Amateur artists make up to prepare for tuong performances (Photo: VNA)
Tuong troupe is allowed to perform only when the village holds parties or important events (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
Musical instruments for a tuong play include clarinet, drum, two-string violin and wooden bell (Photo: VNA)
The stage is installed on the courtyard of Tho Ha communal house (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
With their love for tuong, artists entertain audience with interesting performances although the artists are not trained professionally (Photo: VNA)
Photo: VNA
Photo: VNA
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Tuong is familiar to Tho Ha people as both artists on stage and audience are villagers (Photo: VNA)
Tho Ha villagers watch tuong performances passionately (Source: VNA)
Tho Ha villagers watch tuong performances passionately (Source: VNA)
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Ancient "tuong" enlivened in Bac Giang's Tho Ha village
“Tuong”” (classical drama) is considered a “specialty” of Tho Ha village, Van Ha commune, Viet Yen district, northern Bac Giang province.