Auditorium Seat For Audience

Since the theater was forced to close for the third time this year, a panoramic photo was recorded in the final preview as a gift to the family

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This is Dick Whittington's fourth trailer, which was originally scheduled to open to the media on Friday and will be filmed on the Christmas holiday broadcast later. However, when news broke on Monday afternoon that London would enter the three-line system from Wednesday, National Bank quickly assembled a film crew to record a record in front of the live audience at the Olivier Theatre and reconfigured it as a social space. Alienate. Seven cameras are placed around the auditorium, fixed in the middle of the audience, or fixed on a cart swaying on the circular stage.

Former actor Norris has the talent of a performer. He declared that "You can't have a panoramic view without an audience" and asked us "Would you like it?" Of course, even though panto is not like this: a small group of masked people The members of the audience are separated by empty seats-no quarrels, no big family outings. It can only accommodate groups of up to four people.

Pantomime is not an art form that avoids the elephant in the room, but embraces it. Therefore, a group of acrobats in boiler suits will soon be on the stage, brandishing cleaning sprays and a two-meter ruler to teach us dancing routines. As the "spirit of London" Bow Belles, Melanie La Barrie wore bright pink jackets to remind us that we must be kind to each other if we are to survive this pandemic. Dick (Lawrence Hodgson Mullins) is here and he has walked through hills, valleys and all three levels from Leeds to London. From a furry toilet inside, climbed up to the appearance of the Queen Rat (Amy Booth-Steel). He found that the Londoners were overwhelmed by the blockade, and the spies had a chance to take the mayor. A few pop pops have been remixed in the Covid era, and there are a lot of gags – about

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, Brexit and nepotism. Of course, Dickie Beau is also playing a commotion, alluding to a hungry goddess. He finds that Dick's hard mouth is irresistible, and may have misunderstood the "food and drink" initiative.

During this time, I caught up with Norris. He said that gyms, saunas, and non-essential shops can be open on Christmas, but what is the logic that his theater must be closed? He said: "This is very frustrating." He detailed all the security measures for the entire building. "As you know, we and each theater have put in tremendous effort." The national team has drastically reduced the capacity of Olivier from 1,150 to less than 500. The entry time is staggered, the audience must register with the NHS Test and Trace, children over 11 years old must use face masks to enhance cleanliness, and you can order refreshments to be brought to your seat. In contrast, Norris said: "When you go to a shopping mall, there is almost no way to control that environment."

At the beginning of November, the theater was ordered to close for a month due to the lockdown of England for the second time, which meant that the KMT’s performance

Closed on the official opening night. "It was disappointing to have experienced it once. It was frustrating to experience it twice crazily," Norris admitted. Citizens will prepare to reopen Panto as soon as possible.

Earlier this week, the major West Side producers Sonia Friedman and Cameron McIntosh said

. On Tuesday night, at the Dominion Theatre, the curtain came down

, The actor Brian Conley, who played Scrooge, gave a speech expressing his frustration about the shutdown. Norris said the industry is doing its best to speak with one voice, share data and be as consistent as possible. He emphasized the plight of freelancers-the labor force of all theaters, many of whom are in trouble due to financial support. People are grateful to receive

Provided by the government, but Norris has been calling on the government for years to provide insurance plans similar to the film industry. He pointed out that these things take time: the government’s

It was announced in July that the National Bank had just received news of the loan this month. They hope to start a conversation about insurance immediately so that the theater can reopen with more confidence without having to endure the financial risks of this stop-and-start method.

Norris' team "fight for leather" in order to record panoramic photos to the audience. He said: "The buzz between actors and audience multiplied by 100 will increase exponentially," he called this tradition "stupid and beautiful." Dick Whittington (Dick Whittington) was written by Cariad Lloyd and Jude Christian, in

-just

. In 1983, at the Littleton Theatre, traditional Victorian Cinderella presented Christmas music and carols.

Olivier's sponge auditorium has been carefully designed to be used in Ned Bennett's work. The table racks are placed on some unused seats, giving the impression of a supper club. Fran Miller, the project leader of the National Security Agency, said: “You feel safe and taken care of.” “Ventilation is very good.” The preview is usually an adjustment period for a performance – “We start from showing Learned a lot from the aspect"-therefore, it is unusual to film the fourth preview performance for a global audience. Miller said that one of the trailers needed to be researched, which brought additional challenges, but the performance "reached a wonderful place" the day before the recording.

