VIP Class Notes (Li)[R]

Vocabulary

attendance: the number of people who go to an event, meeting, etc.

eg. At last month’s meeting, attendance was poor.

eg. He failed the course because of his poor record of attendance.

showing now/available now

stream/offer stage performances on video platforms

Grammar

a few drama can be performed – a few shows can be performed

Reading

As part of the international musical festival, Culture Square’s main stage will host new and original Chinese musical works even though current guidelines limiting audience sizes will mean production losses.

“Under the current limitations, the more performances we put on, the more money we lose, but there have to be some theaters taking the first steps,” Fei said.

“Through performances, we want to send a message to the authorities: Theaters can operate safely under the current circumstances in China. We hope that will convince them to loosen the restrictions on audience size.”

Fei said the setting of the outdoor stage should ease public anxiety about gathering in enclosed spaces. The performances there will mainly feature smaller musicals, concerts, some drama and crossover shows.

“We are inviting performing troupes with small-scale productions to contact us and make full use of the outdoor stage,” Fei said.

Performances announced for the Shanghai Musical Festival include the musical “West Chamber” and famed theater director Meng Jinghui’s first musical show, “The Murder of Hanging Garden.”

The patriotic musical “Spring in Shanghai 1949” and “Search of Sound,” a show for children, are also on the tentative playbill.