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Wuzhen Theatre Festival
The Wuzhen Theatre Festival () is an annual theatre festival held in Wuzhen, Zhejiang, China. It is jointly sponsored by Stan Lai, Chen Xianghong, Meng Jinghui and Huang Lei, and hosted by Culture Wuhan Co., Ltd. The festival includes units of Specially Invited Plays, Youth Theatre Artists Competition, Outdoor Carnival, and Wuzhen Dialogues. Introduction Wuzhen, located in Tongxiang, Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, is the hinterland of the Hangjiahu Plain and belongs to the Taihu Lake Basin. On May 9, 2013, Wuzhen held the first theatre festival. Unit The festival is held at the Youth Theatre People's Theatre Arena. It is composed of artists from all over the world who love street performances and perform street performance art forms. It includes several major sections, such as drama workshop, drama forum, and exhibition. It is the dialogue channel between the creators and audiences of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival. Select world theatre plays are invited to Wuzhen to give per ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Wuzhen
Wuzhen (, Wu: Whu-tsen lit. "Wu Town") is a historic scenic town, part of Tongxiang, located in the north of Zhejiang Province, China. It lies within the triangle formed by Hangzhou, Suzhou and Shanghai. Covering an area of , Wuzhen has a total population of 60,000, of which 12,000 are permanent residents. Wuzhen has been the permanent host place of the annual World Internet Conference, an international Internet conference held in China, since 2014. Location Located in the centre of the six ancient towns south of the Yangtze River, north of the city of Tongxiang, Wuzhen displays its history through its ancient stone bridges, stone pathways and delicate wood carvings. Notable people * Mao Dun, a renowned modern Chinese revolutionary writer, was born in Wuzhen, and his well-known work, 'The Lin's Shop', describes the life of Wuzhen. * Mu Xin, a contemporary poet, calligrapher and painter, was born and died in Wuzhen. The Mu Xin Art Museum in the city is dedicated to his w ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |