The image of simple, honest workers, willing to forgive each other's mistakes to build Ho Chi Minh City into a civilized, clean, and friendly city in "Sai Gon is so funny" was vividly staged. Therefore, this play conquered the audience.
Besides "Sai Gon is so funny", "City of Love" (Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater) by author Vuong Huyen Co brings to the audience a gentle story about humanity towards the city of love.
It can be said that both of these plays are attractive to the audience when they explore the fates that viewers can easily see in their daily lives. These are familiar images of millions of people who have chosen Ho Chi Minh City as their second home. They have gone through different stormy circumstances, in the past and present, but still maintain a benevolent heart, live tolerantly to build a rich and beautiful Ho Chi Minh City.
People's Artist Tran Minh Ngoc - Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association said: "The plays about Ho Chi Minh City today and being well received by the city's people are a very positive signal because the Ho Chi Minh City artists have written and staged them close to reality.
Looking back at the 49 years of construction and development of Ho Chi Minh City, in times of difficulty and challenge; the spirit and mettle of the people of the City are further affirmed and shine. These noble qualities need to be paid attention to in order to produce good plays."
Meanwhile, "Aspiration for Tomorrow" (Trinh Kim Chi Stage) by author Tran Van Hung is a current story about the metro line of Ho Chi Minh City that has overcome difficulties to prepare for use.
A scene from the play “City of Love” by author Vuong Huyen Co, performed by Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater
Other worth-seeing plays about Ho Chi Minh City include: "City at Dawn" or "Epic Song of Gia Dinh Citadel" (Tran Huu Trang Theater). Among them, the cai luong play "City at Dawn" (author: Xuan Duc, cai luong adaptation: Hoang Song Viet, director: Phan Quoc Kiet), produced by Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theater and VHT Cultural Media Company, has performed many shows.
The script of "City at Dawn" exploits the story not to praise the glorious feats on the battlefield or the feelings of revolutionary soldiers, but the feelings of cadres in the role of managers in the early days of the country's unification. That is the story of the Secretary of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, Vo Van Kiet at that time.
Associate Professor Dr. Tran Yen Chi - Acting Dean of the Training Department of Ho Chi Minh City University of Theater and Cinema said: "After nearly half a century of national reunification, the development of the City has reached new heights. Many plays are written about the City - a potential destination for investors, a livable city for people and tourists. I believe that there will be more good and valuable stage scripts in the coming time, thereby nurturing and spreading national aspirations, bringing Ho Chi Minh City to new heights of development".
Author Tran Van Hung expressed: "I walk through the spacious and modern Ho Chi Minh City today, my heart is filled with emotion, thinking about the historical journeys that have passed... Currently, a series of solutions for socio-economic development have been directed by the Party, the State and the city's leaders to be implemented resolutely, for example: Metro Line 1 (Ben Thanh - Suoi Tien) has been successfully tested and will soon be put into operation; the T3 terminal project at Tan Son Nhat airport; the An Phu intersection, National Highway 50 has just started construction... Scriptwriters must put themselves in these current issues to promptly have good, valuable scripts that are associated with the breath of life".
According to People's Artist Trinh Kim Chi, when key projects are started and inaugurated one after another, it will lead to the movement of other fields. In particular, the stage will have more plays about Ho Chi Minh City.
"Because, when Ho Chi Minh City is facing a great opportunity to create a strong breakthrough, the creative and staging team of the theater will also have to make efforts to contribute to building a civilized, modern, and affectionate city, reaching new heights through the play" - People's Artist Trinh Kim Chi acknowledged.
Ho Chi Minh City - inspiration for many artists
Besides the good plays about the city of love, Ho Chi Minh City is also the inspiration for artists to compose many valuable works such as: the song "City of Love" (musician Duong Bich Ha), the choral work "Shine the heroic spirit of Saigon - Ho Chi Minh City" (author Vo Dang Tin), the instrumental work "Ho Chi Minh City - Triumphal Song" (author Hoang Chinh)...
Source: https://nld.com.vn/nhieu-vo-dien-hay-ve-thanh-pho-nghia-tinh-196240602211256008.htm
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