Ramendu Majumdar speaks at the opening of the theatre festival in Shanghai.

Ramendu Majumdar, president worldwide of International Theatre Institute (ITI), attended the opening ceremony of the 2nd China Campus Theatre Festival held in Shanghai, from November 9 to 18, 2010. He spoke at the opening on behalf of ITI, says a press release.
Hu Zhenmin, president of China Federation of Literary and Art Circles, opened the Festival. Director of Department of Art, Ministry of Culture; Vice Mayor of Shanghai; Deputy Minister of Education; President of Chinese Theatre Association and President of Chinese ITI also spoke at the opening ceremony, which was held at Shanghai Theatre Academy.
The festival with the theme, 'Youthful Campus, Ideal life', featured 25 plays from 32 universities and colleges. The productions were selected from 126 candidates from 104 universities and colleges throughout China.
Majumdar also visited Xiamen in Fujian province where the next World Congress of ITI is expected to be held in September 2011.