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Theatre Festivals

Theatre festivals are planned series of shows like orchestral and live performances. They were among
the initial kinds of festivals in human history.

Read the descriptions and write the names of the theatre festivals. You may use the Help Box.

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is an extremely lively, has performed in is an opera on Lake
vibrant, and social collaboration with London’s Constance on the Austrian
festival. It is one of the leading art institutions, side. It was found in
world’s largest arts theatres, and galleries, as 1946. Floating stages are
festival which lasted 25 well as in unseen spaces created on the lake where
days in 2018. and places across the city performers give spectacular
for over 37 years. performances.

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is one of India’s best was established in 1958. The hosts theatre companies
known theatre festivals. festival is organised every every year from all four
It was initiated by Shashi year in the state of Kerala. corners of the globe, who
Kapoor and his wife It provides platform to stage ancient Greek plays
Jennifer Kapoor in various traditional and folk in their own language.
memory of Prithviraj forms of Kerala along with Performances are held in
Kapoor. modern theatre. ancient amphitheater across
the island Cyprus.

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Bregenzer Festspiele, International Theatre Festival, Prithvi Theatre Festival, The Edinburgh Festival
Fringe, International Festival of Ancient Greek Drama, London International Festival of Theater (LIFT)

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