El Coronavirus y los artistas / The Coronavirus and the artists
Hola queridos amigos, espero estén muy bien!
Hoy no desperté con ganas ni tiempo de escribir acá en Steemit pero básicamente la suspensión de todas las actividades para el día de hoy y los siguientes días me pusieron a pensar y terminé teniendo el tiempo necesari, pero no lo hice hasta que la gota que rebasó el vaso fue el ver y escuchar a tantas orquestas, artistas, todos unidos para un sólo motivo; El bien de todos nosotros. Así que hoy les voy a hablar un poco de lo que veo desde adentro y afuera del tema del Coronavirus y los artistas.
Este virus es de los pocos en muchos años que nos afecta de gran manera, pues a todos los que hacemos vida en algo nos interfirió, absolutamente a todos, tengamos el trabajo que tengamos pues gran parte tiene "días libres" por prevención.
Una de las cosas que había pensado hace poco tiempo (más que todo en el camino a los ensayos con la orquesta, que es donde uno se topa más con la realidad) fue en cómo les iba a afectar a los trabajadores callejeros, esos que venden cosas a menor precio en trenes, subtes, etc, pero jamás había pensado en que a nosotros los artistas también nos afectaría tanto, pues justo ahora no tengo actividades con las orquestas, han sido todas suspendidos. El Centro Cultural Kirchner cerró sus puertas hasta nuevo aviso, e igual el Teatro Colón, y así como ellos, demás sitios culturales.
Un artista, específicamente un músico, tiene un arma de doble filo en estos casos y es el simple hecho de que no podemos asistir a nuestro lugar de ensayos... Parece que todo va bien, no? Unas "vacaciones" repentinas... Pero el problema radica en que no todas las orquestas te pagan si esta no tiene actividades, no todos tenemos ese privilegio. Y no todo termina ahí, pues hay muchos músicos (y artistas en general) que no son parte de ningún ente donde hagan su trabajo, sino que su ganancia es diaria, yendo a su único lugar de trabajo; La calle.
Los músicos callejeros tienen el poder de decidir si ir o no a trabajar (muchos no tienen horario) pero, y si no puedes ir por más de 2 semanas? Que ganancias tendrías esas 2 semanas? Es un tema bastante delicado, y lo menciono así porque yo también he tenido que tocar en las calles por razones económicas.
Saliendo de todo estos puntos no tan buenos y nada a favor de nosotros los músicos, es hora de ver los buenos... Nos estamos uniendo un montón.
Hoy vi un live en Instagram de uno de mis artistas favoritos, el cantautor español "El Kanka", donde hizo un pequeño concierto de una hora y nunca dejó de mencionar que debemos cuidarnos, de recordarnos que debemos quedarnos en casa si nos sentimos mal, etc... Es increíble lo mucho que nos unimos. También está el caso de la Filarmónica de Berlín que dió 30 días de libre acceso (con un código gratuito) para su página de conciertos. Todo para evitar que salgan los que no deben salir y para cuidarnos entre todos.
Los artistas somos personas sensibles, pues el arte nos sensibiliza un montón y es en momentos como estos en los que se nos nota más, o mejor dicho, hay que hacerlo notar.
Hoy no voy a dejarles un video, pues sinceramente no he tenido el tiempo para grabar alguno, pero tengo pensado hacer uno corto de alguna pieza para también aportar un granito de arena para todos, especialmente para esta linda comunidad.
Cuidense mucho, cuiden a los demás. Nos seguimos leyendo luego por acá, mucha salud para todos!
Hello dear friends, I hope you are very well!
Today I did not wake up with the desire or time to write here on Steemit but basically the suspension of all activities for today and the following days made me think and I ended up having the necessary time, but I did not do it until the drop that exceeded the glass was to see and hear so many orchestras, artists, all united for a single reason; The good of all of us. So today I am going to tell you a little about what I see from the inside and outside of the issue of the Coronavirus and the artists.
This virus is one of the few in many years that affects us greatly, because all of us who make a living in something interfered with us, absolutely all of us, let us have the work we have, as a large part have "days off" for prevention.
One of the things I had recently thought about (mostly on the way to rehearsals with the orchestra, which is where you run into reality the most) was how it would affect street workers, those who sell things at a lower price on trains, subways, etc., but I had never thought that we artists would also be affected so much, because right now I don't have activities with the orchestras, they have all been suspended. The Kirchner Cultural Center closed its doors until further notice, and so did the Colón Theater, and so did they, other cultural sites.
An artist, specifically a musician, has a double-edged sword in these cases and it is the simple fact that we cannot attend our rehearsal place ... It seems that everything is going well, right? A sudden "vacation" ... But the problem is that not all orchestras pay you if it does not have activities, not all of us have that privilege. And not everything ends there, because there are many musicians (and artists in general) who are not part of any entity where they do their work, but rather earn daily, going to their only workplace; The street.
Street musicians have the power to decide whether or not to go to work (many do not have hours), but what if you can't go for more than 2 weeks? What profit would you have those 2 weeks? It is a very delicate subject, and I mention it this way because I have also had to play on the streets for economic reasons.
Coming out of all these not so good points and nothing in favor of us musicians, it is time to see the good ones ... We are joining a lot.
Today I saw a live on Instagram of one of my favorite artists, the Spanish singer-songwriter "El Kanka", where he did a small one-hour concert and never stopped mentioning that we should take care of ourselves, reminding us that we should stay home if we feel bad, etc ... It is amazing how much we come together. There is also the case of the Berlin Philharmonic which gave 30 days of free access (with a free code) for its concert page. All to prevent those who should not come out and to take care of each other.
Artists are sensitive people, because art sensitizes us a lot and it is in moments like these that we are most noticeable, or rather, we must make it noticeable.
Today I am not going to leave you a video, since honestly I have not had the time to record any, but I plan to make a short of a piece to also contribute a grain of sand for everyone, especially for this beautiful community.
Take good care of yourself, take care of others. We continue reading later around here, good health to all!
Yep... it really hurts! I have now a month long "vacation"... All my concerts cancelled immediately from Friday as the NL went into restrictions on gatherings of more than 100 people. A whole month of lost income.... Ouch! Still, it is time to learn many other things and I was expecting this to happen, so we have a little bit of a buffer... but if it continues for more than a month... well, it could start to get a bit tricky!
I totally understand you. It is a "break" that we do not know until when it will be and a low blow. But I am sure that everything will pass quickly, and we will be much better! Hug, artist friend!
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