Young artists look at life's dilemmas

Wuzhen Theatre Festival brings together directors, playwrights and producers to compete with themes of humanity and self-exploration, Xing Wen reports in Jiaxing, Zhejiang province.

One day, Huang Lei, one of the creators of the Wuzhen Theatre Festival, was lounging at home when his eyes fell upon a toy dinosaur perched on the table.

In a sudden burst of inspiration, the "giant dinosaur" became one of this year's thematic prompts for the annual theater festival's Emerging Theatre Artists Competition.

For this year's competition, participants were challenged to craft original theatrical pieces that incorporate three elements — pillows, sunlight and giant dinosaurs — with a length not exceeding half an hour.