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Musicians perform for ants after COVID-19 cancels festivals

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This concert is fit for a queen  . . . ant.
The show will go on for 11 obscure music festivals this summer despite the …

This concert is fit for a queen. . ant. The show will go on for 11 obscure music festivals this summer despite the dangers of COVID-19. Just how? The only attendees will be teeny tiny ants. Aptly dubbed Antyfest, the musical performances — played by musicians from their own homes — are streamed via iPad to their “audience” of insects. The screens are then placed inside miniature replicas of the real-life venues where the festivals would have happened throughout the world. The buggy scene will be streamed on YouTube so viewers can tune in and watch the roughly 8,000 ants “dance” for free. Set to broadcast on Sunday, the production will start with one five-hour live stage performance of Russia’s Ural Music Night at 10 a.m. EST, and the other 10 are prerecorded performances that will be shown at 3 p.

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