Many artists decided not to wait for anything, and rather than sitting at home, they went to help where needed. “It took me a while to understand the situation. I went to Moravia to visit my family, where I then worked in the forest for three months and planted trees,” said actress Sarah Hlaváčová.
When the second wave came in the autumn, she decided to take a one-day care course from the Czech Red Cross and went to the hospital as a paramedic.
“I went to the Hospital of the Merciful Sisters under Petřín, where I have been since the end of October. I still go there from time to time, we measure the pressure, there is patient hygiene, feeding, positioning in the morning,” Hlaváčová added.
The upcoming season of summer music festivals is already in danger. Some have already given it up in advance, others are still being decided.
“The situation doesn’t really look rosy, but we still haven’t heard clear rules from the government to hold events during the summer season. There has been no disruption of major bands. Internally, however, we have determined that our decision on whether or not to do so this year – or the extent – will fall after Easter, “said Rock for People spokeswoman Anna Mašátová.
Smaller bands also have the hope that they will play in front of the audience this summer. “If the government now says that a concert could start in a month, unfortunately it doesn’t work that way. We have to keep up as musicians, so we rehearse, we meet regularly and during the break we now take advantage of recording and releasing the record, “said musician Kryštof Tomeček.
For some bands, performing at balls and weddings is a significant part of revenue. “This year’s ball season was supposed to be one of the most successful for our band in our nine years. Basically, we lost about 450,000 in turnover. At the moment, they’re canceling my weddings for this summer and moving most of them to next year.” confirmed singer Zuzana Mimrová.
According to Zaorálek, after the Easter, another covid culture compensation program should be launched for companies that do business in this sector.
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