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Musical officials at Blue Square in Hannam-dong, Seoul on the 19th, urged the relaxation of the rules for two spaces in the venue. [사진 한국뮤지컬협회]
“In the past year, the transmission rate of infection in the venue is 0%, so there have been no cases of infection through the performance.” Musical producers, actors, music directors, staff and other related officials announced on the 19th, “Please revise the quarantine rules by applying’distance apart from companions’ rather than sitting in two seats.”
On the 19th of the musical world, an appeal for “relieving seating in the audience” was announced
Music Director Kim Moon-jeong, actors Jeong Seong-hwa, Nam Gyeong-ju, Choi Jeong-won, Yang Jun-mo, etc., the Korean Musical Association (Chairman Lee Yoo-ri), the Korea Musical Producers Association (Chairman Shin Chun-soo), and the Korean Performance Producers Association (Chairman Kim Yong-je) said, “The musical world is the COVID-19 prevention guidelines. “Even though they actively cooperated with the company, it is a desperate situation that it is difficult to continue the line with the prolonged guidelines of 2.5 steps to distance.
According to step 2.5, the audience in the performance hall should have two seats open to each other. They argued that “according to the Integrated Performing Arts Network (KOPIS), in December last year, when the 2.5-step distance guidelines were implemented, sales of musical genres decreased by more than 90% compared to sales in December 2019.” As a result, the same group sat together and suggested an alternative to’distance apart from companions’ in which they sit apart from other groups, saying, “the minimum livelihood standards are met.” ‘Distance outside the companion’ is a rule implemented in step 1.5.
Musical officials emphasized that the stage is a place for a living. “The musical industry, which accounts for 60% of sales in the Korean performance market, is currently responsible for the livelihoods of about 10,000 performers. , The production company is in charge of preserving the labor costs of the staff and actors, so that the performance can be sustained,” he argued. This explains that performances and venues that are temporarily closed can be revived. A total of 115 people named and participated in this appeal.
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