VietNamNet Bridge – The Tam Nho Cai Luong Club (reformed opera), a newly opened private art troupe in HCM City, will offer a new show featuring young artists this Saturday. 

Fresh faces: Young artists from Tam Nho Cai Luong Troupe of HCM City put a new style on historical plays. — Photo courtesy of the Tam Nho Cai Luong Troupe

The event, Dem Tam Nho (Night of Little Silkworm), will stage popular excerpts from historical plays directed by Chi Linh.

Young talents Chi Linh, Van Ha, Kim Thoa and Thuy My, students at HCM City University of Theatre & Cinematography, play the leading roles. 

Minh Truong, winner of Chuong Vang Vong Co (Golden Bell) Awards 2014 presented by HCM Television, will perform in excerpts highlighting national heroes.  

“Our performance highlights patriotism and loyalty. The plays feature very old stories but will be staged in a new style to meet the demand of young people,” said the show’s art director Linh.

According to Linh, free outdoor shows at rural cultural houses of Can Gio, Binh Chanh, Nha Be, Cu Chi and Hoc Mon will also be planned.  

"We face difficulties in offering a stable income to our staff. However, we love to entertain rural people," he said.

The first show of Dem Tam Nho will open at 8pm at the HCM City Drama Theatre, 30 Tran Hung Dao Street, District 1, on Saturday.

Young actor Bao Khanh and his colleagues will stage a live show at only VND50,000 ($2.1) for students.  

He will perform extracts from popular operas like Than Nu Dang Ngu Linh Ky (Goddess offers Magical Flag) and Mong Hoa Vuong (A Dream of Thrones), which are about love and women.  

He will sing with support from Binh Tinh, Hoang Dang and Cong Minh, who work for leading cai luong theatres in HCM City and southern provinces.  

The show will be staged at the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre, 136 Tran Hung Dao Street, District 1, on August 31.

Source: VNS