Denver, USA - Is it weird that this one made me burst into tears? This piece is unique, expansive, and like a breath of fresh meadow air. Be sure to follow the instructions and play with volume for full effect!

San Francisco, USA - Now THIS video is EXACTLY what I dreamt of when I created this site! RAWdance, a dance company in San Francisco, had a trio of works postponed, but they have stayed creative and engaged as a company, creating a whole bunch of gorgeous dance videos, and continuing much of their great work. In addition to Consequences, they are also working on a larger series of work, ALL of which I am find absolutely extraordinary.

INTERNATIONAL - Heather Parcells, who was in the Broadway revival of The Chorus Line, shared with us this super inspiring and fun video, as well as the incredibly touching story of its creation. It’s sure to be EVERYWHERE on the internet in like ten seconds, so check it out!

England - From the submission by Rory Williams and Christie Chan, curators of Art Matters Now: We are Art Matters Now a curatorial initiative currently run by a two-person team passionate about supporting emerging artists in the Tyne and Wear area, in the North-East of England. Our first public exhibition "Our Fragile Coexistence" was due to open on 20th March 2020 but, unfortunately, after 4 months of planning and work, we had to make the decision to postpone our exhibition and cancel our preview due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Over the past two weeks, we have been working hard to bring our exhibition online through photographs and virtual experiences. On Tuesday 31st March, we finally finished creating our 360° Virtual Tour and have just released it to the public.

Belmont, USA - This is a deeply cool exhibition that was showing outside of Boston until the need for social distancing led to its early closure. Artist Liz Albert sent along these photos of the exhibit, as well as a video of it that was made by the museum. Be sure to read what Liz had to say about it, because the conceit of this show is truly very intriguing!

Pisa, ITALY - Warning: moments in this video will cause your jaw to drop. This internationally renowned company had to cancel several performances on their tour schedule through Holland and Belgium. We are so grateful that they’ve decided to share this video with us. It’s a very captivating series of excerpts from their beautiful show Empty Floor.

This post contains the future of musical theatre! BEAM is the UK’s leading showcase for new British musical theatre writing, happening biennially. This two-day event, presented by Mercury Musical Developments and Musical Theatre Network, in partnership with Royal & Derngate Northampton, brings together presentations of around 35 new musicals in development, masterclasses, networking opportunities, and panel discussions. It’s a big deal, so you can imagine how disappointed folks were when it had to be cancelled.

Edmonton, CANADA - This one is near and dear to my heart. Die Nasty is WORLD-CLASS improv based in Edmonton that will blow you away. There’s a whole series of YouTube videos here!

Amsterdam, THE NETHERLANDS - Well here is an Easter long-weekend treat! Our dear friends at the Dutch National Opera sent us this gorgeous and moving video of their Chorus singing an Easter Hymn from Cavalleria Rusticana, all from their living rooms. This video transported me out of my tiny apartment for just a little while and made me think warmly of Easter dinner with my family, across the country. Wonderful, wonderful, wonderful.

Boston, USA - Artists Ponnapa Prakkamakul is a busy artist who had a lot of work with exhibitions on the horizon. She opened up her portfolio to us, and we loved it so much that we couldn’t pick just one! Her work considers the environment, light, and space. It’s thoughtful and moving. You’re going to love it.

Austin, USA - This is the definition of WOW. I was in a bit of a rush when I got this work-in-progress video, but took a peek out of curiousity… and then watched it to the end. It is worth being late for. Mind blowing.

Fortaleza, BRAZIL - This dance company in Brazil had planned to present this great work at the annual DFA Dance For All Festival in Cape Town, South Africa. Due to COVID-19, the future of this festival is uncertain, so they chose to share this piece, along with a documentary about it’s creation, with us!

Winnipeg, CANADA - We LOVE a choir moment, so we were thrilled to find this submission from the Artistic Director and Conductor of choir Prairie Voices, Geung Kroeker-Lee. This piece was set to open a festival, which sadly had to be cancelled. The music is stirring and beautiful, and it’s a pretty great editing job too! This is one of those videos that you hope keeps being made even after we’re allowed to go outside!

Canada and US - Chilina Kennedy is known for her incredible work on stages across Canada and the US, including playing Carole King in Beautiful on Broadway. She has been kind enough to send us a message of positivity, solidarity, and support to all the artists and art lovers out there... plus a little song at the end. Thanks so much for your contribution Chilina! It means a lot.

Adelaide, AUSTRALIA - Artist Liza Merkalova worked on these pieces for over a year for the exhibition Apperceptions, which was to be held at Gallery M and feature 30 of her works.