Forum explores theater exchanges
China DailyGovernment representatives and theater professionals from China and Greece discuss cultural exchanges at the forum. Under his father's influence, Luo Jinlin took courses in Western theater at the Central Academy of Drama in Beijing, and directed the first Chinese version of the Greek tragedy Oedipus the King in 1986. The forum included keynote speeches given by theater experts, and two panel discussions on the exchange between Chinese traditional opera and Greek theater, and new ways to promote Chinese traditional opera in an international context. Luo Jinlin's works in Hebei Bangzi Opera and Pingju Opera were produced by Beijing Hebei Bangzi Opera Troupe and China Pingju Opera Theater, both of which are affiliated to the Beijing Performance and Arts Group. Zhao Jiachen, chairperson of the board of Beijing Performance and Arts Group, said in her speech that the group has been devoted to promoting international exchange in the performing arts field by bringing Chinese traditional opera works to theater festivals around the world.