A workshop was conducted by Prof. RudolfKoloc from Ernst Busch Academy of Dramatic Arts, Germany on Sep.24 in the North Theatre of the Academy.

On Sep.23, actors from the Academypresented a Chinese realistic classic ‘Xiaojing Hutong’, written by Li Longyunand directed by Hao Rong. The play tells the story of a narrow hutong’s fate inBeijing from the 1950s to the 1970s.

On Sep.23, actors from the National Academyof Theatre and Film Arts, Bulgaria presented ’The Bus Ride’, a piece of absurd theatre,written by a renowned playwright Stanislav Stratiev and directed by ZdravkoMitkov.

Prof. Akiko Sato from Toho Gakuen Collegeof Drama and Music, Japan conducted a workshop on Sep.23. The workshop focusedon how to use and control body and breath on the stage. Prof. Sato appliedJapanese traditional footwork to helping the participants experience theactor-training...

7Actors from the University of Veracruz, Mexico presented ‘A Midsummer Night’sDream’, directed by Mr. Alonso on Sep.22. The director adopted the style ofphysical theatre to express his understanding of Shakespeare, namely, that bodylanguage is the common language on the stage, an...

The actors from Kyiv National I.K.Karpenko- Karyi University of Theatre, Cinema and Television, Ukraine presented ‘A MidsummerNight’s Dream’ on Sep.22. The production was presented in a vivid way likecommedia dell'arte with distinct characteristics of Ukrainian culture...

Prof.XU Xiang met the Principal of the “Ernst Busch” School ofDramatic Arts, Germany and Margarete Schuler, Director of the International Relationship Office of Ernst Busch. The two sides expressed their common wishto establish a long-term and regular cooperation between the two...

Students of Toho Gakuen College of Drama& Music, Japan presented a production called ‘The Forest Full of Love’ on Sep.21. The production was adapted from ‘A Midsummer’s Night’s Dream’ by YoshiyukiFukuda and directed by Terufumi Koshimitsu. The creators borrowed elements fromJapan...