CMU School of Drama


Friday, May 01, 2020

A.R.T., Harvard Public Health Researchers Map How To Resume Public Performances

The ARTery: As theaters begin to consider how they'll resume public performances after the pandemic subsides, two institutions are banding together to make sure performance spaces are prepared to mitigate the risk of spreading the coronavirus.

1 comment:

Alexa Janoschka said...

I have never heard of the term “sick building syndrome”. I wouldn’t tend to think about air filtration in a building (as I think about it now, all I can imagine is the amount of dusk and particles/germs that are in the air… human are gross if you think about it) It will be interesting to see if theaters and venues really try to improve their filtration systems within their building to stop the spread of coronavirus. I do hope, that with this whole mess, that people start to become more aware of health and wellbeing of people and the world (I kinda see this whole situation as a wake-up call for humanity) I think that corona has started to make (at least part of the population) realize that we all have to start taking responsibility for the safety of our (and the planets) wellbeing. Although we still have to be concerned with industries, making money, and everything that comes with capitalism, hopefully, people are becoming more aware of some other things they should be prioritizing in their life to maintain wellbeing, like health and appreciating the people that you have around you (you know before they are gone or you have to stay aware from them because of social distancing). If people can go to the theater, theaters can’t make money. You have to take care of people before you can make money (priorities the right things, like wellbeing, or else you get stuck with a global pandemic and shit starts hitting the fan)