Feature | Chicago Reader: From the closings of venues to the cancellations of performances, COVID-19 and its variants have wreaked havoc on the lives of entertainers over the past year—and Frances D'alessio (who has been entertaining audiences for three decades) is no exception.
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I think it's amusing that they found it a bit funny spraying themselves down with lysol before and after private events because at the beginning of the pandemic my household would do that every time we got home from going anywhere. Even if we barely got out of the car, it was time for lysol. Taking the precautions that make you feel safe may make other people laugh or think you're an oddity but if it makes a difference to you that's all that matters. I love seeing Frances use this time away from their profession to really dive back into something they love. Bringing cooking to the front of her life alongside her family was such a powerful way to connect with her roots and bring those constants to mind during a turbulent and unpredictable time. It's also a very realistic approach to the realization that you probably won't stay in your career forever. Replacing one passionate job with another seems like a good way to live a fulfilling work life.
It's so crazy to see how much the entertainment industry has shifted since the beginning of this pandemic. I never really thought about what it would be like to be a person who performed every day before the pandemic in a club or a party venue, and have to continue in the early stages before things started to close down. and we had masks and other things to have covid precautions. I think it will be really fun to see how the world might change after the pandemic, how people have completely rebranded and rediscovered themselves during isolation, and how the performers we used to know and love might have a whole new personna. I personally have experienced a lot of growth during this pandemic, and it will change the trajectory of my career for the rest of my life. I think that having the time to really sit with myself and understand who I am has impacted me as an artist in a huge way.
With a title of simply: "A transformative year", I was quite intrigued by this article. I had no idea of what the topic this article could even be about, and my hunch was on something covid related. Yet this article was far more than what I had expected it to be. This interview style article was very enlightening to hear about a transgender woman's experience during covid in entertainment. This is also my first time ever hearing about Frances D'alessio as well as La Cueva. However, like broadway reopening, I am so delighted to hear all of these different forms of entertainment are all coming back to performance. It was interesting to hear such an in-depth perspective from someone so deeply involved with La Cueva, and it was great to learn about the journey from virtual performances back to live this past year.
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