The performance Mo Rong (Dragon Dream) will be led by director Le Quy Duong and performed by artists from the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre.
Dragon Dream will be the only performance representing the Asia-Pacific region to open the show alongside performances of theatrical representatives from Europe, Africa, Latin America, Oceania, and the Middle East.
Director Le Quy Duong states that the performance is a combination of the traditional drum in Cheo, which is a traditional Vietnamese opera art form, and unique foot puppetry.
The performance tells of “Chu Teu”, a humourous farmer, who is a vivid symbol of Vietnamese folklore. When war suddenly strikes, people come together to show solidarity and support each other to overcome all difficulties, with “Chu Teu” being saved by a pair of dragons during the conflict.
The performance will be watched by nearly 1,000 delegates from 100 countries and territories from across the world attending the congress. In addition, the show will be broadcast live on the national television channel of the UAE.
The 36th ITI World Congress will be held in Fujairah (UAE) from February 19 to 25, the first worldwide on-site ITI gathering since 2017.
Music Story of the Old Quarter
On Friday evening the second week of the month, a show entitled “Music Story of the Old Quarter” takes place at the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange Centre, No. 50 Dao Duy Tu Street. It is a part of the program to introduce traditional and contemporary music of the land of Thang Long, Hanoi to both domestic and foreign visitors.
Communal House Cheo Performance
“Villagers, old and young, male and female, from north to south, west to east, Go to the communal house to eat, To find the Dives’ daughter, named Mau Thi, Who had a wrong love and got into trouble…” These words from the loudspeaker of a Cheo (traditional operetta) troupe urged the residents in Kim Lien Village to flock to the communal house to watch a Cheo performance.
People’s Artist Tran Bang: Artists should keep faith in traditional stage
NDO – Prof, People’s Artist Tran Bang, who has worked as a director of Cheo (Vietnamese traditional opera) for more than 50 years, granted an interview with a Nhan Dan (People) Newspaper reporter, sharing about the direction for the development traditional stage in the context that young audiences are no longer interested in because they have many choices for entertainment.
Programme offers Hanoi residents a glimpse of Thai Binh province’s culture
NDO – A programme introducing the traditional cultural practices of Thai Binh province was held at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi on January 28 and 29.
Hunt Launched for New Talent in Traditional Arts
NDO – The 2017 national competition for professional stage actors of Tuong (classical drama) and Cheo (traditional opera) was launched on August 5, at Lam Son theatre in Thanh Hoa province.
