A performance of music from Vietnamese ethnic groups will take place atHanoi's Au Co Art Centre on September 10, featuring performers from theVietnam National Music and Dance Theatre.
The performance is partof an effort to preserve and promote the folk cultures of ethnic groupsand introduce them to foreign audiences, said theatre representativeXuan Binh.
Entitled Huong Sac Vietnam (The Beauty of Vietnam),the show feature musical instruments, performance and dances selected toremove the language barrier for foreign audiences. Traditional dancesand melodies of the Dao, Thai, Tay and Mong people will be performed.
Adance entitled Men Tinh (Love Ferment), a piece about the love betweenyoung Dao men and women directed and choreographed by Quynh Duong andKim Chung, will highlight the performance. The piece won the top prizeat the Vietnamese Ethnic Dance Contest held last year, but this willmark its first performance for the general public.
People's Artist Xuan Hoach will perform songs in the hat xam style of blind men who used to wander the streets singing for alms.
Sponsoredby the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the show will includerecognised intangible heritage such as ca tru (ceremonial singing), quanho (northern love duets) and Central Highlands gongs, as well as otherunique performances drawn from the country's 54 ethnic groups./.
The performance is partof an effort to preserve and promote the folk cultures of ethnic groupsand introduce them to foreign audiences, said theatre representativeXuan Binh.
Entitled Huong Sac Vietnam (The Beauty of Vietnam),the show feature musical instruments, performance and dances selected toremove the language barrier for foreign audiences. Traditional dancesand melodies of the Dao, Thai, Tay and Mong people will be performed.
Adance entitled Men Tinh (Love Ferment), a piece about the love betweenyoung Dao men and women directed and choreographed by Quynh Duong andKim Chung, will highlight the performance. The piece won the top prizeat the Vietnamese Ethnic Dance Contest held last year, but this willmark its first performance for the general public.
People's Artist Xuan Hoach will perform songs in the hat xam style of blind men who used to wander the streets singing for alms.
Sponsoredby the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the show will includerecognised intangible heritage such as ca tru (ceremonial singing), quanho (northern love duets) and Central Highlands gongs, as well as otherunique performances drawn from the country's 54 ethnic groups./.
