Collateral omicron effect: canceled events and empty scenarios
After the appearance of the new SARS-COV-2 variant, an omicron, the infections have risen in some countries, which has again affected the show industry in America and Europe.
In this context, many events already arranged for their performance in face -to -face mode have been postponed or canceled at the beginning of this year.This could affect and reverse the reactivation attempts of the entertainment industry, the show business and fashion.
Italian designer Giorgio Armani communicated on January 4 the decision to cancel his parades for the autumn and winter collection of 2022: 'Giorgio and Emporio in Milan', as well as his high -sewing parade 'Armani Privé' in Paris, toThe end of this month.Following this line, the brand does not plan to make virtual parades.
Likewise, designer John Anderson (JW Anderson) communicated on January 10 thatThe spread of the omicrum variant.
For its part, the brand will present its male autumn and winter collection for 2022 in digital format.
In Colombia, within the schedule for the Barranquilla Carnival, the massive event reading event was canceled.This traditional event, which was going to take place on January 22 - and that begins the season of the Precarnavales by the current Queen Valeria Charis Salcedo - is a pillar of the time of Colombian celebration.The announcement was given by the mayor of Barranquilla, Jaime Pumarejo, who also said through Twitter that "there will be no concerts for those days or prereno events", anticipating that the city comes with an increase in the number of infections, although 97% of the population is "vaccinated with at least one dose," according to the magazine Semana.
“To have carnival in February and other spaces that generate employment and preserve our traditions, we will make a great effort as a preventive measure.We have decided to cancel the side and mass events scheduled for this month, including concerts and other precarnaval activities, ”Pumarejo wrote.
In the seventh art industry, the Slaldance Film Festival was postponed for January 27 until February 6, 2022, after being originally announced for the week of January 17.Likewise, the Choice Awards critics were postponed since January 9 - original fact - to a date that still remains uncompassed.
The winners had to be revealed by the hosts Taye Diggs and Nicole Byer;However, the new ceremony will still be broadcast live in person on The CW and TBS at some point, Variety magazine reported.
He also reported that the red carpet of the new Spin-Off series of Disney Plus, The Book of Boba Fett has been postponed.Now, the actors and creatives of the series will meet to celebrate the end of the production on February 8, instead of January 4 as was originally.As for the prestigious Sundance Film Festival, the organization communicated through its official website that the festival will take place from January 20 to 30 digitally.
The Grammy Awards will not be held this year, after being postponed due to the high propagation of the omicron variant in the United States.The prestigious event that awarded the best of American music would be held on January 31, 2022, but a new date for its development has not yet been disclosed, according to the newspaper Los Angeles Times.
"After careful consideration and analysis with city and state officials, health and safety experts, the community of artists and many of our partners, Recording Academy and CBS postponed the 64 annual delivery of the Grammy Awards," he saidThe group in a joint statement with CBS.
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"The health and safety of the members of our musical community, the live audience and the hundreds of people who work tirelessly to produce our program remain our main priority."
The world of American theater has also suffered casualties, with Broadway presenting a wave of cancellations due to the increase in Covid-19 cases, with productions such as' Hamilton ',' MJ the musical ',' Mrs.Doubtfire: The Musical 'and' Tina: The Tina Turner Musical 'being affected and therefore, canceling shows due to coronavirus shoots inside its casts.
Even some Broadway boxing giants like 'Harry Potter and the cursed boy', 'Ain't Too Proud', 'Freestyle Love supreme', 'Moulin Rouge!'and 'Jagged Little Pill' have also canceled upcoming functions, Broadway World said.
Latin America
In Panama, the organizing team of Panama Jazz Festival - whose beginning took place on January 10 - informed that due to the increase in positive cases of patients with an omicron, the capacity in the face -to -face events would be reduced to 30%.
In Brazil, the Carnival of Rio de Janeiro - one of the most emblematic events in the region - was canceled following the rapid spread of virus in the population.The celebration was planned from February 25 to March 1, 2022, however, after the rise of more than 18 thousand positive COVID-19 in 24 hours, the mayor of Río, Eduardo Paes, said in a transmission in a transmission inDirect by social networks that compiled the France 24 agency: "The Carnival of Calle de la form that was carried out until 2020 (...) will not be carried out in 2022".
Although Paes proposed to do the event in February in three different spaces of the city, the proposal was rejected by the representatives of the musical corses ('blocos') that carry out the routes through the neighborhoods of Rio.
Video games and comics
In the field of video games, fans of eSports and other industry titles will have to attend E3 - the most relevance event in this industry - virtually in the 2022 edition. “Due to health risks inCourse surrounding the COVID-19 and its potential impact on the safety of exhibitors and assistants, the E3 will not be carried out in person in 2022, ”said the Entertainment Software Association organization (that) in charge of the US event,“ we continueIncredibly excited about the future of E3 and we hope to announce more details soon. ”
This will be the second consecutive year in which the show will take place digitally, since the concerns against the COVID-19 took the event to the virtual platforms in 2021 and sank to the 2020 version.
While months are still missing for the E3 and the contagios peak could have ended at that time, this event attracts more than 50 thousand people in the industry and 15 thousand fans in person to the Los Angeles Convention Center, so theDecision of that remains in forecast of the security of the attendees, according to the brand.
At the moment, other events remain tentative for the rest of 2022, and some have remained firm by the middle of the year, such as the famous Comic-Con in San Diego (USA) that has published its dates from 21 to 24July and Wondercon in Anaheim, California (USA) from April 1 to 3, 2022, with ticket packages available on their corresponding websites.
