Closing ceremony of the National Theater Festival for children and teenagers

On the evening of May 20, in Hai Phong city, the first National Theater Arts Festival for children and adolescents in 2024 closed after more than a week of exciting events.

Closing ceremony of the National Theater Festival for children and teenagers.

17 plays by 14 national art troupes brought to the Festival a vibrant artistic atmosphere, receiving enthusiastic cheers from the audience, especially teenagers and children. Each work is a story told in the language of art forms including drama, musical, circus, folklore, puppetry... Many of them were inspired by fairy tales, folk tales, lessons in textbooks such as: "The Hundred-Joint Bamboo Tree", "The Sound of Thach Sanh's Guitar", "The Adventures of Men the Cricket"... Many plays recreated history, heroic characters in adolescence such as "The Flag Embroidered with Six Golden Letters", "The Sun of the Homeland". The singing styles of nursery rhymes, folk songs, and folk melodies of the nation were brought to the stage in a very interesting way, creating a new and fresh look from the perspective of children.

People's Artist Xuan Bac, Head of the Festival Jury, affirmed that the works participating in the Festival conveyed positive messages in a gentle and humorous way to teenagers and children.

According to People's Artist Xuan Bac, Head of the Festival Jury, the works participating in the Festival all aim for the beauty of truth - goodness - beauty; conveying positive messages in a gentle and humorous way to teenagers and children.

"Stories that seemed old are no longer old. Characters that only existed in books or through storytelling have now appeared on the children's stage and proven the strong attraction of performing arts to young audiences. The works participating in the festival all have in common the serious investment and refinement of each unit and each artist in each role and performance - combined with creative elements such as authors, music directors, art, costumes, sound and lighting" - People's Artist Xuan Bac said.

Four excellent plays won Gold Medals at the Festival, including: “The Cat Who Taught the Seagull to Fly” by the Youth Theater; “The Return of the Dragon” by the Vietnam Drama Theater; “The Adventures of Men the Cricket” by the Hai Phong Puppetry Art Troupe and “The Magical Sticky Rice or The Story of Bom” by the Hanoi Cheo Theater.

The jury awarded Gold Medals to four plays: “The Cat Who Taught the Seagull to Fly” by the Youth Theatre; “The Return of the Dragon” by the Vietnam Drama Theatre; “The Adventures of Men the Cricket” by the Hai Phong Puppetry Art Troupe and “The Magical Sticky Rice or The Story of Bom” by the Hanoi Cheo Theatre.

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