Farewell to excellent teacher Pham Thanh Tung

(NLDO) - He is a teacher who silently sowed the seeds of theater for many generations of artists from the University of Theatre and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City.

Ho Chi Minh City stage artists were shocked to receive the news that Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung, a veteran lecturer at the Ho Chi Minh City University of Theater and Cinema, passed away at 5 p.m. on November 23, after a period of treatment for old age, at the age of 86.

He was born on August 1, 1940 in Hai Phong . His body was laid to rest at his private home at 230/20 Phan Huy Ich, An Hoi Tay Ward (formerly Ward 12, Go Vap District), Ho Chi Minh City.

Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung

The funeral will begin at 9:30 a.m. on November 24, the funeral will begin at 7:00 a.m. on November 25, followed by cremation at Binh Hung Hoa Cremation Center, Ho Chi Minh City.

Pham Thanh Tung - A lifetime of art and passing on the profession

With more than half a century of dedication to the stage and the podium, Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung is a teacher who loves his profession and patiently nurtures generations of young artists in Ho Chi Minh City and the Southern provinces.

In the memories of his colleagues and students, he was an exemplary, dedicated, strict but tolerant lecturer. From the lecture hall of the University of Theatre and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City, he trained many generations of young actors, directors, and authors, making an important contribution to the development of stage arts in Ho Chi Minh City and the provinces of the Mekong Delta.

A lifetime attached to the podium

Teacher - artist Pham Thanh Tung was born in 1940, has been involved in the performing arts for more than 50 years, in which he was the main actor of the Southern Opera Troupe before becoming a teacher.

According to Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong, when performing, artist Thanh Tung was a leading actor with a dignified demeanor, beautiful stage presence, and a mature, standard singing style.

Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung

He played the main role in many famous cai luong plays such as: "Weaving brocade", "Where there is enemy, we go", "The flag of resistance"...

Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong emphasized: "He is an artist with a strong talent for playing the main roles, trusted by any stage. And when he became a teacher, he still maintained that neatness and standards. Artist Thanh Tung is a shining example in artistic work."

She also recounted a turning point in his life. After the country was reunified, when she was assigned to the South as Principal of the Stage Arts School II (now the University of Theatre and Cinema in Ho Chi Minh City), she was the one who invited artist Thanh Tung to come to Ho Chi Minh City to teach.

From that opportunity, he devoted his life to the lecture platform, passing on his professional experience, stage ethics and serious working spirit to many generations of young actors. Among them, many have become famous, loved by the public and continue to inherit and spread the values ​​he cultivated.

Moved by the passing of her colleague, Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong choked up: "Mr. Tung was not a talkative person. But every word he said contained the depth of a lifetime of work. He taught students to first be a decent person, then an artist."

People's Artist Tran Minh Ngoc also shared: "The passing of Mr. Pham Thanh Tung is a great loss for the school and the city's theater. He was a quiet person, not chasing fame and fortune, but only quietly doing his job and contributing to guiding his students with his prestige and personality."

Since 2007, Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung suffered a stroke and his health gradually declined. In the last years of his life, when he heard that the "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program of the Nguoi Lao Dong Newspaper came to give support money, he could not hold back his emotions and burst into tears.

On behalf of the family, artist Ho Hong Tham - his daughter-in-law, currently a Master of Theatre Arts - sent her sincere thanks to the "Mai Vang Nhan Ai" program. At the same time, she also expressed her gratitude to friends, colleagues and especially generations of her father's students who sent their condolences and expressed their deep affection for the respected teacher.

The life of Meritorious Teacher Pham Thanh Tung was not noisy, not flashy, but persistent and devoted like a fire quietly warming the stage. He passed away, but his lectures, his advice on professional ethics, love for the stage and the personality of a true artist will still live in the memories of generations of students.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/vinh-biet-nha-giao-uu-tu-pham-thanh-tung-196251124003141986.htm