China News Service, Langfang, March 27 (Gao Kai and Zeng Yue) On March 27, the annual World Theater Day arrived as scheduled. On that day, the 2024 World Theater Day celebrations kicked off in Langfang City, Hebei Province, China.
This year, the World Theater Day celebration returns to China after seven years. This celebration was jointly organized by the International Theater Association and the Chinese Dramatists Association, and was held at Menglangfang International Theater Park.
As usual, every year the International Theater Association selects an artist who has made outstanding contributions in the field of theater to write a message for World Theater Day. This year’s World Theater Day message is written by Norwegian playwright and Nobel Prize winner Jorn Fosse.
This dedication titled "Art is Peace" says: "Art does not homogenize different things by reducing differences. On the contrary, art allows us to appreciate and understand those who are different from us, strange or foreign. something. All great works of art contain precisely this element: something strange, something we don’t fully understand but that we can perceive to some extent. It has a magic, so to speak, that makes us Obsession drives us to transcend our own limitations, thereby creating the transcendence of art itself, and leads us to constantly pursue new transcendences."
On March 27, Pu Cunxin, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and drama performing artist, spoke at the 2024 World Theater Day celebration. (Photo courtesy of the organizer of the World Theater Day celebration)
On the opening day of the celebration, Pu Cunxin, chairman of the Chinese Dramatists Association and a famous drama performing artist, said in his speech that drama is like water, connecting the world. In the future, art and culture represented by drama will also be like water, further learning from each other and appreciating each other.
It is reported that this celebration will last until the 29th, with roundtable dialogues, celebration parties, workshops and other exchange activities, attracting more than 30 top international and domestic theater leaders and many domestic and foreign drama groups to participate. (over)