beethoven is for play is for claim by beethoven 202250th anniversary here. the. closure of all museums is like a cultural heart attack. play without an audience a concert without an audience what's the point. of. this virus can't get us down that sounds of the question.

there's an eerie quiet in the world's urban center is usually pulsating with life and culture the coronavirus has brought everything to a standstill and the it's a badly affected. museums and galleries close to the public. cinemas and theaters have shut down concerts and festivals canceled the livelihoods of artists and everyone in the culture sector are under threat and all of society is having to reflect on how to cope with the virus and its consequences than this and. we have to discipline ourselves without surrendering our freedom of thought. the crisis has triggered fear and panic buying but also solidarity and creativity

sometimes in unexpected places it's an emergency for the world nothing is as it was . 21 explores the heavy impact of the coronavirus pandemic on culture. hollywood has become a ghost town it looks like a set of the westerns that used to be filmed here. and there's even some obligatory tumbleweed. studios have delayed the release of films that were completed before the coronavirus crisis like the horror film a quiet place part 2 in which blinded and bloodthirsty aliens attack humans rather than a microscopic virus. fibers have to be as quiet as possible to remain alive .

ironically now it's cinemas themselves that have become quiet places so quiet that some may never reopen the nightmare scenario for the industry. some cinema operators remain optimistic others feel like they're on the brink of ruin. was telling her she said to me sam i was most touched by a guy who runs a cinema that's been around for 110 years and he's the 4th generation. he told me it was the 1st time that the cinema had been forced to close for more than 2 weeks just a mile and ever i was just king will have been. sliwa one long. even during the 2nd world war it was a place that people could come to visit the circle won't comment i thought my to escape reality and. now people are escaping reality by staying at home instead of

going to the cinema they're streaming on netflix and despite the many canceled productions there's enough material on netflix to last a lifetime. and platforms like leads that pose the real threat to cinemas. they're making life difficult for us that's true. cinema is a strong medium of the one to many to cinema 'd is that around for over 125 years and it survived the introduction of t.v. and even d.v.d. . and now the cinema has to survive coronavirus as does the theater. many are being forced to roll in the red carpet the berlin premiere of the theatrical adaptation of agatha christie's murder on the orient express was cancelled. some 20000 tickets had been sold but now the theater has to refund them . from the tickets and we get 80

percent of our income from ticket sales and even if we can't sell tickets for several weeks it will be a problem we're going to need some kind of compensation. the german cultural council is worried that cinemas theaters clubs and galleries will go bankrupt. and emergency packages under discussion. but this is not only a question of money. are aware that nobody is in the mood for buying a painting at the moment of quips back where emotional. society feeds off whatever emotions are around that any given time. when the situation is this tense it has an impact on artists the 2 victims. jazz musicians have always known tough times many have lived hand to mouth. these musicians run berlin zigzags jazz club which is currently closed. cancellations

started coming a while ago. we have an artist who didn't feel comfortable. performing in the evening due to the fear of the virus. and we've had of course other cancellations through to travel restrictions and so on at this point i think. you know we this doesn't really matter in terms of presenting the concert anyway because everybody shut down. the club was originally booked out for the whole of march so now the managers are seeking support from a crowdfunding campaign. people donate now they'll get t. shirts and free drinks later. spoke at the start of last week a customer who's been with us since the start asked us how she could donate so awesome the musicians. live got a great audience and i'm sure good things will happen you know sort of. maybe the

zigzag will soon be jammed again like they used to but for now nobody can tell how long the music. and audiences will have to stay home. and. it's the same for artists playing major venues to madonna has had to cancel her tour just like other superstars such as concerts john brownstein and santana. these days it seems that reality itself has become a dystopian horror movie with people wondering how long it will last 2 weeks 3 months a year. whatever happens we're all in this together. the state of emergency also impacts journalists our reporter has arranged to meet

philosophers spend your flask pirlo for an interview outside in her lot minutes on the outskirts of berlin it's a privilege to have these outside space in times of the coronavirus pandemic it's her home office as the editor in chief will follow sophie my god seemed to have won since him so because when i arrived we didn't shake hands things a noticeably changing even the way we greet each other how can we compensate for this. as well i don't know if we can really compensate for it but it's quite interesting that people normally show togetherness solidarity and caring by getting close to one another how other inviting people over showing hospitality. and all that has been suspended or actually turned on its head now you keep people out you don't invite them over at all and i have so this is a one in 80 that's hard for everyone and it's good that it's challenging to us. in the fairness would you say this virus is a stress test for society or

