Performing ArtsBoston Makes $1 Million Available To Aid Arts OrganizationsThe fund will help small and mid-sized organizations adapt their programs to meet physical distancing requirements.The ARTeryJul 7, 2020Celebrating The Comedic Legacies Of Barry Crimmins And The Ding HoIn a Zoom benefit show, comedians are coming together to pay tribute to the oft-acerbic satirist and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cambridge’s long-defunct comedy club. The ARTeryJul 1, 2020Artists Remember Bella Luna & The Milky Way, Boston's 'Cheers' For People Of ColorMany performers of color in Boston found a second home at the inclusive spaces created at the restaurant and bar. Seven artists share their memories and what this space has...The ARTeryJun 30, 2020ImprovBoston Begins Temporary Shutdown Through 2020Central Square’s 35-year-old comedy hub is shutting down for the remainder of the year with staff members taking a furlough in order to save the theater.The ARTeryJun 26, 2020Huntington Theatre Company Lays Off, Furloughs Two-Thirds Of StaffThe company also announced the postponement of the 2020-2021 season and cancelation all in-person performances for the remainder of the year.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020'Now You Will See Us' — Being Black In Boston TheatersOver the years, incidents of discrimination have happened again and again, often without being acknowledged at all, and causing artists and theater staff to question themselves.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020With Future Of Performing Arts Uncertain, Boston Foundation Anoints New Class Of Live Arts Boston GranteesFrom theater troupes to comedians to singers, the Boston Foundation's 2020 cohort represents a diverse set of artists working across a range of performance-oriented disciplines.The ARTeryJun 16, 2020Dance Goes Digital During The PandemicWhile dance won’t be found on any stage or studio, it is everywhere if you have a screen and internet connection.The ARTeryJun 9, 2020Local Theater Is Acting Up A Storm — On Your LaptopThere are myriad choices, from videos to Zoom plays and readings.The ARTeryJun 5, 2020Boston Ballet And BSO Artists Collaborate On 'White Swan' Digital BalletThe 4-minute video reimagines an iconic duet from Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake" with an intimate duet between two Boston Ballet principal dancers and musical accompaniment by a BSO harpist and violinist.The ARTeryJun 3, 2020Swiss Jazz Yodeler Started 'Dinner With My Neighbor' To Stay Connected During COVID-19Every day singer Gabriela Martina cooks a dinner to share, which friends pick up to eat with her remotely.PlayThe ARTery06:07May 28, 2020Octavia E. Butler's 'Parable of the Sower' Offers Hope Through Concert ExperienceThe story of a young black girl on a quest to create a brighter and more equitable future offers an optimistic outlook in a dark time.The ARTeryMay 22, 2020The Performing Arts Don't Always Translate To The Screen — Here Are Some Of The Best"TV can highlight a great performance as easily as a bad one," writes ARTery critic-at-large Ed Siegel. The ARTeryMay 20, 2020What The Mass. 4-Phase Reopening Plan Looks Like For Arts & Culture OrganizationsGov. Charlie Baker announced a four-phase plan for reopening the state, and while a lot of the details still need to be figured out, arts and culture organizations are planning.The ARTeryMay 19, 2020BSO Cancels 2020 Tanglewood Summer Live Performance And Education ProgramsThe orchestra announced programming would be moving online, with audio and video streams of new content to be recorded in June and July.The ARTeryMay 15, 2020Virtual Opera Event Will 'Sing Out Strong' For Decolonized VoicesThe activist production company White Snake Projects hosts the community project and comes out during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted immigrants.The ARTeryMay 13, 2020Arlekin Players And Moonbox Take Their Place Alongside Established Local Theaters At Elliot Norton AwardsThe Huntington Theatre Company, Central Square Theater and the Arlekin Players each win four awards.The ARTeryMay 11, 2020The Boston Pops Cancels July 4th Fireworks And Live ConcertIn an announcement Friday, May 8, the Boston Pops announced the cancellation of the July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular. The ARTeryMay 8, 2020During COVID-19 Pandemic, Drag Performers Go DigitalAs in-person events have been canceled and postponed, artists in the drag community adapted quickly, moving their shows online.The ARTeryMay 6, 2020Despite Uncertainty Surrounding Pandemic, Celebrity Series of Boston Announces New SeasonThe 2020-21 season will have performances from Yo-Yo Ma, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, David Sedaris and more.The ARTeryMay 5, 2020 Previous PageNext Page
