After more than 20 years of working in film, photography, and travel relating to the art of “boi” singing (classical drama), Tran Ngoc Van from the south-central province of Binh Dinh has created a cultural tourism product from the art form: “boi” singing masks made from plastic composite materials and stone powder.
A classical drama themed "Legend of the Red Hill" was performed by artists from Vietnam and Singapore in Hanoi. It aims to celebrate the 45th anniversary of the Vietnam-Singapore diplomatic ties.
Since COVID-19 has resulted in many cultural activities being suspended, it has become much more difficult for theatres to reach out to young audience members, who have largely lost interest in the theatrical arts. Management agencies and stage artists have, for many years already, tossed and turned about identifying ways to develop a new generation of audience.
An initiative introduced recently by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, to present theatre programmes online, has received a warm response from both artists and the community as it helps convey cultural and spiritual values to people during the pandemic.
The annual ICI Vietnam Festival, the fourth of its kind, took place in Paris from October 22-24, introducing films by young overseas Vietnamese directors to the public.
A puppetry show has been staged recently by the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, encouraging local people to overcome the formidable challenges brought about by COVID-19.
Artists from the Vietnam Tuong Theatre will perform at the China-ASEAN Theatre Festival and Forum, which opens in Nanning in China’s Guangxi province on November 27.
Information about the characters in Vietnamese hat boi (classical drama) is now available in English on ichLinks, an online platform providing information about intangible cultural heritages in the Asia-Pacific region.