{"id":935,"date":"2020-05-16T03:32:41","date_gmt":"2020-05-16T03:32:41","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/21\/?p=935"},"modified":"2022-02-05T12:58:41","modified_gmt":"2022-02-05T12:58:41","slug":"czech-republic-austerity-of-movement-and-theatre-on-screen","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.critical-stages.org\/21\/czech-republic-austerity-of-movement-and-theatre-on-screen\/","title":{"rendered":"CZECH REPUBLIC: Austerity of Movement and Theatre on Screen"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Martina Peckov\u00e1 \u010cern\u00e1<\/strong>*<\/a>, Michal Zah\u00e1lka<\/strong>**<\/a>, Jana N\u00e1vratov\u00e1<\/strong>***<\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Mapping Losses and the Set of Measures to Save Culture<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

On March 11, 2020, the Czech government introduced extraordinary measures in relation to the Covid-19 pandemic. The Arts and Theatre Institute in Prague has been mapping their impact on the cultural sector since March 12. The first data was collected from organisations and individuals working in the independent arts scene. Subsequently, a methodology for mapping losses in the cultural sector was developed by the University of Economics, Academy of Performing Arts, and the Arts and Theatre Institute. This study aims to calculate the economic impact on selected cultural sectors. The first results were due to be available after May 5, 2020 (after this briefing was written).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

In addition to the measures to mitigate the economic impacts, which were announced by the Ministry of Industry and Trade and the Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs, the Czech government passed Minister of Culture Lubom\u00edr Zaor\u00e1lek\u2019s set of measures to assist culture on April 9. The total amount assigned to this programme is 1,07 billion CZK. <\/p>\n\n\n\n

Dancers and Austerity of Movement<\/strong><\/h5>\n\n\n\n

During the period of Covid-19 lockdown, the majority of dancers, across all genres and styles, have been training at home in spaces of just a few square metres. Many of them have been posting their daily training regimes on social media as a motivation for others, or as lessons for their students.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

The internet cannot replace live teacher-student contact, but online lessons help to maintain both community ties and the participants\u2019 conditioning. They also, to some extent, offset the economic difficulties affecting the entire arts sector.  <\/p>\n\n\n\n

The National Theatre\u2019s ballet company had great success with an online video featuring dancers\u2019 home rehearsals and the streaming of an Easter gala ballet. Many independent venues which specialize in contemporary dance, non-verbal theatre and new circus (such as: dance venue Ponec or Cirk La Putyka) use the virtual space to promote their performances and to keep in contact with their audiences.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Huge support has come from TV Mall in collaboration with the crowd funding platform Donio, which allows spectators to view broadcasts and send their contributions directly to specific artists and companies. Prague\u2019s Councillor for Culture has launched an initiative called Festival NIC 2020 (Festival of Nothing 2020) in collaboration with theatre ticket sales web portal GoOut. The project has the humorous slogan: \u201cBuy a ticket to nothing.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Video 1<\/h6>\n\n\n\n
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