A TV series on the culture and lifestyle of the ethnic Khmer peopleliving in Vietnam 's southwest region will be filmed this week.
The 30-part work, titled Hay Cung Em Dieu Sarikakeo (Join Me in theSarikakeo Dance), is being made by Vang Mien Nam (Southern Gold) FilmStudio, a private film and entertainment company in HCM City.
Based on a screenplay by Nguyen Thi Hong Xuan, it is about the life andlove of Sophia, a Khmer woman who lives in a small village in Soc Trangprovince in the early 1980s.
The film recounts Sophia'stime as a Sarikakeo dancer in her native village before she moved to AnGiang province and learned weaving.
Sarikakeo is a traditional dance of the Khmer.
Truong Son Hai, the film's director, said he and his producer choseXuan's screenplay because few films had focused on this topic.
"We wanted to spotlight the Khmer people and their culture, lifestyle and dance," he said.
Hai said his crew would begin filming in the Cuu Long (Mekong) RiverDelta province of Soc Trang and then in Tra Vinh and Ca Mau.Skilled dancers from local traditional art troupes like Anh Binh Minhwill be in the film.
There are nearly 1.3 million Khmer people in the delta, mostly in Soc Trang and Tra Vinh.
The Khmer celebrate their New Year's festival, the Chol Chnam Thmay,which is similar to Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year, following the Khmertraditional calendar.
During the festival, dozens ofprofessional artists from local art troupes travel around the threeprovinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang and Ca Mau to perform specialprogrammes featuring the culture and lifestyle of the Khmer.
Local people and visitors can participate in many cultural activities,such as music and singing programmes, traditional games and sportscompetitions launched by local authorities./.
The 30-part work, titled Hay Cung Em Dieu Sarikakeo (Join Me in theSarikakeo Dance), is being made by Vang Mien Nam (Southern Gold) FilmStudio, a private film and entertainment company in HCM City.
Based on a screenplay by Nguyen Thi Hong Xuan, it is about the life andlove of Sophia, a Khmer woman who lives in a small village in Soc Trangprovince in the early 1980s.
The film recounts Sophia'stime as a Sarikakeo dancer in her native village before she moved to AnGiang province and learned weaving.
Sarikakeo is a traditional dance of the Khmer.
Truong Son Hai, the film's director, said he and his producer choseXuan's screenplay because few films had focused on this topic.
"We wanted to spotlight the Khmer people and their culture, lifestyle and dance," he said.
Hai said his crew would begin filming in the Cuu Long (Mekong) RiverDelta province of Soc Trang and then in Tra Vinh and Ca Mau.Skilled dancers from local traditional art troupes like Anh Binh Minhwill be in the film.
There are nearly 1.3 million Khmer people in the delta, mostly in Soc Trang and Tra Vinh.
The Khmer celebrate their New Year's festival, the Chol Chnam Thmay,which is similar to Vietnamese Tet Lunar New Year, following the Khmertraditional calendar.
During the festival, dozens ofprofessional artists from local art troupes travel around the threeprovinces of Tra Vinh, Soc Trang and Ca Mau to perform specialprogrammes featuring the culture and lifestyle of the Khmer.
Local people and visitors can participate in many cultural activities,such as music and singing programmes, traditional games and sportscompetitions launched by local authorities./.
