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Theatre of Nations will present our country at Hong Kong Arts Festival, TV channel Culture reports. The Chinese audience will be presented a legendary staging directed by Alvis Hermanis titled Shukshin’s Stories. The performance was a part of major cultural forum. The main parts are played by Chulpan Khamatova and Evgeny Mironov.
This performance staged after stories by famous Russian writer is one of the most required stagings of Theatre of Nations. The plot is based on ten short tales. Its premiere was held in 2008 at many European festivals where it always called success.
As per the theater representatives, the secret of its success is simple. It is alive and witty texts by Shukshin, starry actors and refined work by film director. All these elements turn into an ideal composition on the stage where complicated theatre plot is rubbing shoulders with routine stories of the Russian village.
Traditionally, the programme of one of the most extended cultural events of Asian-Pacific region consists of two parts: Chinese and International. Overall, More than 1,5 thousand foreign and Chinese actors will take part in the 45th forum. The festival bill includes 130 theatre performances and concerts.
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