The event will include innovations in plays, directing, music, fine art design, costume and acting based on typical principles of classical drama and traditional opera (Photo: cucnghethuatbieudien.gov.vn) Thanh Hoa (VNA) - As many as 16 classical dramas and seven folk operaswill be performed between May 11 and 19 in central city of Thanh Hoa as part ofthe National Classical Drama and Folk Opera Festival 2019.
Eleven troupes are joining the annual event, which aims to highlightadvancements in traditional opera and create a chance for professional artiststo meet and collaborate.
According to the organisers, the troupes should perform theatrical works stagedsince 2016 which have not been performed at any contests or professionalfestivals hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the VietnamTheatrical Artists Association, the Ministry of National Defence or theMinistry of Public Security. No foreign scripts will be accepted.
The jury will reward creativity and innovation in playwriting, directing,music, fine art design, costumes and acting based on the principles ofclassical drama and traditional opera.
The jury will give an Excellent Prize to the best author, director, musicianand painter.
After the festival in downtown Thanh Hoa City, the art troupes will alsoperform five free shows for locals in various districts of the province.
Meritorious Artist Truong Hai Tho, deputy director of Thanh Hoa TraditionalArts Theatre said the organisation of the festival aims to learn from colleaguesall over the country.
“In the past few years, we have confronted variouschallenges, especially the lack of young talents and young artists to hand downthe profession. The human force of classical drama art is very limited. Webring that worry to the festival,” he said.
This has been a longstanding difficulty for professional traditional arttroupes across the country.
Popular theatres like Thanh Hoa Traditional Arts Theatre, HCM City ClassicalOpera Theatre, Nguyen Hien Dinh Classical Drama Theatre (Da Nang), Dao TanClassical Drama Theatre (Qui Nhon City), Binh Dinh Bai Choi Folk Theatre (Binh DinhProvince), Quang Nam Opera Theatre (Quang Nam Province) will each perform oneplay at the festival.
Vietnam Classical Drama Theatre (Hanoi), Khanh HoaTraditional Arts Theatre (Khanh Hoa Province), Hue Royal Art Troupe (Hue), NgheRegion Folk Singing Preservation and Development Centre (Nghe An Province), andHue Opera Art Troupe (Hue) will each perform two plays.
The artists will also discuss how to preserve and develop the long history oftheatrical art and how to update the art form to fit the tastes of modernaudiences.-VNA
