Several festivals have been canceled and some have been switched to a virtual version

2020 ... Art, culture and entertainment in the face of the stubborn virus

  • Entertainment life around the world has been disrupted during the pandemic.

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The "Covid-19" pandemic was able to cast a shadow over all details of life in various countries of the world. It was the reason for the cessation of most of the global cultural and artistic activities and events for nearly a year, some of which did not experience any stoppage since the date of its launch long decades ago until the arrival of the stubborn virus, While others have turned into virtual events, others have been postponed for the next year.

Museums and theaters

Museums have announced that their doors will be closed to visitors until further notice, the most important of which is the Louvre Museum in France, which is still closed until this moment, in addition to the Museum of Modern Art in New York and the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Two studies prepared by researchers from both UNESCO and the Council confirmed The International Museums, AECOM, stated that more than 85 thousand museums were closed during the pandemic period, equivalent to 90% of the world's museums.

Theaters and musical performances faced the same fate, as they all stopped in Bardway in New York, which includes more than 31 plays and musical performances, which also happened in the famous "West End" theaters in London.

Red carpets

Festivals and red carpet parties were not isolated from the pandemic, as they were stopped, such as the Cannes Film Festival, which was supposed to be launched from 12 to 23 May, but it was canceled "due to the health crisis, and the developments of the French and international conditions," according to what It was announced by the festival administration on its Twitter account on March 19.

The organizers of one of the most famous charitable and creative events in the world, expected each year of the "Met Gala" party of the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York, which brings together a group of world stars who show off their red carpet in their strange costumes, that the ceremony that was postponed It was supposed to be held on May 4 "for an indefinite period as a result of the health crisis," and the same is the case with the 74th "Tony" Awards ceremony, which was expected to be held on June 7 in New York.

Art festivals

For the first time in 70 years, the organizers of the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland were forced to cancel it, due to the outbreak of the new Corona virus.

The CEO of the Fringe Association, Shawna McCarthy, said that the decision to cancel the festivals of "The Fring", "International Festival", "Jazz and Blues", "Book Festival" and "Military Tattoo" was "very painful."

The mega event is a platform for professional and amateur artists, generating nearly £ 300 million in revenue for the local economy.

The festival includes more than 5,000 activities in the capital of Scotland throughout the month of August, and hosts about 25,000 artists, writers and performers from 70 countries, and attracts about 4.4 million people.

Musical celebrations

Music festivals were not more fortunate, as the Glastonbury Festival, one of the most prominent in the world, which was scheduled to start between June 24 and 28 in Britain, was canceled. This was also decided by the organizers of one of the most famous, most expensive and largest musical and artistic festivals in America, namely the Festival Coachella Valley of Music and the Arts, which is held annually in the desert of Southern California.

The conditions were similar to the New Orleans Jazz and Heritage Festival in New Orleans, the largest in the US state of Louisiana, which was scheduled to start in April and May, and then was postponed until last fall, to be canceled later.

Amusement parks

Amusement parks in the world were forced to close their doors during the pandemic period, one of the most important and famous of which is "Disney Parks" in each of the city of Orlando in the State of Florida, which consists of six separate parks, with an annual profit of entrance tickets of up to 93 million dollars, and the same is the case with "Disneyland" in California, "Disneyland Paris", and the "Disney" cruise liner consisting of four ships, carrying 13,400 passengers.

Hollywood movies

With the closing of movie theaters, and the strong impact of the pandemic on box office sales, it was only logical that the screening of a number of internationally-anticipated Hollywood films would be postponed, as the producers of the upcoming James Bond movie "No Time to Day" announced the postponement of the film's screening until April of this year. Next, the same month that the ninth part of the "Fast and Furious" series of films, titled "F9: The Fast Saga," was announced, in addition to the horror movie "Quiet Place 2", which was chosen the same month of next year. To display.

Amusement parks in the world were forced to close their doors during the pandemic, one of the most important and most famous of them being "Disney parks".

Cherry flowers

Japan celebrates the cherry blossom season every year, and the areas and gardens in which these trees abound are a destination for tens of thousands of season lovers, but the main festivals of this happy season have been canceled for the Japanese, for fear of the virus spreading within a package of preventive health measures to maintain health and safety the public.

Nobel prize"

The Nobel Foundation announced the cancellation of the traditional award ceremony in Stockholm, which was scheduled for December 10. For the first time since the award was launched in 1944, the ceremony has been converted into a virtual version due to the pandemic. Instead, a televised ceremony will be held. In the absence of winners who will receive their prizes remotely.

The closure of cinemas, and the strong impact of the pandemic, prompted the postponement of the screenings of a number of Hollywood films, which are highly anticipated.

The Nobel Foundation announced the cancellation of the traditional award ceremony for the first time since the award was launched in 1944.

For the first time in 70 years, organizers of the Edinburgh International Festival in Scotland have had to cancel it.

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