Dick Whittington will provide free

Later this month. Last month, "Death of England: Delroy" (Death of England: Delroy) aired for 24 hours, with 80,000 views. Dick will undoubtedly become a hit single in the holiday season-the National Party (National) to deprive the annual Panto visiting family Christmas gifts. (Of course, donations are required.) Norris fears that this pandemic will have a "quite far-reaching impact" on children, and people will lose the opportunity to entertain with others. He said: "Educational practice is rare, it's rote memorization." "Theater can bring young people confidence, self-expression, and creativity."

Miller said that one of her joys at work is watching young audiences in family performances. "In the first preview, the two little girls were in the front row, completely stunned." No matter where you see it-whether in the isolated bubble in the theater or on the screen that is usually at home this year- Theaters can change lives. "I work in the theater because I saw Peter Pan in Olivier," Miller said when recalling her miracle. "People are flying!"

Dick Whittington can

From December 23rd to 27th.

Board members Steve Ense, Pat Malota, President Mike Funaro, new managing director Kendra Lott, board member John Oswalt and volunteer community liaison Jan McGoey stood in front of the original sign in the lobby of the New Smyrna Beach Theatre.

Since 1947, the New Smyrna Beach Theatre has been performing Broadway-style performances for the community.

Due to Covid-19, it will be closed in March, and the theater staff are pleased to announce that it will officially reopen on January 7 with "footsteps in the game".

"No matter what it means today, we are all excitedly trying to reopen and return to normal," said Michael Funaro, chairman of the board. "A team of volunteers is needed to carry out the work we do here. We understand the needs of the audience very well."

Safety measures have been taken to ensure that customers feel comfortable and safe when they return to the theater. For example, a 250-seat venue can only accommodate 98 people at most, and they are all socially distant. Masks are essential, and actors will also wear state-of-the-art masks. These masks are transparent so that facial expressions can be observed. After each performance, the theater must be thoroughly cleaned.

Cleaning includes using the services of a commercial cleaning company to disinfect the surfaces of the theater auditorium, lobby, restrooms, box office, and all backstage areas before each performance. In addition, the theater also uses non-toxic, plant-based, disinfectant atomized solutions.

Any actor on the stage should maintain a distance of at least 12 feet from the nearest audience to ensure that potential contact does not occur. Hand washing stations are located throughout the theater. There will be no discounts.

Audiences will be seated in the order of arrival and will be asked to wait in line outside the theater if necessary. The auditorium will open one hour before the scheduled performance time. After each performance, customers will be asked to leave the building according to the number of rows.

Mr. Funaro said: "We are a very close family organization and we try to keep all the plays on stage." "We all get along. We come here to have fun and enjoy ourselves."

He emphasized how many volunteers work outside the theater, but it took a long time for everyone to make the magic happen on stage.

Mr. Funaro said: "Covid shocked our world." "Since March, we have been in the dark-80% or more of our revenue comes from ticket sales."

Starting on January 4, Kendra Lott was hired as the new (and only) salary employee. Ms. Lott has many years of experience in the theater industry and has extensive non-profit management expertise.

Ms. Lott said: "I am very happy to start work. I think this is what the community needs right now to be with other people in a way that feels safe." "There is a reason to go out and dress up and sit down with the audience. Meet people you know on stage. I think that community theaters like this, whether on the stage or in the background, are all about the audience."

The theater generates strong emotions.

"I like this little theater very much," said board member Pat Malota. "The people who work here are volunteers. They do their best to make people come and enjoy the wonderful drama, the excellent actors. With this Covid, it is really hard to leave. So, I hope they can come here to play with confidence The (new script) is going well. For me, it’s fun. I hope other people will come in and play with me.”

Without an audience, a scene is nothing.

"You need the audience to perform... There is no applause there," said Jan McGoey, a volunteer community liaison who also sang and danced. "It's good for other things. There is nothing more like a live theater. Every show is different. We hope to make a comeback. Even if the audience is limited, people can still enjoy live performances in a safe environment."

Ms. McGoey pointed out that 350 people participated in a recent outdoor "Broadway in the Park" event.

"Game in Progress" is set in December 1936. Broadway star William Gillette invited his fellow actors from the play "Detective Sherlock Holmes" to his Connecticut castle for a weekend spree. But when a guest is stabbed to death, it depends on Mr. Gillette himself, because he assumes the role of his beloved Sherlock Holmes to track down the murderer before the next victim appears.

