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Safe Spaces in Virtual #isolatedtogether

Updated: Mar 22, 2020

As Covid-19 threatens to shut down communal spaces, entertainment, businesses and the economy, it is a scary-time we are living in. People are being forced to stay home, practice social distancing and even carrying around disinfectants and hand sanitizers.


As a freelance artist, Covid-19 is hitting the freelance economy hard. A large percentage of us are finding ourselves decreasing in income due to cancellation of shows and classes. Performances that we were once looking forward to are getting cancelled because airplanes are one of the most susceptible places to get Covid (confinement spaces with close contact to people, not to mention the air circulation isn't that great either).


However, in times like this, it is important to practice consistently good personal hygiene such as washing hands with soap for at least 10 seconds, surface wiping our phones, laptops and tablets after prolonged usage, drinking loads of water, not touching our faces etc. Additionally, being socially responsible so that we can minimize the transmission of this virus is essential. This includes social distancing, staying home if you're feeling unwell even in the slightest, wearing a mask on public transportation, carrying around hand sanitizer etc. All of this may seem like a lot of effort to implement at once, so take your pick in what's easiest to implement. But would you rather risk a higher transmission of Covid-19, or to hassle yourself for 10 seconds so that you can be healthier for your yourself and your loved ones?


The main purpose of this post is to compile a list of resources for those who find themselves in lack of inspiration and in need of some virtual traveling. It's amazing what technology can do, and how it can be the most useful tool in times like this. I am also very thankful for spaces like these where we are still able to access and be inclusive as a community.


*This list will be continually updated on a consistent basis.


Online Classes/Training

Due to the current situation affecting more and more fellow dancers around the world, from Towards Vivencia we have decided to gather a small but awesome team to keep providing certain continuity and stability in the midst of chaos. This has always been one of our main objectives, but in this uncertain times, it is a priority.

*You will be able to find Body Conditioning Routine, Online Classes, Podcasts Selection & Book Recommendations.


Gaga is a movement language developed by Ohad Naharin, an Israeli contemporary dancer, choreographer and artistic director of Batsheva dance company. It provides a new way of gaining knowledge and self-awareness through your body. Uniquely designed for VR, Gaga VR classes are taught by Ohad Naharin and his closely trained dancers.


Take Virtual Class From Your Kitchen With These Four Ballet Pros


n the midst of our current situation, when millions around the world are isolated from each other, we invite you to experience Gaga classes and connect as a community, in the comfort of your own home or office.  As always in Gaga, we will listen to the body before telling it what to do, connect to our range of sensations, and enjoy a workout. We offer 6 Gaga classes daily, 7 days a week, from 2 different time zones. Classes are open to anyone, from anywhere in the world. At this time, classes will be given by Gaga Teachers in Tel Aviv and New York City. Classes are given on a simple online platform, Zoom. Zoom is accessible from your phone, tablet or computer. *Download the free app for easy access.

Classes are donation based, give what you can, if you can.  Suggested donation is $5 per class. All donations go directly to Gaga teachers.


HJS dancers are invited to join online classes with HJS dancer and teacher Paola Ghidini. Her private group is called BreathingMoves. She will give live classes every day from Monday to Friday (maybe also weekends.) To join the group just search for Breathing Moves on facebook and send her a request, otherwise write her a pm and she will add you at the group. Donations welcome


Dancing Opportunities compiling a list of online classes. Share in the comments under the FB group/page about any #free #online #dance classes or advice on how to manage stress and keep in shape. Stay safe!


MOVE - CREATE - WATCH A central resource for finding dance-based classes, prompts, and performances online in this time of isolation.www.dancingalonetogether.org


Principles of Flying Low by. David Zambrano


Ailey Extension was created to continue Alvin Ailey's legacy that dance comes from the people and should be given back to the people. While these are difficult times for the dance community which relies on people gathering in spaces to share movement and create together, it feels important more now than ever to make dance accessible to everyone.


Performances/Shows

For a month, we're providing free access to our production recording of our 2006 production, 'Good People', on Vimeo. (Incidentally, all three actors in 'Good People' are also in our Singapore International Festival of Arts commission on climate change, The Year of No Return 🌏) The access to the video recording expires on 16 April, so watch it while you can!


