THE POLITICAL THINKING OF ART CRITICS IN THE POST-PANDEMIC PERIOD

Due to this worldwide health crisis the performing arts have come to a standstill almost everywhere. This affects not only the work of the artists, but also that of the art critics. However, change creates opportunities. Suppose you could use this time of contemplation to think up a number of things: What changes in the role of art criticism (in relation to the performing arts) would be desirable? Could the international performing arts festivals play a role in this? And what do you hope to get more time and publishing opportunities for in the future as a critic?

Having recently written an article about the Berliner Festspiele’s online performances, I would like to write as a theatre critic about how the online presentation and consumption systems in the arts are reconstructing theatre in the pandemic and post-pandemic period. Will the theatre structure be changed — or destroyed — when the arts festivals create the online platforms of theatre shows? In addition, how will the artists and critics react to the first world lockdown in human history, a period which is terrible because of the fear of death but which has also allowed us to share our experiences of isolation? Despite enjoying the free online performances and the restful long periods at home, I believe that artists and critics should be looking critically at the changes in…