The play will continue until January 24.

Upcoming movies include "Restaurant" from March 18th to 28th. From April 8th to 18th, "The Cat on the Hot Tin Roof"; and "How to Love the Other Half", May 6th to 16th. The musical and other shows are planned to be launched later this year. Auditions for the canteen will be held on the 720th floor next to the theater from January 17th to 18th at 7pm.

For "playing in progress", the ticket price for seniors is US$20 or US$19 and for children is US$10.

Seats will be sold as general tickets, so you will not get reserved seats. Instead, customers will be seated on a first-come, first-served basis when they arrive

The small theater is located at 726 Third Avenue. For more information, please call (386) 423-1246 or visit

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Paulson-Remember what if you want to place it in a comfortable theater seat, remove all the distractions in the house (dogs, children, the drone of the dryer), then hold popcorn and sink into the big screen ? 

Even now, during the pandemic, viewers can enjoy this experience at Polson's new Showboat Stadium 6. After entering inside, they easily notice that it is not like the old Showboat. The six state-of-the-art auditoriums include luxurious stadium seats, excellent sound and high-definition screens. 

In addition to the standard discounted fare, the theater also sells caramelized corn made in-house. And those smaller single-story bathrooms? Replaced by a spacious, tiled six-story bathroom. 

The Polson Theater was supposed to be a season of boasting and celebration, and the owner’s brand new six-story building on the main street has been turned into a quiet open space, adding an impressive new building to the Polson city area . 

"We just didn't see the COVID coming," said co-owner Becky Dupuis, whose parents Howard and Ayron Pickerill have been since 1971 There is a chain of Posen Theater. "A year ago, my prediction was completely different from now." 

Her husband, General Manager Gary Dupuis added: “We were very, very open when we opened at the end of August.” They said, but please stay tuned. "When all COVID content is over, we will hold a large gathering." 

The family business also operates eight other cinemas in Montana and Salmon, Idaho. The expansion project broke ground in August 2019. They have been paying attention to Poulsen's upgrade work, but the company has converted it to digital cinema in 2011. The equipment in all its cinemas meant that they had to delay investment. 

Becky said: "We know we just need to provide more screens here." "We know that people will go to Kalispell and Missoula. In general, the whole thing needs to be reshaped." 

The theater was originally called the park and was built in 1950 by WA Simons, who also built The Wilma in Missoula. The largest auditorium of the new Showboat has 171 seats, the same footprint as the original theater. The other auditorium can hold 130 people, and the four small halls can hold 70-80 people. 

The biggest factor in the decision to make a major expansion is the enthusiasm of the community. Becky said: "Poulsen has been supporting the scale of the theater." "This is a good performing community."

The couple said that a large number of retirees have high incomes, a large influx of tourists in the summer, and loyal audiences in the tribal community have also contributed to the economic development of the theater. 

Gary said that when deciding to add six screens, "we decided to build for the future." 

Becky added: "In the end, it got bigger or went home." 

The family debated whether to build the new Ridgewater development on Polson Hill from the ground up or to renovate its downtown site. The latter plan won. They purchased the adjacent parking lot from Glacier Bank, moved the building where the Chamber of Commerce they bought a few years ago, and started construction in August 2019. 

When the pandemic broke out in March last year, their road conditions were good. By then, they had promised. Gary said: "Of course we can't stop in the middle of construction and say,'We are going back.'"

Like many business owners, they expect a brief episode before they can reopen the theater. 

Becky recalled: "We thought we would close for two weeks and then another two weeks." But in the end, all of their theaters were closed for three months. 

Four have since reopened; five countries, including Ronan, remained closed until the pandemic eased; two of Shelby and Whitefish were permanently closed. After closing from March to the end of August, the Poulsen Theater gradually expanded, and the last two auditoriums are scheduled to open before Christmas. 

In response to the crisis caused by the pandemic, Dupuis immediately applied for a loan from the Small Business Administration through its "Wage Protection Program", and received an economic injury disaster loan last spring. But in the fall, the business is still bleeding, and the income and expenditure of the Polson reconstruction project are very small. 

When Becky learned that Wisconsin had developed a grant program to help smaller movie theaters weather the epidemic, "I went to the governor's office for help." 

