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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. 

June 2, 2020

ArtsReach@Home: Our Picks from the We Are One Global Film Festival

While live performances are on pause, film is a great way to experience and learn about performing arts from all over the world. We hope you enjoy our selection of great films from the We Are One Global Film Festival.

The We Are One Global Film Festival is a 10-day online festival on YouTube running from Friday, May 29 through Sunday, June 7. It’s the first ever global film festival. Co-curated by 21 film festivals from across the world, it’s free to view and all funds raised during the festival will benefit COVID-19 relief funds, including the World Health Organization.

This is a unique opportunity to see fantastic independent films from 35 countries.  Typically these films would have premiered to a small number of people at festivals such as Cannes, Venice, Toronto, BFI London and Sundance.

With all this choice, we thought we would pick out a few that we believe will be of particular interest to the Barclay community:

 

If you love our contemporary dance program…

Love Chapter 2

Barclay audiences will remember the work of Israeli choreographer Sharon Eyal from her 2011 piece for Hubbard Street Dance Chicago ‘Too Beaucoup’ which was previewed on the Barclay stage, before its premiere in Chicago. Her unforgettable new work, Love Chapter 2, with her own L-E-V dance company, has been adapted for screen. The film pulses with livewire choreography, a thrumming electronic score, and the chaos and confusion of love. No surprise it won the FEDORA - Van Cleef & Arpels Prize for Ballet.

 

If you enjoy the stories from our Nat Geo Live explorers...

The Epic of Everest

Filming in brutally harsh conditions with a hand-cranked camera, Captain John Noel captured the Everest expedition of 1924 with a breathtaking beauty. This film has been freshly restored by the BFI National Archive.

 

If you remember the dance floors of the 60s…

Rudeboy: The Story of Trojan Records

Take a trip back in time with Jamaican reggae and ska legends Lee "Scratch" Perry and Marcia Griffith. Rudeboy chronicles a multicultural revolution taking place on the dance floors of late 60s and early 70s Britain.  

 

If you love music and food...

Mugaritz Bso

Over the past three years, musician Felipe Ugarte has studied the meaning, preparation and history of Chef Andoni Luis Aduriz’s culinary formulas and has fused them with the language of music. Recipes and soundscapes intertwine in this glimpse of a daring—and mouthwatering—multimedia collaboration.

 

If you have little ones to amuse...

These three fun short films from DreamWorks animation studios have been chosen by the Annecy International Animated Film Festival.

Bird Karma

A crafty, long-legged bird chases a mesmerizing fish through a foggy pond in this sprightly short.

Bilby

This sweet short finds a lonesome bilby tangled up with a helpless baby bird in the deadly desert of Australia.

Marooned 

In this stylized short set in the not-too-distant future, a cantankerous and selfish robot is put to the test while stranded on an abandoned lunar outpost.
 

Until we see you again at the Barclay for live performances . . . Watch Some Movies!

 

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