for the future. pretty major cities to give insight. which are. cultural wife gives us something to live for that is more than just eating drinking survivor. every time there's a crisis creativity comes out. kumar says essential for society. hello and welcome to us 212020 is drawing to a close and not

a moment too soon i'm sure many of you are thinking but let's cast our minds back to january this should have been a great year for culture. celebrating 250 years of beethoven. a new bond movie was to tell screens. and german metal legends i'm just i'm a deaf us stadium. i was going to attend my 1st ever your vision song contest this year things began well award season was underway with parasite making history the oscar goes to parasite why it's the 1st of a foreign language film. the 3rd an international film festival in february ended up being one of the last big cultural events to carry on more or less as normal this year and then then came the condiment dominate. headlines ever since and

bringing with it a virtual standstill in the culture seen across the world. some culture ground to a halt road wide. coronavirus close museums cinemas and fitness. venice normally flooded with tourists was empty. its world famous be anomic canceled. the venue of the international architecture exhibition deserted. the film industry for so when 10 knocked down from hollywood to bollywood. the dream factory for indian fairytales wound down its productions to then minimum so many performers no longer know how they'll make ends meet next the house she snuck me the billionaire thought or the company lock down i had lots of work one or 2 shoots per month and around

$18000.00 or $250.00 a month later and conveyed my family and for the last 6 months there's been absolutely nothing for us to do with thank you in south africa the government imposed a national lockdown in late march in the months that followed i want to talk of a job with nanny cam many more documented what the crisis meant to people in his township of soweto in johannesburg one of the uncertainty of loneliness and hunger . for took a 5th was this time and i want to use that experience i want people one did even when he was little to get the few moved the people who feel real and so we had to they were giving their experiences during the course of 9 to. also here in sweat o. and n.g.o.s providing children with food it's often the only meal they get for the day of the darity is the word of the day or the war was more interested in because it was issued. one of the common problem going to be

a lot of people going to fool me to push remove all of the patrol before with the proceeds from sales of his photos the successful artist wants to support the community to which he has deep roots. in new york city looks like a ghost town the pandemic hit the city that never sleeps very hard in the summer chelsea district home to many galleries was still emerging from hibernation the most challenging. at the at the front was just not knowing it feels like we've moved from fear to functional. but functioning with a completely unknown set of what's about. the metropolitan museum of art had planned big celebrations to markets 150th anniversary this year instead the met is facing an uncertain future. think image this year and i don't think we'll see tourism come back before we really have

a vaccine and to find our way back to anything even remotely like it was before will probably take 2 to 3 years. so we need to stick it out of course that's easier said than done especially when it comes to money the pandemic has put cultural institutions and the livelihoods of artists around the world under threat many have looked to germany as a positive example with the government offering financial support artists early on in the crisis and yet the creative industry has still found itself under a huge amount of pressure germany known as the land of poets and thinkers is a nation of culture it hosts the largest book fair in the world and is home to 6800 museum. nearly half of the world's professional orchestras have their home here and the club scene is world famous. but since the pandemic hit the arts have been in

crisis the art sector got its own aid package the new start for culture normally i have a large budget of $2000000000.00 euros per year and i received another 1000000000 in the middle of the year in order to alleviate the plight of those working in the arts he can't solve all the problems with 1000000000 euros and by that was of course a very clear declaration of solidarity with the arts sector by the entire federal government an expression of appreciation. the government commissioner for culture launched the a program in june. those employed in all areas of the arts can apply for support through there for special associations. so far more than 600000 euros to the arts sector under this scheme. rehearsals for an uncle americal satire berlin's oldest camper a fine of invested much of its aid money and state of the art equipment for air

purification just one of the measures aimed at complying with hygiene regulations. and we've installed plexiglas barriers at the bars and the coach check contactless faucets for the washrooms we've presented and partially implemented a digital concept that allows us to stream productions so we've implemented this hygiene concept and we're very happy about that they're both there looking. but so far not everyone has received assistance the commissioner for culture has now called for another 1000000000 euros for the arts there are many other aid programs as well as solo artists groups and venues can apply for emergency aid special funds bridge loans and much more. economic impact on germany's far reaching arts and culture scene has been immense. by holding benefit concerts world famous violinist

ana sophie mata has collected funds for freelance musicians. she appeals to policymakers not to leave artists in the lurch. i hope that the politicians will take notice of the many studies which show that cultural events aren't super spider events this is if you know that they'll find a solution somewhere between on and off and that aid reaches its destination with less bureaucracy cotta it certainly make more sense for everyone involved both economically and psychologically to find a happy medium so that people can experience music while at hearing to strict tied to measures. countless events have been canceled and cultural institutions have been closed for months many artists have used creative means to protest the silencing of the arts.

