At the invitation of Malta ZiguZajg International Arts Festival for Children & Young People, the Puppetry Yeh-Shen of China National Theatre for Children will participate in the online performance of the festival. Since its creation in 2019, Yeh-Shen has been invited to participate in the online performances of ricca ricca festa (Okinawa International Children’s &_ Youth Drama Festival in Japan) &_ the 21st Festival International du Théatre Jeune à Taza, which has been widely praised by foreign audiences.

        Yeh-Shen is one of the stories from the Tang Dynasty literary sketches Miscellaneous Morsels form Youyang (simplifies Chinese:酉阳杂俎) &_ is recognized as the earliest variants of Cinderella in the world - 800 hundred years earlier than the French version. Yeh-Shen uses modern puppets to tell stories in a lively &_ warm way, which fills the stage with interesting &_ dynamic imaginations.

        In 2016, China National Theatre for Children Physical Theatre Three Monks went to Malta to participate in the sixth ZiguZajg International Arts Festival for Children & Young People, which was highly appreciated by local audiences &_ organizers. After the first attempt, ZiguZajg &_ China National Theatre for Children reached an agreement on further cooperation. This online performance is another attempt to deepen friendly exchanges &_ cooperation between the two sides.

        Under the background of the epidemic normalization, the invitation to participate in the online festival is innovation &_ upgrading of global exchange &_ cooperation on children’s theatre. By showing the world China’s excellent culture from the perspective of children’s theatre, to educate people &_ make the international community better perceive China.     

        ZiguZajg International Arts Festival for Children & Young People is the only festival in Malta specifically aimed at children & young people, presenting an enticing programme of international productions &_ newly commissioned work, annually. Since its inception in 2010, the festival aims to keep developing a national repertoire of creative work for children &_ young people, whereby over the past 11 years we have commissioned over 80 new projects in a variety of genres &_ creative forms &_ collaborated with local &_ foreign stakeholders to present work of high artistic excellence for young audiences! 

        As a member of ASSITEJ International Association of Theatre for Children & Young People, ZiguZajg was awarded the European Festival Association (EFFE) Label for the year 2019-2020. &_ in the year 2020, ZiguZajg has won the special edition of Premju GZall-Arti 2021.

Date: NOV.19-29 2021
Festival: ZiguZajg Festival 2021
Link: https://www.ziguzajg.org/yen-shen
Runtime: about 70 minutes
Rating: 3＋