October 02, 2016

INT'L EXPERIMENTAL THEATER FESTIVAL TO BE HELD IN VIETNAM

(from Xinhua English, 9/28)

HANOI， Sept. 28 (Xinhua) -- The International Experimental Theater Festival will be held in Hanoi on Nov. 12-19， with the participation of 23 countries， the Vietnam Stage Artists Association said Wednesday.

Dozens of art troupes from China， Japan， South Korea， Singapore， India， the Philippines， Vietnam， France， Germany， Hungary， Greece， Macedonia and Panama will bring their new plays to the festival.

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