There will be a Music Festival on the first day of summer, a " great music meeting " but " without taking risks, " assured the Minister of Culture on Friday. “ It is in the identity of our compatriots. We will talk about music, we will see music. There will be a big music event, ”said Franck Riester on RTL. " We are trying to offer something that has a mouth, which allows the French to sing, to play music, without taking risks ." “ We are trying to prepare something (...), including outside. The limit is not to take risks with groupings, too much population mixing"Tempered the minister, stressing that radio and television are also being organized for June 21.
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While the media libraries, libraries and small museums were able to reopen on May 11, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe should specify the conditions for the organization of major events in late May. All the festivals welcoming more than 5000 people cannot be organized before the end of August. " For the others, we hope to be able to see from June, July, August. Organize cultural events taking into account constraints, "said the Minister.
"We will have to be pragmatic by perhaps offering different formats, by allowing artistic and cultural education to be developed, so that people can do an artistic practice themselves ," continued Franck Riester. Regarding conservatories and music schools, the ministry "is currently discussing with Jean Castex's teams ", charged by the Prime Minister with coordinating the deconfinement strategy.
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" We would like cinemas to reopen within a reasonable time ," continued Franck Riester. The minister says he is working on opening theaters "in early July ", provided that " the health standards to be observed in a cinema are finalized, and that we can open the cinemas at the same time, in the red zones and green zones, to amortize the cost of distributing and promoting films ”.
