The Malaga Festival or the Independent Music Awards are the last victims of the world of culture due to the spread of the coronavirus, which has forced the activities of the Instituto Cervantes, the capacity of the Reina Sofía to be reduced, and concerts and movie premieres to be canceled. that the Government announced the suspension of all events in closed spaces of more than 1,000 people in Madrid, La Rioja Vitoria and Labastida, the announcements of cancellation of cultural events have occurred not only in the affected areas.
According to Pollstar magazine, the WiZink Center was the fourth site in the world in 2019 by activity (the third in 2018), with 164 events, of which 85 were concerts.
The Cervantes Institute has suspended all its activities at its headquarters in Madrid until March 25 and in the centers it has spread around the world, it applies the guidelines set by each Government. In Italy, where it has centers in Milan, Rome and Palermo, activity is paralyzed, in Beijing and Shanghai it is beginning to recover and the Bratislava Classroom has been closed at the government’s request.
The plenary sessions and commissions of the Royal Spanish Academy will be suspended from today (for 15 days).
The world of literary promotion is also being affected and writers such as Javier Castillo, have changed the face-to-face way by telephone for their interviews. And authors like Ruta Sepetys or Posy Simmonds have canceled them.
Casa América and the Sefarad-Israel Center have suspended activities until March 26 and even the program OT, which for a couple of weeks has prohibited its contestants from colliding with the public displaced to the studio, has postponed all the signatures scheduled these days.
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