Pitchfork se aventura a decir esto de los acts.
If this is Act I, what can we expect from Acts II and III?
RENAISSANCE was first announced as “Act I” of an upcoming saga, and the album’s liner notes confirm that Beyoncé will follow it up with at least two more “acts.” She has said that all the music was made during a creative burst at the peak of COVID, and that it was inspired by her children, her husband, and her team. But what could these multiple parts entail? One theory: The music is the driving force behind RENAISSANCE more than a specific narrative arc; if Act I is a culmination of various forms of Black music and their effects on pop across the 20th and early 21st centuries, it’s possible that Act II and Act III might look at the way it moves in the present and forward into the future. Beyoncé has accomplished a lot over her nearly 30-year career, but a full-blown musical trilogy is new even for her. Like every piece of art that bears her name, the anticipation is half the fun.
