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Early in 2001 the director of the Youth theatre decided to put experimental art forms on stage in order to reach a higher expectation of enjoyment for audience. The first production was \" Dream of Happiness\", directed by Le Hung who has so much passion, ambition and dreams and is considered as one of most powerful directors in Vietnam. Meritorious actress Lan Huong played the lead role.

In October 2002 the play was sucessful in the International Theatre Experiment Festival, based in Viet Nam for the first time, and won great respect from other experimental theatre companies around the world. They have been invited to perform the play in several countries.

In 2004 the play won an award of excellence at the International Short Play Festival based in China. After winning the respect of a wide audience Executive director Tran Tien Thuat continued in his ventures with the second play: \" Nhat Nguyet Thuc\" ( Eclipse of the Moon), directed by \' Meritorious Artist\' Lan Huong, cast: 3 pantomimes; Phuc dzy, ke Doan, Bich Ngoc, and 5 other actors; Nhu Lai, Hong Hanh, Duy Anh, Nguyet Hang, Kim Oanh. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/STRONG><\/DIV>\nHapinest is one of the most amazing human emotions. From birth to the day they die people always try to find happiness. The funny thing is that in life happiness is always around us but often we fail to see it, istead we keep seeking it... By the time we realise where true happiness lies it is usually too late, by then we are ethier too tired, miserable, or dying... what it is that brings happiness depends on each person. Some people think that if they have food to eat that will bring happiness, some people believe that if they get what they dream for that is their happiness, some people think that doing what they love is true happiness (even doing what they love but not providing what they need). And some find happiness as they swear to their lover clautching leaves in their hands...Life\'s full challenges, expectations and needs. Do you know what to do? Here is the key: Enjoy the every moment you have... Because you never know when you\'re gonna go!<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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True happiness is found in the journey more than the destination
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Wednesday, September 20, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Music<\/SPAN>: Le Tien<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Set design<\/SPAN>: Le Son<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Cast<\/SPAN>: Lan huong, Nhu Lai, Ke Doan, Duy Anh, Hong Hanh, Nguyet Hang, Dam Hang, Nguyen Anh, Hoang Tung, Ngoc Van, Hai Hung, Quan Anh...<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Based on four different stories: The first is the story from the bible about the creation of man, the second: \"Horse-man, man-horse\" by Nguyen Cong Hoan, the third: \" Tiet Giao steals the pearl\" from the Tuong art form, and the fouth: \" Motherly love\" by An-dec-xen. Meritorious artist Lan Huong creatived a story about the ever-living elements of human experience; love and compassion. It is divine quality of the creator.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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Hey there, listen to sighs and the mutters throughout space<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
Listen to the people praying and singing<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
They have been created by the divine and eternal god.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
These are spirits born of this wide and vaste space. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
God up above is smiling with gladness.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
Even through hard times they will endure.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
Walking through flames will still seek happiness<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
This is the gift that god granted us.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
Granted us body and mind.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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This is a performance that uses physical and philosopical expression, and the most important element of phyical theatre is experimentation <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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Tuesday, September 19, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Set design<\/SPAN>: Trung KienMusic: Le Tien<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Cast<\/SPAN>: Ke Doan, Bich Ngoc, Phuc Dzy and the group of actor<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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This physical theatre play is about the inability of human beings to take care of their natural environment.<\/SPAN> <\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Monday, September 18, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Playwrite<\/SPAN>: Nguyen Khac Phuc<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Director<\/SPAN>: Lan Huong<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Set design<\/SPAN>: Doan Bang<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Music<\/SPAN>: Tuan Nghia<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Movement instructors<\/SPAN>: Lam Hai Yen, Ke Doan, Minh Duc<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Artistic Director<\/SPAN>: Meritorious Artist Le Hung<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Producer<\/SPAN>: Truong NhuanProduce<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Cast<\/SPAN>: Lan Huong, Nhu Lai, Ngoc Van, Ke Doan, Hoang Tung, Tra Huong, Le Hang, Quan anh, Cong Dung, Hai hung, Dam Hang, Thuy Hang, Phuong Thuy, Ngoc Ha, Van Trung, Thu Hien...<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Enter into the last years of the 21 century, step forward into a time moving from one century to the next. A place where we can travel in intelligent vehicles, live in intelligent houses, eat intelligent food, when we are sick be treated in intelligent facilities, and we control robots of human intelligence. But does this make humans more intelligent? Does this make us safer? The french writer Andre Gidder warned us that \'should you try to create life, civlizilation will eventually kill life\', if people can\'t keep their hearts real. Please keep the scentific inventions as a vehicle, don\'t let ourselves become the slaves of our own inventions. The human heart will forever be a mysterious place given to us by god in order to love and hope. If we do the opposite we will surely become \'the mysterious patient\'<\/SPAN>. <\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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This performance was broadcast on Vietnam Televsion on channel VTV1 on 10 June 2006.<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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Sunday, September 17, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Director<\/SPAN>: Meritorious Artist Le Hung<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Asistant Director<\/SPAN>: Meritorious Artist Lan Huong<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Dramaturg<\/SPAN>: Nguyen Thi Minh Thai<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Music<\/SPAN>: Le Tien<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Set Design<\/SPAN>: Tran Hoa Binh<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
Cast<\/SPAN>: Nhu Lai, Cong Dung, Hoang Tung and ensemble.<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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In this biographical description of the talented but unfortunate life of Han Mac Tu, the play \'The last 100 minutes of Han Mac Tu\' brings not only a bunch of crazy poems but also takes the audience into a world in which they witness the deapest levels of emotion. Han Mac Tu suffered in agony, struggling with the pain of leprocy, and a burning desire for love. <\/SPAN>
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The director cleverly used to the image of the moon as a re-accuring symbol throughout the 100 minutes of \'violent burning\'. The stage would become sprawled with moons and the more beautiful the moon appeared the deap the suffering of Han Mac Tu in his physical battle with lepracy. \"\'They\' all love the moon don\'t they? And now they are mocking me? The moon... so lovely, so lovely... and what a wonder, as my agony grows and grows, I spill out these poems. That those who treasure poetry may feel something profound\". The audience do not feel as if this is a performance but instead it is like entering into his life, a life of deap suffering, brutal honesty roar emotion, a life that no one can quite understand, that of... Han Mac Tu.<\/SPAN> <\/FONT><\/P>\n
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Saturday, September 16, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist, Lan Huong, born into 1963. Her nick name is \'Mit\' (jackfruit)<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/DIV>\n
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Passionate, and working in the industry from 10 years old. As a child she had one weakness: she wasn\'t afraid of anything except one thing that she had never seen \'ghosts\'. But when she is in front of the camera or on stage she is like a different person: full of life... These days she works behind the scenes as the head of the experimental physical theatre in the Youth Theatre. She finds this job very difficult, as a woman, but nevertheless loves her role in the theatre. <\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Artist, Dao Ke Doan born in 1958 one of the first mime artists in Vietnam<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, now he works as the assitant director of Experimental Physical Theatre. He is very social concious and through his work often raises money for charity. Through teaching and performing mime, he helps to bring happiness to disabled children.<\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Artist, Bui Nhu Lai, born in 1979<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>. After joining the theatre for only 2 years he was awarded the Talented Youth Prize. He is a very intelligent performer, now hold the position as the leading actor in the theatre. Along side his work as an actor he is currenly in his second year of studying directing at The Hanoi Institute of Theatre and Cinema. He also shares the responsabilities as the assistant director of the Experimental Physical Theatre.

