Emmanuel Macron spoke of possible reopening from mid-May of places, some of which have been closed for months.
A gradual reopening of certain places of culture from mid-May. Last week, referring to “a calendar” to be built, Emmanuel Macron opened a door that had remained closed for a long time. A hope that cultural leaders cling to.
“We are very careful, we are waiting to learn more. What places of culture are we talking about? Are they the theater, the museums? Are we talking about outdoor shows, indoors? There are still a lot of unknowns“, measures Fabien Bergès.
Mixed morale
While the profession is impatient, the director of the Sillon theater in Clermont-l’Hérault, underlines “that of course, the sooner the better. We have scheduled a show, outdoors on May 23 and 24, The three Musketeers, which at the moment is not canceled. And we hope we can hold it. But it is necessary that the measurements become more precise. “
In the meantime, the morale of the troops is mixed. “We continue to take our troubles patiently. We are ready to restart as soon as possible, the artists really want to play. But you can’t do it under all conditions. It is not up to us. We did it in September and October, we know how to apply adequate sanitary protocols. We can put aside the convivial aspects such as the bar to, at a minimum, maintain the shows. We hope that is what will be announced. We hope that next season will finally be a real normal season.“
School performances
During this period, the theater will have dug its furrow outside the walls, in schools in particular, in the communes of Clermontais. “Until this tighter confinement, where schools are closed. Since December, we had managed to organize 30 or 40 performances in schools. In particular, the latest event, a highlight of four days at the René-Gosse high school. “
“We have maintained meaning in our work by meeting audiences. We often talk about the necessary rejuvenation of theater audiences, the importance of reaching out to young people. This period will have at least had that merit. even sometimes with particular shapes, actors with masks…, to organize more shows for schoolchildren. I think there will be something left. We were already doing it a bit, but we realize how much it is The school is a real place of cultural democratization.“
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