Due to the new measures of the epidemic in the Netherlands, barbershops and fitness schools can be open for business, while cultural institutions such as theaters are not yet allowed, so there has been a practice of changing theaters into hair salons a few days ago, and this action has been responded to, and theaters in many regions have followed in the footsteps of "Kapsalon Theaters"
), receiving the audience and at the same time protesting.
Today, theaters everywhere open to protest, but local governments have different ways of dealing with this.
The act of receiving spectators in cultural venues under the name of "Hair Salon Theater" did not gain freedom anywhere. For example, the Royal Concertgebouw in Amsterdam received a warning, and it also occurred in the Royal Theatre Koninklijke Schouwburg in The Hague.
A spokesman said the latter had decided to continue to act.
The security guard spoke to the manager in the foyer of the theater and issued a formal warning.
The theater auditorium is now completely full of visitors, although all visitors maintain a distance of 1.5 meters and scan their health QR codes when entering.
The City of Amsterdam issued a warning to the Royal ConcertGebouw for opening in violation of regulations.
The municipality recognizes that cultural venues are in difficult times, but that "the rules apply to everyone". A spokesman for Amsterdam Mayor Halsema said: "This warning is the first step in enforcing the law. ”
Some theaters had promised to participate in the protests but withdrew at the last minute because the municipality had announced that they would enforce the rules of the outbreak, punishing violators.
Theatres that are no longer involved in the action are located in places such as Emmeloord, Apeldoorn and Nijmegen.
New Health Minister Koopers said it was too early to decide whether theaters and museums could open or later. "The pandemic is moving in the right direction, but what it means for the arts and culture, we can't say yet," he said.
But in politics and society, there's an impulse to give space to cultural institutions, "You have to give us a time." ”
Next Tuesday, the Cabinet will study the opening of the restaurant industry and cultural institutions. Coopers said: "The epidemic is not all negative news, the number of infections is high now, but the number of hospitals admitted to hospitals because of covid-19 continues to decrease. ”
He is satisfied with the downward trend, but believes that more time is needed to verify and evaluate.
The new justice minister, Yesilgöz, said the tolerant approach was not allowed and asked the city government to enforce the law firmly.