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Artist Hoang Phuc Dzy born in 1944<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>. He studied mime in Russia and studied physical theatre in France. Now he is the mime and movement teacher for the actors at The Experimental Physical Theatre. He also teaches mime from young children around Hanoi and throughout neighbouring provinces<\/SPAN>.<\/FONT> <\/FONT>\n
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Artist Bich Ngoc born in 1962<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> she is also one of the first mime artists in Vietnam trained at The Youth Theatre. She loves that the artform of mime now lives on through Phyiscal Theatre. Now aside from her work in performance she is passing on her knowledge and her passion with the younger members, the next generation of the Theatre.<\/SPAN>

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Artist Cong Dung born 1979<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> he has played many roles in film of characters both good and bad. Before studying for four years at The Hanoi Institute of Theatre and Cinema he used to be a gymnist. So when The Experimental Physical Theatre was established Cong Dung was able to make use of the skills of his previous proffesion. In the performance Han Mac Tu aside from the talent of the director, a large part of the performance was due to the contribution of Cong Dung as the main character. <\/SPAN><\/FONT><\/P>\n
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Artist Dam Hang born 1983, graduated at Ballet University as well as The Hanoi Institute Of Theatre And Cinema. Dam Hang had played many roles in Film. When she on stage, she is very energetic and confident, most importantly she is not only charming on screen but just as charming on stage.<\/FONT><\/P>\n
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Tuesday, September 12, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Thuy Hang<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> Graduated with high distinction from the Ballet University, she is very suitable for strong characters and comic characters in physical theatre. In the performance ‘Lo Lem’ at the Youth Theatre, Thuy Hang played the daughter of the devil and had the audience rolling in the ailles with laughter<\/SPAN>.