She kept in touch with Governor Mike Cooney, whose staff used existing funds to create the Montana Cinema Assistance Program. 

She said: "I am forever grateful to the country." "Those people are problem solvers and workers." 

This injection will help the company survive at least until early summer, when Dupuis wants people to come out of home again, and they are eager to watch movies on the big screen. 

The future of Ronan Artist Cinema is still up in the air. Although it is not the company's money-making tool, it does have digital equipment worth $100,000, very comfortable seats, and space for bands or comedians in the front row. 

"I don't want to log it off. This is a nice little theater," Becky said. She wondered if it could double as a movie theater and smaller event venue. "We want to figure out how to make it work-how to make it part of the community." 

To some extent, this epidemic helped Polson's construction process simply because it is much easier to renovate an empty theater than to try to mess up the building during movie screenings every day. 

"This has greatly increased the execution speed of this work," said Gary, who stopped work. "We were able to break into these two auditoriums, remove the concession and bathroom, and start business."

Finishing the interior decoration of the Showboat is a family affair, with parents, siblings and children all participating in the activity. "It's a lot of hands-on work," Gary looked around the largest auditorium. 

Home workers installed seats and aisle lighting, and hung speakers and screens, while local film producer David King was willing to cut fabrics for soundproof wall panels.

"The construction crew was surprised by the work entering the auditorium," Gary said. He added that the entire construction crew "all came forward and did a very good job."

Due to the pandemic, theater owners found themselves in a very different market. Since March last year, film production has been at a standstill, and films originally scheduled for release in spring and summer last year are now in theaters. 

Becky said: "Hopefully when we go, we will have so many great movies. We don't know what to do with all these movies."  

At the same time, with many people still staying at home, major distribution companies are now showing movies to theaters while introducing movies on their streaming platforms. 

"Our relationship with the studio is symbiotic; we both need it." Becky said. "We didn't realize how fascinated we were until we didn't watch a movie. Without a new product, you can't even try to make money."

The movie studio instructs the theater in which auditorium to show and how long it will show. This is a strange equation. Dupuis hopes that there are six screens, which can provide more choices for moviegoers and keep the choices fresh. 

Becky also looks forward to showing more independent films, documentaries and art films. "In a small town as big as Poulsen, there will be a certain number of people watching those movies, and they are usually very loyal." She also hopes to show film festivals (such as the Sundance Film Festival) or International Wildlife Movies at the Animal Film Festival.

Showboat will once again host the fascinating Flathead Lake International Film Festival from January 29th to 31st. The Dupuis said that the six-story building will allow them to show film blocks in different auditoriums while still complying with social distancing requirements. 

The couple are also exploring other ways to use their new facilities, including private screenings, enabling someone to rent an auditorium for up to 20 people for $150 and watch one or a movie in the Showboat library. 

On the Sunday after Thanksgiving, Gary talked to a family who chose to perform privately. "They said they enjoyed the fact that they don't have to wear a mask inside and they can talk to each other in the movie." 

Before the COVID-19 retirement, Showboat’s safety requirements were recommended by CinemaSafe, which was a plan developed by the National Theater Owners Association. Movie viewers must wear masks in halls and auditoriums unless they eat or drink, and they are encouraged to keep at least six feet away from other audiences who are not theirs.

Every other row of seats has been blocked. When moviegoers buy tickets, seats will be allocated to ensure that there is at least six feet between all parties in the auditorium. 

All Showboat personnel wear masks, wash their hands frequently and use hand sanitizer. The theaters between each theater must be thoroughly cleaned and disinfected, including seats, armrests and cup holders, as well as toilets, door handles and lobby seats. Plexiglass barriers separate the conductors and discount staff from the customers. 

Since the seats have been reduced to 30% of capacity, the risk of encountering crowds is small. Gary said: "We are doing everything we can to make it a safe environment." 

He suggested that those who are particularly vulnerable or worried about COVID should attend meetings within a week and consider attending a matinee. Performance times are 4pm and 7pm from Monday to Thursday and 1pm, 4pm and 7pm from Friday to Sunday.

"In theory, watching a movie in Montana is one of the safest outdoor experiences you can get," Becky said.

So far, moviegoers who have ventured into the new theater are enthusiastic about their experience. "The feedback was'We no longer need to go to Kalispell and Missoula; we are now in the big city."

