Culture From Home Ideas In Time of Coronavirus Isolation

If you are becoming fed up of being in isolation, there is a lot of culture waiting for you at your fingertips! Many theatres, museums, and dance companies are putting free online performances.  Here is a selection of them.
Enjoy!

National Theatre: 

• As part of the BBC’s plans to keep bringing arts to audiences, you will be able to watch the following six RSC productions over the next few weeks. Exact details of the times and dates are yet to be released, but will be updated here.
• https://www.nationaltheatre.org.uk/nt-at-home
•  https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XzqcRwWVv8k

Virtual Museums

• Fancy a bit of virtual sightseeing with Google?The tech giant has teamed up with 1,200 museums and sightseeing spots across the globe to bring you virtual tours of world-famous exhibitions.It means you can enjoy a glass of wine while exploring masterpieces such as the Eiffel Tower.Enjoy it while it lasts – it’s free!
• You’ll find the full list at https://artsandculture.google.com/

Royal Shakespeare Company

• As part of the BBC’s plans to keep bringing arts to audiences, you will be able to watch the following six RSC productions over the next few weeks. Exact details of the times and dates are yet to be released, but will be updated here. https://www.rsc.org.uk/news/bbc-culture-in-quarantine
• These include Macbeth , Hamlet ,Romeo and Juliet ,Much Ado About Nothing ,Othello  and The Merchant of Venice 

Shakespeare Globe

• https://www.shakespearesglobe.com/discover/blogs-and-features/2020/03/30/joy-and-wonder-in-a-time-of-isolation/
• Join us for Shakespeare filled movie nights, as from Monday 6 April, we’ll be releasing six free Globe Player films, one on rotation every two weeks, including: Hamlet (2018), Romeo and Juliet (2009), A Midsummer Night’s Dream (2013) and The Two Noble Kinsmen (2018), plus two previously unreleased titles The Winter’s Tale (2018) and The Merry Wives of Windsor (2019).
• They are also showing 34 productions from their 2012 Globe to Globe Festival
• They are also showing all 37 films from their complete walk series. 

Royal Opera House

• https://www.roh.org.uk/news/the-royal-opera-house-launches-a-programme-of-free-online-content-for-the-culturally-curious-at-home
• We're offering a schedule of free broadcasts and live content that audiences can access for free anywhere, anytime.

Sadler Wells

• https://www.facebook.com/SadlersWells/
• Sadler's Wells proudly presents a full programme of feature-length dance performances and workshops, available to stream for free on Facebook. The aim is to keep theatre fans entertained whilst in quarantine around the world and stay connected through dance.
• Sadler’s Wells will be screening archive performances, special one-offs created just for screen and dance workshops aimed at a variety of ages from a family workout for ages two-to six, to classes for the over sixties.

Bolshoi

• For the first time in its history, the Bolshoi Theatre of Moscow has announced that it will broadcast several classical opera and ballet performances (known as the "Golden Series") live on the theatre's Youtube channel for free viewing
• The first night (today) will be broadcast live on the classic ballet "Swan Lake", the film will be reserved for 24 hours for a global audience to enjoy.
• Moscow Grand Theatre Youtube Channel: http://www.youtube.com/bolshoi
• Program Schedule
• 27.03 - Swan Lake
• 28.03 - The Sleeping Beauty
• 01.04 - The Tsar's Bride
• 04.04 - Marco Spada
• 07.04 - Boris Godunov
• 10.04 - The Nutcracker