Opened march 5th a week later the virus shut things down in a hurry. Left in a hurry it was the middle of rehearsal we had a coffee cup on the table you know everything was still there. Critics love the production which features the music of bob dylan in a story set in the Great Depression of the 1930 s. But the audience gets to see it again the themes may feel more relevant than ever. Its just about getting to the really tough times so i think that the play will resonate resonate very well after everything weve been through. The city that never sleeps says never been so quiet the current plan is to reopen theaters in january 2021 which would mean 9 months of the new york without live musicals operas or plays. The citys normally buzzing cultural district now resembles a ghost town. Even. The lockdown has been lifted new york is traumatized by what its gone through not long ago this was the u. S. Epicenter for 19 there still working needs from the rest of the country where the number of cases continues to rise more empty streets and closed doors in manhattans gallery district in chelsea locals who could afford it fled the city weeks ago those who stayed have bigger things to worry about than going to an art show galleries are closed for business with no plans to reopen anytime soon. Artists have been hardest hit by the crisis many face the prospect of months or even years with low or no income. There isnt much help from the state group of nonprofits which often support artistic projects have set up an Artist Relief initiative giving out grants of 5000. 00 to those who need it most. Creative capital is one of the organizations providing support. I dont think people realize that in this country just 2400000 artists working full time theres an additional 1200000 working part time how did contribute to the sector the last of we have experienced because of covert at this to this to this state is over 50000000000. 00 thats what the Creative Sector contributes to the United States but when we were talking about relief efforts from the federal standpoint the arts were not included and far none of the artists. 95 percent of the countrys artists report losing at least part of the income due to covert 19. 62 percent are no longer earning a living from their. New york museums are also suffering the metropolitan one of the most famous in the world its. Continues 150000000. 00 by the end of the year. The met has a 3500000000. 00 endowment but there are restrictions as to how the funds could be spent its the donors and sponsors who decide. The met was supposed to be celebrating its 150th anniversary this year before cove in 1900 down its set to reopen at the end of august but its doubtful the usual crowd of 7400000 annual visitors will be coming back anytime soon. That is very true however as bad as it is for the museums its even worse for Live Performances im just briefly returning to that problem in new york one of the leading Dance Companies that the Alvin Ailey American Dance Theater as being unable to stage shows like this since march so theyve gone online of course this is a company of africanamerican dumps so theyre very keen to express themselves concerning the black dr mattson movement which is very prevalent right now and there choreographer hope you can has created this online show that you see now with her dance was performing from hard. Now its time for 100 german must reads the best german literature available in the english language later on in his career the novelist Zeke Reed Lentz started writing the book a minutes silence and sadly his wife of 56 years died grief stricken he was unable to continue and for a time suffered from serious Writers Block eventually though he was able to finish this book a tragic love story of you for passion. Till death do us part sounds romantic right but not when thats how you lose your 1st love. Thing. When an 18 year old boy has a secret love affair with his 30 year old teacher neither one knows it will end in tragedy a minutes silence by the lens brings us into the thick of it a Memorial Ceremony for a teacher of Stella Peterson killed in a boating act all her colleagues all her students are gathered in the schools auditorium to pay their last respects but 18 year old knew his teacher better than his classmates to the remembers the summer of love spectacle. Stella becomes fascinated with coast on when she sees him helping his father pull up boulders from the bottom of the baltic sea so ships can pass we can feel how the 2 of them are growing closer the same way we can smell the salty air their love is taboo but lentz writes the story with such care and tenderness that it doesnt seem to matter sequence was one of west germanys top authors alongside us he made a name for himself with works that tackle german history and german guilt and then at age 82 he came out with this book if youve never read lance then this novella about love and grief is a wonderful introduction to one of germanys greats. The british artist Rebecca Louise lol works exclusively with dried flowers but shes not pressing delicate blossoms into books to preserve them she works almost industrial scale is an exhibition currently in palmer in italy which is that countrys cap. Told of culture this year by the way where she is assembled over 200000 dr flowers in a beautiful Baroque Church to create a wonderful fantasy world. Thousands of dried blossoms combine to create an expansive art installation in a former monastery chapel in parma north and itll. Be artist Rebecca Louise law lives on a Country Estate in wales. Shes worked primarily with dr blossoms for about 12 years now. I need the flowers as a power that. I drive them. Nothing ever goes in the bin. What a florist way my. Karma is the italian capital of culture for 2020 among many many events this year is Rebecca Louise laws installation titled. It was set up in february it only took her back to louis law one week to complete her sculpture out of some 200000 dried blossoms. But then the opening had to be postponed for several months because of the coronavirus pandemic. At one time the 16th century chapel was a horrible pharmacy for the poor and sick to work of floral art is also a tribute to the exhibition space itself. He. Had to be individually attached to this then copper wire. Artist to prepare the composition at home in her studio and sent it to italy is that the thought that but then we Work Together with her to hang up the various sprays of flowers on the steel framework of the. Laws world art is in demand internationally she possesses a collection of over 1000000. 00 dried blossoms parts of which over and over. In berlin in 2016. And 2 years later and told. Her sculptures to the different locations most often public spaces. For 29000. 00 installation. Was displayed in a Community Center in michigan. Bringing me. To places where. May people have lost connection with chair in the air and they need i remind. The people of parma have become part of the work in the autumn Rebecca Louise law plans to expand the sculpture with dried violets that people have collected especially for her. And finally one intrepid off her house in britain staged open air performances over the weekend. Opera has the advantage of being in a beautiful part of the south an english countryside indeed it is famous for its rural setting where audiences picnic on the lawns of this Country House in the interval but this year climb bonus staging operettas like yeah often box made. In their gardens whilst the audience sits where they normally would picnic of course with scotia distance. Oh that brings back memories i worked there is a stage hand when i was a very very young man those measures of blindfolded study are only temporary and of course dependent on the fickle british weather and thats all for this edition of culture full stories of course all the websites of g. W. 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