Not essential
, the title of Grand Corps Malade denouncing the closure of cultural places, now has its translation into sign language.
The IVT (International Visual Theater), a Parisian venue "
emblematic of Deaf culture
", has published a clip accessible to hearing-impaired people.
"
Although understanding in the face of this critical pandemic situation, we are keen to shout our desire, our need for you,"
explain Emmanuelle Laborit and Jennifer Lesage-David, directors of the IVT.
And also that art and culture are most essential in our eyes!
We are therefore pleased to share with you our cry from the heart and warmly thank Grand Corps Malade for allowing us to adapt his song into a song.
"
To read also: With
Not essential
, Grand Corps Malade sings the lost freedom of culture in the face of Covid-19
In December 2020, Grand Corps Malade released
Not Essential
, this title using the formula used to designate places of leisure and culture, known as “
non-essential
”.
Museums, theaters and cinemas have been closed since the start of the reconfinement, and the deadline for their reopening has been postponed several times.
On Wednesday, around sixty elected officials, including the mayors of Paris, Lyon, Marseille, Lille and Toulouse, summoned Emmanuel Macron to clarify his project for culture.
They now want to know the rules that will govern the reopening.
"
It is urgent to send strong signs to the world of culture, that is to say a working method that stabilizes short, medium and long term prospects
", wrote these 61 elected representatives of cities and metropolises. , brought together across urban France, an association of metropolises, urban communities and large cities.
Read also: The big cities summon Emmanuel Macron to clarify his project for culture
"
Without perspective, we fear that the great distress of cultural professionals, increasingly intense every day, is transformed gradually into bitterness and anger
"
,
deplored the various elected this open letter, as protests and movements to occupy theaters and cinemas continue in France.
Among the signatories, both left and right, are Anne Hidalgo (Paris), Éric Piolle (Grenoble), Martine Aubry (Lille), Jean-Luc Moudenc (Toulouse), Johanna Rolland (Nantes), Martine Vassal (metropolitan Aix- Marseille) or Grégory Doucet (Lyon).
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