Hanoi students transformed into Chi Pheo - Thi No and characters in literary works, surprising artist Xuan Bac and writer Suong Nguyet Minh.
The actress playing Thi No wore a skirt, carried two jars of water in her hands and walked with a swagger. Seeing her reflection in the water, Thi No suddenly shouted: "Who is that in the river? Oh yes, it's really No! Why do I look so pretty today?", Thi No said to herself, then rolled over and slept under a banana tree.
The humorous performance of the female student playing Thi No made about 1,000 people in the hall applaud. Chi Pheo then appeared drunk, walking with a crooked gait. Chi Pheo caught Thi No sleeping carelessly, immediately leaned over to kiss her on the forehead, and then the two sides argued.
The work was staged by students of class 11A2 specializing in English and then performed fully on stage, with valuable details such as Chi Pheo cursing the whole Vu Dai village, Chi receiving a bowl of onion porridge from Thi No or stabbing Ba Kien.
Chí Phèo (short story Chí Phèo - Nam Cao) is one of 14 performances in the final night of Dramatizing Literature Works of the Foreign Language High School, Hanoi National University, on the evening of March 23.
If this performance brings reflections after a burst of laughter, Proclamation of Victory over the Wu ( Proclamation of Victory over the Wu - Nguyen Trai) brings feelings of national pride. The heroic epic, considered the second Declaration of Independence of Vietnam, was elaborately staged by students of class 11A1 specializing in English, with investment in costumes, props and lighting effects.
Playing the role of King Le Loi, Pham Duy Hung, class 11A1, said that the play had the participation of 43 members of the class. All of them were excited to play their roles and seriously practiced until 7pm every day at school, for a whole month. The most difficult part of performing the work was to put their soul into the character and read with a heroic voice.
"I watch historical documentaries, go on YouTube to watch proclamation poems, then re-read the proclamation in the book, and practice pronunciation at home," Hung said. "Learning through dramatizing works helps me and my friends understand history and love literature more."
Pham Duy Hung (middle) plays King Le Loi in the show Proclamation of Victory over the Wu, on the evening of March 23. Photo: Binh Minh
The atmosphere of the premiere was sometimes gloomy, such as when two 11th grade students of C1 performed the play "The Man at the Chau River Wharf" (short story "The Man at the Chau River Wharf" - Suong Nguyet Minh). The story tells about the beautiful love story of Aunt May and Uncle San, but the two had to part when Uncle San went to study abroad, and Aunt May volunteered to be a nurse in Truong Son.
The day May returned was also the day her lover got married. The ironic situation of the story highlights the losses of women during and after the war, while also demonstrating their loyal, kind, and forgiving qualities, moving the audience.
Witnessing students reenacting their works on stage, writer Suong Nguyet Minh commented that they were professional and "performed better than the short stories I wrote". He said that unlike the old way of learning literature, which only involved reading and copying, today students are able to perform, play the role of characters, and bring literary works to the stage.
"That's what I'm very happy about," he shared.
As a judge, People's Artist Xuan Bac went from one surprise to another when watching the performance.
"You guys are so talented, innocent and so awesome. I admire you," the artist said. In addition to giving comments, the Director of the Vietnam Drama Theater also demonstrated acting and gave suggestions to make future performances more successful.
Dramatizing literary works not only helps improve students' ability to appreciate the work and stimulate their creativity, but is also an opportunity to connect students and teachers, according to teachers at the Social Sciences Department, Foreign Language High School.
This is the 5th time the program has been held on a large stage for students in grades 10 and 11. This year, there are 29 performances in the preliminary round. Students are awarded points for their learning projects when participating.
The results were announced by the school on the morning of March 25.
The scene where Aunt May and Uncle San make a promise before parting ways was performed by two students of class 11C1. Photo: CNN
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