As the pandemic wore on, world-renowned theatre companies have shuttered, or are under threat of shutting down permanently, including William Shakespeare’s legendary Globe theatre in London, and even performances like the Cirque du Soleil have filed for bankruptcy.
The arts industry, without question, is one of the hardest-hit industries in the wake of the global pandemic. Yet even as people turned ever more towards the arts for comfort, solace and entertainment, the arts struggled to stay afloat.
Thousands of artists and employees in the arts found themselves with no work– for if people cannot gather outside to experience the magic of the arts, how will artists now bring this same magic to the millions now stuck at home?
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