"In these confined times, I'll be posting full works, whether it's captions from existing pieces, films, unreleased rehearsals material, and will give some insights on how, when and with who those works were created. Will start with Skid created for the Gothenburg dance company in 2017. A work for 17 dancers created with American Artist Jim Hodges (in collaboration with Carlos Marques Da Cruz) with a soundtrack by Chridtian Fennesz and costumes by Jean Paul Lespagnard. I always wanted to render the force of gravity passing through the dancer’s bodies more visible. Inspired by the Japanese ritual of Onbashira, where hundred of men dangerously slide down mountains sitting on tree trunks, Skid was entirely created and rehearsed on a 34 degree slope. Full piece on the link in bio. Prefer large screen. Enjoy and stay safe everyone." - Damian Jalet (https://www.facebook.com/damien.jalet/)


Beginning today and continuing until the doors reopen, you can stream handpicked past performances of the Met’s Live in HD series each night right from the organization’s website. The performances will go live at 7:30 p.m. ET and will remain active for 20 hours. Here’s the announced lineup for the first week:

Monday, March 16: Bizet’s Carmen (from January 16, 2010)

Tuesday, March 17: Puccini’s La Bohème (from April 5, 2008)

Wednesday, March 18:Verdi’s Il Trovatore (from October 3, 2015)

Thursday, March 19: Verdi’s La Traviata (from December 15, 2018)

Friday, March 20: Donizetti’s La Fille du Régiment (from April 26, 2008)

Saturday, March 21: Donizetti’s Lucia di Lammermoor (from February 7, 2009)

Sunday, March 22: Tchaikovsky’s Eugene Onegin (from February 24, 2007)


The Teatroteca is a media library created by the Theatrical Documentation Center, belonging to the Spanish Ministry of Culture and Sports. It stores more than 10,000 plays and other stage shows, recorded since 1976. Until now they were only available to theater professionals and students with a CDT card, but as of February 1, 1,500 plays will be offered free to everyone,  in streaming format, simply by creating a free account. These 1,500 free plays include historical performances of the Spanish Golden Age, English Elizabethan theater, comedies, contemporary theater, etc. They are available in Spanish, Catalan, Galician, and the other languages ​​of the State (depending on the language in which the work was performed).


Until April 10th, Mezzo will be broadcasting Anne Teresa De Keersmaeker's Six Brandenburg Concertos performed by Rosas and B'Rock Orchestra conducted by Amandine BEYER, filmed at the Opéra national de Paris.


LET'S KEEP DANCING IN THE CORONA CRISIS: WATCH LE JARDIN, LE SALON AND LE SOUS SOL ONLINE FOR FREE! In the current crisis that the world is going through, it is important to keep sharing stories, art, culture, dance. That is why at Peeping Tom, we want to share with you our first trilogy: Le Jardin (2002), Le Salon (2005) and Le Sous Sol (2007). Because even though we cannot go to a theatre near you, we can go to your living rooms, your salons, your kitchens. The full performances are available to stream for free and as long as the current crisis continues.


"Last Work" Ohad Naharin / Batsheva Dance Company (Paris 2017)


La danse contemporaine en 15 films.


INSIDE (2011) / full six-hour work by Dimitris Papaioannou.One shot.Unedited.


You Can Watch Broadway Musicals For Free Online For A Limited Time Only


The Paris Opera is screening its performances online for free


Music

The Minimoog Model D iOS app is free for download right now. A gift to spread positivity, creativity, and expressivity. A moment to slow down, appreciate our innate strength, and experience the uplifting power of sound.


The Philharmonie Berlin is closed until April 19, but has opened its digital library of performances, filled with more than 600 shows. Use the code BERLINPHIL by March 31 to get 30-day access to the orchestra's stunning work.


Live Streaming! Music may be reaching us in a different way, but it's still having the same impact it's always had: inspiring, calming, entertaining and bringing reassuring peace. And it feels like the world needs that more than ever.


Musicians Are Performing Concerts in Their Homes During the Coronavirus Lockdown


Bandcamp Waives Revenue Shares to Support Musicians During COVID-19 Outbreak


Art

Free Colouring Books - The Academy has made an annual practice of inviting other libraries, archives, and cultural institutions around the world to upload PDF coloring pages based on their collections for the public's free download. This year 113 institutions took the bait. Once you've had your way with the Crayolas, please share your creations with the world, using the hashtag #ColorOurCollections


12 World-Class Museums You Can Visit Online - While it’s hard to beat the experience of seeing a seminal piece of fine art or important historical artifact with your own two eyes, you could easily spend a lifetime traveling the world in search of all of them. Fortunately, the digital age has made it possible—easy, even—to visit some of the world’s most famous museums from the comfort of your own home. Here are a dozen of them.


