Recruitment Instruction for the Outdoor Carnival of

2025 the Twelfth Wuzhen Theatre Festival

Application Form for the Outdoor Carnival of

2025 the Twelfth Wuzhen Theatre Festival

Recruitment Instruction for the Outdoor Carnival of

2025 the Twelfth Wuzhen Theatre Festival

About Wuzhen Theatre Festival

Wuzhen  Theatre  Festival  is  a  grand  celebration  of  performing  arts.  Numerous specially invited plays include an abundance of works by masters of the theatre, all at the summit of their creative lives. Numerous creative groups in the Emerging Theatre Artists' Competition competing with brand new works demonstrate their impressive energy  and  dedication.  A nonstop  Outdoor  Carnival,  dazzling  and  delightful,  will further make Wuzhen an adventure. The Wuzhen Dialogues, along with the Theatre Forums, will offer opportunities for all theatre lovers to talk with, and to learn from, Chinese  and  international  theatre  masters.  The   entire  town  of  Wuzhen  will  be transformed into a splendid stage, and theatre lovers all over the world are invited to enjoy, and participate in, this tantalizing feast of performing arts.

About the Outdoor Carnival

All  Wuzhen's  a   Stage   during  the  Wuzhen  Theatre  Festival!  Aside   from  the international  giants  of  the  world  stage  who  will  grace  the  riverbanks,  a  nonstop carnival will be  ongoing  in  the narrow  streets  and  small  plazas  of the  old  town. Performing  artists  from  all  over  the  world  will  bring  thousands  of performances, including  street  theatre,  music,  contemporary  performing  arts,  traditional  Chinese opera  and juggling,  and  many  others.  Come  face  to  face  with  the  vitality  of the Carnival and amid the ambience of Wuzhen's ancient walkways!

Application  for  the  Outdoor  Carnival  of  2025  the  Twelfth  Wuzhen  Theatre Festival：

1.   Time & Method

The recruitment process of the Outdoor Carnival will be launched from May 9th,2025 and includes both methods of application through the official website of Wuzhen Theatre Festival and official invitation from Wuzhen Theatre Festival Committee. The application must be made by filling in Application Form for the Outdoor Carnival of 2025 the Twelfth Wuzhen Theatre Festival. The applicants must email application   forms,     screenplays      (for     plays),      performance videos and photos to carnival@wuzhenfestival.cn  and mail the hard copy of application forms, screenplays   (for   plays)   and   performance videos to  Wuzhen Theatre  Festival Committee. The deadline of application is 24:00 on September 12th, 2025.

Mailing  Address:  Yang  Duanchen,  The  Outdoor  Carnival  Unit,  Wuzhen  Theatre Festival Committee

No. 18, Shifo South Rd., Wuzhen Town, Tongxiang Jiaxing City, Zhejiang Province, P. R. China (314501)

2.   Performance Types

Play, Dance, Opera, Music, Contemporary Art, Crossover & Creation, and any other type of performing arts.

Play: All types of theatrical performances, encouraged to integrate with environment and interact with audience.

Dance: All types of dance performances, encouraged to integrate with environment.

Opera: All types of traditional operas around the world.

Music: All types of live music performances.

Contemporary  Art:   Installations,   multimedia,   giant   puppets,   and   all   kinds   of contemporary performing art.

Crossover  &  Creation ： All  types  of  crossover  performances  and  any  creative performances.

3.   Recruitment Instruction

The recruitment instruction for the Outdoor Carnival of 2025 the Twelfth Wuzhen Theatre Festival is as follows：

3.1   Wuzhen Theatre Festival Committee will select performances according to their artistic quality and the dates and numbers of performances provided by the performing groups or individuals.

3.2   The selected performing groups or individuals will be provided all public areas in Wuzhen West Scenic Zone except indoor theatres as performing locations, including but not limited to: all of the outdoor areas available in the scenic zone, spare rehearsal rooms, temporary stages, and other available space in the scenic zone.

3.3   Each person of the selected performing groups or individuals will receive a set of Wuzhen Theatre Festival souvenirs provided by the festival committee.

3.4   If the  selection  of performing  time  and  location  overlaps  or  conflicts  among different performing groups or individuals, the festival committee shall coordinate according  to  the  artistic  quality  of  the  performances.  The  performing  group  or individuals shall cooperate with festival committee on the performing time, location and publicity related to the performances.

3.5   Wuzhen Theatre Festival Committee will organize two grand parades for all the Outdoor Carnival artists. The time of parades is on the eve of the Opening Ceremony and the Closing Ceremony.

3.6   There  is  no  limit  to  the  form  of  performances.  The  performing  groups  or individuals shall comply with laws and regulations of China.

3.7   Considering  the  size  of  the  performance  venue,  it  is  recommended  that  the number of performers in the performance team be around 6.

3.8    To ensure the diversity of performance forms in Wuzhen Theatre Festival, it is recommended that the participating teams perform in the whole process.

Wuzhen  Theatre  Festival  Committee  reserves  all  final  interpretation  rights  and decisions upon disputes and ambiguities.

Wuzhen Theatre Festival Committee 

May 9th, 2025