New look of drama stage

The 1st Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival - 2024 has introduced a new generation of talented drama talents full of courage.

According to insiders, the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival - 2024 (from November 12 to 29) was recognized as quite good in terms of expertise, with many plays having rich content, winning over the audience.

Dramatic "feast"

The 1st Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival - 2024 has the participation of 20 domestic and non-public theater units, cultural and artistic training institutions with professional activities in the field of drama with 25 plays and about 300 artists and actors.

Experts say that this festival is truly a "grand feast" of the HCM City drama stage, when in just a short period of time the stages are lit up each day with 2 plays (2:00 p.m. and 7:30 p.m.), the audience has the opportunity to enjoy many genres of drama with many acting styles and staging forms. The most prominent are still the psychological, social, and tragic plays that are loved by HCM City audiences. Therefore, a large audience came to see the plays "Ma oi! Ut dia" (IDECAF Drama Theater), "Con me cuoi cuoi" (Hoang Thai Thanh Stage), "Ben lua long" (HCM City Small Stage Drama Theater), "Dut thong to tat" (Hong Van Stage), "Tieng chim vuon ngoc" (Trang Cinema Theater Company)...

A scene from the play "The Last Dream" by Hoang Thai Thanh Theater

Other popular plays include "Cu lao noi song" (Nguyen Vinh Loc Company) based on the literary work of writer Nguyen Ngoc Tu; historical drama with "Duc Thuong Cong Ta Quan Le Van Duyet - Nguoi mang 9 an tu" (IDECAF Drama Theater); new genres such as musicals such as "Giang Huong - San khach ve dem" (Thien Dang Theater), "Bong canh co" (Hong Van Theater) are also well received by the audience.

The variety of plays also includes horror genres such as "The Monkey Howling Night" (Ho Chi Minh City Small Stage Drama Theater), "The Heart's Night Song" (Xom Kich Theater). Or with youthful colors, creating charming laughter with: "Lo nho phan thuong", "Ong gia doan lo to" (Sai ​​Gon Phang Stage - World Youth Theater); "Dau ngot" (Truong Hung Minh Stage); "Vuong quoc tam hon" (New Impression Company)... Children's plays are also quite lively and attractive with "Me Coc phieu luu ky" (Truong Hung Minh Stage), "Colora xu soc ruoc roc" (Ban Mai Stage).

It is worth noting that even traditional revolutionary plays aimed at celebrating the 50th anniversary of national reunification in 2025, such as: "Comrade" (Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association), "Aspiration for Peace" (Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater), "That Day, Heaven's Gate" (Trinh Kim Chi Theater), "White Virgin Flowers" (New Impression Company), "Fiery Field" (Quoc Thao Theater) were staged in a new way, so they also attracted audiences.

Socialized theater model

Insiders believe that the 1st Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival - 2024 ended with many positive signs. The festival introduced a new generation of actors with good expertise, passion for the profession and above all, initially established a foothold in the hearts of the audience.

Many opinions say that the first Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival is truly a cultural meeting place for those who love drama. Through this festival, art units have more information and practical lessons on expertise such as the theme of the play, the aesthetics of the play, creativity, staging methods, ways to express the image of characters in contemporary social life, etc.

"Each work participating in the festival has a different nuance, but they all aim towards the common goal of building a new look for the Ho Chi Minh City drama stage. I have high expectations for a new generation of talented and courageous drama artists of Ho Chi Minh City in the future" - Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong expressed.

Artist Quoc Thao confided: "Our generation like artists Viet Anh, Thanh Loc, Hong Van, Thanh Thuy, Minh Nhi, Kim Xuan... will step back to support the younger generations. Through this festival, many young actors have created their own identity for Ho Chi Minh City drama, affirming the brand of the socialized theater model."

People's Artist Tran Minh Ngoc acknowledged: "The strength of Ho Chi Minh City theater for a long time has been that plays must sell tickets, be entertaining and suit the public's interests.

Many plays at the HCM City Drama Festival this year have achieved this. The plays are not only staged for competition but also attract real audiences. They are the judges who evaluate the artistic quality of the plays."

People's Artist Xuan Bac, Director of the Department of Performing Arts, commented: "The 1st Ho Chi Minh City Drama Festival - 2024 is truly a rich performance, showing an energetic appearance of the Ho Chi Minh City drama field and the passion for the profession of the actors".

Source: https://nld.com.vn/dien-mao-moi-cua-san-khau-kich-noi-196241128201934595.htm