a test run if the if we look back in history similar epidemics have occurred and they were treated in similar ways the plague in. middle ages and the spanish flu in 1918. for the 1st thing that comes to mind is the book discipline and punish by michel fuko a french historian and philosopher who said the battle against contagion is always more than just a medical process it's actually what a disciplinary in society is based on because it separates us from one another. or sectioned off now. are being kept in check that's something we're currently experiencing. and it's how we heading for a kind of authoritarian state. in a sense yes it's becoming clear that we need strong leadership that gives clear instructions because too much is being demanded of individuals who have to take

responsibility for themselves. in this situation you end up having to rely on authorities. you know at the same time you can't abandon your critical mind entirely. you have to stay vigilant and you have to be able to assess how plausible the measures are. even so i think it's a bit of both. we have to be disciplined in a sense but without surrendering our freedom of thought. it's interesting to see things suddenly happening that climate activists have been demanding for years flights canceled cruises to what can we learn in regard to the climate crisis. there is a noteworthy relationship between these 2 crises. and i think at the moment we're being asked to show solidarity with the elderly in the face of a crisis that threatens us right now. with climate change it's exactly the opposite the young are demanding solidarity from the older generation regarding the future

climate catastrophe and the difference is in fact that action is being taken worldwide against one enemy and this is. virus that simply doesn't exist in other crises. yeah and now we see that if the world wants to do something it can it really can mobilize people can radically change their behavior very quickly by them on board at the same time of course we mustn't give in to naive optimism we have to realise that a recession is quite possible that the economy and jobs are threatened and we don't even want to think about what might happen if a health care crisis an overwhelmed health care system comes at the same time as a recession then politically it'll be really dangerous. the situation in italy is alarming despite the lockdown the country can't seem to get a grip on the coronavirus of it to make. the realm based journalist cmon i levi is

getting used to a completely new world. set to your chance like being on a film set or like being in a film itself an apocalyptic film where you're the only survivor are going to be soon. born. everywheres the stage even the balcony has suddenly become a symbol of freedom and a coping mechanism against isolation. made of money between romans are not used to staying at home i live in the district of kin yetto which is usually very lively the rich and more especially the nightlife. there is that for suffering greatly under quarantine it is

a fad. or demonstrating our resilience on the balconies. there are flash mobs popping up all over. could be 60 miles but. the situation is a real challenge and it's an it. was i many years singing the national anthem for tallied italia brothers of italy. yes. 43 now every day i go out on to the balcony and observe the nothing if i don't have an italian flag unfortunately but singing helps to kill time. we've been singing the italian national anthem that yeah. i'm a 3 months ago i would never have imagined singing the national anthem from the balcony. but rome has changed the whole of italy has changed and people aren't allowed al without good reason. the

kyra been yairi on patrol checking papers anyone who goes out without permission faces fines and possible jail sentences. cmon i believe i went out for joy to valid to photograph the eternal city in quarantine when it's all took off and i took all the pictures while i was on foot so i wouldn't catch anything by taking public transport you know fuck them but of course city i walked for 4 and a half hours and was stopped by the police 4 times. if you get stopped by the police you need a certificate saying that you're allowed to be out. and so the from out of the 1st time i was stopped in front of st peter's. i was almost the only person on the square. there were just 2 or 3 tourists at the imagine. usually there are millions of people there. now just $5.00 and $1.00 is caught up in yadi

i was also stopped at the spanish steps and then again in front of the trevi fountain and in front of the coliseum. simona did talk to a few people asking them what their experience of quarantine was like. ok i was most moved by a guy who owns a store near the coliseum. he was just pacing in his store back and forth with a mask on his face and that really got to me from the get go quest the same ultimately to people like him are going to have huge financial problems in the next few months. in these distressing times italians are helping each other to weather the storm with solidarity and creativity. when he caught on to now you can see how different cultures deal with this

