On the evening of May 29, the special show The River Tells Stories season 2, titled Legendary Train, was rehearsed, revealing the scale and grandeur of the program.
Over the past several days, more than 1,000 actors, artists, and a crew of nearly 500 staff, technicians, and backstage staff have been working and practicing day and night to prepare for the show. According to general director Le Hai Yen, every day, regardless of rain or shine, the entire crew, artists, and actors have gathered on stage to practice and complete technical items.
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The rehearsal process these past few days often started from early afternoon and lasted all night, sometimes until 5am. The content of the 5 chapters of the grand opera is considered complex due to the interweaving of art and historical elements, combined with new technology, requiring each artist, actor, and crowd to practice seriously.
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The stage combines modern, cutting-edge elements with high artistic performance, aiming to bring a grand, touching historical story of Ho Chi Minh City that easily touches the audience's hearts.
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The film set is constantly moving, the scene is changed and moved like a movie, sometimes on the shore, sometimes on the river, sometimes on a ship with a giant prop system.
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The program designs thousands of costumes for each different performance, the costumes are all tailored for each actor, character... creating an extremely cinematic, eye-catching atmosphere.
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Although it was very difficult to prepare and practice for the program, the artists and actors were all excited for the show, hoping that their small efforts could contribute to an art program that would leave a prominent mark in the development of the cultural industry, attract tourism, and build and develop the city to become more and more beautiful.
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Musician Duc Tri, in his role as music director of the program, said: "I have always done entertainment programs, this is the first time I have participated in a special program about the festival. As a citizen of the city, I am truly honored to participate in this program. The historical significance of the program is an important reason for me to accept the invitation."
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Director Pham Hoang Nam, in his role as stage director, shared that although this year's program is more difficult and more challenging in terms of genre, when general director Le Hai Yen chose musicals - a very challenging genre because musicals are usually performed in theaters, with sound, singing, acting and the audience needs to listen and watch at close range, here it is a large outdoor stage, far from the audience, so how can the audience still feel close, listen, watch, feel, and understand the story...
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At the same time, the program is also related to the story of the leader, so it must maintain the accuracy of historical documents, be easy to understand, and have a general and symbolic nature, leaving many impressions in the hearts of the audience.
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Choreographer Tan Loc said they use many types of dance performances such as contemporary dance, jazz, hip hop, ballet... to express the content and chapters in the program.
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The program will recreate and honor the heroic history of the Saigon River through the story of the trains. This is considered the first outdoor musical to be held on the Saigon River, combining elements of cinema, music and dance, along with modern performance technology.
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The program mobilizes a large volume of LED lights to highlight the visual and auditory elements, the satisfaction of modern stage technology elements.
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The program is entering its final preparations before the official performance on the evening of May 31.
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Female director Le Hai Yen aspires to turn historical stories into cultural tourism products, to spread the cultural values of the nation, promote the image of the country and Vietnamese people to domestic and international audiences.
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