a quarter we are this help us deal with the big questions of course sagas to know they are the critical corrective of any living democracy and we need the arts because they hold up a mirror to us survives because they create a space for discourse because they deal with that answer isn't it the ultimate questions with values that give meaning it's interesting we need the arts more than ever right now and still to help us make sense of everything we're dealing with typed us through the currents to meddle in. the coronavirus inspired mexican art students gonzalo through a loss to make these images which he painted during the 1st lockdown in germany. he recently held his 1st exhibition for friends only on the outskirts of berlin. somewhere it's very important for this. it's important to have. a fit by the 5th book. negative or positive the 2nd more

extensive lockdown means private initiatives like this are also no longer possible . culturally. being put to the test. let's talk now to someone who knows plenty about the difficulties facing artists here in germany and abroad he's recently released a new album titled on vacation. and while he would normally be on a very tight shuttle performing all over the well. today i'm lucky enough to be joined by jazz musician until it's great to have you with us this thanks for coming so playing the trumpet requires quite a lot of puff is not quite a dangerous thing to be doing during the current pandemic well we've learned that our results are spreading around especially with wind instruments but there have

been some scientific studies i think saying that brass instruments in the trumpet as a brass instrument. are not so dangerous you know so everything stays pretty much where you are. and i think that been some you know some some some good cases you know where walk us was god really organized you know how to solve these kind of things and it of course it has to do with distance as always these days it's been a bizarre and difficult year for people all over the world but what is your experience been like and how is lockdown affected you and your what. i played my last concert in 2020 at the end of february and that was it basically i think i played 3 concerts 2 of them were outdoors and it was it was fun of course and you could already tell the people were really really moved by the fact that they're you know were attending a concert after quite a long time. a 3rd concert was indoors and it was a remarkable hygenic concert that was organized beforehand so even though the

concert started an hour later we felt we felt so welcome and it was the same feeling and most most of all there's not one registered case by now in the entire business that's a remarkable fact i think yeah that's true and of course with the current news of the vaccines we've got a little bit of hope perhaps that an end to this might be in sight so come a culture seen simply go back to normal afterwards i actually doubt that we will go back to normal so the question really is you know how does the current situation also of the economic situation affect future projects and culture and how are we looking at ourselves in specially in a cultural nation like germany you've also suggested that the cultural scene itself has been too silent during the pandemic so what exactly can artists like yourself do. first of all i think artists are not necessarily

a collective of course orchestras can be but the challenge even there is you know to to to make a collective out of a lot of lot of talented artists and of course individuals so how can an artist be on strike that's the question that we have to raise and i think the pandemic is more than a good reason to get together and think how to protect the cultural scene for the next decades and the artists have to get together and that's basically what we do you know we raise our voices and there's been so many examples in the past. and exactly that standing up and speaking out has been another theme of 2020 in many countries we've seen protests both for and against coronavirus national but that saw from any topic on the agenda all across the globe people including many in the cultural sphere of been shining a spotlight on issues of injustice and discrimination demanding to be heard. hong kong's pro-democracy movement has vowed to fight on but after

a year of unrest that wrong to the territory street protests fizzled out in june when mainland china and used its controversial new national security law. beijing has since launched a campaign against dissent pressing legal charges against leading opposition figures including activist joshua long in early december he was handed his 3rd jail term hong kong's autonomy appears to be crumbling. bella ruse has been gripped by the biggest protest in its history since the disputed presidential election in august for months tens of thousands of opposition supporters have turned out for peaceful weekend rallies against the vote that's widely believed to have been rigged undeterred by a brutal police crackdown protesters are calling for authoritarian leader alexander lukashenko to step down one of his most outspoken critics of the nobel prize

winning author alexey of h. she has consistently been warned against violence. will work ok and we must stick together they must not back down hard and for god's sake we must not be the ones to spill drive to go from upward we must win with our spirit in the strength of our values to be put to restrain bush did after facing harassment and intimidation at home instead monologue see a vigil arrived in berlin for medical treatment in september the celebrated writer was received by the german president she insists she will return to bella reuss if the. authorities later. poland women took to the streets a law banning most abortions triggered the biggest protests in the country since the collapse of communism. the documentary the battle for our voices the company's women fighting for their rights in the capital warsaw. yeah.

