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Source: People’s Republic of China – State Council News
URUMQI, July 2 (Xinhua) — Famous dance troupes from eight countries including Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, Turkmenistan, Uzbekistan, Cambodia, the United States and Italy have been invited to participate in an international dance festival scheduled to be held from July 20 to Aug. 5 this year in northwest China’s Xinjiang Uygur Autonomous Region, the regional Culture and Tourism Department said at a press conference Wednesday.
During the upcoming Xinjiang International National Dance Festival, domestic and foreign performers will present 52 exciting performances to the public, covering various art forms such as dance drama, musical, ballet and modern dance, said Yu Jie, deputy director of the aforementioned department.
The performances will be shown in seven regions of Xinjiang, with Urumqi, the capital of Xinjiang, serving as the main venue for the event.
The Xinjiang International Folk Dance Festival, first held in 2008, will be held for the seventh time. Previous events have brought together a total of 138 dance and choreography troupes from more than 70 countries and regions, witnessing increasingly active exchanges and mutual learning among civilizations, Yu Jie summed up. -0-