Cultural researchers and dancers of Hanoi are making every effort to collect and conserve ancient dances of the old capital city of Thang Long, which are at risk of slowly fading into obscurity.
Traditional musical instruments and skills of ethnic groups in central Binh Dinh province are likely to gradually disappear without preservation efforts, particularly those within each community.
Two Vietnamese artists who trained in contemporary art in the
Netherlands have combined forces to create a dance and music show that
will premiere in HCM City on June 13.
The Bru-Van Kieu residing in high mountainous areas of Quang Binh
province have created several singing genres, dances, and musical
instruments. Of their traditional musical instruments such as panpipes,
Ta Lu mandolin, cymbals, and gongs, the flute is the most popular
musical instrument, reports radio the Voice of Vietnam (VOV).
“Air music”, a 120-minute performance featuring Vietnamese
traditional music and instruments in combination with contemporary
chamber music, made its first debut at Noi Bai International Airport in
Hanoi, on May 19.
The craftsmen in Dao Xa trade village are calling for incentives to
preserve and develop the production of handmade traditional musical
instruments to ensure their craft’s continuity.
“Gia ra” is the biggest festival in a year for the Cor ethnic minority
group, who live mainly in the central province of Quang Ngai’s Tay Tra
and Tra Bong districts as they mark the end of a rice crop,
traditionally lasting one year.
H’re ethnic people in central Quang Ngai province’s Ba To district are
striving to preserve their rich and diversified culture, which is on the
verge of oblivion.
Six organisations and five individuals who have contributed to
preserving and developing the artistic value of UNESCO recognised
heritage Don ca tai tu received merit certificates from the Prime
Minister at the opening ceremony of the first National Don Ca Tai Tu
Festival in Bac Lieu on April 25 night.
The Don ca tai tu music and song in southern Vietnam, a musical art with
both scholarly and folk roots, has been inscribed early this month on
the Representative List of the Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
The Lang Toi (My Village) circus show with acts reflecting the daily
lives of Vietnamese villages will return to Hanoi at the Kim Ma Theatre
on December 20-21.
The Republic of Korea (RoK) will hold a series of events this September
in an effort to promote cultural exchange with members of the
Association of the Southeast Asian Nations (ASEAN).
Vietnamese traditional music has been introduced to 27 students at
Taiwan University of Arts by Pham Thi Hue, who is a player, singer,
composer and educator of traditional musical instruments including dan
bau (monochord) and dan day (four-chord lute with rectangular resonance
box).
With enthusiasm and love, a man in his eighties has devoted himself to
preserving the rich traditional character of Hre people in the central
province of Quang Ngai.
Khmer people in southern An
Giang province are determined to revive their traditional “Ngu Am”
music, which requires five to seven musical instruments.
The third percussion festival, themed Cracking Bamboo, will be held in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in early October, the Goethe Institute Hanoi announced on Sept. 26.
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