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Two of the three main stages at the Canada center for the performing arts remain closed.
加拿大表演艺术中心的三个主要舞台中的两个仍然关闭。
But washington DCs premier arts center is cautiously reopened its opera house.
但华盛顿特区的主要艺术中心正在谨慎地重新开放歌剧院。
Live performances resumed in October,
十月恢复现场表演，
but the experience is different.
但经验是不同的。
To prevent the spread of the virus,
为了防止病毒的传播，
only 50 people are allowed in the audience
只有50人可以进入观众席。
and they are seated on the stage.
他们坐在舞台上。
So the idea was to put everybody here on stage,
所以我们的想法是让这里的每个人都上台，
put the audience on stage,
让观众上台，
reverse the relationship between the artist and the audience,
扭转艺术家和观众之间的关系，
so the artist is playing onto the stage.
所以这位艺术家正在舞台上表演。
Temperature checks are mandated
体温检测是强制的，
Seats are well over six feet apart and artists must pass a COVID test before the performance.
座位相距超过六英尺，艺术家必须通过新冠测试才能表演。
The mood has been wonderful,
气氛很好，
and thats part of the experience of being on stage here at the opera house.
这是在歌剧院舞台上的经历的一部分。
Because as you walk through backstage
因为当你走过后台
and you see the memorabilia from past performances
你可以从过去的表演中看到纪念品
this is a new experience for the audience.
这对观众来说是一种新的体验。
Theyre having a chance to be on stage
他们有机会登上舞台
which is not something they normally get a chance to do.
这不是他们通常有机会做的事。
It feels wonderful,it feels wonderful to make music in a larger space
感觉很棒，在更大的空间里做音乐感觉很棒。
a very nice studio but its you know its confined.
一个很好的工作室，但你知道它是封闭的。
The center recently renovated the opera houses ventilation system
中心最近改造了歌剧院的通风系统
and offers the one performance a week.
每周演出一次。
Tickets for the performances are selling out in minutes.
演出的票几分钟内就要售罄了。
Everyone here says
这里的每个人都说
no recorded performance can compare it to being on stage
任何有记录的表演都比不上舞台上的表演。
and seeing the eyes of people in the audience.
看到观众的眼睛。
Its just energy that goes back and forth.
只是能量在来回移动。
You can you can feel it if the audience is really silent
如果观众真的沉默，你能感觉到
even the applause at the end.
甚至最后的掌声。
The kennedy center has scheduled only two live performances for december.
肯尼迪中心只安排了两场12月份的现场演出。
Officials hope to carefully open up even more as conditions improve in 2021.
官员们希望随着2021年形势的改善，更加谨慎地开放。
Karina Befredjian for VOA news washington
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