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2023 Guilin Festival
Date: October 27th - November 5th, 2023
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The 2023 Guilin Festival is about to commence in October, which is considered a fruitful and delightful month in China. This will create a splendid cultural showcase for the picturesque Guilin through the harmonious interplay of tradition and modernity. The “Global Young Chinese Elites Project of Theatre Director “will continue to dedicate itself to the development and innovation of the theatrical field, supporting the creative practices and explorations of young Chinese theatre professionals. It will continuously promote the growth and elevation of outstanding original theatrical works, providing a broader stage for global Chinese youth theatre creators, and amplifying the voice of Chinese theatre on the world stage!

Performance Calendar of October 27th
Time Venue Drama
Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Opening Ceremony
10:30 East West Alley Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
14:00 Landscape Avenue Opening Day Theatre Parade
15:00 East West Alley Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 Guilin Grand Theatre Opening Drama: Rickshaw Boy, China
19:00 Elephant Trunk Hill Park The Three Penny Opera by Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Germany
19:00 Yu Hill Park Planet Lear by Toho Gakuen College of Drama and Music, Japan
19:30 Landscape Park Theatre Parade: Classic of Mountains and Rivers
Afternoon Theatre Bus Guilin#39s Famous Jazz Saxophonist
Morning Theatre Bus Guilin#39s Famous Band / Sound Band
Performance Calendar of October 28th
Time Venue Drama
10:30 East West Alley Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
14:00 East West Alley Theatre Parade: Classic of Mountains and Rivers
15:00 Landscape Park Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 Guilin Grand Theatre Opening Drama: Rickshaw Boy, China
15:00 Mid/Lake Island Hong Kong Play Reading Salon: The Isle,China
15:00 Lijiang Waterfall Hotel President’s Forum: “Towards a Native School of Acting”
15:00 Jingjiang Palace Workshop by the Athens Conservatoire, Greece
19:00 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Mother Courage and Her Children Directed by Zhao Miao from Theatre SanTuoQi
19:00 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Romeo and Juliet by Oklahoma City University, US
19:00 Seven Star Cave Medea by Shota Rustaveli Theatre and Film Georgia State University, Georgia
19:30 East West Alley Theatre Parade: Classic of Mountains and Rivers
19:30 Landscape Park Concert “All that Jazz”, France
Afternoon Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel JinGuiZi Shows You the World, Drama Gathering in the Landscape
Afternoon Theatre Bus Instrumental Ensemble: Trumpet and Violin
Morning Guihaiqinglan JinGuiZi Shows You the World, Drama Gathering in the Landscape
Morning Theatre Bus National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project / Guangxi Wenchang
Performance Calendar of October 29th
Time Venue Drama
09:30 Grand Banquet Hall of Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel Main Forum: “Excellence and Progress / Young Artistic Talent Development Forum”
10:30 East West Alley Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
11:00 Jingjiang Palace Workshop themed on “The Use of Body and Mask from Traditional Chinese Performing Arts in Contemporary Theatre” by the Central Academy of Drama, China
14:00 Zhengyang Pedestrian Street Theatre Parade: Classic of Mountains and Rivers
14:30 Grand Banquet Hall of Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel Master Class: “Certainty and Improvisation in Creation” by Wang Chaoge
14:30 Qin Palace Hall of Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel Sub/Forum: “ Art Festivals and Southwest Exhibition of Dramatic Arts”
15:00 East West Alley Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Mother Courage and Her Children Directed by Zhao Miao from Theatre SanTuoQi
15:00 Landscape Park Concert “All that Jazz”, France
15:00 Mid/Lake Island Hong Kong Play Reading Salon: The Isle,China
19:00 Elephant Trunk Hill Park The Cherry Orchard by Russian Institute of Theatre Arts (GITIS), Russia
19:00 Yu Hill Park The Tragedy of Man by Athens Conservatoire, Greece
19:00 Seven Star Cave Once Upon a Time, by Chung/Ang University, South Korea
19:30 Zhengyang Pedestrian Street Theatre Parade: Classic of Mountains and Rivers
19:30 Qin Palace Hall of Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel Sub/Forum: “ Art Festivals and Southwest Exhibition of Dramatic Arts”
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: The Diary of Song , Hong Kong, China
21:00 Landscape Park World Theatre Education Alliance(WTEA) Party
Afternoon Theatre Bus National Intangible Cultural Heritage Project / Caidiao
All Day Grand Bravo Guilin Hotel JinGuiZi Shows You the World, Drama Gathering in the Landscape
Morning Theatre Bus Guilin#39s Famous Folk Group
Performance Calendar of October 30th
Time Venue Drama
School Public Dramatic Arts Education Program of the Department of Drama Education of the Central Academy of Drama
10:30 Landscape Park Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
14:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Black Goat
15:00 Landscape Park Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 East West Alley Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:00 Main Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre The Butterfly Lovers by the Central Academy of Drama, China
19:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Black Goat
19:30 Landscape Park Concert “All that Jazz”, France
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: Ambiguous , Hong Kong, China
Performance Calendar of October 31st
Time Venue Drama
School Public Dramatic Arts Education Program of the Department of Drama Education of the Central Academy of Drama
10:30 Landscape Park Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 Landscape Park Maori Cultural “Haka”, New Zealand
15:00 East West Alley Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:30 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Dance Theatre: “ENOWATE”, UK
19:30 Elephant Trunk Hill Park On the Road by China Coal Mine Art Troupe
19:30 Yu Hill Park Musical Theatre: Eyes and Ears (Asia Premiere), France
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: Wuthering Heights, UK
Performance Calendar of November 1st
Time Venue Drama
School Public Dramatic Arts Education Program of the Department of Drama Education of the Central Academy of Drama
10:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
14:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Fly to the Moon
15:00 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Dance Theatre: “ENOWATE”, UK
15:00 East West Alley Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
18:00 Guihaiqinglan Take You On a Trip Starry Night Camping & Music Party
19:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Fly to the Moon
19:30 Main Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre There#39s a Golden Ox Village on the Dragon#39s Ridge by Guilin Cultural Performance Group, China
19:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Fly to the Moon
19:30 Elephant Trunk Hill Park On the Road by China Coal Mine Art Troupe
19:30 Yu Hill Park Musical Theatre: Eyes and Ears (Asia Premiere), France
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: Beijing Opera Searching for Orphans and Saving Orphans
Performance Calendar of November 2nd
Time Venue Drama
School Public Dramatic Arts Education Program of the Department of Drama Education of the Central Academy of Drama
10:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 East West Alley Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:30 Main Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre There#39s a Golden Ox Village on the Dragon#39s Ridge by Guilin Cultural Performance Group, China
19:30 Yu Hill Park Musical Theatre: Eyes and Ears (Asia Premiere), France
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: Good, UK
19:30 Guihaiqinglan New Space Theatre: The Cinematic Duo
Performance Calendar of November 3rd
Time Venue Drama
School Public Dramatic Arts Education Program of the Department of Drama Education of the Central Academy of Drama
10:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
14:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project:Code Romeo
15:00 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 Landscape Park Macau Environmental Puppetry:The Spirit of the Islands / The Spirit of the Landscape,China
15:00 Yu Hill Park Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
15:00 East West Alley Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project:Code Romeo
19:30 Elephant Trunk Hill Park Musical Theatre: Hamlet, UK
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: The Crucible , UK
19:30 Guihaiqinglan New Space Theatre: The Cinematic Duo
Performance Calendar of November 4th
Time Venue Drama
10:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 East West Alley Theatre Parade:Creek! Carp, Mr. Gift
15:00 Landscape Park Macau Environmental Puppetry:The Spirit of the Islands / The Spirit of the Landscape,China
15:00 Guihaiqinglan Potato Kingdom Special Concert, China
15:00 Yu Hill Park Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:00 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Journey to the West (2023 Version) directed by Huang Ying
19:30 Zhengyang Pedestrian Street Theatre Parade:Creek! Carp, Mr. Gift
19:30 Main Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Heroic Heroes by Guangxi Acrobatic Troupe, China
19:30 Elephant Trunk Hill Park Musical Theatre: Hamlet, UK
19:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park HD Theatre Screening: Life of Pi
Afternoon Theatre Bus Guilin#39s Famous Band / Sound Band
Morning Theatre Bus Guilin#39s Famous Jazz Saxophonist
Performance Calendar of November 5th
Time Venue Drama
Landscape Park Closing Ceremony Party
10:30 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
14:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Cold Blood
15:00 Huaxiazhiguang Square of Seven Star Park New Space Forms Theatre:Aeldre,Sweden
15:00 Guangxi Provincial Art Museum Journey to the West (2023 Version) directed by Huang Ying
15:00 Main Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Heroic Heroes by Guangxi Acrobatic Troupe, China
15:00 East West Alley Theatre Parade:Creek! Carp, Mr. Gift
15:00 Yu Hill Park Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
16:30 Elephant Trunk Hill Park Guilin Local Art Performances:Guangxi Opera, Caidiao Opera, Yugu (literally fishing drum), Wenchang, Songs and Dances, etc.
19:30 Small Theatre of Guilin Grand Theatre Elites Project: Cold Blood
19:30 Zhengyang Pedestrian Street Theatre Parade:Creek! Carp, Mr. Gift
Afternoon Theatre Bus Guilin Famous Folk Singer
Morning Theatre Bus Instrumental Ensemble: Trumpet and Violin
Art Committee of Guilin Festival
HAO RONG
/ 郝 戎 /

