Yin Xiaodong (above) and Gyorgy Vidovszky at the press conference, May 11, 2016. [Photo/Chinaculture.org]

Children's theatre

"People often feel sorry for me when they find out I work in children's theatre,"  said Gyorgy Vidovszky, principle director of Budapest Kolibri Theatre.

"But, I don't think so," He added, "Children's theatre is a big industry that can bring happiness to many children both in China and CEEC countries. In the past three days we discussed children's theatre, the education of young audiences and the cooperation plan for the 2017 '16+1' Cultural Season."

Yin Xiaodong, director of the China National Theater for Children noted that the passion for children's theatre in some CEEC countries is impressive.

"Children are the future of the world. We need to use good theatre to let them know the meaning of beauty, learn to appreciate beauty and create beauty. Our mission is to help children to shape their mind and character through theatre," Yin said.

According to a Chinese artist, an English website has been established for the cooperation on children's theatre between China and CEEC countries. The website is a efficient way to sustain the collaboration and information sharing.