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In Lithuania, where you have already removed the quarantine restrictions in many areas, the population was carried out an interesting survey: people are asked whether they will go to theaters when they will open? The result was an unexpected 80 percent of the respondents replied firmly that while will refrain from visiting the theatres, although the pandemic regularly visited them. The famous Director Rimas Tuminas, who heads one of the major Russian theater — Vakhtangov — since the beginning of the quarantine is located in Lithuania. The Moscow audience, in his opinion, will be as careful return to a favorite theater? And what will it feel like the Director and his actors, having seen instead of the usual full house (filled 1,100 seats, and on some plays, as they say, on the chandeliers hanging) 300 people?

Call to Vilnius.

— Rimas Vladimirovich, what is the situation today in Vilnius? All opened? How many people walking the streets?

— Opened a lot of cafes, restaurants, shopping centers. They are mostly young people who are not afraid of anything. Here the theatres are not open yet, now there is also discuss sanitary standards for the audience — how much to spend, how to plant?

we Have declared that, most likely, the theaters will open in September. And you’ve probably heard about the chess Seating chart. That is, the audience in large halls, such as Vakhtangov, will be a third — 300, well 400 at best. And many heads of theatres from this horror, I would say, in a panic. And in a sense they can be understood — the empty room is against the nature of the theater, causing him harm.

Hurt, Yes… maybe, but… This situation is a challenge and test for us all. Test the strength of the acting profession, theatre our. We need to hone your skills, playing to three hundred people only. But these three hundred were not afraid to come to the theatre! Yes, we are accustomed to bodovym halls to sold out when the thousandth audience breathing with us, reacted, laughed or suddenly so quiet that I was scared — what’s wrong? And we were charged by these emotions, because we are to depend on them.

— what is the relationship of the hall and the scene — as possible with such style, when it seems that the room was empty, a rare audience spread over a large space.

— In September (God forbid, that in September!) will sit in the great hall so few people, so a little unusual… but they came to us, they were waiting for this meeting, hoping for her. They may have spent their last money to see us… And we have to go with prayer, with the truth — about them, about life, about something real… We need to play to be able to ignite their hearts. To serve heaven for these people. Not to disappoint their hopes, and to give me strength, faith, some of its heat.

Wait until the situation changes, and not to play another three month�� for theater such a decision can spell disaster. To endanger the public, if the epidemiologists and authorities suggest, and warn us that the danger was not gone, she’s somewhere else hiding, traps us, it is impossible. We come back, we will show that we are stronger. Therefore, the Vakhtangov Theatre will open the season in September and will implement any restrictions to bring our reunion with those whom we have been, and I personally, very fond of our artists and audience.

I think we’ve been living in a repertory race every day for two or three performances on different stages, tour, came back and immediately fled the scene… we didn’t Have time to stop, to understand correctly we are there? As artists are distributed in the scene and as partners? And now in a new environment can be a lot to check.

I believe that should work, as Chekhov said. To work in any conditions. When the heavens send us such a test, we need to get out of it so strong and persistent.

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meanwhile.

In Austria this week were allowed to hold cultural events for up to 100 people. And from August up to 1,000 people. Of course, observing the chess style. “At the first stage we allow to hold cultural events for up to 100 people both indoors and outdoors,” said health Minister Rudolf Unsober. And in the second phase we will increase the number to 250 people. It will be tentatively from July 1″.

However, the famous Opera diva Anna Netrebko hostility by the proposed actions. The singer lost his concerts and performances in the largest theatres of the world. So to go on stage in the proposed conditions it is clearly not desirable. About Netrebko clearly stated from your page on Instagram: “Oh really?!?! And so, you believe will look our theaters until spring? Without the choir and orchestra on stage? I think those who came up with for a long time, apparently thinking, such rules should evaporate.”

Much more critical things overseas. New York is the most affected with coronavirus point in the world with 198 000 cases 20 300 deaths. Based on this, the Broadway theater district in new York is not even going to open until a vaccine COVID-19. So, the producers of high-profile musical “Hamilton” George Washington explained, I can’t put on a show for half or a third of viewers. Because the cost of each presentation reaches $ 1 million. They are, by his own admission, still hoping for a cure and about 40 other projects already announced the closure. Including disney hit of recent years, “Cold heart” based on the cartoon.

in Russia, around the world proposed measures are rather a recommendation. In The United King��, for example, the Minister of culture Oliver Dowden urged the theaters themselves actively look for innovative ways to return to the clip without the risk of a new infection. “While the rules of social distancing remain in effect, but I understand all of the related issues. Therefore, the arts Council of England allocates the theatres of 160 million pounds,” said he. The initiator of such a plan became known to the composer and theater impresario Andrew Lloyd Webber. He urged the government to pay attention to the experience of South Korea, where the theatres were closed in part, but most still closed. Now work all. All children and staff must wear masks and gloves at the entrance and exit to each measured temperature. Besides the theatres there are 15-day quarantine. If the viewer, artist or employee has symptoms, all tested in contact and are isolated until the results are confirmed. Of course, this scheme doesn’t look salutary. But in its favor, says the small number of deaths (267) from COVID-19 in South Korea, despite a population of 51 million people.