A large art performance programme named “Proud of the Word Vietnam” will be held at Hoan Kiem lake in downtown Hanoi on Sept. 2 to celebrate the 65 th National Day and the count-down to the 100 th birthday of the capital city.

The performance will draw participation of hundreds of artists, actors and choruses of the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre, the Vietnam Play Theatre, the Vietnam Classical Opera Theatre, the Vietnam Dance School and children.

The programme will include a performance of Vietnamese martial art, Vovinam, to highlight the national sportsmanship spirit.

It will have five parts, depicting the history of the name of Vietnam through historical periods, the country’s development and the 1,000 years of Thang Long-Hanoi./.