Teatro Europa, the first European theater festival in the country, returns for its third edition and goes hybrid.
The festival, which focuses on classic and contemporary pieces from various European Member States and will now be a mix of virtual and physical performances, is a presentation of the European Union (EU) Delegation to the Philippines, together with EU Member States, its cultural institutes and partner universities.
Eight performances will be performed on-site at the Rizal Park Open-Air Auditorium while 10 will be staged online, and seven performances are live streamed in the official Facebook page of Teatro Europa (@TeatroEuropaPH).
The Irish play “Philadelphia, Here I Come!” by Brian Friel served as the opening performance by Teatro de Letran of Colegio de San Juan de Letran.
Friel’s play is a tragicomedy that centres around Gareth O’Donnell’s move to Philadelphia (US). The comic story is transposed to several circumstances in the Philippines.
This theatre festival brings out the best talents from the Filipino youth as they get immersed with the European culture.
The EU Delegation is proud that this event continues to promote cultural exchange as the European Union celebrates the European International Year of the Youth this 2022.
Virtual and physical performances will run until August 20 wherein audiences will witness universities’ interpretation of carefully curated pieces with re-runs from August 22 to September 5.
Theatre groups from 18 universities nationwide (11 from Luzon, three from Visayas, and four from Mindanao) will participate in the festival.
