What did Thanh Loc, Ai Nhu, and Thanh Hoi say before the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival?

(NLDO) - The program "Dialogue Space: Plays and the public" organized by the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association has attracted the attention of artists and the public.

Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc (in black shirt) and young actors and reporters at the discussion

On November 11, the second program "Dialogue Space: Plays and the Public" took place at the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association. Director Ton That Can, Vice President of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association, said that there were 25 plays by nearly 20 units registered to participate in the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival 2024.

Meritorious Artist Thanh Hoi speaks at "Dialogue Space: Plays and the public"

Director Ai Nhu speaks at "Dialogue Space: Plays and the public"

"In theatrical activities, even plays that win high prizes at award ceremonies and festivals, when performed, no one watches. I wonder why they don't have real value, is it because of the difference in thinking between the directors and the jury? For me, how the play reaches the audience is the important issue. And the main purpose of the Festival should be an opportunity for artists to sit together and share with each other their feelings during their career." - Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc said.

Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc speaks at "Dialogue Space: Plays and the public"

Agreeing with the opinion of Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc, journalist Cat Vu expressed his thoughts on the issue of the play's true vitality: "In the field of filmmaking, there are films that after attending the Festival, no one watches them, and films that many people watch are judged as commercialized, as a matter of taste. In our field of criticism, this problem is still not explained, and there is no satisfactory answer."

Director Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong speaks

According to journalist Cat Vu, a true work of art must have an audience, and art must have an audience. "A performance needs an audience, the artist's creativity also comes from the audience, and artists from the audience will be able to create better and more profound performances" - Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong added.

Meritorious Artist Tuyet Thu speaks

Artist Thanh Hoi proposed to remove the regulation on the performance duration (90-150 minutes). Each work is staged based on different inspirations, if the time is limited, it is likely that the play will not fully convey the message it wants to bring to the audience. Artist Ai Nhu agreed with the proposal not to cut the play's duration, the issue of a good story and script will keep the audience staying to watch the whole play.

Actor Doan Minh Tai speaks

Regarding the communication work for the first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival, Mr. Ha Quoc Cuong - Director of Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater - informed: "For the first time, a Theater Festival will have its own fanpage, with videos introducing each play, integrating a link to the theater website for the audience to access the performance schedule".

The Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival will officially open on November 12 at the City Theater, opening with the play "Comrade" on November 13 at the 5B Drama Theater. The Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association will join 5 artists and directors from the Busan Theater Association to attend the opening ceremony of the first Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival - 2024.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/thanh-loc-ai-nhu-thanh-hoi-noi-gi-truoc-them-lien-hoan-san-khau-tp-hcm-19624111210371727.htm