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Vietnam theatre offer English translating in traditional show
English interpretations will be available through headphones for the first time for non-Vietnamese speakers while attending performances of cai luong (reformed theatre) at the Hanoi Theatre of Cai Luong’s Chuong Vang Theatre. With this advantage vietnam tour operator should put this in to vietnam tour packages for promoting
Dialogue and songs in the opera Menh De Vuong (The King’s Fate), now being performed at the theatre, were translated into English at an experimental performance last week. About 40 front-row seats were equipped with headphones through which audience members could listen to an English interpretation of the show.
The cai luong play tells the story of Ly Chieu Hoang (1218-78), the last empress of the Ly dynasty. Chieu Hoang was the daughter of King Ly Hue Tong and became empress after the king died without a son. After marrying Tran Canh, however, she was forced to give up her throne to her husband by the mandarin Tran Thu Do, heralding the start of the Tran dynasty (1225-1400). After 10 years of marriage, Chieu Hoang also had to give up her husband to her sister since she was unable to give him children.
“Translating the cai luong plays is not easy as old tunes and languages and classic references are used in the conversations between characters,” said the theatre’s director, Tran Quang Hung. “We asked specialists to edit the translation before we presented it.”
Critics have voiced concern over the authenticity of an interpreted performance, saying that it would be unable to fully convey every aspect of the native art, which was never meant for non-natives audiences in the first place.
However, others hoped the interpreted performance would bring this and other traditional Vietnamese performances closer to foreign audiences.
“We received a lot of feedback from the foreign audience,” said Hung. “Some told me they liked the costumes and the actors’ performances but not the story, while others felt interested but thought the 105-minute play was too long. They wanted time to visit other places.
“Tourists in Hanoi want to understand the culture, but they are often only recommended to go to the water puppet theatre,” Hung said.
In the near future, the theatre hopes to present interpreted versions of performances of Kim Van Kieu, based on poet Nguyen Du’s epic, Luu Binh – Duong Le, an old story of friendship, and Kieu Nguyet Nga about the forbidden love between a young woman of high rank and a poor man.
Hung expected the performances would help give foreign tourists an opportunity to enjoy this traditional Vietnamese artform.
About the Author
i am Jackytan grew up with his parents in Hong Phong, a small town about 100 kilometres east of Hanoi, a rice growing area not far from Ha Long Bay. He developed a love of travel and art even as a boy and began to dream about living and working in the city.
i did attended primary and secondary school at Dong Trieu. He then attended Hanoi Industrial Fine Arts University, majoring in fine arts and language.
After graduating, i began work in the travel industry.
” A lot of people ask me why I don’t work as designer which is my first degree background. It is difficult to respond, but when I was in school I often went out to the countryside and remote places to capture all the beautiful spot to get inspiration for my fine art.”
“When I left university I followed my ambition of travelling and bringing tourists from four corner of the world to show them about our country’s history, traditional culture from mountain to the sea, from remote place to busy city. That’s why I decided to enter the tourism industry. ” now i am working as Production and marketing Executive for vietnam tour company who hold trip cross vietnam, laos and cambodia
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