Vietnamese director joins int'l theatre festival
Popular theatre director Le Quy Duong is the only Vietnamese representative at the 6th Fujairah International Monodrama Festival being held in Fujairah, the United Arab Emirates from January 20-28.
Organised by the Fujairah Culture and Media Authority (FCMA), the festival will host more than 300 celebrities, theatre actors and performers from 43 countries and territories all over the world.
The biennial event, which made its debut in Fujairah in 2003, welcomed guests at the opening ceremony with an operetta titled Pearl of the East, performed by the Sigma Dance Group at the Al Aqah beach on January 21.
Nightly one-act performances started on January 21, and participants will join round-table discussions on different topics on theatre, such as one on What's Left of Theatre: New Realities, New Trends on January 25.
Young local talents will also benefit from a workshop to be held by Polish artist Jolanta Juszkiewicz on Poor Theatre Method.