President of the Central Academy of Drama, Deputy Secretary of the
Party Committee, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor
LIU XINGLIN
/ 刘杏林 /

Art Director for the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Professor of the Central Academy of Drama
WANG CHAOGE
/ 王潮歌 /

Member of the Art Committee of the Guilin Festival
Renowned Director
JIN DONG
/ 靳 东 /

National First-Class Actor
Director of the China Television Artists Association
PAN HUISEN
/ 潘惠森 /

Adjunct professor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council
LI DONG
/ 李 东 /

Member of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Producer of the National Theatre of China
YANG SHUO
/ 杨 硕 /

Member and Secretary-General of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival,
Deputy Director of the Deputy Director of the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama.
ZHAO MIAO
/ 赵 淼 /

Member of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Teacher in the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama
LV YUANNING
/ 吕媛宁 /

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
Director of the Broadcasting
and Hosting Teaching and Research Office and Performance Teacher of Guangxi Art Schoo
CAO LU
/ 曹璐 /

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
PhD Candidate at the Central Academy of Drama
WANG CHAOGE
/ 王子西 /

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
Director of Guilin Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism,
Deputy Minister of Propaganda Department of Guilin Municipal Party Committee (concurrently)
HAO RONG

President of the Central Academy of Drama, Deputy Secretary of the
Party Committee, Professor, Doctoral Supervisor

LIU XINGLIN

Art Director for the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Professor of the Central Academy of Drama

WANG CHAOGE

Member of the Art Committee of the Guilin Festival
Renowned Director

JIN DONG

National First-Class Actor
Director of the China Television Artists Association

PAN HUISEN

Adjunct professor at the Hong Kong Academy for Performing Arts
Member of the Hong Kong Arts Development Council

LI DONG

Member of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Producer of the National Theatre of China

YANG SHUO

Member and Secretary-General of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival,
Deputy Director of the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama.

ZHAO MIAO

Member of the Art Committee of Guilin Festival
Teacher in the Directing Department of the Central Academy of Drama

LV YUANNING

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
Director of the Broadcasting
and Hosting Teaching and Research Office and Performance Teacher of Guangxi Art School

CAO LU

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
PhD Candidate at the Central Academy of Drama

WANG ZIXI

Deputy Secretary General of the Guilin Art Festival Art Committee
Director of Guilin Municipal Bureau of Culture, Radio, Television and Tourism,
Deputy Minister of Propaganda Department of Guilin Municipal Party Committee (concurrently)

Art Committee of Guilin Festival
The highest academic institution of the Guilin Art Festival is the Art Committee, which is jointly committed to promoting and pioneering the practice of a "Chinese-style international art festival."
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