isolation differently and the italians are singing on their balconies because they say the french are hoarding red wine and condoms while the germans are sitting on stacks of toilet paper. as a lot of these differences tell us about these cultures and what can we learn from each other on us can reflect on a number if the. eternal nationally i feel much closer to the italians and the french because it's so important for people to enjoy some indulgences and not just focus on pure necessities and the toilet paper thing is such a prime example of that of course it's an absolute necessity while the excess the sacks and alcohol and singing these are things we do for pleasure it's how we experience our freedom. and i think it's really important that we never forget this . of freedom. guard and. in the fight for guns does he want to extend his this crisis exposing the weaknesses of our capitalist system

which is about growth and consumption. but imagine. what's remarkable is that we're in a situation or caregiving now has far greater value than industry. that's an interesting turn around because capitalism is all about production. now we're seeing how fundamental caregiving really is. and yes it's something feminists and philosophers have been talking about for quite some time. i mean this often and it's actually what the concept of the so-called care revolution means that we get away from production and radically improve our capacity for caregiving and wellbeing. and that may be the opportunity this crisis offers that we develop a consciousness around this. in regard to how might this shutdown this state of emergency actually do us good employers are suddenly being flexible staff are

working from home many people are slowing down. i think this crisis and standstill we're going through now offer some kind of an opportunity or at least the space to think about what this is also offering to us. now we can completely rethink individual components within this system that have been subjects of discussion for some time now. and of course that definitely includes things like home office flexibility and work life balance. strength i think it's right that we're having these experiences that our consumer behavior is being drastically limited that we can't go to cafes anymore we can't go clothes shopping and we're forced to depend on ourselves and what we can make a decision. and one that will benefit not only the climate but us too. everyone knows that consumerism only gives us a short burst of happiness it's not what really makes us happy on a long ride gook or been that. fan so i think this may prompt us to get

a different perspective on our own lives and what's really going on in the world. and have it clear that many thanks for the interview began. and now we head back to the especially hard hit nation of italy where those seeking solace in song. half. hour around.

from its elite back to berlin. i that just a few. of those to quarantine all self isolation moments trying to detect and cells and indeed others. actually you find me notes in my beloved's ga but here in more offices welcome to my how beloved budged. now there's so much culturally along off online you will never get bored and i promise you 1st up virtual tours of

museums there are over $500.00 museums around the world that have virtual tours where you could just wander around the museum as though you're at that as an example i've chosen the border you see here in berlin which is one of the unique ensemble of 5 museums on museum island here and the whole complex unesco world heritage site of music for some time now we've all been able to watch various concerts online well this world is expanding very quickly because of the current situation and to give you one example the bulletin for the monica have a very successful digital concert hall and they've just offered it free to everyone for one month.

that many theaters and opera houses have video on one of my favorites is actually the irish stock so you can go to their website right now and watch the entire production of barry's trovato or it's wonderful production and it's also hands starring in his cast your own a skull from man that santa. ana. moving on to the streaming service. since which of course are ideal for the situation i'm going to watch my very favorite series all over again from the very beginning it is

the crown all about life and times of queen elizabeth the 2nd and i'll reveal something to the queen was crowned the year i was all so new to the masses work out i after but this series is set in my entire life so far so i bit of an exploit and i can fairly recommend it by the way netflix have just acquired the rights to the oasis documentary supersonics which i can recommend to a real insight into this amazing band. thousands of times. it would be the people. i would apologize but it is a place to. write books as you can see behind me i have a few books i have a strong marriage or library or we have actually hundreds and hundreds of books

alicia's however of course i would like to recommend d.w.p. 100 german class 3 that'll keep you busy the best german letters that is available in english and you'll find out all about them on our website at v.w. dot com slash culture i will just pick out one here that i started in my book case . an absolute classic actually and i suppose the title is quite apt as i am in self isolation a load invalid by hans fall out as novel alone and berlin or every man dies alone is based on a true tale of bravery during the days of nazi terror at a time when most people cowered in fear and lisa and autoharp stood up to the regime. and paid for it with their lives fall out as life was short troubled and tragic on his deathbed he wrote his mother that alone in berlin was

a truly great novel he didn't live to see this masterpiece published but it turns out he was right. i wish you well stay healthy and droste this opportunity and become a culture about how i'm off downstairs to my piano right now signal my favorite song to lift my spirits a song made famous by the great mr dean martin you might know the michael who played by the ocean is called sway of why he's a few bars where remember rhythm stop to play dance with me made me swear. like a lazy ocean hugs the show ole mix so suede mole.

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