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Artist Nguyen Hoang Tung born in 1982<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> graduated from The Hanoi Institute Of Theatre And Cinema at the top of the class. He loves the Youth Theatre because he has been performing there from a young age. He played the role as the friend on Lan Huong in “ Make Friends With An Angel”. Hoang Tung is a good actor and his teacher Phuc Dzy appreciates his great talent in movement. Tung is quite similar with Artist Lan Huong in that he is quite short but is motivated and hardworking. Even though he graduated only a year ago, he has played many important roles and had a lot of success.<\/SPAN> <\/FONT>\n
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Monday, September 11, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Ngo Quan Anh born in 1983<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, Many people think his face looks similar to “Mr Bean” He loves playing comic characters, even though he is still at a young age he plays a very charming old character. He loves physical theatre; whenever he appears on stage he always puts a smile on the audiences’ face by his acting.

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Artist Le Hai Hung born in 1983<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/SPAN> good looking actor, 1m78 very suitable for Physical Theatre. His flexibility and agility makes him very talented in mime and physical theatre. He has one disadvantage in that he talks with a village accent. But he is working very hard to improve in order to perform better<\/SPAN>. <\/FONT><\/STRONG>\n
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Sunday, September 10, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Luong Chung Lan born in 1979<\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, <\/FONT>Graduated at Hanoi Institute Of Theatre And Cinema in the same year with Nhu Lai and Ngoc Van, despite the fact that she is juggling her work with raising a 3 years old daughter, she still brings the same amount of energy and passion to the stage as always.
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Artist Tra Huong{ True name is Nguyen Lan Huong} born in 1982<\/FONT><\/SPAN>, her real name is the same as the famous actor Lan Huong, so she decided to ask her grandfather to give her a new name more suitable for her profession. Her grandfather gave her the name Tra Huong because of her big bright eyes and her honourable character. She is very suitable for playing lead characters, motivated and very honourable. <\/FONT>\n
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Saturday, September 09, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Nguyen Phuong Thuy<\/FONT><\/SPAN> she is little and delicate, very suitable for playing teenage girl and young children. She is currenly furthering her studies in music so that she may contribute even further to The Experimental Physical Theatre.

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Artist Nguyen Ngoc Tram born in 1980<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> graduated from the Ballet University Vietnam. She is currenly working in musical theatre at theYouth Theatre. She has good ability in acting characters that invole dance. She love experimental physical theatre because she able to use her skills to contribute to the performance. <\/SPAN><\/FONT>\n
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Friday, September 08, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Le Phuong born in 1984<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, graduated at Ballet University Vietnam, she working in musical theatre at the Youth Theatre. Aside her ability in ballet and performance, she also loves singing. <\/SPAN>

Artist Le Thanh Phuong born in 1983<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, graduated from the Ballet University Vietnam, she work in musical theatre at the Youth Theatre and work part time at the Experimental Physical Theatre.<\/SPAN> <\/FONT>\n
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Thursday, September 07, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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Artist Cao Thu Hien born in 1985<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> graduated from the College of the Arts Hanoi. She loves physical theatre and for over a year has been training with the theatre in order to become a proffessional performer. She is a young actress but very suitable to play strong characters.<\/SPAN>

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Artist Dang Thuy Linh born in 1985<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>, she is now studying at the Hanoi Institute of Theatre And Cinema. As she has a great love for the theatre she has asked to begin a probational employment early and join the training at the youth theatre. She has studied dance from a young age and found that she has a great talent for physical theatre. <\/SPAN>

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Artist Vu Trung born in 1981<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN>. A graduate from the College of Fine Arts Hanoi. He loves physical theatre so has asked to join the Experimental Physical Theatre and begin probational employment. <\/SPAN><\/FONT>\n
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Artist Luu Hoang born in 1984<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN> graduated from the College of Fine Art Hanoi. He currently asked to work at the Theatre as a Probational employment<\/SPAN>

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Artist Thanh Phong born in 1983<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/STRONG> graduated from the Hanoi College of Fine Arts. He loves physical theatre so has asked to join the Experimental Physical Theatre and begin probational employment
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Saturday, September 02, 2006<\/FONT><\/H2>\n
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The Last 100 Minutes of Han Mac Tu<\/FONT><\/STRONG><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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Playwrite: <\/FONT>Phan Cao Toai
<\/SPAN>Director: <\/FONT>NSNT Lê Hùng
<\/SPAN>Assistant Director: NSNT Lan Huong<\/SPAN>
Stage Design: Tran Hoà Bình<\/SPAN>
Music: Lê Tien<\/SPAN>
Producer: Vũ Hai<\/SPAN>
Stage Assistant: <\/FONT>Hong Que
<\/SPAN>Publicity: Truong Nhuan<\/SPAN>
Program Advisor: NSND Trong Khôi<\/SPAN>
Dramaturg: TS Nguyen Thi Minh Thái<\/SPAN>
Theatre Director: GĐ Tran Tien Thuat<\/SPAN>

