At the opening ceremony (Photo: VOV) Hanoi (VNA) – The 4th International ExperimentalTheatre Festival is underway in Hanoi, with foreign and domestic troupesstaging a series of enticing plays.
Opening on October 4, the 10-day show introduces 21 playsbrought about by 14 troupes from host Vietnam, while seven others from Hungary,Israel, India, the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore, and Greece bring to theshow seven plays.
According to the organising board, the number ofparticipants and plays this year increases significantly compared to previousevents.
Speaking at the opening ceremony at the Hanoi Opera House, DeputyMinister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong said the event is animportant activity, creating an opportunity for Vietnamese theatre artists toexchange experience and learn from their foreign peers.
Co-organised by the Vietnam Stage Artists Association andthe Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Performing Arts Department, thefirst, second, and third editions of the festival took place in Vietnam in2002, 2006 and 2016, respectively.
At the last edition, 16 plays were staged by eight troupesfrom China, the Philippines, Japan, Greece, Germany, Panama, France, andVietnam. Three plays from Vietnam, Japan and China won the gold medals./.
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