Photo taken by the author shows scenery in Wuzhen, east China’s Zhejiang province. (Source: Photo provided by the author)
An annual theatre event kicked off on Thursday in Wuzhen, east China’s Zhejiang province.
Under the theme of “Gaze Beyond”, the Fourth Wuzhen Theatre Festival invited artists and performers from 13 countries and regions, with nearly eighty theater shows to be staged, according to its official website.
This year’s Wuzhen Theatre Festival consists of four parts: Reviving Classics, Celebrating Shakespeare, Physical Theatre and Incredible Discovery.
Besides, this festival will also hold competitions, dialogues and forums, providing platforms for young artists to roll out their shows and to exchange ideas about theatre performance.
This festival will last until Oct. 22.
Co-founded by several Chinese actors and directors, this festival has become a cultural symbol of Wuzhen, this 1,300-year-old water town.
Thanks to its protection and restoration, Wuzhen was named a candidate for the World Cultural Heritage List of United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization in 2001.
With various kinds of performance, the Wuzhen Theatre Festival has injects vitality into the town, as more and more artists, performers and audience in and out of China begin to arrive.
Meanwhile, Wuzhen itself has drawn worldwide attentions in recent years, due to its hosting of the World Internet Conference, an event participated by guests from over one hundred countries and regions.
