La Criée, the national theater stage in Marseille, has been occupied since March 15 – C. Delabroy / 20 Minutes
The curtain will remain closed for several more days. Occupied since March 15 by intermittents of the show, the Théâtre de la Criée in Marseille announced this Thursday the cancellation of the performances scheduled for the beginning of June, due to “the impossibility of welcoming the public until further notice. “.
The “blocking” of the large hall and the restaurant makes the reception of the public “incompatible with the occupation in its current form, taking into account the safety regulations and health protocols in force”, informs the Management of the Auction in a statement.
Unemployment insurance reform in the sights of protesters
The theater is canceling the Pierre Goy & Liana Mosca concert scheduled for June 1 and the performances of Winterreise by Angelin Preljocaj initially scheduled for June 4, 5 and 6. “There is urgency” to reopen, pleaded a week earlier the director of this national theater, Macha Makeïeff. The theater had already canceled the first performances, scheduled for May.
At the Théâtre de la Criée, dozens of people, including intermittent entertainment workers, students and the homeless occupy the theater 24 hours a day to demand the abandonment of the unemployment insurance reform which is to come into force at the start of the day. July and the extension of the white year after months of inactivity. They also register their movement in a convergence of anti-racist, anti-sexist struggles or against police violence.