Tuong Vietnam Theater artists set up plays and rehearsed plays at the headquarters (Doan Ke Thien street) of Mai Dich area, but when performing, Tuong artists will perform at Hong Ha Theater (Duong Thanh).
Hong Ha Theater has its own showroom for costumes from ancient Tuong Son plays of the Vietnam Tuong Theater.
According to Mr. Hoang Van Long - Acting Director of Tuong Vietnam Theater, these costumes are elaborately sewn, hand-embroidered, the material is chosen, the price is very high.
A set of armor for a military general usually costs from 50 - 60 million VND. The hat cost more than 3 million VND. The couple earned about 3 million VND... All were hand-embroidered very elaborately.
If I had been lucky, all the costumes for an ancient canal play would have been expensive, and I would not know how much money I would spend.
The more beautiful the outfit, the better the stage effect. Artists wearing beautiful clothes also performed more sublimely...
But with our funding capabilities, we often have to be cautious about saving costs. For example, when building a new Tuong playground, the old ones will be reviewed and can be reused. Transfer the costumes from one play to another to perform... - Mr. Hoang Van Long said.
Mr. Long said that traditional costumes are very important for each role and each actor. Wearing an ancient costume is also very complicated.
An artist who plays a martial artist will have to wear a pony shirt inside - like a protective cotton shirt - to have a more raised body, and the armor when worn will also "float", creating a majestic, dignified figure of a martial artist.
Therefore, after performing a Tuong class, artists must continuously perform physical effects, whether dancing, dancing, singing... and wearing a costume weighing a dozen weights. There have been cases where artists fainted due to exhaustion and sweating a lot (according to People's Artist Le Tien Tho).
Regarding the couple in the old village, each character from different social classes, with different personalities will have different colors.
The metaphorical and metaphorical calculation of Tuong reached its peak, when the color of the costume and the color of the pair of red revamps said a lot about the character.
When placing sewing, the sewing will be tailored to the actor's shoulder size, the measurement must be very skillful, so that the artist can feel as comfortable as possible when performing throughout the play.
But an actor will often take on many different roles, today playing a soldier, tomorrow playing a general... So, an actor sometimes has to choose 4 pairs of irons in 4 different colors.
The restoration of ancient tuong Trang has specific rules, colors, and requirements. Tuong is a traditional art form with many strict requirements from costumes to acting.
With spoken drama, or other stage genres, artists sometimes only need dialogue and light physical performance, but with street art, artists sing and dance with a series of difficult movements, continuous performance intensity.
"Conflict in the Stream is always pushed to the most dramatic level, the Stream character is also built to push to the top... For example, Ho Nguyet Co is a crime-solving character. When performing a part of Ho Nguyet Co, the artist was extremely exhausted, because singing, performing psychologically was heavy and physical performance was very difficult. It is the drama, the difficulty from the script to character building, the comprehensive acting requirements of the artist that make the special beauty of traditional Tuong art" - Mr. Hoang Van Long said.
Mr. Hoang Van Long has been associated with the Vietnam Tuong Theater for many years in many different positions. He has gone through the ups and downs of Tuong art, going through many difficulties and hardships when Tuong stage was empty of audiences, but always chose to stay, attached to Tuong by love and passion for Tuong.
In the context of the cultural industry being invested in, it is expected to create a major turning point for performing arts, stages imbued with traditional culture such as Tuong - will help the national cultural identity spread and shine.
