How to maintain community connection, as Coronavirus forces isolation? Italians sing, play and bash from their balconies
Last November the world was charmed when an opera singer performed a famous liberation song across the tenements of Santiago, in Chile, during an oppressive government evening curfew.
If you’re already a co-creator, click here. And if you can, please contribute!
Now, the behaviour-meme seems to have flitted to the tenements of Italy, as the country undergoes a different lockdown - as part of measures to establish “social distancing” against the coronavirus. There’s everything from accordion bands to pots and pans here.
Above and below are some clips taken by news organisations and citizens on social media. In terms of “creating a feel” for hard-pressed communities - a way for them to stick together, while having to be socially and physically isolated - it’s just about a perfect tactic.
Will we be ready with our repertoires when such a moment comes? Who’ll start the chorus?