Take a virtual tour of Sarah Lucas, HONEY PIE at Sadie Coles HQ with their online exhibition walkthrough #SarahLucas #HONEYPIE #SadieColesHQ


Paris Museums Put 100,000 Images Online for Unrestricted Public Use


See more than 800 Frida Kahlo artworks in this epic virtual exhibition


10 University Art Classes You Can Take for Free Online


Art At Home

Groups related to Covid-19 Support

Due to the recent COVID-19 outbreak, many creative/cultural companies and freelancers have had their jobs suddenly cancelled or postponed indefinitely. This is a support group for the creative industry to discuss and find ways to help each other as well as to connect and engage the relevant government bodies as a group.


New measures to support Arts Community during Covid-19 (Singapore)


Articles/Websites for References (even for Corona Virus)



As a GP who's overcome coronavirus, here's what I want you to know



COVID-19 Prevention: From Commonsense to Natural Remedies (& Avoiding Nonsense!)




A.R.T./New York is compiling resources for theatre companies, independent producers, freelance artists, and the general public in light of the spread of COVID-19 in New York City. We will update this page regularly with resources from the City and peer institutions, as well as with pertinent news developments. If you have a resource you think should be included on this page, please email Communications Manager Bo Suh at bsuh@art-newyork.org.


Resources for Doctors - Protocols, Lab findings, Radiology, ICU, PPE, Medications...


Cooking for the Soul.

Gucci Osteria’s Massimo Bottura is offering free virtual cooking classes on Instagram


You Can Now Binge-Watch Every Single Episode of The French Chef with Julia Child




Corona-Virus Related Playlists for the Restless Souls

Covid-19 Spotify Playlist, that includes Travis Scott's Sicko Mode, Britney Spear's Toxic and The Police's Don't Stand So Close To Me


Songs with choruses lasting at least 20 seconds — the length of time needed to meet proper hand-washing guidelines.


Kiss my Corona A** by Valeria Ebuwa. A couple of tunes to help peeps to help us smile, cry and bop in the madness.


Quarantime: The Podcast I'm Sandy. I live here, Cefalù in Sicily. But I can't leave my apartment. Thanks Covid-19. Trying to talk to one person from as many countries as possible about what's going on there.


Book/Podcasts Recommendations

The Art of War by Sun Tzu

Brief Answer to the Big Questions by Stephen Hawkings

Atomic Habits by James Clear

Big Magic - Creative Living Beyond Fear by Elizabeth Gilbert

Exactly Where To Start:The Practical Guide to Bringing Your BIG Idea To Life by Phil M. Jones

The Power of Vulnerability: Teachings on Authenticity, Connection and Courage by Brené Brown

The Gifts of Imperfection: Let Go Of Who You Think You're Supposed to Be and Embrace Who You Are by Brené Brown

Grit: The Power of Passion and Perseverance by Angela Ducksworth

The Subtle Art of Not Giving a Fuck by Mark Manson

How to Win Friends & Influence People by Carl Carnegie

The Empty Space by Peter Brook

The New Psycho-Cybernetics: A Mind Technology for Living Your Life Without Limits by Dr. Maxwell Maltz & Dan Kennedy

Kafta On The Shore by Haruki Murakami

Quiet: The Power of Introverts by Susan Cain

1984 by George Orwell

Women Who Run with the Wolves by Clarissa Pinkola Estes

The 4 Agreements by Don Miguel Ruiz

Codependent No More by Melody Beattie

It Will Never Happen To Me by Claudia Black

Attached by Adam Levine

Sisters of the Yam by bell hooks

If You're In My Office It's Already Too Late by James Sexton

Come As You Are by Emily Nagoski

8 Dates by John Gottman

Blink by Malcolm Gladwell

Tuesday's with Morrie by Mitch Albom

Running on Empty by Dr. Joniece Webb


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1-TZqOsVCNM&t=1955s (This giant episode collects every interview we've done on “How to Get Rich.” It includes the tweetstorm, Q&A, and 10 minutes of unreleased material on finding time to invest in yourself—at the end)


You can now download over 300,000 books from the NYPL for free


Games Recommendations

colonist.io (a game of Catan)

Dawn of crafting (Dawnofcrafting.com)

Avalon (Social Deception)

Good Boardgames: Code Names...? (I need to go to more Board Game meetups)

Newly Discovered Game: Lovers In a Dangerous Spacetime (available on Nintendo Switch)

(I don't play enough games, more recommendations please thank you)


Once again, note that this list will be updated consistently. If you have recommendations, please send them my way either on Instagram or via the Contact Form at the bottom of my website. Let us all reunite and come together to help and support one another.


P.S I am thinking of live streaming my upcoming Open Sessions as well as classes for those who wishes to join. Stay tuned for more updates. In the meantime, stay healthy!

 
 
 

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