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More than one year has passed since the first lockdown was declared in Philadelphia due to the COVID-19 pandemic. It has affected everyone’s life in numerous ways, but one of the hardest-hit fields must be the live art industry. Its nature is to interact with people in the real world, yet they were completely deprived of the means to do so.
Since the lockdown, dance companies around the world have been exploring their way to connect with their audiences. Some dancers published movies they shot in their own house on YouTube. Some companies have made their effort to raise some donations to provide the bare minimum to their dancers and musicians by creating new short content or streaming their past performances. Some tried “the bubble” to perform for online viewing. Some completely shut down and went quiet. Some dancers quietly retired without the last performance and applause that they deserve.