Carnival and theatre in an ancient water town...

𝘊𝘢𝘳𝘯𝘪𝘷𝘢𝘭 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘵𝘩𝘦𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘪𝘯 𝘢𝘯 𝘢𝘯𝘤𝘪𝘦𝘯𝘵 𝘊𝘩𝘪𝘯𝘦𝘴𝘦 𝘸𝘢𝘵𝘦𝘳 𝘵𝘰𝘸𝘯….

The 𝟴𝘁𝗵 𝗪𝘂𝘇𝗵𝗲𝗻 𝗧𝗵𝗲𝗮𝘁𝗿𝗲 𝗙𝗲𝘀𝘁𝗶𝘃𝗮𝗹 in the old water town of Wuzhen in Zhejiang province came to an end yesterday after 10 days of theatre, carnival and street performances.

About a 2-hour drive from Shanghai, the festival in Wuzhen took first place in 2013 and has since grown fast into an internationally known venue for theatre performances. The 1,300 year old town is every year (except for last year) transformed to a unique and vibrant ambiance with major stage productions from both Chinese and international directors but also notable for its many street performances by students and amateur theatre groups to put on their shows along the picturesque canals and alleys.

This year’s festival saw many Chinese performances but also Shakespeare, Sigmund Freud, Oedipus and other foreign plays passed the scenes. While carnival parades were filling the old town streets…

Learn more about this unique festival in their homepage : http://www.wuzhenfestival.com/

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