The Globe and Mail: I love circus because I am captivated by watching skilled acrobats and aerial artists taking thrilling risks – not because I want to take risks myself.
So I was disappointed when I discovered that Cirque du Soleil was not requiring audience members to wear masks at Kurios, their bigtop show currently playing in Toronto amid a sixth wave of COVID-19.
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This is a pattern basically everywhere, here on campus too. We had masks removed for carnival and while thankfully it was the end of the year and as such the spike in COVID was not as detrimental as it could have been, there was still a spike in COVID cases across campus and especially in SOD which is a very confined space. Even if vaccines and boosters protect against the immediate effects of the sickness, it can still have long lasting health effects if you have caught it. And based on this artcile, most people would be more comfortable remaining with masks so unless there is another medical reason for people specifically to not, why should they be taken off, yes it could be more comfortable, but again, its still not worth the safety risk, we look and follow safety procedures for OSHA, this is the same prevent the action from happening so that mittgation, which we know is less effective, is not needed.
I was really surprised when I first read the title because I feel like out of all of the live performance fields, Cirque is one that take safety the most seriously just due to the amount of risk that is involved at every performance and rehearsal. You would expect them to take every precaution necessary to protect their performers. Specifically with COVID, I’m sure that sickness would spread really fast in the cast because of their close proximity and that the negative effects could be detrimental to the cast. One good thing is that they are requiring vaccinations from the guests, although a part of me wonders how much? Is it enough to just get the initial 1-2 shots but no boosters. If I went I would definitely keep on a mask not just for my safety but for everyone around me including the other audience members, crew, and performers.
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