The establishment and maintenance of the "fire" of the Tuong Club as well as the efforts to pass it on to the younger generation are the ways that Tuong lovers in Nong Son are dedicated to preserving and conserving this traditional art form.
This year, turning 79, Mr. Ho Ngoc Tranh (Dong An village, Ninh Phuoc) has been performing Tuong for more than 40 years - an art form that he is passionate about. For nearly 10 years, he has been participating and being the head of the Tuong Club of Ninh Phuoc commune (formerly Que Phuoc commune), Mr. Tranh has been diligently maintaining and passing on the "fire" of passion for singing Tuong to many generations. For Mr. Tranh, the movements, gestures, and singing lines of Tuong are ingrained in his blood.
Mr. Tranh said that when the club was first established, it had about 7 members, now it has grown to 12 members of various ages. In particular, the club has to train young actors around 10 years old to sing the opera lessons. To remember the plays and movements, the club members take advantage of the evenings to practice together, from assigning roles, reviewing plays, practicing new plays so that they can fully immerse themselves in their roles on stage.
Not only participating in Tuong singing with the club, Mr. Tranh’s wife also chose to buy fabric, glitter, accessories and guided her daughter-in-law to sew Tuong costumes for performances. Over the years, the Ninh Phuoc Commune Tuong Club has performed many Tuong excerpts such as “Le Lai saves the lord”, “Luu Kim Dinh descends the mountain”, “Pham Cong - Cuc Hoa”, “Thoai Khanh - Chau Tuan”… and won many high prizes in the Tuong art festival organized by the district.
Mr. Nguyen Thanh Anh - Head of the Department of Culture and Information of Nong Son district said that in 2014, the district issued a project to preserve and promote the art of Tuong in the area. Accordingly, the organization established, trained and supported the budget for purchasing costumes and performance props for Tuong clubs in 7 communes.
Maintain the organization of the Tuong art festival every two years, creating a playground as well as an environment for cultivating, performing, and promoting passion for this art form. In particular, each festival requires the content of the competition to be excerpts of the Tuong art performed by children as well as encouraging young people to participate in the roles in the excerpts for the competition.
“To preserve and promote the value of traditional local folk art, there must be many ways for young people to approach Tuong. Schools need to research, integrate and introduce Tuong into extracurricular activities so that students can understand and gradually nurture their love for this art form. These are the seeds to nurture, gradually attach to and preserve Tuong singing in the future,” said Mr. Anh.
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