Chinese Ambassador to Tunisia Wan Li (C, back row) poses for photo with the artists of Star-Returning in Tunis, Tunisia, Nov. 23, 2024. The 25th Carthage Theater Days (JTC) festival kicked off on Saturday evening in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, and will run until Nov. 30. After the opening ceremony, the guests attended a show entitled "Star-Returning," which was performed by artists from Southwest China's Liangshan at the Opera Theatre in the City of Culture. (Photo by Adel Ezzine/Xinhua)

The 25th Carthage Theater Days (JTC) festival kicked off on Saturday evening in Tunis, the capital of Tunisia, and will run until Nov. 30.

Under the theme "Theatre is Resistance and Art is Life," the opening ceremony was held at the Municipal Theater of Tunis, attended by Tunisia's Minister of Culture Amina Srarfi, alongside numerous diplomatic representatives, theater professionals, cultural figures, and media personnel from different countries.

Mohamed Mounir Argui, director of the 25th JTC, highlighted in his opening remarks that this year marks the silver jubilee of the festival, now recognized as one of the oldest theatre festivals in the Arab world and Africa.

After the opening ceremony, the guests attended a show entitled "Star-Returning," which was performed by artists from Southwest China's Liangshan at the Opera Theatre in the City of Culture.

A total of 32 countries are participating in the JTC, during which 125 theatrical performances from the participating countries will be presented.