Sanremo. Standing ovation for 'Lo stato sociale' which lists on the Ariston stage the most famous Italian clubs closed due to the pandemic and anti-covid measures 'But it won't be forever'.
From North to South, from Milan to Palermo passing through Livorno, Rome, Naples, up to Messina: the group wanted to remember the crisis that entertainment operators are experiencing with theaters, cinemas and venues forced to close, and with all concerts postponed.
It was one of the most emotional moments of the evening of the Sanremo Festival that the guys from Lo Stato Sociale gave on the Ariston stage. After singing 'Non è per sempre' by Afterhours, together with Emanuela Fanelli and Francesco Pannofino the band listed the clubs, cinemas and theatres that have been closed in the last year due to Covid, the concerts that were cancelled, the people in the entertainment world who have been left without work. “Alcatraz, Milan: opened in 1997 closed in February 2020, we don't know when it will reopen. Teatro dell'angelo, Rome: opened in '94, closed forever. Cinema Iris, Messina: we don't know when it will reopen. In the 90s a musician opened the Cage in Livorno because, he says, cities without clubs are uglier and emptier: we don't know when it will reopen. The Mandrioli cinema in the province of Bologna continues to show films during the lockdown, behind closed doors, so that the voices of the characters are not missing in the city: we don't know when it will reopen. Hiroshima, Turin: We don't know. Teatro Massimo, Palermo. Cinema Adriano. Sherwood festival, Miami, Balla coi cinghiali: suspended. Primo maggio: without an audience. Teatro salone margherita in Naples: closed permanently. Sanremo Festival 2021: 26 singers, between them alone over 50.000 concerts, over a thousand live clubs, over 10.000 people who have not worked for a year. But it won't be forever. Believe us, our flowers are not ruined yet”, they recite on stage.
That 'But it won't be forever' was a message of hope for all those working in the entertainment industry, many of whom are precarious, who have been forced to rethink their lives for a year to try to survive. At the end of that 'But it won't be forever' there was a standing ovation from the orchestra and applause from the press room.
Article published on March 5, 2021 - 12pm
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