HCMC hosts first int’l theatre schools festival
(VOV) -The first international theatre schools festival opened in Ho Chi Minh City on September 5.
Present at the opening ceremony were 120 representatives and students from 15 professional theatre schools throughout the Asia-Pacific.
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Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Dang Thi Bich Lien said that the six-day festival aims to create a chance for participants to share experience in developing regional theatrical arts.
The drama “Acting alone” (Dien kich mot minh) by author Le Duy Hanh was one of ten plays selected by the organising board to present to the audiences on the occasion.
The festival was sponsored by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the HCM City Stage Artists Association, and the HCM City Dance School and Theatre.