Tuong

Tuong singing (Vietnamese: Tuồng) or classic opera, is a traditional Vietnamese theatrical form that combines songs, dances, and dramatic actions, characterized by stylized gestures and the use of rhyme and storytelling techniques.

It can be classified into academic styles and more comic styles, and while it shares some similarities with Chinese opera, it has a distinctive Vietnamese style with female actors playing female roles.

Tuong experienced a rise and fall throughout history but has been promoted as an important intangible heritage since the establishment of the National Tuong Theatre in 1959, featuring modified texts and new plays reflecting socialist ideology. It remains a significant national art form appreciated by the intelligentsia and aristocracy.

a traditional stage performance originating in the northern countryside of Vietnam, encompasses the essence of folk ballads and proverbs

a captivating form of modern folk opera that originated in Southern Vietnam in the early 20th century and gained popularity during the 1930s as a theatre form embraced by the middle class during the French colonial era

a stage, with puppeteers controlling wooden puppets using long bamboo rods and hidden string mechanisms beneath the water's surface

a genre of Vietnamese folk music originating from Bac Ninh province, is characterized by alternating groups of female and male singers engaging in musical challenges and responses