International Experimental Theatre Festival concludes in Hanoi
VOV.VN - The fourth version of the International Experimental Theatre Festival ended in Hanoi on October 13, with four gold and five silver medals being awarded to Vietnamese and foreign art troupes.
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| The festival was jointly organised by the Vietnam Stage Artists Association, the Performing Art Department under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and Hanoi’s Department of Culture and Sports. |
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| The event ran from October 4-13 with the participation of seven art troupes from Hungary, Israel, India, the Republic of Korea, China, Singapore, Greece, and host nation Vietnam. |
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| According to Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong, the festival offers a platform to talent from both at home and abroad to exchange experience and put on a culturally rich show for audiences. |
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| The judging panel was made up of people’s artist Tran Minh Ngoc, associate professor Tran Tri Trac, French director Alain Destandau, Dr Chua Soo Pong of Singapore, and writer Chu Lai. |
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| “The Fate of Kieu” by the Vietnam Water Puppetry Theatre, “Life” by the Vietnam Drama Theatre, “Uncle Vanya” by the Youth Theatre of Vietnam, and “Bpolar” by "Ayit" Ensemble of Israel all won four gold medals. |
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| In addition, “Bloody fields” by Thessaly Theatre of Greece, “Macbeth Mirror” by Kalyani Kalamandalam of India, “Tale of an ancient painting” by the Shanghai Huaiju Opera Troupe of China, “Under the sand is water” by the Youth World Theatre, and "A thousand years of white clouds" by the Voice of Vietnam Theatre, five were all awarded silver medals. |
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| Along with the medals, a number of additional prizes were awarded, including to people’s artist Nguyen Tien Dung for best director, and to Le Dinh Nguyen of the Vietnam Water Puppetry Theatre who won a prize for the best painter. |
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| The organisers also presented the festival’s best artists with 20 gold medals. |
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| Meritorious artist Thu Trang (second from left) was a winner of a gold medal for her role as To Thi in the play "A thousand years of white clouds" by the Voice of Vietnam Theatre. |
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| A total of 35 artists were recipients of silver medals. Among them was talented artist Dieu Huong (third from left) who took part in "A thousand years of white clouds" by the Voice of Vietnam Theatre. |
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| Artists receive their silver medals. |
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| Skilled artist Van Chuong (third from right) was given a silver medal for his role as Tran Khoi in the play "A thousand years of white clouds" by the Voice of Vietnam Theatre. |
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