ARTS & (HOME) ENTERTAINMENT RECOMMENDATIONS Since being stuck inside, which shows have you been watching? Which movies? Have you read any good books lately? Any new music releases have you dancing in your living room? StreetWise vendors, readers and staff are sharing what is occupying their attention during this unprecedented time. To be featured in a future edition, send your recommendations of things to do at home and why you love them to: Creative Director / Publisher Dave Hamilton at dhamilton@streetwise.org
Ballet Premieres!
'Boléro' The Joffrey Ballet announces the world premiere of “Boléro,” named after the acclaimed orchestral piece by the composer Maurice Ravel, to be performed by 15 members of the company on February 12 at 5 p.m. “Boléro” marks the first live performance since The Joffrey’s opening of “The Times Are Racing,” which opened at the Auditorium Theatre on Feb. 12, 2020, exactly one year before “Boléro.” It will be livestreamed free via the Joffrey’s YouTube channel, youtube.com/TheJoffreyBallet. Uniquely, the work showcases the alternate creative talents of two current longtime male Joffrey dancers: Yoshihisa Arai choreographed "Boléro" in his third work for the company and Temur Suluashvili, who has collaborated with Arai, designed costumes.
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Pure Laughs!
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'Out, Darn Spot!' Hell in a Handbag Productions presents the campy comedy “Out, Darn Spot!,” streaming via Vimeo. 1969 was a year to remember. Along with the moon landing, the end of the Beatles and the beginning of “The Brady Bunch,” the final episode of Lady Marcia Macbeth’s long-running lifestyle program, “I’m Not a Suppressed Homemaker!” aired. Why was it the last episode? In a nutshell, after helping her husband commit murder, she opened the show covered in blood and on the verge of multiple nervous breakdowns. Ever the professional, she managed to find the time to bake a chicken pot pie and kidnap Lesley Gore! The episode, once long-lost, has been brought to light. Hell in a Handbag’s Tyler Anthony Smith risked life and limb to learn the truth. This is the story of Lady Marcia Macbeth – the original real housewife. Fair is foul, and foul is fair, what happened that day live on air? The event starts streaming on February 12 at 8 p.m. and runs Thursdays - Sundays until March 21. Tickets are $17. More information can be found at http://www.handbagproductions.org.
Historic Children's Play!
'Educations in Colonialism and White Supremacy: King Philip's War in 19th-Century Schools' History rarely pays much attention to student plays and school work, but, when studied, these historical artifacts tell us a lot about how children learn, perform, and ultimately embody the cultural values of their era. Join the Newberry Library for a free virtual talk with literary scholar Karen Sánchez-Eppler about “Philip or the Indian Chief: A Tragedy in Four Acts,” a manuscript play written and performed in 1839 by cadets at Norwich Military Academy, where it was staged as part of the school’s graduation ceremonies. In a talk moderated by the Newberry’s Rose Miron, Sánchez-Eppler will explore how the play and other early 19th-century pedagogical materials were used to propagate white supremacy and settler colonialism, offering striking and provocative lessons for our present. The event is free and open to the public, 4 - 5 p.m. February 11. Register at newberry.org/public-programs.
