What are the visual effects used in performing the theater Cai Luong?
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Court opera had a great effect on the creation of cai luong, Vietnam's main form of popular theatre. ... costumes, modern dress can be used according to the theme of the performance.
When cai luong fuses with movie effects
Wednesday, July ,
The Hanoi Cai luong Theater recently launched a project to blend traditional "cai luong" (southern folk music and stage performance) with motion movies in a bid to rekindle audiences' fading interest in the genre. Its initial performance, however, was a flop.
The show "Yeu la thoat toi," which was recently staged at Hong Ha Theater, enacted the familiar historical story of illustrious scholar, poet, and politician Nguyen Trai (1380–1442) in one of the country's most famous historical cases, in which Trai was calumniated, resulting in the execution of himself and his family, distant relatives, and in-laws.
The show is different from conventional “cai luong” performances in that it had stage scenes intertwined with video clips which featured the “cai luong” actors and actresses and were intended to fill the intervals during which props were changed for new scenes, and illuminate several of the play’s intricate details.
The clips were meticulously made, with the “cai luong artists practicing hard for a month and traveling long distances to shoot them.
“The clips are quite technically challenging, as we shot different segments, not the entire play at one time. But we’re excited at the additions,” shared artist Thanh Huong, who played the lead female role in the play.
“Though the play costs much more than a conventional one, we were determined to do it as we want novel changes,” said artist Quang Hung, head of the Hanoi Cai luong Theater.
Apart from the clips, sound effects, such as the pouring of wine into a glass or the pounding of horse hooves on the ground, which are borrowed from motion pictures, were also employed. However, the dubbed sounds didn’t match well with the actions performed onstage.
The play, however, did not achieve the anticipated impact since the big screen clips required the audience to constantly glance up at the screen above to follow the play. The audience's emotions were upset as a result of this interruption in the otherwise smooth flow of the "cai luong" play.
Furthermore, the clips, which were intended to further demonstrate the play's numerous nuances and knots, felt superfluous and could be removed totally.
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