Curtains fall on Shanghai Children's Theater Festival
The first Shanghai International Children's Theater Festival concluded on Sunday evening with 58 performances by eight troupes from China and abroad over 22 days.
The plays from China, Russia, the UK, Italy, Brazil, Australia, Spain and Germany attracted more than 40,000 audiences.
During the closing ceremony at China Welfare Institute's Children's Art Theater, a program called "Ignite Imagination" was launched to seek play scripts for children and incubate additional high-quality performances for children.