中なか席せき

noun

mid-month entertainment slate; mid-month program at a variety hall

Refers to the set of performances scheduled for the middle part of the month at a traditional variety theater (yose). This is a specialized term from the world of rakugo and other stage arts.

• 今こん月げつの中なか席せきは、若わか手て落らく語ご家かの勉べん強きょう会かいが中ちゅう心しんだ。

  This month's mid-month program focuses on a study group for young rakugo performers.

• 寄席よせでは、上かみ席せき・中なか席せき・下しも席せきと、月つきごとに出しゅつ演えん者しゃが入いれ替かわる。

  At a yose, the performers change for each part of the month: the first, middle, and last programs.