This Japanese dance company has put in place an alternative solution to perform despite the Covid-19.
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The global health crisis is forcing performers in the performing arts to try to find ways to adapt in order to exercise their activity.
In Japan, a surprising device was created by a dance company with the aim of performing their show in front of an audience while respecting the rules of physical distancing,
CNews
reports
citing information from the Reuters news agency.
Since December 2020, spectators have been seated in a circle around the stage in separate booths.
Inside, they can watch the performance of the dancers using a small slit like those in letter boxes or a peephole.
Limiting the viewers' field of view is supposed to make them concentrate more on what the dancers are doing on stage.
“I wanted to offer a new stage format that people could enjoy with peace of mind,” Moonlight Mobile Theater Company Director Nobuyoshi Asai told Japanese newspaper
Mainichi Shinbun
.
Only 30 spectators per performance
Thanks to this device, 12 performances of this company's show were made, all sold out.
The disadvantage of this system is that it can only accommodate 30 spectators per performance, which does not allow the troop to recover its costs.
To survive, Moonlight Mobile Theater relies on subsidies from the Japanese government, even if they are barely sufficient.
In the future, Nobuyoshi Asai hopes that this device can serve as a model "to bring the public back to theaters".
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