Frozen to open in Australia, one theater in Japan has taken innovation to the next level.
The dance company Tsuki Akarino Ido Gekijyo, which means moonlight mobile theater in Japanese, built a circular stage with 30 seats, each in an individual compartment separated by wooden panels. Audience members remain physically distanced from one another as they sit on chairs and peer into the performance through mailbox-like slots, the Japanese paper
The Mainichi reported. Each six-and-a-half foot by three-foot panel also has another circular hole, resembling a spyhole.
The mobile stage, called Peeping Garden, can be disassembled and reassembled, allowing it to travel around Japan. The concept debuted in December at Dance House Kogane 4422 in the city of Nagoya, and later moved to Aichi Prefecture, the paper reported. All 12 of the performances have sold out, according to
Japan dance group creates stage seen through peepholes in new twist amid pandemic
February 6, 2021 (Mainichi Japan)
This Jan. 31, 2021 photo shows a circular stage set that is viewed by looking through a hole in the door of a room partitioned off for each person at Komaki Community Center in Aichi Prefecture. The paper tubes placed inside are used by the performers. (Photo courtesy of Ryosuke Sato) NAGOYA, Aichi A dance company in this central Japan city is attracting a lot of attention after creating a circular stage for performances viewed through peepholes while maintaining social distance. Thirty cubicles to view shows are arranged in a circle, and the audience sits one by one in the space surrounded by dividers, and peep through holes in the doors at the performers.