Cum a transformat pandemia artele?

2020 was a challenging year for all the artists as well as for the audience. The artists were forced to bring masks on stage that they would never have wanted. Many art creators have moved their shows online. The public was also affected by all this madness. The people stayed at home and paid tickets online for shows broadcasted online. For many theatre makers, preserving a palpable sense of liveness was paramount in adapting a theatrical project for a digital medium. Plays and monologues on Zoom about lockdown life had most appreciated in the virtual space. Online plays had a lot of success in most countries. Some digital productions have shown impressive formal originality – such as Belarus Free Theatre’s experimental Zoom show “A School of Fools”. The conversation and subject matter have focused on the pandemic lifestyle. Many creators, however, got most excited by projects that unprecedentedly brought theatre to the digital space. Theatre has offered us comfort, provocation and entertainment.