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Elena Fomina, the assistant artistic Director of the Voronezh Philharmonic:

is Part of our online projects existed before the pandemic. For example, the heading “Question musician”: a short interview with the performers, where they answer questions that listeners send in advance to the group of the Philharmonic “Vkontakte”. Or a concert of the Voronezh academic Symphony orchestra with the participation of such stars of classical music, as Barry Douglas, Andrei Korobeinikov, Evgeny Rumyantsev, Sergei Slovachevsky – they are always available on the official website of the orchestra

When it became clear that concerts in the Philharmonic hall with the participation of the public can not hold, we have significantly expanded our online activities in order not to lose connection with the audience. Came up with the project “Philharmonic house”, which officially started on 15 April, although regular broadcasts began in March. There are several sections. For example, under the rubric of “house concerts” artists perform numbers in isolation. “History in faces” is devoted to the memorable dates of the season 2020-2021. Especially popular among the audience enjoys the category of “Philharmonic for children” – perhaps the most fun in our online repertoire: there is value Harmful advice Oster, show Thriller “the Fly-Tsokotukha” Chukovsky, improvising on the themes of the group “Chaif”, and Stevie wonder. And with older kinds of buildings often their children play.

Another new anti-virus project – “Music heals” – the Philharmonic had originally planned in conjunction with the VSU. It Zooм interview on different topics such as life artists in isolation that serious musicians think about the popularization of the classics than the modern music of Tchaikovsky.

All video can be viewed at the Philharmonic group “Vkontakte”, announcements – in the news feed on the official site.

And yet, despite online activity, we’re looking forward to the moment when you can return to normal life, to a real concert with applause and lively reaction of the audience. We even call mobiles during a performance missed!

Irina Chuvakhina, head of advertising and information work of the Voronezh regional art Museum. I. N. Archaeology:

In the period of self-isolation, we have launched several new projects on the Internet. All the information about them is on the official website and in the pages of WAHM in social networks. So, project #МУЗЕЙ_ONLINE gave users access to a variety of videos: guides for more than 90 exhibits, more than ten virtual exhibitions, more than 20 animation created by participants of the Museum master-classes and more than 60 stories about the Museum, its staff and activities. Our staff conduct educational cycle #Kraskinski conversation about the exhibits in video format. This haste��u can find and tour the exhibitions, which are now available offline. We had a fun project #Sidewindow – local version of the popular social networks flash mob #etisalate. The participants created a kind replicas of famous paintings with the help of improvised means. Voronezh residents have approached to process creatively and with great enthusiasm. We have selected the ten best photos. Their authors will receive tickets to the exhibition of Alexander Drevin and Nadezhda Udaltsova, which will be held in the Museum. I. N. Archaeology in September in the framework of Platonov arts festival.

Online projects were well received, and after leaving the isolation we, of course, not abandoned. New stories from the cycle #Kraskinski not long to wait.

Vladimir Petrov, artistic Director of the Voronezh drama theatre named after A. Koltsov, honored art worker of the Russian Federation:

– Probably 2020 is a leap year, the year of coronavirus – for all of us will be type of a pushpin. We are going to talk about some event: when – to kovida or after?..

Despite the isolation, our 233 season was fruitful. We did five performances. But in General I have a feeling that 2019 is the Year of the theater-it was a feast, but after it started post. We haven’t seen by the public for nearly two months. This is a big test for us – a theatre without eye contact, smiles, applause from the audience turns into a dried herb, like a herbarium. The sheet is, the flower seems to be there – but he’s dead. We are happy that the audience has embraced our project “‘tsovskiy online”, where weekly posted the videos of the performances, the artists performed the art of reading, share your creations on social networks. They recorded tales and stories for children remain in the public domain. One of the first among Russian theaters, we’ve released a sketch of the play, which has been fully delivered and recorded in remote mode – zoom-reading Nikita’s Cancer “Plant a tree” on the eponymous play by Alexei Zidovskeho. I hope to continue the project “uncensored” – a video interview with the artists of the theatre.

But in any case, the online theater is not a theater. It is “a palliative”. Live contact, feeling the energetic connection with the audience – there is no substitute. Be happy, be healthy, come to the theater!

Mikhail Bychkov, artistic Director of Voronezh Chamber theatre and Platonov arts festival:

the Festival in this year of jubilee, the tenth. We were preparing him for, may be, as to any other. Gathered wonderful program… Our viewers bought more than 20 thousand tickets in February. Sales resumed on 12 may, when we posted the new schedule. Refunds coming too, but they are fewer than sales.

When all this the situation has only begun, we some time got frustrated and confused. But then began a large-scale work on the transfer of the festival from June to September. We did everything we could. The public has shown restraint and patience. A huge thank you to those who believe that Plato still held, and does not precipitate Directorate, demanding to return money for tickets.

Yet in a world devastated by pandemic coronavirus, and Russia was just embarking on a gradual easing of restrictive measures. We have thought through different options. But to decide for us, might be life.

If you are already in the month of August as we promised a series of predictions, open air, and then lifting the ban on holding mass events, we have prepared a schedule, which includes almost all previously stated event. The festival will take place from 13 to 27 September. If the borders will be closed – will come only Russian participants.

Currently different opinions about how to behave in public after a pandemic? There are pessimists who say, Yes, people will think, what money potatoes for the winter to purchase, loans to repay, teeth, collapsed during the pandemic, cure… and the last to go “in concert”. I don’t believe it. I believe that the human being is not only biological but also spiritual, and people, being isolated, have gained a huge thirst for communication of impressions, emotions and cultural events. And many assume that it is not for everyone and maybe not for the majority – priority need will be live chatting with a art, which any online activity is no substitute.

If we defeat this virus and resume normal human life – festival will be held in September. And in any case Plato will be held in June 2021. The question is, is it tenth or eleventh.

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Jennifer Alvarez is an investigative journalist and is a correspondent for European Union. She is based in Zurich in Switzerland and her field of work include covering human rights violations which take place in the various countries in and outside Europe. She also reports about the political situation in European Union. She has worked with some reputed companies in Europe and is currently contributing to USA News as a freelance journalist. As someone who has a Masters’ degree in Human Rights she also delivers lectures on Intercultural Management to students of Human Rights. She is also an authority on the Arab world politics and their diversity.