Many opportunities for versatile actors

Anyone who has seen many plays by Quoc Thao Theater (HCMC) such as Mask, Strange Dreamers, Colorful Island ... will see that the young actors have interesting performances with very difficult physical techniques, accompanied by dancing, acrobatics, and flexibility no less than circus performers.

WANT TO KEEP THE AUDIENCE MUST BE VERSATILE

These techniques are thoroughly trained by "teacher" Quoc Thao. Actor Bao Minh, Quoc Thao's student, said: "Although we only study in short courses, the teacher still makes us study enough subjects so that we can take on many types of plays in the future. Especially subjects related to physical form, if anyone has vestibular disorders or dizziness, they will be bored, but most of the students enjoy practicing difficult lessons. In addition, we also have to learn folk songs, chants, vọng cổ... In the play Cho , I was able to sing the song Lý son sat thanks to such training, because before that I didn't know how to sing traditional music".

Dinh Toan and My Duyen in the play The Adventures of Captain Sinbad - The Battle of the Little Mermaid , IDECAF stage

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Student Huong Mi also graduated from this place, participated in the Miss Tourism contest in Ho Chi Minh City, said: "When I was in class, Mr. Quoc Thao designed a catwalk course, so when I went to the beauty contest, I practiced very quickly compared to other students who were just starting to get used to it. This course really helps my body become flexible and supple, supporting my acting a lot. And if anyone wants to be a model, they can use it right away."

Buffalo Stage's High School

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Director Bui Quoc Bao also affirmed that audiences now do not just want to watch dramas simply, but they like plays that combine other genres, such as circus, dance, music, etc. "There are too many types of entertainment competing, and if the theater wants to keep its audience, it must also be multi-talented. Young people in the future have the advantage of being trained in many skills and have flexible bodies, so they should practice better. There will be nothing redundant, because they will approach musicals, circus plays are also a blooming trend."

V IS MORE EXCITING

Artist Dinh Toan can be said to be one of the few extremely versatile actors from more than 20 years ago. He studied at the Children's House in District 1 (HCMC) since he was young, studied many subjects such as ballet, aerobics, pantomime, drama, dance, puppetry, singing, and then went to learn circus on his own, and was so good that his instructor suggested he pursue a career in circus. But Dinh Toan was attached to drama, and he brought all of those rich skills to plays at IDECAF Theater (HCMC). In the plays Jungle Boy, Monkey King's Battle with Red Boy, Monkey King's Chaos in Heaven , Dinh Toan climbed trees nimbly and performed circus acts on horseback spectacularly. And in The Adventures of Captain Sinbad , the audience held their breath when they saw Dinh Toan climb onto a huge sail made of net, swinging back and forth, looking very dangerous. He said: "Being an actor with many skills will be very advantageous. For example, if you know music, your body will "catch" the rhythm very quickly and perform more vividly. Even traditional music is needed, from Cai Luong, Diem Ly, to Ho Quang. For example, in the play Sinbad, the actor can sing Ho Quang, then walk on the cross, walk on the pillow, the audience applauded a lot. We add everything to the play like spices to make the dish more attractive."

Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc and Meritorious Artist My Duyen are very good at ballet, so the musical Tin o hoa hong in which they participated became as beautiful as a poem with extremely graceful dances. Artist Hong Anh also confided that although she came from the cinema, when she joined the IDECAF stage, she had to practice singing and dancing a lot to perform in musicals, especially children's plays, which required her to sing and dance enthusiastically and energetically.

More than ten years ago, in Ho Chi Minh City, two young "managers", director Khac Duy and artist Hoang Quan, established the Buffalo stage. A true musical theater with dozens of young faces sharing the same passion, breathing a fresh breeze into the theater scene. The actors in their twenties were full of vitality, good at singing and dancing, with sincere and pure acting, and debuted a series of plays such as Chicago, High School, Dancer, Tam Cam ... all of which left a strong impression. Unfortunately, the young people of that time did not have good support, and even the performance stage was not supported stably, so they "swam" until they were exhausted and then stopped. But with such rich skills, no matter where they went, the young people could still work in the arts, and some of them became famous. Obviously, versatility is never too much.

Source: https://thanhnien.vn/nhieu-co-hoi-cho-dien-vien-da-nang-185250402223006499.htm