Original title: The 10th Wuzhen Theater Festival kicks off
Beijing Daily (Reporter Wang Run) On the evening of October 19, accompanied by the founders of the Wuzhen Theater Festival Chen Xianghong, Huang Lei, Lai Shengchuan, Meng Jinghui and the director of the opening drama “H-100 Seconds to Midnight” and international theater master Robert ·Wilson and Wilson jointly sounded the opening gong on the stage of Wuzhen Grand Theater, and the 10th Wuzhen Theater Festival with the theme of “Arise” officially kicked off. From the 19th to the 29th, the Wuzhen Theater Festival will welcome the international drama unit again.
Starting from the 19th, a total of 87 performances of 28 specially invited plays from 11 countries and regions around the world will be staged one after another; 18 groups of youth performances will compete for the highly anticipated “Town Award”; 12 small town dialogues, 12 Drama workshops ignite sparks of thought; parade performances, installation art, modern art, improvisational performances, physical drama, dance, cross talk, circus, magic, mime, avant-garde drama, multimedia images…more than 2,000 ancient town carnivals are held in splendor; 27 There are readings, six major exhibitions, music, movies, fashionable toys, markets, readings… The drama market with various ways of playing makes Wuzhen a dream space for carnival from early morning to midnight. Intangible cultural heritage culture will also continue to shine at this drama festival, including traditional intangible cultural heritage performances including Peking Opera, Sichuan Opera, Kun Opera, Qin Opera, Cantonese Opera, Lu Opera, Partridge Opera, and String Puppetry, inviting people to participate Appreciate the ingenuity and charm of intangible cultural heritage.
During this theater festival, Universal Beijing Resort will present a series of limited pop-up activities with classic characters and popular entertainment performances for the first time, allowing more tourists and theater fans to experience the infinite charm of international theme park star characters and entertainment performances in the Jiangnan Water Town.
