THE MASK OF STAGE꞉ THE RESEARCH COMPARE BETWEEN VIETNAM'S TUONG AND CHINA'S PEKING OPERA

Abstract

Traditional
stage
masks
reflect
to
the
cultural
and
artistic
characteristics
of
each
other.
It
helps
viewers
identify

characters
and
their
personalities
when
see
actor.
This
is

a
part
of
unlimited
creativity
in
performing
arts,
not

only
a
tool
for
actors.
Masks
had
existed
for
a
long
time
and
have
great
historical
value
in
the
cultures
of
Vietnam

and
China;
research
traditional
stage
masks
will
understand
the
cultural
and
artistic
identity
of
the
two
nations,

while
contributing
to
preserving
and
developing
this
art
form
in
a
modern
context,
maintaining
the
connection

between
the
past
and
the
present.
Using
data
from
observation
of
Vietnamese
Tuong
performances
and
literature

on
 Chinese
 Peking
 Opera,
 applying
 the
 comparative
 research
 method,
 this
 study
 aims
 to
 identify
 the

characteristics
of
stage
masks
in
Vietnam's
Tuong
and
China's
Peking
Opera
in
terms
of
lines,
colors,
human

characteristics,
and
conventionality.
The
research
shows
the
differences
as
identifying
lines,
main
color
tones,

and
emotions
of
masks
between
Vietnam's
Tuong
and
China's
Peking
Opera.
This
research
contributes
to

affirming
Tuong
as
a
traditional
art
form
of
Vietnam.