Tuồng
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Hát tuồng or hát bội is a form of Vietnamese theatre. Hát tuồng is often referred to as classical "Vietnamese opera" influenced by Chinese opera.
Costumes as warlords for Tuồng (Hát Bội) in Huế in 1874
Theatre actors from Nam Dinh in 20th century Vietnam.
Chinese opera
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Traditional Chinese opera, or Xiqu, is a form of musical theatre in China with roots going back to the early periods in China. It is an amalgamation of various art forms that existed in ancient China,
Tuồng
…Vietnamese pronunciation: , Chữ Nôm: 咭佩) is a form of Vietnamese theatre. Hát tuồng is often referred to as classical "Vietnamese opera" influenced by Chinese opera. Tuồng is distinct from the older hát chèo genre of Vietnamese theatre which combines dance, song and poetry, and the more modern cải lương folk musical…
Acrobatic performance in Shao opera (紹劇), demonstrating the martial arts element (打) of Chinese opera. Shanghai, 2014.
Theatre play, Prosperous Suzhou by Xu Yang, 1759
Leaf from an album of one hundred Peking opera characters, late Qing dynasty. Ink and color on silk. Metropolitan Museum of Art.
Sichuan opera in Chengdu