学习如何在剧院里表演的服务犬
这些服务犬参加了一场轻松的《比利·埃利奥特》表演，学习如何在剧院里表演
We’ve all had the misfortune of suffering through some inconsiderate audience members while enjoying ourselves at a theater. There’s that one person that has to spoil main plot twists or the ever-annoying social media addict that’s glued to their phones with screens blasting on a 100% brightness. But have you ever met a dog in the audience?
我们都有过不幸的经历，当我们在剧院里玩得很开心的时候，一些不体谅别人的观众给我们带来了痛苦。有一个人不得不破坏主要情节的转折，或者是一个永远令人讨厌的社交媒体成瘾者，他们把手机屏幕的亮度调到100%。但是你在观众中见过狗吗?
The Stratford Festival in Ontario, Canada recently hosted a very special kind of audience, a group of adorable service dogs. On August 15, the Stratford Festival shared a gallery of photos on their Twitter account with the caption, “We had some pawsitivly adorable audience members from K-9 Country Inn Service Dogs during last week’s Relaxed Performance of #sfBillyElliot”.
最近在加拿大安大略省的斯特拉特福德音乐节上，有一群非常特别的观众，一群可爱的服务犬。8月15日，斯特拉特福德音乐节在他们的推特账号上分享了一组照片，标题是:“在上周的sfBillyElliot轻松表演中，我们有一些来自K-9乡村旅馆服务犬的可爱可爱的观众。”
These dogs are not here to marvel at the musical performance of “Billy Elliot”, they’re here for training
这些狗不是来惊叹《比利·埃利奥特》的音乐表演的，它们是来训练的
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The team of canines were from K-9 Country Inn Service Dogs, a Service Dog Training Program that specializes “in programs for first responders, front line workers, and victims of trauma with PTSD”. The service dogs probably enjoyed the music and pretty sights, but they were actually on a mission. They were brought to the Relaxed Performance of “Billy Elliot the Musical” to learn proper theater behavior which involved a lot of sitting, quietly.
这组狗狗来自K-9乡村旅馆服务犬，这是一个专门为“急救人员、前线工作人员和创伤后应激障碍患者”提供服务的狗狗培训项目。服务犬可能喜欢音乐和美丽的景色，但它们实际上是在执行任务。它们被带到《音乐剧比利·埃利奥特》的轻松表演中，学习正确的戏剧行为，包括大量静坐。
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The performance that the pups were observing was also special and as the theater calls it, relaxed. Their site describes the relaxed performances like this:
幼崽们正在观看的表演也很特别，剧院称其为放松。他们的网站描述了这样轻松的表演:
“Relaxed performances are specifically designed to welcome patrons who will benefit from a less restricted audience environment. Patrons of all abilities are welcome, including but not limited to those with intellectual or learning disabilities, sensory processing conditions or autism. There is a relaxed attitude to noise and movement within the auditorium, and some minor production changes may be made to reduce the intensity of light, sound and other potentially startling effects. Babes in arms are also welcome to our relaxed performances. ”
“轻松的表演是专门为欢迎观众而设计的，他们将受益于一个不那么受限制的观众环境。所有能力的赞助人都是受欢迎的，包括但不限于那些有智力或学习障碍、感觉处理条件或自闭症的人。在礼堂里，人们对噪音和运动的态度是放松的，为了减少灯光、声音的强度和其他潜在的惊人效果，可能会对制作进行一些小的改动。我们也欢迎怀抱的孩子们参加我们轻松的表演。”
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“All the dogs behaved wonderfully at the Stratford Festival” MacKenzie added. She also revealed that most of the dogs were simply taking a nap by their owners’ feet. “Throughout the performance, some of the dogs would peek through the cracks of the seats to watch the show!” the handler recalled.
麦肯齐补充说:“所有的狗在斯特拉特福德音乐节上都表现得很好。”她还透露，大多数狗狗只是在主人的脚边打盹。“在整个表演过程中，一些狗狗会从座位缝里偷看表演!处理人员回忆道。
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After the photos of the dogs were posted on social media, people flocked to comment on how nice the entire ordeal was. “The positive reaction has been both shocking and amazing! We did not expect the reaction to be as big as it has been!” MacKenzie exclaimed. The dog handler also hopes that the post reaching so many people over the internet “will be a good opportunity to educate the public about service dogs and accommodating people with disabilities”.
这些狗狗的照片被发布在社交媒体上后，人们纷纷评论整个过程有多美好。“人们的积极反应既令人震惊又令人惊讶!我们没想到反应会这么大!“麦肯齐说道。这名训犬员还希望，这则通过互联网传播到如此多的人的帖子“将是一个教育公众有关服务犬和残疾人的好机会”。
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