The lights have been out, the stages empty and the audiences absent. But the harsh effects of coronavirus on the performing arts are ending, albeit very slowly.
On Wednesday evening, 100 people walked into the Shanghai Oriental Art Center for the first live performance in four months.
With the easing of the epidemic in China, the entertainment sector, including theaters and cinemas, have been authorized to resume operations, with some restrictions in place to ensure health and safety. Audience numbers may be limited in what is a tentative return, but people who have sorely missed live performances are delighted nonetheless.
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