| Description |
Appeared around the 17th and 18th centuries and went through many stages of development, with periods of prosperity and also decline period.
The script includes 4 types: Ancient Tuồng, Royal Tuồng, Folk Tuồng and Comedy Tuồng. The script structure is divided into many acts (normally 3 or 4 acts), and each act has many layers.
The topics and ideological of Tuồng Opera are mainly about heroic heroism, human behavior between the common and the private, and between family and Fatherland.
Characters include Peach, double, old man, flatterer, general, and goblin; divided into two factions: villains and righteous.
Music in Tuồng is a combination of singing and orchestral music. Singing music has basic singing rhythms: talking, male singing, guest singing, rhythmless melodies, and rhythmic melodies. The orchestra includes drums, trumpets, two-stringed harps, and other musical instruments.
Tuồng dancing has 10 basic dance movements: oval, corner, wrap, face up, roll; bridge, sign, swing, carry, jump; Dance less, move gently and gracefully.
The art of makeup in Tuồng has 3 main colors (white, black, and red) and the "shaping" technique to express the character's image. Rich costumes, suitable for each character. Tuồng stage is conventional and symbolic.
Every year, on August 11 - 12, Tuồng troupes organize the death anniversary ceremony, the first day is a vegetarian ceremony, and the next day is a salty ceremony. Craft ancestors are always revered and have many taboos. Previously, Đà Nẵng people also had the custom of Tuồng Fortune Telling. When watching a Tuồng performance, they speculate about their luck and bad luck for the year in any scene. Tuồng Fortune-telling at the beginning of the year is a unique feature of Quảng. |
