Pianist Bertrand Chamayou with the Orchester national du Capitole.
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ONCT
In order not to lose contact with the public during this second confinement, Toulouse's cultural players have moved to social networks.
The Orchester national du Capitole will give a live concert this Saturday.
And the Musée d'Art Contemporain des Abattoirs has managed to mount its new exhibition from a distance.
They do with confinement but find "subterfuge" to bypass it, legally.
In the world of Toulouse culture, some have found a way to keep in touch with the public by migrating to social networks.
This is particularly the case with the Orchester National du Capitole (ONCT) which will play live this Saturday.
How? 'Or' What ?
Thanks to a “live” broadcast on Facebook and YouTube.
For Thierry d'Argoubet, general delegate of the ONCT, “the idea was to bounce back from what the government had said: cultural institutions always have the right to repeat and record”.
A godsend for the conductor Fabien Gabel, the pianist Bertrand Chamayou as well as the 125 musicians who will accompany them in this performance given behind closed doors from a hallowed Grains Hall.
"Like top athletes"
It is therefore in strict compliance with sanitary measures that ropes and winds rehearse Concerto nº2 by Saint-Saëns.
“Musicians are like top athletes.
They need to rehearse and share emotions with their audience, although now virtual, ”underlines Thierry d'Argoubet.
A taste of the @ ONCT_Toulouse concert conducted by Fabien Gabel with the incredible @ChamayouB.
Exceptional moment in perspective! 💥🎶 Tomorrow at 18.00.
🎥 Facebook Live of the Orchestra, @ France3MidiPy @Toulouse @halleauxgrains pic.twitter.com/2zfGEt46Dk
- Thierry d'Argoubet (@T_d_Argoubet) November 13, 2020
The prestigious musicians are not the only ones to continue at all costs.
The Musée des Abattoirs has also opted for the “social networks” option.
For its director, Annabelle Ténèze, “it is the words of the Minister of Culture [Roselyne Bachelot] that made all the difference.
We have the authorization to prepare the assembly and disassembly of our exhibitions, so we jumped at the opportunity ”.
The museum teams responded to the announcement of the confinement and mobilized.
Montage of the work of the artist Matthieu Sanchez, winner of Mezzanine Sud - Prix des Amisdes Abattoirs 2020. - Les Abattoirs, Musée - Frac Occitanie Toulouse
"The confinement arrived in the middle of the assembly of the exhibition of the Prix Mezzanine Sud 2020. We will take advantage of it by resuming the"
Jeudis des Abattoirs
"for the next four weeks via lives on social networks.
This will be the opportunity for this year's laureates to present their works and offer a sort of privileged visit to visitors, ”explains the director of the museum.
Thanks to technology, distances have been reduced.
“We set up the African season with the Ethiopian curator Missla Libeskal who is currently in Vancouver (Canada) and all the artists who are in the four corners of the world.
A real challenge to share art with the public, ”she explains.
The Abattoirs remain open, even virtually.
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