Singer Valery Meladze called on Russian artists to stop filming New Year’s programs in order to draw attention to the problems of cultural workers who were left without work amid the spread of the coronavirus. He announced this on Saturday, November 14, in his Instagram account.
Meladze noted that due to the fact that performances, concerts and other events are canceled until January 15, artists, musicians and other people involved in the field of culture do not have a job, but, according to Meladze, “nobody cares”.
At the same time, people go down to the subway and often do not comply with anti-epidemic measures, the performer added.
New Year’s concerts, according to the singer, are just entertainment, which is not the first necessity. However, without these entertainments “there is no New Year, there is no positive, there is no feeling of a holiday,” Meladze said.
“Imagine if you turn on the TV on New Year’s Eve, and there is no New Year’s light, no music or entertainment programs. If our work is prohibited by restrictive measures, then we are prohibited from taking part in the New Year filming. I think it would be correct to adhere to these rules, and all artists refuse to shoot in New Year’s programs, ”the publication says.
On November 12, the head of the Moscow Department of Trade and Services, Alexei Nemeryuk, said that New Year’s corporate parties in the capital could be held until 23:00 and on the condition that no more than 50 people would be present at the same time.
Nemeryuk also spoke about the cancellation of mass New Year’s events and concerts in the capital. He added that restaurants and clubs will not work in Moscow on New Year’s Eve.
The mayor of the capital Sergei Sobyanin urged the townspeople to celebrate the New Year at home in the family circle. At the same time, he stressed that no one forbids residents to walk along the streets of the capital on New Year’s Eve.
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