(CLO) The first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival gathered many traditional theater units and famous artists of the drama industry.
From November 12 to 29, the first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival 2024 will take place with the participation of 300 artists and actors from 20 public and private theater units.
The first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival has the theme "Southern Aspiration", organized by the City Department of Culture and Sports in coordination with the Vietnam Stage Artists Association, the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association and other departments.
The play “Comrade” by the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association will open the first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival. Photo: Organizing Committee
Notably, this is the first festival dedicated to theater in Ho Chi Minh City after nearly 20 years since the Autumn Theater Festival (1998 and 2001) and the first Socialized Festival in 2006.
Although it was held for the first time, the Festival gathered 20 theater units operating in the city to participate, both public units and socialized theaters.
Traditional names such as: Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater, Small Stage Drama Theater, IDECAF Drama Theater, Hong Van Drama Theater, Hoang Thai Thanh Theater, Young World Theater, Trinh Kim Chi Theater... are all present.
The troupes brought 25 plays, with diverse themes of history, revolutionary traditions, literature, comedy, detective, society, children... expressed through the acting talents of more than 300 artists and actors.
Almost all the names of the city's drama village from many generations are present at this Festival. Among them, many famous and popular names of the HCM City stage over the years, such as: Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc, Meritorious Artist Huu Chau, Meritorious Artist Tuyet Thu, Meritorious Artist Minh Nhi, Meritorious Artist Quoc Thao, artists Dinh Toan, Hoang Trinh, Le Khanh, Quoc Thinh, Quang Tuan, Kha Nhu, Gia Bao...
In addition to the performance program, the Festival also has a photo exhibition introducing the achievements of Ho Chi Minh City theater through the periods; activities, plays, artists of art units participating in the Festival; the Dialogue Space program "Plays and the public" to meet the creative elements of the works participating in the Festival.
According to People's Artist Tran Ngoc Giau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association, reorganizing the Theater Festival is a very worthwhile issue and should have been done by the city a long time ago. Artists participate in the theater festival not to win medals, but to have the opportunity to exchange and show off their skills. Through the festival, artists will be excited and feel more cared for.
People's Artist Tran Ngoc Giau also said that drama is the strength of Ho Chi Minh City, the city is also the place where many socialized units gather. The units not only practice for the competition, but also for the audience, so the festival will create its own brand and color.
Khanh Ngoc
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