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Theater Theatre, a small theater company in Chicago, is relocating from its storefront space in Lincoln Square to the West End of North Lawndale. While many non-profit theaters in Chicago have been thinking about their business models and how to measure social and racial equality for a long time, Y Theater is seeking to transform itself.

It is not only necessary to relocate the stage and chairs of the theater.

In the shadow of the CTA Pink Line, Y Theater plans to occupy a central position in the $500,000 project on South Pulaski Street, which may turn the vacant lots and apartment buildings in the past half block into various campuses, in outdoor gardens There are live music performances in the theater, there is a theater in the theater, and “Paris” in the corridor. Artists in the theater live side by side with their spaces, and some people may live in small houses. Artistic director Melissa Lorraine plans to move with her husband into the converted carriage house behind the theater.

The theater’s 18-member committee voted unanimously on Sunday to decide to move.

The block has heralded the first signs of imminent imminence. The Chicago developer Kevin Hunt, who grew up behind the area, and business partner Sam Olendorf have created an urban garden. They also took the first step to renovate an empty, brick building damaged by fire, which will become the core of the theater and campus.

Among the completed projects (planned for the end of 2021), the building will accommodate a 40-seat theater and 5 apartments (including coach rooms), which will be rented by Y Theater for its members-the theater plans to pay some of its artists And employees partly through housing.

The Chicago Theater has moved and will move in the future

Congo Plaza Theater Company and Definition Theater

Renovating Woodlawn Church is an early step to bring more theaters to underserved communities in Chicago. But Theater Y’s proposal to also move there to live is unprecedented.

Lorraine said: "We really hope-we do need-to be clear about it." The biggest challenge in her mind: creating a theater campus in a way that helps the community, rather than moving towards the middle class One simple step. Will not lose all existing North Side viewers. Once the live theater returns to the Chicago stage, they can find the right combination of shows to perform in North Lawndale and make sure their new neighbors feel at home.

"But people ask me, what if you can go back to the old theater to watch a play? I can't do anything about it," she said. "People ask me, if the theater reopens tomorrow, what will you do? And I don't have the answer. The world has changed. The old normal, everyone misses it. But this year is a year of change-you must say "yes" to the invitation.

On a sunny autumn afternoon, Lorraine, Hunter, Orendorf, and Hillia McNary of the North Lawndale Community Coordinating Committee (NLCCC) were in the 2008 S owned by Hunter and his business partners. Meet on the sidewalk outside Pulaski. The apartment building, as well as the vacant 2006 S. Pulaski, has been refurbished and has tenants and Hunt's offices.

The 61-year-old Hunt is an energetic being who has given a new cliché "Yes, I am smiling behind this mask". He showed to the garden that brick pavers, small trees, ceramics, tables and tortoise ponds were scattered all around.

He said: "We have lived so many birds here."

Hanging lights are stringed around. The rose bushes are waiting to be planted. Hunter said that many materials were donated, including some urns imported from Italy and donated by relics from Wicker Park buildings.

Everything is in a small piece of land between the apartment building and the open space, supported by the concrete of the pink line in the south. Pulaski station is just across the road. At the back of the theater is a rest area, and the theater hopes to play live music next spring. Hunter said: "There is no locked door. Some neighbors have already gathered in the garden."

Hunt was born in Chicago and grew up on Arthington Street, a few blocks from the main street. His career has brought him to Italy, but most of his real estate business is in the Chicago area and Wisconsin. He recently abandoned several of his properties in Logan Square. He said that he hopes his next focus will be here. "Five years ago, I returned to North Lawndale, where there are many beautiful buildings. I thought, why isn't everyone excited about the architecture?"

The surrounding residential streets are lined with beautiful greystone buildings, some with boarded windows.

Hunter acquired and refurbished the 2008 S. Pulaski in 2015 with the partners of Brandon Lane in Arizona and Marvin Stuart in Chicago, and added the 2006 Pulaski in September. Adjacent property, the building will become a theater. The theater plan occupies three quarters of the ground floor and basement. The renovation project is jointly funded by the city and private funds and is expected to be completed by the end of next year.

Lorraine hopes to start living nearby before then. She and her sister work in the nearby YMEN Young Men Education Network, which was established by her sister's husband, who already lives nearby. On the advice of WBEZ Senior Producer Steve Bynum (and

As a consultant, she contacted NLCCC, and NLCCC provided a series of measures they hope to see when they move in from the theater.

