A total of 105 plays, operas and other programs will be presented at the forthcoming Sixth China Art Festival, which will make the festival the largest arts festival in history.
A total of 62 plays will compete for top prizes at the festival,
which starts on September 28, varying from Peking operas, folk
music, dancing dramas to children's plays, magic, puppet and
acrobatic shows. Quite a few of the plays have just won the top
prize awarded by the Ministry of Culture.
Another 43 plays are for entertainment, and are mostly local
operas. There is also a dancing troupe from Taiwan to present a
Chinese folklore and two troupes from Hong Kong.
Five troupes from abroad have been invited to attend the
festival, including the prestigious German-based Stuttgart Ballet and the Johann Stuart Capella.
During the festival, several exhibitions will be held on
Chinese calligraphy, Chinese painting, silk weaving and other
handicrafts.
(Xinhua)
