'Miryang, the City of Theater, Confirmed as the Host of the 40th Korea Theater Festival in 2022'

Gyeongnam Miryang City is receiving the next Korea Theater Festival flag from the Korea Theater Association.
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[Asia Economy Yeongnam Reporting Headquarters Reporter Lee Sang-hyun] Miryang City, Gyeongnam, has been selected as the host city for the 40th Korea Theater Festival in 2022.

According to the city on the 10th, at the closing ceremony of the '39th Korea Theater Festival in Andong·Yecheon' held at Yecheon County Cultural Center, the flag for the next Korea Theater Festival was handed over from the Korea Theater Association.

The Korea Theater Festival is the largest theater competition festival in Korea, held a total of 39 times from 1983 to this year.

Next year marks the 40th anniversary, and it will be held in Miryang City, the only city nationwide that has maintained the status of a theater city for 20 years, giving it more significance than ever before.

The festival is hosted by Miryang City and the Korea Theater Association, and organized by the Gyeongsangnam-do branch of the Korea Theater Association and the Korea Theater Festival Executive Committee.

It is planned to be held for about a month between July and August next year at venues such as Miryang Arena and Miryang Arirang Art Center.

During the festival, theater competitions representing 17 cities and provinces, invited performances, small-scale festivals, experience activity booths, and academic seminars and discussions related to theater will be held.

Mayor Park Il-ho said, "I am pleased to host the Korea Theater Festival, which has history and tradition, in Miryang, a city that loves theater," adding, "We will make it a festival for theater artists and firmly establish the status and foundation as a theater city."

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