Craft workshop: the different faces of Tuồng – FULL

THIS WORKSHOP IS NOW FULL.  PLEASE RSVP FOR THE WAITING LIST THANKS

Following from our mini tour of the Tuồng theatre near Hang Da market at the end of August, this morning is split into 2 parts

Linh, one of the young artists we partner with (who graduated from the Fine Arts University) recently devised a new art workshop based on the face painting tradition of Tuồng theatre.

Tuồng is often referred to as classical Vietnamese opera, its different to other genre of Vietnamese theatre such as Chèo.  It uses a series of characters  recognizable by their elaborate face make up and costumes. Their personalities are shown through the colour of the face, eyebrows and facial hair.  The art of face make up is a distinctive and artistic feature of Tuồng.

Linh is interested in the face painting and the story telling of Tuồng  and has created a workshop that combines drawing and painting the face ‘mask’ on dó paper to create a collage.   You can make your collage/artwork as simple or as intricate as you like.

Part 1 appx 30 mins 9.30am-10am
Intro and explanation to what Tuồng  is, the genre, origins etc.
Info about the face painting, and what some of the images mean and going into the images in detail so that you can appreciate the artwork when you come to create your own

Part 2 appx 2 hours 10am-12pm
Workshop where we create our own Tuồng face ‘mask’ collage

Numbers: min 4 people to max 8 people

VND 390,000 same price for everyone (includes talk and workshop  and all material)

Venue:  Linh’s workshop in  ngo Nui Truc (not far from the VNOB) near Kim Ma – full address will be sent to those confirmed on the workshop

RSVP: to stella@fvheritage.org

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