The 2024 Wuzhen Theatre Festival in Zhejiang province is scheduled to run from Oct 17-27, which was announced at a media conference on Tuesday.

The theme of this year’s festival is “solidity”, with the slogan “spirit like a torch; faith like a great rock”.During the 11 days, 24 productions from 11 countries will be showcased at Wuzhen’s 11 theater venues, giving a total of 86 performances.

Among them, 11 productions come from China and 13 from other countries, including the United Kingdom, France and Japan.A wide range of genres will be featured, including renditions of classic drama pieces, magnum opuses of veteran theater directors, avant-garde dramas, physical theater and a nonprofit production.

The recurring Emerging Theatre Artists’ Competition attracted more than 10,000 young theater practitioners to submit their works under the assigned topic of “pillow, sunshine, big dinosaur”. And 161 works brought by over 600 participants passed the preliminary selection to compete during the festival.

Outdoor Carnival and Theater Market sections will bring a variety of outdoor performances, art installations and live music experiences, that can be encountered throughout the water town of Wuzhen.