Performing arts digital hub CloudJoi is launching the inaugural edition of JoiFest, a digital performing arts festival, starting this month.
The JoiFest, which runs from February to November, offers 17 high-profile international shows comprising plays, musicals, dance and documentaries from Broadway and beyond.
Season 1 of JoiFest kicks off with six shows, with streaming to begin on Feb 23. It will run four nights a week till March 19.
Highlights include Akram Khan’s landmark collaboration/choreography of Giselle with the English National Ballet, Jason Robert Brown’s multiple award-winning musical The Last Five Years, and an acclaimed musical adaptation of the Jane Austen novel Emma.
From the Stratford Festival in Ontario Canada, theatre fans can look forward to two iconic Shakespeare works Romeo And Juliet and Hamlet.
The first season will round off with On Broadway, an insightful behind-the-scenes documentary of Broadway and how the performing arts struggled to survive the pandemic, featuring luminaries such as Hugh Jackman, Ian McKellen, Helen Mirren, John Lithgow, Viola Davis, Christine Baranski, and Andrew Lloyd Webber.
“We are thrilled to bring JoiFest to life and share with audiences – especially new audiences – the magic of performing arts, in the comfort of their own homes,” says Dennis Lee, CloudJoi CEO.
“These are performing arts shows which have been filmed in front of live audiences – they are professionally captured and edited, but they are not movies. This is really a great opportunity to catch these performances from abroad, without having to pay a lot to travel overseas. This is the first time we are curating a full-scale festival, so we secured the best shows we could get our hands on, from Broadway, the West End, and the Stratford Festival,” he adds.
JoiFest show tickets, early bird discount and ticket bundles are available here.
