This resurgence of serious dramas, has brought to the stage a variety of works that not only carry high ideological values but also entertain, proving popular with audiences in HCM City.
HCM City-based private Phương Nam Theatre will stage a new water puppet show based on Vietnamese history, offering fresh entertainment options to children during the New Year.
A popular historical play from the 1990s will be restaged by HCM City Tuồng Theatre this weekend at Sen Hồng Stage in District 1, as part of the theatre’s efforts to preserve tuồng (classical drama), a symbolic form of traditional...
A scientific dossier on 50 masks used in Hue''s ancient art of tuong (classical drama) is being compiled by researchers from the Hue Royal Traditional Arts Theatre.
The title says it all. The A O Show, which translates phonetically as
the Ahhh! Ohhh! Show, is being touted as the first variety performance
of its kind in HCM City.
A performance highlighting some of the best
Vietnamese traditional arts will be performed every Monday morning and
Saturday evening at the Viet Nam Women''s Museum.
The Royal Hue Traditional Arts Theatre has continued
to collect and restore several lost pieces of royal court music since
the form was recognised by UNESCO in 2003 as World Intangible Cultural
Heritage.
Foreign tourists gathered recently at the Sai Gon
Opera House in HCM City for the Hon Viet – The Soul of Viet Nam, a show
staged by the Mekong Artist Joint-Stock Company.
Non-Vietnamese speakers, especially tourists, will
have a chance to enjoy Vietnamese cai luong (reformed theatre) at the Ha
Noi Theatre of Cai Luong (Chuong Vang Theatre) in English.
