Friday, December 11, 2020
With Paris Theaters Closed, Church Is the Only Show in Town
The New York Times: Where can you find elaborate costumes, choreographed flourishes and live music in France right now? Not in theaters. Since the country eased its second lockdown in late November, the show has resumed in only one setting: churches.
Catholicism is the predominant faith in France, and on paper, a Roman Catholic Mass and a stage performance aren’t all that different: Both events involve a cast of professionals addressing a seated, and now socially distanced, audience.
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A lot of countries have had to go into a second lockdown due to recent increase in cases. This unfortunately affects absolutely everyone and everything, including and especially theatre. Since the beginning of quarantine and COVID, we have slowly started to see the world crumble away and truly struggle to stay alive. So many different beautiful things have had to come to an end due to this pandemic. It’s difficult to see and understand the fact that so much valuable and irreplaceable time, effort, and creativity that went into building a production or a project is never going to be seen. Or heard, or felt, or loved, or acknowledged. As an artist and creator, this reality hurts- it’s not a surprising one, but definitely not a welcomed one either. I think the fact that people are still trying to create some sort of art with their church and religious practices due to the fact of theatres in Paris being shut down, is an admirable thing and I think shows a lot of dedication and care.
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