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Saarbrücken (dpa / lrs) - The Saarland State Theater sees its premiere of the Singspiel “Im Weißen Rössl” planned for the evening (7.30 p.m.) as a sign that culture is possible in the corona pandemic.
"We deliberately put this piece of entertainment at the beginning," said General Director Bodo Busse on Thursday in Saarbrücken of the German Press Agency.
"After a dark, leaden period, after a 13 month long cultural lockdown, it is important to set new imagery and color symbols."
He is happy to be able to «take the first steps» as part of an opening model in Saarland.
"Due to the Corona rules, around 230 of the 980 places can be occupied," said Busse.
Visitors would have to show a daily negative corona test and their ID card with the admission ticket.
"You will then receive a colored bracelet and sit with a mask and space."
They also keep their distance on stage, and only seven musicians are in the orchestra pit.
The theater last played in October, said Busse.
“By the way, we only had very few corona cases in the house.
That couldn't even be counted on two hands and was proof of a functioning security concept. "
Of course, he knows that one has to continue to be careful.
"But we think that this is the right way to go back to a cultural reality in a pandemic with the necessary protection against infection," emphasized the general manager.
The question of whether culture is systemically relevant does not arise for him.
“Culture makes a system possible in the first place,” said Busse.
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The Saarland started an opening model with increased testing on Tuesday.
Numerous facilities are allowed to open, including the theater, outdoor dining and fitness studios.
If you want to use the offer, you need a negative corona rapid test, which must not be older than 24 hours.
The openings are only allowed as long as the seven-day incidence is below 100.
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