown. 

#ArtsReach@Home

BODYTRAFFIC - L.A. Contemporary Dance Company 

Every Monday BODYTRAFFIC will be posting their Company Ballet Class with a focus on placement and strength. Classes fuse ballet with cross training exercises for a total body experience. We love the class conducted by Guzman Rosado, Artistic Associate at BODYTRAFFIC

 

Dances for a Variable Population  - Creative Movement for all 

‘Dances for a Variable Population’ focuses on inspiring strong and creative movement among adults of all ages and abilities. Usually, their free programs are only available at their studio in New York City but now we can all join in! We like their ‘Park Bench Exercises’ Videos for older people - keep moving in the fresh air whilst social distancing. 

 

Backhaus Dance - O.C. Contemporary Dance Company 

Orange County contemporary dance company Backhaus Dance have just launched ‘BD Online / Move With Us’ virtual classroom. They are offering varied technique and conditioning classes and their free content will be delivered weekly. The BD mantra?  “Take a break, catch a breath of fresh air, and dance with us.” 

 

Tiler Peck - New York City Ballet principal ballerina

‘Turn it out with Tiler’  Take a live ballet class with Tiler Peck direct from her home. She is broadcasting every day on Instagram Live at 10:00am PST. She invites special guests to join her every day. Last week she had Jennifer Nettles sing live to accompany the class!

 

Jacob Jonas The Company - LA Contemporary Dance Company create #adigitaldance

’Let’s create something together while we are apart.’

Usually we love to see Jacob Jonas The Company’s mix of breakdance, acrobatics, and contemporary ballet on The Barclay stage but during this virtual moment they are inviting you to join them in creating a new digital dance piece. Every Monday and Friday they are sharing a new #adigitaldance task via social media and asking us all to film our outdoor performances. 

Watch their inspiring #adigitaldance video announcement 

To find all the dance tasks so far follow them on social media and check out #adigitaldance Jacob Jonas The Company 

 

Stay Home, Stay Safe and Keep Dancing!

 

(Photo: Dancer Guzman Rosado of BODYTRAFFIC. Image credit: Skye Schmidt)


 

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