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Famous cai luong play from the 1980s to be restaged for Tet
Meritorious Artist and cai luong star Phuong Loan and her colleagues from the HCM City-based Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theatre will stage a famous play from the 1980s by the late playwright and poet Luu Quang Vu of Hanoi.
Theatres put on array of dramatic performances during Tet
Drama enthusiasts in HCM City have never had it so good. With eight new plays staged by seven theatres running two shows per day during the Lunar New Year or Tet festival, they are spoiled for choice.
Artist couple preserve cai luong with dramatic flair
A drama project featuring the traditional music genre of the southern region, cai luong, will be launched this month by veteran artists and couple Thanh Dien and Thanh Kim Hue in HCM City.
Cai luong prize winners aim to revive the art
VietNamNet Bridge – Three artists from HCM City and Can Tho Province have won top prizes at the 2015 Chuong Vang (Golden Bell) Awards, an annual cai luong (reformed opera) competition launched by HCM City Television.
TV series stars cai luong legend Tran Huu Trang
VietNamNet Bridge – The HCM City Television is set to produce a TV series featuring traditional opera by late playwright Tran Huu Trang, one of the region's foremost artists in cai luong.
Young artists reinvigorate cai luong
VietNamNet Bridge – "Everything that I have today is due to my love and contribution to cai luong," says cai luong performer Le Van Gan, one of HCM City's younger talents in the traditional operatic art.
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