SINGAPORE - Arts groups and concert promoters are scrambling to adapt live performances after the authorities announced new restrictions on Tuesday (May 4) to curb a spike in Covid-19 cases.
From Saturday to May 30, the maximum number of people allowed at live performances will be reduced from 750 to 250 attendees - or just 100, if there is no pre-event testing. Social gatherings will be capped at five people, down from eight.
The Singapore Chinese Orchestra (SCO) has introduced additional show times for two of its concerts to avoid pre-event testing.
The orchestra s executive director Terence Ho said they had already begun making contingency plans after hearing about the new Covid-19 clusters.
/ Posted on 29 April, 2021 17:47
Festivals, performances and concerts are returning with a vengeance as Singapore relaxes public event restrictions, poising the country as a high-potential destination for entertainment-driven, post-Covid travel.
This follows the successful month-long pilot in September last year, which saw the return of live performances at selected venues for a maximum of 50 spectators. As of April 24, 2021, this number has increased to 750 with pre-event testing and 250 without pre-event testing, and zoning will no longer be required as long as safe management measures are in place.
Singapore will host two arts and culture festivals in May, as allowed capacity for festivals, performances and concerts are expanded; Esplanade – Theatres on the Bay pictured
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Singapore International Festival of Arts back in May
Part of the line-up for this year s Singapore International Festival of Arts is The Year Of No Return (above), by theatre company The Necessary Stage, which will delve into the environmental crisis.PHOTO: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY
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Singapore International Festival of Arts to return from May 14 to 30
Part of the line-up for Sifa this year is The Year Of No Return by The Necessary Stage, which will delve into the environmental crisis. PHOTO: TUCKYS PHOTOGRAPHY
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