Part Three of the Theatre track will consist of readings and discussions of plays. The Forum is a unique platform bringing together civilizations with rich cultural heritage and the potential for new artistic achievements. Dramaturgy and emerging directing should form the basis of theatrical development; however, despite the prevalence in Russia of knowledge about Western dramaturgy, there is a need to actively promote South African, Chinese, Brazilian, and other plays, and to support young directors from friendly countries by creating new translation projects and holding readings of contemporary plays at the Forum in 2025, laying the foundations for a new, joint cultural heritage.
READINGS AND DISCUSSIONS OF PLAYS
The plays:
- Russia: A. Bukreeva, “Gandhi Was Silent on Saturdays”;
- China: Mo Yan, “Crocodile”;
- Iran: A. Farhadi, “Nader and Simin: A Separation”;
- Brazil: D. Passarelli, “The Last Drop”;
- China: Wang Chong, “Lying Flat 2.0”;
- South Africa: P. Mazamisa, “Shoes and Coups”.
Moderator: Oksana Yefremenko, Deputy Artistic Director of the Federal State Theatre of Nations.
Participants:
- Soizhin Zhambalova, director;
- Famil Dzhavadov, director (Russia);
- Dante Passarelli, director, playwright, Manas Theatre;
- Palesa Mazamisa, playwright, director (South Africa);
- Wang Chun, director;
- Li Jianjun, director, Artistic Director of the New Youth Group theatre company (China).
Discussion participants:
- Lenerson Polonini, director, Head of Nova de Teatro (Brazil);
- Kaltum Amin, director, choreographer (Bahrain);
- Alejandro González Puche, director (Colombia);
- Yultan Sadykova, theatre critic (Iran);
- Anastasia Bukreeva, playwright, award winner.