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MINSK, 18 November (BelTA) – The Second Youth Theater Forum of the CIS Baltic states and Georgia will feature productions from 13 countries in Minsk on 19-26 November, Belarus’ First Deputy Culture Minister Irina Drig told reporters, BelTA has learned.

According to her, the forum will give Belarusians the rare opportunity to see the whole panorama of theatrical life. The program of the forum will not be limited to the competition performances only. All in all, it will show productions from 14 countries.

The interest in the new-generation theater, including the opportunities for young talent in theater, is high this year which was declared the Year of Youth.

Productions will be shown at four venues in the Belarusian capital: the Maksim Gorky National Academic Drama Theater, Yanka Kupala National Academic Theater, the Belarusian children’s theater, Republican Theater of Belarusian Drama. The forum will open with Iskander Sakaev’s production Chekhov. Comedy. Seagull at the Belarusian State Youth Theater on 19 November. This work will be shown out of competition. The Yanka Kupala theater will host the closing ceremony on 26 November.

The Second Youth Theater Forum of the CIS countries, Baltic states and Georgia will be held in Minsk by the decision of the International Confederation of Theatrical Unions, the Interstate Fund for Humanitarian Cooperation and the culture Ministry of Belarus. The organizers also include the Minsk City Hall and the Republican Theater of Belarusian Drama.

The First Youth Theater Forum of the CIS countries, Baltic states and Georgia took place in Chisinau, Moldova, in 2012.