The most popular is a youth program that teaches drama art to nearby children. The other is to provide a place that is open during the day for people who need to escape the cold or high temperature, so Theater Y has added a cafe to its lobby plan.

Lorraine said that she knows what to think of the Y Theater plan: the theater in the north is mostly white ensemble, and the audience is mostly white. She moved into the impoverished area near the west side, which is mostly black and non-theater. Hang out its shingles and start performing.

She said: “Every time I talk about this issue (with other people in the Chicago theater), I feel that I get a speech about everything we do first, and that’s not good.” In fact, I understood them. the opinion of. seriously. I take them very seriously. "

By Lorraine and

, Is a director who grew up in the Eastern European theater. Hungarian-Romanian playwright András Visky is one of the muses of the theater. Before the pandemic, the theater produced the third work of his "Juliet" earlier this year. The play is described as "in the Romanian wilderness under communist rule in the 1950s". Theater Y joined the Free Theater Movement in 2018 and has since given away plays for free.

Bynum joined the theater board earlier this month, and after voting on December 19, he won the support of current members and leaders to take over as chairman of the board. He is a proponent of the theater, and he said he plans to document upcoming moves. Launched Worldview Solutions, a social enterprise non-profit organization inspired by his previous long-term public radio show "Worldview". He hopes to turn the relocation into a podcast and video documentary.

Lorraine said: "He will tell the audience everything we did wrong." "Even small things, such as language. We try to expose the idea of ​​integrating the neighborhood. This is the goal. Gentrification is fear. We will be so stubborn, So that we are also afraid of the risks of the solution."

Of course, at present, the proposal to build a new theater campus anywhere and start live performances again seems to be speculative. Lorraine and Hunt stated that the project will be completed in phases. This is the first $500,000 refurbishment of the burnt-out 2006 S. Pulaski and coach house. Theater Y applied for TIF funding in October and applied for a $250,000 grant from Chicago’s Neighborhood Opportunity Fund in early November. The fund uses the revenue generated from urban development and uses it for neighborhood projects, especially West and South. Now that the theater board has voted to continue, it will start a capital campaign to raise up to $50,000 by the end of July. The US$250,000 Opportunity Fund will be used for the expansion of the theater and reimbursement of the Hunter lease rent to Theater Y. The theater will have a 40-seat auditorium and an advanced, always-on ventilation system. The planned elevated gate opens the north wall to the outdoor deck, allowing the audience to watch the indoor performance from the open air.

Hunt and his business partners, including Lane of Arizona, as investors, have budgeted for the four apartments of S. Pulaski in 2006 and added an additional budget of $250,000. It has been renovated, and if the opportunity fund’s funds fail to materialize, they will promise to pay the balance.

So, from now, one year after the opening of Theater Y, what will the typical performance of Theater Y look like? Do you want to attract local audiences through programs like Visky's "Juliet"?

In a word.

Lorraine attributed Bynum's advice to him-the show is one of his favorites. She said: "He emphasized that we will not change." "He said that the biggest mistake an organization like ours can make is to downplay what we have been doing."

The assumption is that viewers in North Lawndale will not come to a show like "Juliet" and will not like it. Theatre Y said it had previously been performed by Eastern European dramatists to bridge Serbia and Chicago. Letting North Lawndale listeners see themselves as part of the global stage is the next bridge.

Bynum said that to see yourself as part of a larger thing is to "form your identity." He said that as a black, he must leave the United States to see his place in the world more clearly. He said that the theater Y’s plays “can give people the opportunity to travel, just through their stories.”

Having said that, Lorraine said that she did not intend to wear "Juliet" again for new audiences, and it was not without new reasons. It is not until 2022 that the opera will begin in North Lawndale. She said the theater is not sure what they look like. These dramas may not only be Europe-centric dramas as before.

But she said that doing some drama about the community and trying to tell her story to North Lawndale was also wrong.

It is hoped that about half of the current audience of Theater Y will follow it to a new location. She said being close to the pink line would help. Matinee's performance may make some people feel more comfortable. Lorraine said, "But that also means we lost half of our audience." "A lot."

Y Theater also plans to emphasize its youth programs-hope some graduates will become part of this ensemble-and also hope to find storytellers and writers from nearby areas and bring their works to stage.

The first live performance will be modest, and once the weather permits, some free concerts will be held in the garden in spring. Lorraine hopes that music "will be a beacon for our community."

