Virtual Veils: Photos of Saturday's Remote Dance Performance

by Mark Larson on October 20, 2020 at 7:07PM

My original plan for Saturday evening was to stay home and watch the live-streamed Arcata Playhouse Arts presentation Intersections, Where We Meet. The Playhouse's theater venue has been closed for months and I was intrigued by the potential of seeing more than 40 performers and eight pieces featuring dancers, classical musicians, storytellers, a clown, poets and artists from secret locations all over Arcata, a local beach and Southern California — all from home.

A Love Story for the Stages

by Kali Cozyris on October 11, 2020 at 3:42PM

With stages and shows dark, what are a couple of theater kids to do? For local actors, Evan Needham and Caroline McFarland, creativity burns in them and so doth the fire of love and, COVID be damned, both must be expressed!

FRT to Reopen Fall of 2021, Satlof Stepping Down

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on August 29, 2020 at 5:42PM

In a press release Thursday, Ferndale Repertory Theatre, which has been shut down since shelter in place was declared in March, announced it would focus on repairs and hold off reopening until fall of 2021. It also shared that Artistic Producing Director Leira V. Satlof will be stepping down.

OK, Zoomer

by Kali Cozyris on August 14, 2020 at 1:43PM

Been a while since you’ve had a good laugh? Need to take your mind off the daily horror show of 2020?

KMUD Accepting Submissions for Virtual Talent Show

by North Coast Journal Staff on July 20, 2020 at 10:20AM

Dell’Arte to Operate at Reduced Capacity Over the Summer

by Kali Cozyris on June 11, 2020 at 4:04PM

Dell’Arte International announced Wednesday that due to the impact of COVID-19 and the cancelations of the school's Mad River Festival, Summer Intensive and other events, it will be operating at a reduced capacity over the summer in an effort to remain financially viable. In a press release from the school, Managing Director Alyssa Hughlett says, “We hope that by dimming our lights these next few months we’ll be in a stronger position to welcome our students and community back to our studios, stages and all the spaces that have come to signify Dell’Arte.” The release states the school is not ceasing operations entirely and will be offering summer workshops over digital platforms.

Dell'Arte-Wiyot Rural Residency in Place

by Kali Cozyris on May 17, 2020 at 5:34PM

Dell'Arte International's rural residency program has adapted itself for the times. The 10-day program normally sees Dell’Arte students living and camping in a rural community, engaging in a cultural and artistic exchange with residents.

Front Window: Janessa Johnsrude's Sheltering in Places portraits

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 18, 2020 at 7:06PM

In one of Janessa Johnsrude's photos, a mother and daughter sit perched in an open window, smiling at one another, a big, milky-eyed dog between them. Their tableau, framed by the window of the house, is overlaid with the branches of an apple tree bright with pink blossoms and a set of copper wind chimes shine at their right.

The Show Must Go Online: Dell'Arte's Virtual Season

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on April 16, 2020 at 6:46PM

Despite the Mad River Festival being pushed back to September and a handful of scheduled performances canceled due to shelter-in-place orders, Dell'Arte International is not sitting idle. In a press release, Artistic Director Michael Fields says, "Uncharted times call for innovative creativity and collaboration."

Culture Cancel: COVID-19 Nixes Local Events

by Jennifer Fumiko Cahill on March 12, 2020 at 5:42PM

The old theater adage is that the show must go on. But this time it may have to go on a bit later.