Quo vadis ars?
The situation in the cultural sector has been
described and discussed in numerous interviews, corona diaries,
comments and reports in the past few weeks. Our annotated
collection
of currently 193 sources
gathers voices from different sectors and media.
This creates a picture of the cultural landscape in crisis,
whose temporal transformation can be explored interactively
via a dedicated
tag cloud.
»Es wurde zu viel abgesagt« . Kultur während Corona
»Too much has been cancelled« . Culture during Corona
by Axel Zibulski (26 Dec 2020)
Original source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
Already after the spring lockdown, it was clear to many concert organisers of smaller events that they would be better off financially foregoing performances. The few places that could be allocated did not allow for cost-covering events. Nevertheless, many of them spared no effort to be able to offer events again, to bring artists on stage. The audience gratefully accepted the offer. The tickets for each concert were quickly sold out.
Karl-Werner Joerg, who is in charge of several subscription series in the Rhine-Main region, criticises the fact that many organ isers have cancelled concerts in anticipatory obedience. Especially with the smaller concerts, hygiene concepts could be taken into account very well, which is why - unlike with a big rock concert - a cancellation did not seem necessary. This also shows the support he has received. Subscribers have largely supported him, some concerts could be made possible with special public payments or private donations.
For a freelance concert organiser who does not have his own venue, the emergency aid and bridging funds were not available during the lockdown. On the one hand, he has few fixed costs, on the other hand, he also had income from subscriptions during the lockdown, which he was, however, not allowed to use to finance the new season until the autumn.
In the current situation, he demands above all that smaller events be allowed to take place again and that the industry show more solidarity. If large spaces were opened up for smaller organisers, this would not only help them and the musicians, but would also send an important signal to the »culture industry«: As in agriculture or retail, it should be about promoting smaller initiatives so that in the end it is not only the big chains that survive.
tag Konzertveranstalter Lockdown Planungssicherheit Solidarität Kulturindustrie Music Bericht
Kultur in Krisenzeiten: Mit Vernunft!
Culture in times of crisis: With reason!
by Axel Brüggemann (27 Oct 2020)
Original source: SWR 2
Where is the trust in current cultural policy? Axel Brüggemann focuses on this question in his commentary on the situation of the theatres in Germany. Despite various series of events accompanied by scientists, in which no infection with corona could be proven, the theaters and other cultural organizers are currently the victims of the political wobble. They can no longer see any sense in the regulations: With only 50 visitors left, as the current corona regulation in Bavaria stipulates when the incidence value of 100 infected persons per 100,000 inhabitants is exce eded, even a highly subsidized house is facing ruin. After some artistic directors had already resisted the closure of their houses during the spring with little success, a final rebellion of cultural workers seems to be taking place. That is dangerous. On the one hand, the cultural workers will look for other platforms, which may also be made available by corona deniers. On the other hand, the stages are important places for democratic discourse and fact-based debate. They are thought leaders, experimental fields and innovative institutions. If they can only play the play »Struggle for Survival«, then not only do they no longer fulfil their function, but they also fight on behalf of our open and enlightened society.
And if it should become unavoidable to close the theaters, Brüggemann demands that they be given another platform for discourse. Free streaming not only lacks the appreciation of artistic work, but is also not the right format for discussion in an open-minded society.
And if it should become unavoidable to close the theaters, Brüggemann demands that they be given another platform for discourse. Free streaming not only lacks the appreciation of artistic work, but is also not the right format for discussion in an open-minded society.
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Frankfurter Theater dürfen nicht erweitern . Bühnen und Corona
Frankfurt theaters are not allowed to expand . Stages and Corona
by Eva-Maria Magl (26 Sep 2020)
Original source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
The plan was compelling per se: With the introduction of compulsory masks at the seating area as well, the Frankfurt Theater wanted to minimize the strict distances between visitors in order to be able to occupy the seats according to the so-called checkerboard pattern. Once the health department had approved this concept, which was also welcomed by Ina Hartwig, the head of the city's cultural department, there was a damper on these plans shortly after the announcement in the press. Since the approval had not been reviewed by the legal department, it had to be withdr awn. The minimum distance specified in the corona directive must also not be undermined with a mask requirement.