She also gave a lot of consideration to the relocation of her husband and her husband. They currently live in Lakeview City, do not have a car, and walks are part of her daily work. She said that many things must be changed.

She said: "Ok, now I need a car for beginners." "I know I can't walk three blocks to the grocery store."

During the tour, Hunter showed the vacant lot of the 2006 S. Pulaski property, which is currently filled with soot furniture and garbage from building fires. In the future second phase of the project, this may be filled by a row of small houses designed by Chicago architect Trish Vanderbeke on the Theatre Y board. Currently in Chicago, small houses are designated as RVs and they are not allowed to live in RVs, but they have been in contact with Ward Ald in Ward 24. Michael Scott; Hunter said that one of the benefits of North Lawndale is that people are willing to try. Another foreseeable project is the geothermal heating and cooling system proposed by Van der Beck, which will dig under the tunnel and utilize the underground heating and cooling characteristics. The plan is to cut energy costs for the theater and the houses on the surrounding streets.

At the end of the tour, Hunter stopped on a narrow passageway between 2008 and S. 2006 Plassky. Currently there is only one concrete sidewalk with tight brick walls on both sides.

He said: "This is Paris." The future space he envisioned is not difficult to discover. Hanging lights, stone pavers and small Parisian coffee tables are lined up in a row and are part of the 7th district of the 24th district. He turned to Lorraine. "You can see it, don't you?"

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Fort Worth-You must regret the Fort Worth Symphony. After being

Two weeks before the first classical concert in September, the orchestra scrambled to transfer its fall performance location to the Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium. This hall with 2,800 seats, with a wide stage and relatively low ceiling, is as evocative as a shoe box.

However, the good news is coming. Starting in March, organizations can stream and record performances in the Bass Performance Hall. A live concert with up to 100 spectators is expected to be held in April. However, currently, FWSO is still held in the Will Rogers Auditorium.

Principal guest conductor Robert Spano is also the music director of the Atlanta Symphony Orchestra. He led the chamber orchestra to perform FWSO at the concert on Friday night, with about 450 spectators present. The show was booked for two pieces based on strings alone, centering on Prokofiev's second violin concerto.

Except for the more discordant parts of Celestial Blue by American composer Jennifer Higdon, most of these works use traditional harmony and structure.

. Higdon is one of the most frequent musical performers, partly because her music is easy to listen to.

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, Is a full orchestral work composed by Higdon in 1999 to commemorate the death of her brother Andrew Blue Higdon (Andrew Blue Higdon).

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However, it is different when the pulsating note is repeatedly used, and the lines around the pulsating note begin to bloom and gradually disappear.

Higdon introduced this idea in the opening ceremony, after which the music became brighter and more vivid. High-pitched violin, fine-tuned cello, cello and double bass make it more convincing. The work ended in a peaceful atmosphere. Although they appear soft in the space, the string music is warm and firm.

Some soloists have the ability to attract your attention and never let up. American Korean and Ukrainian traditional violinist Stefan Jackiw (Stefan Jackiw) is one of the musicians.

From the dull melancholy at the beginning of the Prokofiev Concerto to the fiery explosion at the end, Jackief exudes an elegant aristocratic atmosphere, never rushing to say a word or exaggerating gestures. He has a strong and concentrated tone, but makes a harsher sound when needed. Jackiw also sent out an absolutely controlled acrobatic channel, clearly emitting each note in double and triple notes (even in the fast section), and spinning at a slow speed to produce the silkiest legato. The audience then stood up.

Spano played mainly with light movements and coordinated the orchestra well with Jackiw. The orchestra is separated from the rest of the orchestra by the transparent plastic film stretched between the frames, and the sound of wind and brass pipes is even less audible than strings.

After Prokofiev's depression, Dvorak's sunny serenade in E Major provided a refreshing change. Phrases sometimes require more expressive shapes and directions, although the ensemble brings a graceful feeling to folk dance.

Repeat Saturday at 1:30 and 7:30 pm at the Will Rogers Memorial Auditorium at 3401 W. Lancaster Ave. in Fort Worth and at 2 pm on Sunday. $25 to $99. 817-665-6000,

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. Tim Diovanni reported on classical music through a fellowship. This research was partially supported by the Rubin School of Music Criticism, the San Francisco School of Music and the Ann Gordon Getty Foundation. The news makes all editorial decisions.

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