yeah we're just going to play you but of course if you like i don't believe they're going to get that's going to happen yet and yet they said. the hope is to show that activism can inspire women everywhere like the chance in dance moves that have resonated across the globe. in the u.s. protesters demanded an end to police violence against african-americans which they say is rooted in systemic racism. and. after the killings of eric garner and george floyd director spike lee undercut footage of his 989 do the right thing with other images of arrests that ended in death. the writing was based upon the real live show called murder if you're

it. and then i mean anything about old little boy you know not just by. strangulation. shadegg. the matter movement sparks worldwide protests statues were toppled in streets renamed it triggered an impassioned debate on racism and the legacy of colonialism. the calls for more diversity and equal opportunity will echo with artists and institutions for years to come. up magazines recently named the black lives not a movement as the most influential force in art in 2020 so i'd like to bring this back to your jazz musician how is this protest movement going to affect the music scene i think jazz music comes out of protest that's the main message behind that and i think it's important to find out you know what cultural influences you know

in the art business we have been noticing this year because it has been very slow in fact thinking about the black lives matter movement you know as a. as an artistic influence that's a good that's a good idea and i believe it i want i want to go into it myself you know let's find out what could you imagine taking away from from the purchase culture i think musicians have a long tradition of protesting look at life you know which is like decades ago and people are listening to artists it's actually arts is about the the unusual thing it's going outside of reality to be able to come back into reality that's one of the main laws in the arts in the so protest is one as well so good at the end here what we've had less well actually losing something from from the social side and society. i'm very much afraid that the business which is not only a business it's a culture will suffer badly from what we're going through right now i'm

a teacher to myself at the university so there's young students female male all of them asking ok how am i going to to build a profession out of this know looking up what's happening around me i don't see much of a future and i have to have an answer to that so i tried to spread enough optimism . as good as i can but it's difficult. well they were a little more for children and later of course raising your voice doesn't necessarily mean taking to the streets during lockdown people all over the world have used social media to join the debate and to release some of that pent up creativity one of the newest platforms in town ticktock began essentially is a bit of fun but in recent months the entertainment factor has taken on an

increasingly political edge. and. 2 i will not have my hair i will not blow. personally i think one of the most heartwarming things to come out of lockdown is teenagers doing dance routines with their parents. music and dance it's been really powerful tools this year in terms of spreading some much needed positivity and also bringing people around the world together take the curious about mcdonald's challenge for example cooks all firefighters medical

staff and even nuns joining in the fun. of clothes all this reminds us that 2020 is also the year we all went digital from online classes to business meetings even doctor's appointments so much of our daily lives have now moved online artists have had to get particularly creative to reach their audiences digitally but also like. usually people come in crowds to see start to camera carpentering concert. but this year in the pandemic he decided to go on tour performing outside care homes and he's electronic church organ. cultural life gives us something to live for that is more than just eating drinking survive. the conductor

a long drive della power this is the time to be creative she's brought together a group of star musicians from 14 countries to play indian possible history leak music. it's impossible orchestra because of an almost situation if i had called them up they would have said that sounds great but they have this concert and that concert and we can plan it for 2024 and so on that would have not been possible without it but suddenly everyone was free. undrugged l a para is using this fundraiser project to draw attention to the plight of women in her native mexico was also supports all female bands coming from one haka usually depend on income from live concerts this year they recorded an album. though that we're in what i did because of the expenses for the recording studio we

were hoping to start paying off our debts with these performances or by selling our studio in these go this is what we had planned there with it's a good thing i'm a fan you know i said. in austria the annual celts book festival took place in the summer braving the pandemic with strict hygiene measures in place and heavy financial losses i think it was you might have been ashamed of our faint hearted ness if we hadn't held the festival this new fish in the festival was founded in even harsher times directly after the 1st world war when hunger and hardship were widespread it was still very fine. but there. are few the salzburg festivals the 100th anniversary ended up much smaller and shorter than planned but for conductor yolanda despite the difficulties involved in performing in

a pandemic there's a positive side the unique atmosphere it's a mix most interesting there was a complete silence and it stayed that way for the entire duration of the performance so maybe there's a sense of returning to what's important making a big fast sless talking planned on opening night parties and receptions as just music. parties. because it. live music that was even possible at the south spoke festival this year was a little short of a miracle what's it feel like brought us right now who can't what are you missing the life performance. it's my profession on one hand but that's really what i do even if i wouldn't. make a living out of it you know that's what i do i mean musician source being on stage

performing live in front of an audience feeling the positive sort of pressure that comes along with it is a great thing to do i miss it very much we miss it. and of course we're all hoping for much more real life culture in the near future and i can't quite believe my luck i'm about to close out 2020 with a live performance take it away to school. c c 7.

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