miércoles, 19 de agosto de 2020

Bjorn: Expect less extravagant shows in post-coronavirus world

 

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AUGUST 19, 2020

Expect less extravagant shows in post-coronavirus world, ABBA's Bjorn Ulvaeus says

Hanna Rantala


STOCKHOLM (Reuters) - Extravagant musical productions such as “Mamma Mia!” will need to be scaled down when they go again after the coronavirus lockdowns end, ABBA star and Swedish pop impresario Bjorn Ulvaeus says.


The 75-year old, who co-penned hits like “Waterloo” and “Dancing Queen” for ABBA with fellow member Benny Andersson and the band’s manager Stig Anderson, has spent a lot of his time watching movies and listening to books during the pandemic, which has shut theatres and cinemas across the world. He has also found a new love in kayaking.


But Ulvaeus is also working on ways to improve social distancing at theatres so that “Mamma Mia!” and “Mamma Mia! The Party” can open again soon.


“We’ve kept the cast staff and everyone on furlough,” he told Reuters in a Zoom interview from his island retreat in the Baltic off Stockholm.


“And we look forward to maybe opening in January, February, if we’re lucky. And meanwhile, we’re trying to create a social distancing environment in those places as much as we can.”


The pandemic lockdown has been a tough time for musicians and artists globally, and Ulvaeus said productions would look different when theatres finally open up again.


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“The big, big, luxurious musical productions are so expensive to run, so expensive to create and to produce that you need at least 80, 85 percent capacity,” he said.


“So if you’re down to, say, 60 or 50, that means that the productions have to be smaller.”


Ulvaeus is involved in all the “Mamma Mia!” productions in London, which include the original musical and “Mamma Mia! The Party”, and is trying to get a “Party” to open in Gothenburg, Sweden before the end of the year.


He also has a hand in the Super Trouper exhibition in London and the ABBA Museum in Stockholm.


Ulvaeus said his own schedule would also look different in future, with less travel and with more meetings that have to be held face-to-face taking place in Stockholm.


“Since I’m at the age when corona is especially dangerous, I will have people fly to me in Stockholm instead of vice-versa,” he said.


Reporting by Hanna Rantala; Editing by Angus MacSwan


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Espectáculos serán menos extravagantes en mundo post-coronavirus; Bjorn Ulvaeus de ABBA

Por Hanna Rantala

19 de Agosto de 2020


ESTOCOLMO, 19 ago (Reuters) - Producciones musicales extravagantes como "Mamma Mia!" deberán ser simplificados cuando vuelvan a a los escenarios tras el levantamiento de los cierres por coronavirus, dijo la estrella de ABBA y empresario del pop Bjorn Ulvaeus.


El cantante sueco de 75 años, que coescribió éxitos como "Waterloo" y "Dancing Queen" para ABBA con su compañero de banda Benny Andersson y el manager Stig Anderson, ha pasado mucho tiempo viendo películas y escuchando libros durante la pandemia, que provocó el cierre de cines y teatros en todo el mundo. También encontró un nuevo amor en el kayak.


Pero Ulvaeus además está trabajando en formas de mejorar el distanciamiento social en los teatros para que "Mamma Mia!"y "Mamma Mia! The Party" puedan volver pronto.


"Hemos mantenido al elenco y al personal en licencia", contó a Reuters en una entrevista por Zoom desde su retiro en una isla del Báltico frente a Estocolmo.


"Esperamos volver tal vez en enero, febrero, si tenemos suerte. Y, mientras tanto, estamos tratando de crear un ambiente con distanciamiento social en esos lugares tanto como podamos", agregó.


La cuarentena por la pandemia ha sido dura para los músicos y artistas en todo el mundo y Ulvaeus afirma que las producciones se verán diferentes cuando los teatros finalmente puedan abrir.


"Las producciones musicales grandes son tan caras de ejecutar, tan caras de crear y de producir que necesitas al menos un 80, 85% de capacidad", explicó. "Así que si tienes menos de, digamos, 60 o 50, eso significa que las producciones deben ser más pequeñas".


Ulvaeus está involucrado en todas las producciones de "Mamma Mia!" en Londres, que incluyen el musical original y "Mamma Mia! The Party", y está tratando de estrenar una función de "Party" en Gotemburgo, Suecia, antes de fin de año.


También participa en la exhibición Super Trouper en Londres y en el Museo ABBA en Estocolmo.


(Reporte de Hanna Rantala; Editado en español por Lucila Sigal)

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These faces, these stories, what a day! ABBA’s Björn Ulvaeus, TV news presenter Anna Lindmarker, 96-year-old Walter Frankenstein, who survived the Holocaust in Berlin - These and many other fascinating people with the most varied of life stories appeared in front of the camera of photo artist Carsten Sander for the art project “Faces of Europe”. On his trip through the 27 EU member states, Carsten Sander visited us in Stockholm on Sunday and stopped his mobile photo studio in front of the Nordic Museum on Djurgården. On the occasion of the German EU Council Presidency, “Faces of Europe”, by means of 1000 portraits, aims to document European diversity and support integration and humanity. We are looking forward to seeing the result. Many thanks to everyone involved and the many Swedish faces of Europe
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