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Vietnamese circus dance delights Australian audiences

The “Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam” (Vietnam’s New Circus) troupe made its Australian debut with a circus dance “A O Lang Pho” which delighted the local audiences.
Vietnamese circus dance delights Australian audiences ảnh 1A O Lang Pho Performance (Photo: artshub.com.au)
 
Sydney (VNA) – The “Nouveau Cirque du Vietnam”(Vietnam’s New Circus) troupe made its Australian debut with a circus dance “AO Lang Pho” which delighted the local audiences.

It was part of the Perth International Arts Festival (PIAF-2017),taking place in Western Australia from February 10 to March 5.

Using simple and traditional items such as bamboo poles,woven rattan baskets and utensils, among others, the artists depicted the lifein a Vietnamese village that is undergoing rapid changes. 

It introduced Vietnamese culture in an elegant and attractiveway through sophisticated skills of contemporary circus.

Having amazed the Australian audiences during ten performanceshows, “A O Lang Pho” actually inspired the spirit of PIAF that delivershumankind’s cultural values while promoting different countries’ cultures toindividuals.

The circus dance was jointly created in 2012 by director TuanLe, music director Nguyen Nhat Ly and artistic director Nguyen Lan Maurice andchoreographer Nguyen Tan Loc.

It has been played by 15 acrobats and five musicians for over400 times at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House since 2013.

The troupe has won a three-year contract with Scene Nationalede Senart that allows its 25 members to go on annual tour for 4-6 months incities in France and Europe.- VNA

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