New venues, new formats. Could this be the future of in-person entertainment?

by Leah Collins

” Like every innovation of the COVID-19 era so far — from Zoom shows to drive-in concerts — what happens over the next few months might well shape the future of live entertainment. Because while the pandemic more or less snuffed the 2020 summer festival season, a handful of large-scale events, including POP Montreal, are on the horizon for the fall — and they’re courting an in-person, butts-in-seats audience.

It might seem like a slow, creeping return to the way things were, but as organizers accept and even embrace the current reality, they’ve had to innovate — testing new venues and formats and even redefining how they think of things like theatre. It could usher in a new status quo.”

Source: CBC