The 13th Wuzhen Theater Festival opens in Jiaxing, Zhejiang
This drama festival, with the theme of "Danyuan", will last until October 25
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- The 13th Wuzhen Theater Festival opened in Jiaxing, Zhejiang Province on October 15, with the theme of "Danyuan".
- The event will last until October 25, covering seven major units including specially invited plays and youth competitions.
- A total of 26 drama masterpieces from 11 countries will participate, presenting more than 70 performances.
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The Wuzhen Theater Festival is a comprehensive theater arts festival that includes multiple units such as specially invited plays and youth competitions, aiming to showcase outstanding international and domestic theater works.
China News Service, Jiaxing, Zhejiang, October 15th (Lin Bo, Cao Dan) The 13th Wuzhen Theater Festival opened in Jiaxing, Zhejiang on the evening of the 15th. This year's drama festival, with the theme of "Danyuan", will last until October 25.
The Wuzhen Theater Festival consists of seven major units: specially invited plays, youth competition, ancient town carnival, small town dialogue, drama bazaar, theater dream granary, and starting drama.
The specially invited plays of this drama festival are divided into five major sections: Brilliant International, Theater Heroes, Across the World, New Lights, and Academy Observation. 26 drama masterpieces from 11 countries will be presented in more than 70 performances in 11 days. It includes 12 outstanding works from Germany, France, Italy, Greece, Belgium, Chile and other countries, as well as 2 Sino-French and Sino-US cooperative works and 12 Chinese masterpieces.
Chen Xianghong, founder and chairman of the Wuzhen Theater Festival, said in an interview that the purity of art, the sincerity of humanity, and the remote temperament of a small town are the bottom lines that the Wuzhen Theater Festival will never lose. "This is the root of the Wuzhen Theater Festival."
"I have visited top international theater festivals such as Edinburgh and Avignon, and I deeply understand that mature art festivals are not about excitement, but purity; not traffic, but concentration; not out of the circle, but professionalism." Chen Xianghong said.
"I hope that we will live forever and travel thousands of miles together in Wuzhen." Meng Jinghui, founder and artistic director of the Wuzhen Theater Festival, hopes so.
"This is my fifth time in China and my first time in Wuzhen. I can encounter 'little miracles' everywhere I go. I like this feeling so much." Laszlo Czuka, a tourist from Hungary, said that Wuzhen is full of surprises, which makes him love China even more.
It is reported that the opening play of this theater festival is "The Wild Duck" directed by German director Thomas Ostermayer and performed at Berlin's Schaubühne Theater. The play premiered at the Avignon Theater Festival in 2025 and received favorable reviews. The closing drama is "Cosmos" directed by French director Marel Bolz, which is based on the true events of the "Mercury 13 Project".
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