O'clock leave request after release it is also not stand the prospect of the resumption new National Theater and museums June 2 15 09 minutes

In Tokyo, where requests for suspension of work, etc. are being gradually eased, we moved to “Step 2” on the 1st, and the request to the theater was canceled, but some facilities cannot be resumed immediately.

Opera and Ballet Stage New National Theater

The New National Theater in Shibuya-ku, Tokyo, is one of the leading theaters in Japan for opera and ballet, but due to the new coronavirus, it was forced to close from the end of February, and the 16th and 98th performances were canceled.

Costumes and stage equipment imported from overseas are still left in the theater.

The cost of the loss is tens of millions of yen to 100 million yen for each performance only for the ticket.

Currently, it has been advanced ticket about 50,000 sheets of refund work, not only the theater of operations, but also to performers and related suppliers of life has had a major impact, called the do not stand the prospect of resuming ..

Can't call performers from overseas

Why can't it be resumed immediately after the leave request is canceled?

Kazushi Ohno, a world-famous conductor and artistic director of the opera division of the New National Theatre, will appear from overseas while each country restricts foreigners from entering the country and is worried about the second wave. I'm not in a position to call people or staff.

Mr. Ono said, "I used to invite international singers and directors by paying the airfare. It is not possible to return to the situation before Corona immediately, so it is necessary to shift the performers to Japan. I was talking."

Performers become "crowded"

There is also a structural problem in the theater.

The space called "orchestra pit" in front of the audience seats is lowered in production, and a maximum of 120 performers are crowded.

For this reason, Mr. Ohno says that he is considering ways to reduce the number of performers, or to raise the floor to a higher position to improve ventilation.

The need to change the stage

In the prospect of resumption does not stand, Ohno, such as changing the performers hugging scene to another of the way of showing, I say that I feel the need to review the performance itself.

Mr. Ono said, "In opera, there are scenes where you can keep love and burn in vengeance in difficult circumstances, but if emotions spill out, there are jumps. I think that we can devise a production that does not hug each other. I want you to meet a new opera at the restarted theater."

Mori Art Museum's planned exhibition canceled Canceling preparations for the next exhibition

The “Mori Art Museum” in Minato-ku, Tokyo, which exhibits mainly contemporary art at home and abroad, cannot remove the works of the planned exhibition that was canceled due to the influence of the new coronavirus, and is preparing for the next exhibition. Due to lack of arrangements, resuming is expected after late July.

At the Mori Art Museum, we are currently offering a free service that allows you to experience the canceled art exhibition online. You can see the works freely as if you were walking in the actual venue, and you can also listen to the guide.

Mami Kataoka, the director of the Mori Art Museum, said, “It is unlikely that online will replace a realistic experience at an art museum, but I think there are many things that can be done online. For the time being, we cannot expect an audience from overseas, so we would like to combine real-world and online experiences well."

"How to get people to experience art while limiting the number of visitors"

On the other hand, regarding the influence of the idea of ​​"social distance" on the scene of art, "I have aimed to make many people see the work, so it is difficult to establish management while protecting the social distance. It is expected that it will be difficult to hold large-scale exhibitions that will reach hundreds of thousands of people, and it is a new idea for the museum industry as a whole to consider how to get access to quality art while limiting the number of visitors. I think it will be a challenge."