The Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports and local art troupes are organising several art programmes paying tribute to war invalids and martyrs on the occasion of the 75th anniversary of Invalids and Fallen Soldiers’ Day (July 27, 1947-2022).
“No nuoc non”, a play combining Cai lương (reformed opera) and other traditional art forms, has premiered in Hanoi to celebrate the 132nd birthday of President Ho Chi Minh and 111 years since he left the country to find a way to save the nation.
A cai luong (reformed opera) play on national heroines, Trung sisters, is being restaged to celebrate the National Reunification Day (April 30) and May Day (May 1).
Twenty-eight contestants participating in the national traditional music contest, Chuong Vang Vong Co (Golden Bell) 2021, have performed online in the semi-final round in HCM City recently.
Meritorious Artist Le Chuc said the audience are touched by the “cai luong” plays about revolutionaries because the characters’ tragedies come from their great ideals.
Artists from the Ho Chi Minh City-based Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre have released two music videos (MV) on YouTube featuring the Vietnamese spirit in fighting against the COVID-19 pandemic.
Artists from traditional cai luong (reformed opera) troupes in HCM City will offer new shows this weekend to celebrate the anniversary of the founding of the art.
Vietnam’s first theatrical work made up of circus and cai luong (reformed arts) – Cay gay than (The Magic Stick) – has recently been launched in Hanoi.
People’s Artist and cai luong (reformed opera) star Le Thuy will release an MV on YouTube next week to inspire people during the fight against COVID-19.
A new exhibit hall featuring information and images about cai luong (reformed opera) will be opened in September by the HCM City-based Tran Huu Trang Cai luong Theatre, one of the region’s leading traditional art troupes.
How to attract audiences back to theatres remains a big question facing those who love Cai luong (reformed opera), a traditional art originating in southern Vietnam.
“Song Lang” (The Tap Box), a film about the art of “cai luong” (reformed opera) has won the Golden Lotus, the country’s most coveted prize for a cinematic work.
Authorities and people of Ca Mau are joining hands to establish the southernmost province of Vietnam as a charming and hospital destination for visitors.
The Vietnamese movie “Song Lang” (The Tap Box) by producer Ngo Thanh Van has continued to win new international awards, most recently from the Australian Cinematographer’s Society.
Overseas Vietnamese director Leon Le and his movie “Song Lang” have been honoured at the third edition of the Sharm El-Sheikh Asian Film Festival (SAFF).
Vietnamese performing arts include various types, with Cheo (traditional opera), Tuong (classical drama), cai luong (reformed theatre) and water puppetry being among the most commonly performed ones.
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