The Historical Evolution of Vietnamese Drama

After the French invasion of Vietnam, the trend of European romantic literature was introduced into Vietnam, and some troupes began to stage some dramas with love as the theme, such as China's Rebirth or Whose Sin. In addition, they also deliberately apply for jobs in rhetoric, melody and figure. After the First World War, improved drama became popular all over the country. In order to survive, some China troupes were invited to perform with China's novels such as Romance of the Three Kingdoms, Water Margin and The Journey to the West. Although the actors from both countries sing in their native languages, they can cooperate with each other and complement each other. It is customary to call □ Drama "China □ Drama".

After 1930, a novel-drama appeared on the stage of drama, full of petty-bourgeois romanticism, and its structure was mostly imitated by European drama. The lyrics gradually dispersed in culture, and the scenery and lighting were also adopted. It is even often mixed with hallucinations, masks, western dances and singing of French love songs.

195 1 year, the Central Committee of the Vietnamese Workers' Party published the Draft on the Exploration of National Cultural Heritage, and Vietnamese drama has since entered a new stage of development. -Opera artists actively adapted old plays, such as Huang's Anti-Zhou and Zhang Feishou's Ancient City, and created and adapted them, all of which made the past serve the present.

After 1960, the excavation of classical art heritage was further carried out, and the drama art was further developed.