Stream these: Amy Seiwert, Opera San Jose, Word for Word
Here are three streaming productions Bay Area arts fans should know about.
Amy Seiwert’s Imagery: The Bay Area choreographer and her dance company has replaced its annual Sketch recital series with “Sketch Films: Red Thread,” a collection of films featuring new dance works with socially relevant themes. The final film in the series, “What the Body Holds,” debuts Friday. Created by Imagery artistic fellow Ben Needham-Wood, the work is inspired by Svetlana (Lana) Pivchik, a Bay Area advocate for domestic violence survivors. The first three films of the series are still available for viewing.
Details: Access is free but donations are encouraged; www.asimagery.org.
“Three Decembers”: Opera San Jose scored a hit with its new streaming adaptation of Jake Heggie’s chamber opera, filmed in the company’s Heiman Digital Media Studio, directed by Tara Branham and starring famed mezzo-soprano Susan Graham along with soprano Maya Kherani and baritone Efraín Solís. Now the 90-minute production has been extended through Jan. 31, the company has announced. Details: $40 per household; purchase grants on-demand access for 30 days; operasj.org.
Word for Word: The theatrical company that presents dramatic, verbatim re-creations of literary works is now producing a series of podcasts (or Word for Wordcasts). Next up in the series is is a two-part adaptation of author-playwright-producer Greg Sarris’ immigration-themed “Citizen,” about a U.S.-born, Mexican-raised man who returns to the States after his mother’s passing and meets her family as he works the fields near Santa Rosa. Part 1 of the podcast debuts today, Part 2 will post on Jan. 21. Coming in February is an adaptation of “Books & Roses,” by Helen Oyeyemi. Productions include interviews with the artists involved. Details: Access is free but donations encouraged; www.zspace.org.