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Bare Life and Disaster Artists

8/8/2020

BY MATT JONES

The first thing the wave of panic that’s paralyzed the country has clearly shown is that our society no longer believes in anything but naked life. It is evident that Italians are prepared to sacrifice practically everything – normal living conditions, social relations, work, even friendships and religious or political beliefs – to avoid the danger of falling ill.
--Giorgio Agamben, 17 March 2020

In the dark times/Will there also be singing?
Yes, there will also be singing. About the dark times.
—Bertolt Brecht, 1939

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Beginning to Understand the Extent of the COVID-19 Pandemic on the Performing Arts

7/8/2020

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BY SEBASTIAN SAMUR

As the COVID-19 pandemic has unfolded, the precarity of the performing arts globally has become increasingly highlighted. Despite many cities allowing performance organizations to open, there remain significant limitations. Performance companies cannot open overnight the way many businesses can as they operate with longer timelines that work around programming and rehearsal schedules. These difficulties are compounded by the limitations placed on those companies that may attempt to open - notably requirements to social distance audiences and provide other safety measures. As a result, some companies, such as Canadian Stage in Toronto, have already moved to replace the Fall season with online programming, despite potentially being able to ‘open’.

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