Open AccessBrysonville Schoolhouse Revisited
Author(s) -
Glenn Patterson
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
critical studies in improvisation
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
ISSN - 1712-0624
DOI - 10.21083/csieci.v14i1.6302
Subject(s) - transition (genetics) , pandemic , principal (computer security) , covid-19 , media studies , event (particle physics) , public relations , face (sociological concept) , sociology , political science , history , social science , computer science , computer security , medicine , biochemistry , chemistry , disease , pathology , infectious disease (medical specialty) , gene , physics , quantum mechanics
In this edited interview, Glenn Patterson speaks with Bruce Barr and Alison Boyle of Quebec's Chateauguay Valley to discuss their initiative to transition Brysonville Schoolhouse Revisited, a monthly open-mic, to an online livestream format using both Zoom and Facebook Live in response to the 2020 COVID-19 pandemic. They describe how their personal motivations for making this transition; how it impacted their daily lives and weekly schedules in the first months of the pandemic; their experiences as non-experts working with these popular technologies; point out some of the principal barriers facing aging and rural communities wishing to transition to online performance spaces; and contemplate the prospects for the future of the event.