Japan's kabuki theatre resumes, socially distanced, after COVID-19 hiatus

Staff members conduct a simulation on how to support social distancing at the entrance of the Kabukiza Theatre amid the COVID-19 outbreak in Tokyo. TOKYO: Japan's stately traditional kabuki theatre resumed performances on Saturday after a five-month break due to the novel coronavirus, with musicians in masks, actors farther apart on stage and only half the usual number of seats.

"We're reopening based on guidelines from infectious disease experts, paying attention to audience safety from the time they enter until the time they leave," Kabukiza manager Yoshitaka Hashimoto said at a Friday preview for journalists. Performers stand farther back on stage and keep a greater than normal distance from each other. Actors and staff are completely different for each act, to shorten contact.Audience members face temperature checks at the entrance and must wear masks. Seats are roped off so fewer than half are usable, and the auditorium will be sterilised between each act.Though eating boxed lunches between acts has long been a cherished kabuki custom, it's currently prohibited.

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