the impatience of The artists is cumbersome. In the aftermath of the speech by the President of the Republic on 15 June, musicians and singers have regretted, in an article by the AFP, the absence of solutions to the reopening of the concert halls so that the health crisis seems to be coming to its end. Benjamin Biolay, annoyed, has not spared his words. “It will take in the future a minister of Culture who is a political heavyweight. It will be welcome. He will see that it will be full of interesting people with whom to discuss, who are not so vehement, who have a lot to say about what they know”.
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Asked about the concern of artists and strong words of the singer for the show “the 4 truths on France 2, Franck Riester explained that the resumption of concerts was her only “obsession”. The Minister of Culture has asked the artists to be “responsible”, to show “good sense”. “I understand the desire of Benjamin Biolay to play in front of a wide audience or an audience in a pit where everyone is tight against each other, but is this reasonable today ?”.
For the moment, some concert halls and theaters are already accessible, but with a smaller workforce and specified security standards. “No pit” relies heavily Franck Riester, “there is such close proximity to these places-where there is a real risk of spread of the epidemic”. The minister justifies this choice as a balance between the risk and the freedom proposed by the government.
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all of which are supported by many State aid as pointed out so well, Franck Riester. “That is for the loan guaranteed by the State, the part-time unemployment, the solidarity fund, the specific arrangements of the national Center of music that was created at the beginning of the year 2020 and that it has strengthened to 50 million euros, it is mobilized with the theaters.” If the list is long, it is not sure that it will be sufficient to reassure the professionals of the music of Benjamin Biolay, and still less than the intermittent, large absent from the debate.
The editorial team conseilleSans perspective of openness, concert halls rely on the streamingLa music, affected by the crisis in the coronavirusÀ Paris, Lyon, Lille or Marseille, the Fête de la musique turned upside down by the distancing socialeSujetsBenjamin BiolayFranck RiesterSalles of spectacles1 commentairedijonnaisle 19/06/2020 at 11:27 am
Responsible? Ensure the health of the people, rather than his pills ( well, not his medication , those shows..)? Yes, this would be nice..
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