China News Service, Wuhan, September 28 (Wu Yili) The reporter learned from a press conference held by the Hubei Provincial Government Information Office on the 28th that the China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, the Chinese Dramatists Association, and the Propaganda Department of the Hubei Provincial Committee of the Communist Party of China , The 17th Chinese Theatre Festival, co-sponsored by the Wuhan Municipal People's Government, will be held in Wuhan from October 9th to October 28th, 2021.
Founded in 1988, the Chinese Theatre Festival is an important platform for the national theatre industry to showcase outstanding drama creation achievements. It is held every two years.
According to Chen Yan, secretary of the party group of the Chinese Theatre Association and vice chairman of the conference, there will be 29 participating plays and 2 invited performances in this festival.
These 31 dramas come from 23 provinces, municipalities and autonomous regions including Beijing, Shanghai, Hubei, and Xinjiang, covering 14 types of opera, including Peking Opera, Kun Opera, Yue Opera, and Huangmei Opera, as well as drama, opera, and children's drama.
The 17th China Theatre Festival includes revolutionary historical themes and the great practice of socialist modernization, and excellent realistic themes reflecting the theme of poverty alleviation and anti-epidemic spirit. It has launched a batch of outstanding dramas focusing on the theme of "the centennial of the founding of the party", such as the drama "Xiangshan" "Night", Peking Opera "Mother" and other works.
In addition, the drama "Deep Sea", "Teacher Guimei" and the Zhuang drama "Huang Wenxiu" will also appear.
This year's drama festival gathers famous artists, and the ticket price is beneficial to the people.
Tickets are all low-priced tickets below 100 yuan, with the highest ticket price of 80 yuan and the lowest ticket price of 20 yuan.
Citizens can also use the "Wen Hui Tong" policy to benefit the people through Wuhan's cultural benefit platform "Wen Hui Tong" to achieve "up to discount" discounts.
Before the opening, during and after the closing of the current Chinese Theatre Festival, Wuhan will continue to carry out a number of supporting activities such as the 8th Wuhan International Drama Performance and the 9th Wuhan "Dairy Dock" Chinese Opera Art Festival.
Yang Jun, deputy mayor of the Wuhan Municipal Government, said that Wuhan will accelerate the revitalization of the "Grand Dock" of operas and show the new look of Wuhan City of Heroes, City of Health and City of Hope to audiences across the country.
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