Professor Bettina Varwig from the University of Cambridge wants to change how we listen to classical music. She says that today's audiences are told to sit still and be quiet. However, she believes that music should make us move and feel. In the 17th and 18th centuries, listeners had strong physicalphysical/ˈfɪzɪkəl/L2身体的；体力的relating to the body rather than the mind reactionsreactions/riˈækʃənz/L2反应；回应the way you behave or feel as a result of something that happens to music. Varwig explains, "Music contracted their innards and made their hearts leap."
Varwig organized a workshopworkshop/ˈwɜːkʃɒp/L1工作坊；研习班a meeting where people learn or practice something together with musiciansmusiciansL1音乐家musicians from the Royal Academy of Music. They played Bach's St John Passion in a new way. The musicians were free to move, dance, or kneel while playing. As a result, they felt more connected to the music and to each other. Violinist Margaret Faultless said, "We were free to inhabit the intensityintensity/ɪnˈtensəti/L2强烈；强度the quality of being very strong, powerful, or extreme of Bach's music."
In the past, audiences were not always quiet. For example, the Promenade concerts in London began in 1895. People could walk around while listening. But over time, silencesilence/ˈsaɪləns/L2沉默；寂静complete quietness; not making any sound became the normal rule in concert halls. Varwig hopes that one day, audiences will feel free to reactreact/riˈækt/L2反应；回应to behave or feel in a particular way because of something that happens to music with their whole bodies again.
