What happens to live musicians, actors, and other live performers when they can no longer perform?

Canada is currently five months into an unprecedented cultural shutdown. There have been some small efforts to open things back up, but for the most part our theatres are closed, our musicians aren’t performing, and all large-scale events have been postponed or cancelled.

“This is an enormous cataclysm for the performing arts,” says Mark Limacher, a local composer and pianist.