Circus tricks will enrich cai luong (reformed arts) in the new piece. (Photo courtesy of the Vietnam Circus Federation) Hanoi (VNA) - Vietnam’s first theatrical work made up of circusand cai luong (reformed arts) – Cay gay than (The Magic Stick) – has recentlybeen launched in Hanoi.
The Magic Stick is run by the Vietnam Circus Federation and the Vietnam CaiLuong Theatre.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the director of Vietnam Circus Federation,People's Artist Ta Duy Anh, said the play is expected to lay the foundation formore collaboration between the two art forms.
The Magic Stick resulted from the collaboration between Vietnam CircusFederation and the Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre following an order by the Ministryof Culture, Sports and Tourism.
It is the first work within a joint art project of two units entitled Huyen Su Viet (Vietnamese legendary history)that includes four works praising the four immortals in traditional Vietnamesemythology – Tan Vien (the God of the Mountain), Saint Gion, Chu Dong Tu and theMother Goddess Lieu Hanh, he said.
The artists and creators will devote themselves in creating a serious andquality work of art that can be introduced to both domestic and internationalaudiences, Anh added.
The Magic Stick is the stage adaptation written by the late renowned author HoangLuyen inspired by the legend of the love between Chu Dong Tu and Princess Tien Dung.
The original script was revised and cut in half by author Le The Song, Luyen’sson-in-law, to suit the mode of performance.
The play will be staged by many experienced Vietnamese artists and performed bymore than 100 talented artists from both Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre and the VietnamCircus Federation.
Modern sound and lighting technologies will also be integrated into the playfor advanced visual and sound effects.
The project Vietnamese Legendary History is an art innovation that combinesmany innovative elements with the aim of honouring the traditional culturalvalues of the nation and attract more audiences to the theatrical stage, saidco-director of the play Tieu Trung Kien, who is the acting director of Vietnam CaiLuong Theatre.
According to Kien, Vietnamese performing arts are facing many difficultiesduring the COVID-19 pandemic, but the artists are determined to overcome withinnovations to draw more viewers to the theatres.
The Magic Stick is an emerging endeavour of art makers. This combination willhelp to improve the weaknesses and promote the advantages of two types of arts.Certainly, from the experiments of the creative crew, the audience andcolleagues will see the transformation of both reformed and circus arts, headded.
The Magic Stick will be staged at the end of November./.
VNA
