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Yes, we’ll continue performing
for 50 visitors
"It is marvellous to sit in the Pfauen again and let yourself be carried away by this energy," wrote journalist Daniel Binswanger the day before yesterday in the Republik. However, just one day later we were faced with a difficult decision due to the Federal Council's severe new measures in order to bring the pandemic under control: can, want, should we perform when, from Thursday 29 October 2020, only 50 people are allowed in the auditorium and the number of Covid-19 cases are rising rapidly?
Yes, we want to continue performing for you. We want to make it possible for you to go to the theatre, especially in these times. Since we expect this measure to be in place for quite some time, we will continue to perform for you - with a protection concept that is tried and tested, as long as the situation will permit us to do so. "We are convinced that our audience is grateful for moments where it can experience other realms of emotions and thoughts. And we have a protection concept that allows us to do so. Thanks to subsidies from the city of Zurich, additional Corona financial support from the federal government and the canton, and also thanks to our loyal partners, foundations and patrons, we can overcome this difficult situation and still offer you a programme. We are very grateful for this," as the artistic directors Benjamin von Blomberg and Nicolas Stemann stated.
This makes it all the more important for us to find ways in the coming days and weeks to draw more attention to independent artists and smaller cultural institutions that are facing hardship due to the current situation.
Since the start of the season on 12 September 2020, we have celebrated five premieres: The Köln Concert, Das Weinen/Das Wähnen, Frühlings Erwachen , My Year of Rest and Relaxation and Medea*. The audience felt safe thanks to a safety concept involving mandatory masks, distance rules and high-performance ventilation, which was implemented consistently right from the start. We are continuing to maintain this tried and tested safety concept under the new capacity adjustments.
We will get in touch with our audience, refund tickets or offer vouchers. And we are already looking forward to the moment when we will be able to continue the season that started so successfully together with our entire audience under better circumstances.
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