On the afternoon of November 13, the top 59 contestants from more than 30 provinces and cities from North to South visited the traditional space of Tran Huu Trang Theater in a bustling atmosphere.
These are the candidates who are assessed to have standard height and body measurements. Many candidates have the advantage of height with measurements over 1m75, some candidates reach 1m80 with a healthy body. Ho Chi Minh City is the place with the largest number of candidates (11 candidates), followed by Hanoi (7 candidates) and candidates from the following provinces and cities: Ca Mau, Kien Giang, Ha Nam, Nghe An, Dien Bien...
Miss Universe contestants practice choreography with artist Trong Hieu.
Inaugurated and put into operation from April 29, 2021, the Traditional Room (phase 1) introduces valuable images, artifacts, and documents about the formation and operation of the theater. This is a practical activity to celebrate the 46th anniversary of national reunification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2021), and the 135th anniversary of International Labor Day (May 1, 1886 - May 1, 2021).
Miss Universe contestants view the exhibition at the Traditional Room
The traditional room is located on the right side of the lobby of Tran Huu Trang Opera House, displaying more than 200 photos and many valuable artifacts donated by artists of the Southern Opera House and the Liberation Performing Arts Group (the predecessor of Tran Huu Trang Opera House).
Among them, the most prominent are handwritten and typed scripts of the plays: "Hon chinh phu", "Yeu tren xom bien", "La ngoc cang vang", "To Anh Nguyet", "Doi co Luu", "Mong hoa vuong"...; along with medals, musical instruments, and valuable books on the art of cai luong.
Especially the handwritten script of the late playwright Tran Huu Trang, presented by his son, author Viet Thuong, and the costumes presented by the artists of the Southern Opera Troupe in the North.
Miss Universe contestants chat with artists of Tran Huu Trang Theater
Outside is an open space displaying miniatures and artifacts introducing the art of reformed opera, and is also a space to organize exchange programs, connecting artists and audiences, and exchanges between generations of artists.
This is an exciting experience for the contestants of the Miss Universe 2023 contest.
It is known that after the inauguration of phase 1, the theater continued to implement phase 2 of the Traditional Room by continuing to collect and search for cai luong scripts during the resistance war; props, costumes, precious documentary images of the time when "singing drowned out the sound of bombs" so that today's young generation of actors and audiences can see with their own eyes to arouse the spirit of dedication to art.
Miss Universe contestants enjoy interacting with artists from Tran Huu Trang Theater
The contestants of the Miss Universe pageant had the opportunity to chat and interact with the artists of the theater and learn choreography on stage with the artists. Then they watched an excerpt from the Vietnamese historical opera "General Nhuy Kieu".
This is an activity to seek experience for candidates to better understand the history of formation and development of the art of reformed opera in Ho Chi Minh City, in which the activities of Tran Huu Trang Theater stand out.
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