Boston Makes $1 Million Available To Aid Arts OrganizationsThe fund will help small and mid-sized organizations adapt their programs to meet physical distancing requirements.The ARTeryJul 7, 2020
Celebrating The Comedic Legacies Of Barry Crimmins And The Ding HoIn a Zoom benefit show, comedians are coming together to pay tribute to the oft-acerbic satirist and to commemorate the 40th anniversary of Cambridge’s long-defunct comedy club. The ARTeryJul 1, 2020
Artists Remember Bella Luna & The Milky Way, Boston's 'Cheers' For People Of ColorMany performers of color in Boston found a second home at the inclusive spaces created at the restaurant and bar. Seven artists share their memories and what this space has...The ARTeryJun 30, 2020
ImprovBoston Begins Temporary Shutdown Through 2020Central Square’s 35-year-old comedy hub is shutting down for the remainder of the year with staff members taking a furlough in order to save the theater.The ARTeryJun 26, 2020
Huntington Theatre Company Lays Off, Furloughs Two-Thirds Of StaffThe company also announced the postponement of the 2020-2021 season and cancelation all in-person performances for the remainder of the year.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020
'Now You Will See Us' — Being Black In Boston TheatersOver the years, incidents of discrimination have happened again and again, often without being acknowledged at all, and causing artists and theater staff to question themselves.The ARTeryJun 24, 2020
With Future Of Performing Arts Uncertain, Boston Foundation Anoints New Class Of Live Arts Boston GranteesFrom theater troupes to comedians to singers, the Boston Foundation's 2020 cohort represents a diverse set of artists working across a range of performance-oriented disciplines.The ARTeryJun 16, 2020
Dance Goes Digital During The PandemicWhile dance won’t be found on any stage or studio, it is everywhere if you have a screen and internet connection.The ARTeryJun 9, 2020
Local Theater Is Acting Up A Storm — On Your LaptopThere are myriad choices, from videos to Zoom plays and readings.The ARTeryJun 5, 2020
Boston Ballet And BSO Artists Collaborate On 'White Swan' Digital BalletThe 4-minute video reimagines an iconic duet from Tchaikovsky’s "Swan Lake" with an intimate duet between two Boston Ballet principal dancers and musical accompaniment by a BSO harpist and violinist.The ARTeryJun 3, 2020
Swiss Jazz Yodeler Started 'Dinner With My Neighbor' To Stay Connected During COVID-19Every day singer Gabriela Martina cooks a dinner to share, which friends pick up to eat with her remotely.PlayThe ARTery06:07May 28, 2020
Octavia E. Butler's 'Parable of the Sower' Offers Hope Through Concert ExperienceThe story of a young black girl on a quest to create a brighter and more equitable future offers an optimistic outlook in a dark time.The ARTeryMay 22, 2020
The Performing Arts Don't Always Translate To The Screen — Here Are Some Of The Best"TV can highlight a great performance as easily as a bad one," writes ARTery critic-at-large Ed Siegel. The ARTeryMay 20, 2020
What The Mass. 4-Phase Reopening Plan Looks Like For Arts & Culture OrganizationsGov. Charlie Baker announced a four-phase plan for reopening the state, and while a lot of the details still need to be figured out, arts and culture organizations are planning.The ARTeryMay 19, 2020
BSO Cancels 2020 Tanglewood Summer Live Performance And Education ProgramsThe orchestra announced programming would be moving online, with audio and video streams of new content to be recorded in June and July.The ARTeryMay 15, 2020
Virtual Opera Event Will 'Sing Out Strong' For Decolonized VoicesThe activist production company White Snake Projects hosts the community project and comes out during a time when the COVID-19 pandemic has adversely impacted immigrants.The ARTeryMay 13, 2020
Arlekin Players And Moonbox Take Their Place Alongside Established Local Theaters At Elliot Norton AwardsThe Huntington Theatre Company, Central Square Theater and the Arlekin Players each win four awards.The ARTeryMay 11, 2020
The Boston Pops Cancels July 4th Fireworks And Live ConcertIn an announcement Friday, May 8, the Boston Pops announced the cancellation of the July Fourth Fireworks Spectacular. The ARTeryMay 8, 2020
During COVID-19 Pandemic, Drag Performers Go DigitalAs in-person events have been canceled and postponed, artists in the drag community adapted quickly, moving their shows online.The ARTeryMay 6, 2020
Despite Uncertainty Surrounding Pandemic, Celebrity Series of Boston Announces New SeasonThe 2020-21 season will have performances from Yo-Yo Ma, Alvin Ailey Dance Theater, David Sedaris and more.The ARTeryMay 5, 2020
