Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot assured Wednesday that culture was not “sacrificed” and said “to be sure that (the artists) will behave as responsible people”
Culture Minister Roselyne Bachelot assured Wednesday that culture was not “sacrificed” after the new measures to fight the coronavirus, and that the government would continue to help the sector. “Culture is not sacrificed, culture continues. What threatens culture is the pandemic, not government measures,” the minister said on RTL, where she was speaking for the first time since announces new restrictions Monday evening.
“We are in a process of anticipation to ensure that the Omicron (variant) epidemic does not overwhelm us and thus protect the world of culture,” she continued.
Standing concerts are again prohibited and a 2,000-seat gauge is imposed for gatherings in closed spaces, a gauge that allows “the vast majority of theaters and performance halls” to remain open, she said.
“A change of mood”
She swept away the idea that some artists hold their concerts under the guise of “political meetings”, authorized without a gauge, claiming to be presidential candidates, as some (Grand Corps Malade, Eddy de Pretto …) have been able to. announce: “it is a movement of humor (…) I am sure that they will behave as responsible people”.
As for the postponements for example of the Angoulême comic book festival or certain concerts, “we will support these structures, as we have done so far,” she said, recalling that the government had helped the sector. with billions of euros since the start of the crisis.
Any reproduction prohibited