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By Christopher F. Schuetze
BERLIN – On a snowy, gray morning last Friday, when the third wave of the coronavirus pandemic in Germany occurred, 30-year-old Anna Schoras covered heeded in front of an emerging check at a commuted art gallery in Berlin.
Cultural life in the German capital closed largely due to the virus, but if Schoras’ check was negative, he would be allowed to attend the first live production in the city in about five months, scheduled for that night.
“I’m looking for the future to get out of my space and eat live culture,” he said, adding that before the pandemic, I would go to the theater or opera about twice a month.
Earlier this week, Schoras had been one of the few lucky to get one of 350 tickets to the exhibition at the respected Berliner Ensemble Theatre. They sold out in four minutes.
The celebration was part of a pilot project, coordinated through the city of Berlin, which allows its iconic cultural venues to take place in front of a live audience, provided that audience members wear masks, maintain their social distance and provide a negative. result of rapid control performed no more than 12 hours before the curtain. The check, which is included in the ticket price, must be administered by medically trained personnel at one of the five approved centers.
In addition to two nights at the Berliner Ensemble, the performances will be held at two of the city’s opera houses, the Philharmonic and the Konzerthaus, and at the Volksbohne Theatre. Holzmarkt, a nightclub, will also host a sit-down concert. The short series of exhibits aims to verify that organizers can organize cultural events safely, even if the number of infections increases.
Germany’s national reaction to the virus has given way to local projects to sustain life, adding a program to stay outdoors in department stores and consumer-open restaurants tested in some cities. In addition to an epidemiological experience, the Berlin initiative is a sign of a city. which prides itself on its dynamic art scene which, although closed since October, continues to count.
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