Mexican theater in pandemic times: discovering digital technology, shying activism

The theatrical republic of the few

by Gastón A. Alzate

23rd of September 2021. As of July 2020, Mexico allowed the reopening of theaters maintaining a capacity between 20% and 30%. This gave relief to the theater, although it was insufficient since due to the pandemic approximately two million theater workers entered into economic uncertainty producing losses of one billion pesos (Sector’s turnover) turnover (42 million euros). In the case of independent theater, the sector estimates that there are more than 300 such spaces in Mexico City (0) and all are at risk of disappearing (1).