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ART by Yasmina Reza, 7:30pm, Oregon Contemporary Theatre. Tickets at OCTheatre.org.
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Eugene Concert Choir Artistic and Executive Director Diane Retallack says she’s tried to be as informed as possible about safety because singing, particularly in a choir, has proven to be risky in a pandemic. One of the earliest super spreader events in 2020 happened at a choir practice in Washington state.
“Here’s one of the most beautiful artforms in the history of the world, and it’s dangerous, it’s shocking, it’s a terrible thing to experience,” she said.
Most of their performances have been cancelled, but Retallack says they’ve been able utilize technology in new ways. They invested in equipment for singers to perform live without latency issues. And they started producing video content for YouTube, like last year’s Christmas performance.
An actual audience! Performances in front of people! Ballet Fantastique is among the first local art groups to give it a go this weekend when it pirouettes onto the stage at the Hult Center with
Jewels: New Vintage Vignettes from BFAN. Admittedly, because of COVID, there will be only a few people, even though Lane County has been downgraded to “Low Risk” by the state of Oregon. Only 100 people will be allowed in the 2,500-seat Silva Concert Hall for each of the three productions. Still, BFAN will be performing in front of people, and
Jewels seems like a good platform to start. It’s a series of vignettes from past BFAN performances celebrating the company’s 20 years. “I wanted to offer audiences and our artists a way to dip their toes back into the live performance experience,” Donna Bontrager, the show’s choreographer and producer, says.
Eugene-Springfield 2020 holiday shows preview: Exceptional production during an unexpected season
In light of the coming solstice, as the sun makes its final tilt away from Earth, Lane County entertainment organizations have utilized local landmarks and venues to put together a (primarily) streaming experience. The following descriptions are a preview of many shows. Make sure to surf to registerguard.com/calendar for a full set listing. And happy holidays from CAFE 541! Holidays Around the World, Eugene Concert Choir
Performing during this global pandemic is an enormous task, but when health professionals cautioned that, for adequate social distancing, choirs would need to rehearse in a stadium, Eugene Concert Choir artistic director Diane Retallack said her first thought was, “OK, which stadium?”