January 20, 2012
"Le Maitre des marionnettes" (The Master of water puppetry), a Vietnamese traditional water puppetry play, will debut at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris on February 10. This program is directed by Dominique Pitoiset, the director of Bordeaux National Theatre, in cooperation with the Vietnamese national water puppetry theatre. Water puppetry is a distinctive [...]
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November 19, 2011
Shakespeare’s classic tragedy fails to win local hearts and minds The sound wasn’t great; voices were sometimes hushed and the words and music muddled together. And if the Old-English wasn’t difficult enough for local Vietnamese audiences to understand – native English speakers often don’t understand it – the poor audio system at the Ho [...]
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October 23, 2011
A classic comedy sets the stage for realizing theatrical dreams for a couple of expats A scene in the dress rehearsal of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ Critics said that Vietnamese up-and-coming Lan Phuong (in red) has fulfilled her role with good acting and English-speaking skills. “When one is in town one amuses oneself. [...]
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July 2, 2011
A scene in the play Sam hoi (Penance), a box office top hit at Phu Nhuan Theater in 2009. The play’s scriptwriter, Dieu Nhu Trang (below) is accused of plagiarism by a university student who claimed to have written 60 percent of the play but was not paid for it. A director has a [...]
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June 11, 2011
Author, playwright and director plays all the roles in her plays Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc, a well-known writer, director, playwright and actress, in an act at the University of Phan Thiet, the central province of Binh Thuan last month. Ngoc held a mini-tour of her monodramas around three universities. Last month, Nguyen Thi Minh [...]
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May 9, 2011
An Italian artist aims to be the man behind a successful Vietnamese woman Italian artist Richard di San Marzano at home with his paintings. He was born in England, studied painting in Australia and Italy, and worked for many years in France and the United States. Then, seven years ago, Richard di San Marzano returned [...]
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February 23, 2011
French play La douleur (The Pain) will premiere for a single night run, on Thursday (February 24) night, at the Hanoi Opera House. Â Cesar Award Winner Dominique Blanc will lead the cast in the play which was adapted from the autobiography and diary of Marguerite Duras of L’Amant (The Lover). Directed by Patrice [...]
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December 5, 2009
Based on the classic drama “Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam”, director of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Nguyen Hoang Tuan, has produced a puppet performance entitled Nang Hen. A secene from Nang Hen.VietNamNet Bridge – Based on the classic drama Ngheu, So, Oc, Hen (Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam), director of the Thang Long [...]
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December 3, 2009
A play about gay men, people living with HIV and AIDS and men who suffer sexual abuse acted by Tuoi Tre Theatre was warmly welcomed at the Mekong Art and Media Festival. The festival was first enjoyed in 2005 by the Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA) and the Center for Community Health Research and Development [...]
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November 21, 2009
Doi cuoi (Laughing Life), a series of short comedies written by the Hanoi-based Tuoi Tre Theater. A Hanoi troupe brings local culture to foreign audiences by staging Vietnamese plays in English â“ a challenging task in more ways than one. Shakespeare, Tennessee Williams and Chekov have all been performed inVietnamese over the last few years, [...]
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