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<\/SPAN>Công Dũng - <\/FONT>Hàn Mac Tu
<\/SPAN>Nhu Lai - Hàn Mac Tu’s Soul<\/SPAN>
Hoàng Tùng - Hàn Mac Tu’s Body<\/SPAN>
Thuý Hang - Hàn Mac Tu’s Mother<\/SPAN>
Chung Lan - Hàn Mac Tu’s Sister<\/SPAN>
Trà Huong - <\/FONT>Mong Cam
<\/SPAN>Ngoc Vân - Hoàng Cúc<\/SPAN>
Lê Phuong - <\/FONT>Mai Đình
<\/SPAN>Hoài Nam - Man with lepracy<\/SPAN>
Phuong Thuý - <\/FONT><\/SPAN>Woman with Lepracy<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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Life of ?crazy? poet makes its debut <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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by Thuy Binh (<\/FONT><\/SPAN>http:\/\/vietnamnews.vnagency.com.vn<\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/A>)
Poetry in motion: Han Mac Tu?s beautiful lovers appear under a moonlight sky in his dreams. ? VNS Photo Nguyen Dinh Toan <\/SPAN>
The Youth Theatre?s lat-est production is an ex-perimental play entitled 100 Phut Cuoi Cung Cua Han Mac Tu (The Last 100 Minutes of Han Mac Tu) directed by stage veteran Le Hung.
The play, written by Phan Cao Toai and performed with a background classical music by J S Bach and composer Trong Dai, is the first piece performed by the Youth Theatre?s Troupe 3 using a combination of verbal poetry and body gesture.
The play was inspired by the poet Han Mac Tu, the pseudonym of Nguyen Trong Tri, who was born into a poor Christian family in the central province of Quang Binh. He became a well-known 20th century poet for his romantic poems. He was one of the founders of the school of tho dien (crazy poetry), a dark world of words expressing horrible images and the sounds of a spirit suffering from endless pain.
In 1936, he contracted leprosy and was treated in the central coastal province of Khanh Hoa?s Quy Hoa Hospital where he died.
Nicknamed the \"pen and ink guy,\" he brought forth beautiful verses that have stood the test of time. The new play introduces his poetry to audiences with drama, originality and emotion, brings us the miraculous world of his poetry, loves, life, and death. The works is a colourful picture of highly artistic value. Han Mac Tu remains to be discovered by poetry lovers. <\/FONT><\/SPAN><\/DIV>\n
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\"The play is a colourful and romantic picture that helps us understand the inner contradictions within him,\" said Ta Kim Cuong from Man Anh San Khau (Screen and Stage) magazine.
The opening scene of the play depicts the struggles of mother in labour. Le Hung places a team of men on stage, one of whom receives the baby from the mother. Han Mac Tu is born, but who he will be depends on fate.
Fate is title for the first part of the performance. Fate causes Han Mac Tu to suffer both spiritually and physically, persecuted by an incurable disease and his love marrying another. He is banished to the sanitarium in Quy Hoa.
The stage during this section is designed simply in white with broken objects and powdered lime representing the disease and pain of the poet.
The second part, Heartbreak, leads the audience further into the world of dreams and memories. Le Hung has built a beautiful and creative set around the central image of the moon close to Han Mac Tu?s poetry and life.
The third part, entitled Delirium, enacts the tug-of-war between the spirit and flesh of Han Mac Tu, the fight between life and death. The poet still wants to be loved and to live in order to give life to his verses.
But, it?s a losing battle. The final part, Eternity, takes place after the passing of Han Mac Tu. The poet no longer belongs to this life, but his verses remain with readers forever. <\/FONT><\/DIV>\n
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Han Mac Tu is portrayed in the play by three actors. Cong Dung plays Han Mac Tu, while his body is portrayed by Hoang Tung and his soul by Nhu Lai. Cong Dung?s student-like appearance is well-suited to people?s image of the young Han Mac Tu.
The actor conveys the poet?s spirit which is still joyous despite loneliness and tragedy. Whenever the moon rises, lyric poetry streams out, drowning the bodily pain of the poet.
Le Hung successfully meets the challenge of creating a performance through bodily gesture. The audience also gets a nude scene, representing images of beautiful lovers under the moonlight in the poet?s dreams.
\"Many people guess that, due to sex scenes, children under 16 age are not allowed to watch. But I think that the beautiful sex scenes are not the problem. This drama features insanity, pain and tragedy which are not suitable for children,\" said Le Hung.
The theatrical performance has little dialogue, highlighting the poetry recital by a Hue-based music student who has an impressive and suitable voice.
With obvious love for the poetry of Han Mac Tu, the play expresses the search for a reason to live, of determination, courage and passion.
The play is a co-operative production of the Viet Nam Association of Theatrical Artists and the Youth Theatre to be performed in the 2nd International Theatrical Experiment Festival in Ha Noi by the end of this year.
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