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Hall of the Berliner Ensemble without spectators
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Berlin's Senator for Culture Klaus Lederer assumes that the theaters and opera houses in the capital will remain closed at least until Easter due to Corona, i.e. around two and a half months.
In view of the currently very serious infection situation, he conferred with representatives of the state's stages and the independent scene on Wednesday, said the left-wing politician on Thursday in the Berlin House of Representatives.
“We actually pretty much agreed yesterday that no stage would be opened here in Berlin until Easter.
You don't need a lot of imagination. "
Lederer referred to the high number of infections and some unknown variables.
It was not clear until the middle of next week what effects the holidays would have had on the infection process.
The second, "far more dramatic" question is about the effects of the virus mutation that is currently spreading.
If this variant has a significantly higher infection intensity, all previous considerations with regard to the culture would have to be put to the test.
"Right now is not the time to seriously talk about what we are doing now," said Lederer.
“Then when something works again, culture has to be part of it.
But at the moment nobody can seriously give any serious information about when something will work again. "
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