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Beijing

Theater festival opens

Adapted from the classic Chinese legend The Butterfly Lovers, drama Butterfly Lovers 2013 will open the First Beijing Small Theater Festival. Produced by the China Zheteng Culture Company and People's Arts Theatre of Shaanxi Province, the drama tells the ancient tragic love story from a modern angle by using conversations and stage settings from everyday life. According to the director Li Yaolin, it also employs multimedia and improvisational plots, bringing humor to the sad story.