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Part of the press conference. – KUNA photos
Part of the press conference. – KUNA photos

PAY announces 15th edition of the Youth Theater Days Festival

KUWAIT: The Youth Theater Days Festival is a cultural heritage for youth that the Public Authority for Youth (PAY) is keen to develop every year, said Acting Deputy Director General for Youth Sector Waleed Al-Ansari on Sunday. Al-Ansari made the remarks at a press conference to announce the 15th edition of the Youth Theater Days Festival, which will kick off on February 15 and continue until February 23 under the patronage of Minister of Information, Culture, and Minister of State for Youth Affairs and Social Affairs Abdulrahman Al-Mutairi.

Al-Ansari added that the theater movement in Kuwait is now led by youth, indicating that the festival will continue to present youth creativity — thanks to the efforts made in the past years — and that the authority has allocated a space for young volunteers in this festival. He stated that the festival’s audience is promised distinguished theatrical performances and high-end artistic works.

In turn, the festival chairman, Dr. Mohammed Al-Muzal, said during the conference that the festival’s technical committee selected seven theatrical performances by government and private theater groups out of 13 works submitted to the committee, noting that the participating groups are Kuwaiti Theater, Gulf Theater, Arab Theater, Trend, Catwell, and Cam Media, in addition to the young theater group affiliated with the Higher Institute of Theatrical Arts.

He stated that for the second year in a row, the authority will present cash prizes to the winners in the various award categories to encourage young theater professionals to continue working in the artistic field, expecting that this year’s festival will witness strong competition between the theater groups. He explained that two new awards have been added to the festival this year in addition to the 13 awards previously decided, bringing the total number of awards to 15. — KUNA

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