Not only Frankfurt was affected, but also the nearby capital of Hessia Wiesbaden. At the Staatstheater, plans had been underway for some time and seats had already been allocated according to a new pattern. In this case, however, the cancellation did not come from the health department, but directly from the Minister of Art, Angela Dorn, who demanded that the minimum distance of 1.50 meters be observed. As a result, all performances in Wiesbaden were cancelled at short notice, as a rebooking was no longer possible at short notice. But the dispute over seats is certainly not over. Read More Read Less
Not only Frankfurt was affected, but also the nearby capital of Hessia Wiesbaden. At the Staatstheater, plans had been underway for some time and seats had already been allocated according to a new pattern. In this case, however, the cancellation did not come from the health department, but directly from the Minister of Art, Angela Dorn, who demanded that the minimum distance of 1.50 meters be observed. As a result, all performances in Wiesbaden were cancelled at short notice, as a rebooking was no longer possible at short notice. But the dispute over seats is certainly not over. Read More Read Less
tag Schachbrettmuster Corona-Verordnung Städtischen Bühnen Frankfurt Staatstheater Wiesbaden Performing Arts/ Cinema Bericht
»Das ist eine neue Kunstgattung«
»That's a new genre«
by Christian Riethmüller (22 May 2020)
Original source: Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung
On Friday, May 22nd, a new format of live entertainment did celebrate its premiere in Frankfurt: With the Stage-Drive-Kulturbühne, the cultural stage at the Jahrhunderthalle has developed a format based on the drive-in cinema, which again makes a cultural program with comedy and cabaret, music, literature and film possible. The stage is supported by two LED screens, each 50 square meters in size, which make the events visible to the visitors. They sit in the parking lot, distributed over 300 vehicles, sorted according to size. The sound is transmitted to the car rad ios via a dedicated FM frequency. Tickets are sold per car. Outside of the vehicles the usual hygiene rules apply. Whether the format works, for example if a cabaret artist cannot hear the laughter of his audience, can be seen here from Friday on. Moritz Jaeschke, Managing Director of the Jahrhunderthalle, developed the new stage format in close cooperation with the Frankfurt/Rhine-Main Business Initiative, which also provides financial support for the project. The business initiative is convinced that culture should not be neglected as an important location factor in the region. The stage could also be used for other purposes such as company presentations. First of all, however, a multifaceted cultural program is planned, which can be accessed via the Jahrhunderthalle's homepage.
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Zurück aus dem Netz: Theater unter Corona-Auflagen
Back from the Web: Theatre under Corona Constraints
by Susanne Burkhardt, Elena Philipp (22 May 2020)
Original source: Deutschlandfunk Kultur
In the »Theatre podcast« by Deutschlandfunk, Susanne Burkhardt and Elena Philipp, theater critic Cornelia Fiedler and actor Matthias Wuttke investigate the limitations of the crisis and the opportunities that the reopening of houses can bring. Few houses have found ways to show current productions under the conditions of the lockdown. It turns out that theaters in Germany have developed many formats in recent decades that now enable corona-compatible forms of theater.
tag Theater Theaterformen Onlineangebote Hygieneregeln Cornelia Fiedler Matthias Wuttke Performing Arts/ Cinema Podcast
Eine Frage der Klimaanlage? . Corona und Kulturveranstaltungen
An air-conditioning issue? . Corona and cultural events
by Reinhard J. Brembeck (22 May 2020)
Original source: Süddeutsche Zeitung
Even before the crisis, the promotion of the independent art scene was not very lavish. Currently, the survival of the arts are not considered to be of relevance in politics. While aid for Lufthansa and the easing of restrictions for football matches are being discussed, support for artists is only hesitant. Even large orchestras such as the Berlin Philharmonic Orchestra are going into short-time work. Although the concert halls don't want to become a virus hotspot, the ban on exercising their profession is ruining them financially. Houses like the Festspielhaus in B aden-Baden or the Berlin Philharmonic have to generate a large part of their income themselves. Even rich institutions soon go bankrupt. In this situation, the commentator asks the question whether the artists should not put forward their demands just as shamelessly as other commercial enterprises.
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Wenn der Atem nach Freiheit dürstet . Endlich wieder im Konzert
When the breath thirsts for freedom . Finally in concert again
by Manuel Brug (20 May 2020)
Original source: Welt
For eight weeks and two days, Manuel Brug, the feuilleton contributor to the German newspaper Welt, did not attend any more cultural events. For the first live concert in Corona times he is travelling to Wiesbaden for the slimmed-down May Festival, which opens with the world-class bass and Corona rebel Günther Groissböck. Even though it was painfully experienced during the Corona era that culture is not relevant to the system and that politics is merely settling between gambling and brothel, this field report encourages the belief that the cultural industry can slowly reboot.
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