Art performances not to be missed throughout Vietnam

Top 5 art performances not to be missed across Vietnam

1. Hoi An memories

The art performance program "Hoi An Memories" is located in Hoi An Impression Park, built with an area of 25,000 square meters, located on the Hoai River mudflats. The grandstand has a capacity of up to 3,300 seats with an architecture modeled after the ancient town of Hoi An. Taking the idea of traditional ao dai combined with modern stage staging techniques, "Hoi An Memories" takes viewers back through history to Hoi An in the 16th - 17th centuries - a place of cultural interference, junction of the maritime silk road.

“Hoi An Memories” made a strong impression with 5 sublime performances, by nearly 500 professional actors, giving the audience clear images of Hoi An's development process. Based on the materials of poetry, music, dance, and the perfect synchronization of every movement of the cast, along with spectacular stage effects and neat costumes, the show has become a highlight of Hoi An in the eyes of tourists.

2. A O Show

A O Show has been performing in Ho Chi Minh City since February 2013, up to now there have been thousands of performances, serving more than 300,000 audiences in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi, Hoi An... A O Show has brought an experience novel art, contributing to enriching cultural life and enriching art performance activities and programs in the country. The show recreates bridges, river wharves, daily living and working scenes of people from river villages to noisy, bustling urban areas...

The program uses Southern musical instruments and noises in the living environment to create unique sound spaces. All props and stages are made from bamboo trees, cork logs, basket boats, curtains... The backdrop and stage floor are black, and the costumes tend to be black to maximize the effect of changing space, scenery and appearance of characters. In particular, the program also uses traditional folk music.

3. Circus show "My Village"

The circus show "My Village" is an art performance program held in Hanoi. Using bamboo as the main material to perform in circus plays, artists have painted a lyrical picture of the countryside. The circus play "My Village" is a combination of many theatrical art genres such as acrobatics, trapeze, juggling, mime, singing... The play opens with a static scene, bringing viewers to a early morning in the Northern countryside.

The ending scene is when night falls, after a day of work, the mother lies in the hammock lulling her child, the girl embroiders, and the boy sings songs. Running through the two scenes is the entire daily life in the village institution: from digging for crabs and catching snails, going to transplant under the moonlight, selling baskets, markets, chanting sutras and knocking on wood, the nights of courting women, dating girls and boys to building a house, getting married, and leisurely farming days.

Bamboo is the main material that makes up the play, bamboo participates in the story as a lively "character". Dozens of bamboo trees of all sizes are shaped by the director and actors on stage, sometimes forming loose bamboo bridges, sometimes turning into rivers, houses... Actors juggle and swing on bamboo stalks. The circus play immerses the audience in a journey that is both peaceful, but also vibrant and poetic.

4. Northern quintessence

Located about 25km from the center of Hanoi, "The Essence of the North" was built in Sai Son commune, Quoc Oai district, and is the first real scene stage in Vietnam. The stage is a 4,300m2 lake surface, leaning against Thay Pagoda mountain, providing the audience with the opportunity to admire the performance in a natural setting. The entire performance is a synthesis of images, sound effects, combined softly with choreography, acrobatics, puppetry...

The art performance program "The Essence of the North" takes place every Saturday night. The 75 minutes of the play are divided into six parts: Poetry, Buddha's Land, Nostalgia, Music, Happiness, and Festival. Each part represents the culture, beliefs, and spirit of Vietnamese people in work, education, village festivals, and the fields of sculpture and architecture... with a total of 250 actors participating on an interactive stage compatible with modern technology.

5. Legend of the fishing village (Fishermen Show Mui Ne)

Open to welcome guests since December 2016, Fishermen Show Mui Ne is the first musical and dance theater in Vietnam built to solely serve the show "Legend of the fishing village". With attractive and engaging content and elaborately choreographed effects, the art performance program "Legend of the fishing village" brings a true sense of life and people in the ancient fishing village of Phan Thiet.

True to its name, "Legend of the fishing village" recreates authentic slices of people's lives and lifestyles associated with the sea. Throughout the 60 minutes, you will encounter familiar and idyllic images of a coastal village, such as the fish market, men pushing baskets out to sea, pulling fishing nets, making salt, making pottery... Difficulties of the fishing village is still clearly shown to highlight the spirit of optimism and resilience to conquer the harshness of nature to improve life.

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