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HÀ NỘI — Organisers of the “Princess Anio” joint-opera project between Japan and Việt Nam have announced the main actors and actresses. The project celebrates the 50th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Japan and Việt Nam. The main actors and actresses who will take part in the project are singers Đào Tố …

  Dozens of young and veteran artists have participated in a new art programme preserving traditional Vietnamese music and theatre. Photo courtesy of the organiser HMC CITY  A group of traditional artists is working to offer a new art programme to preserve traditional Vietnamese music and theatre in secondary schools in HCM City.  The programme is called Dòng Nhạc Mang Âm Hưởng Dân Ca (Vietnamese Folk …

  Young and veteran artists participating in the Hương Sắc Phương Nam (The Colour of the South) show launched by private drama troupe Sen Việt Theatre are working to preserve and develop traditional art forms in southern Việt Nam. — Photo courtesy of the theatre HCM CITY — A special cải lương (reformed opera) performance will be restaged by young artists in HCM City on …

  Young Cải lương artists have the opportunity to develop their career by participating in the Trần Hữu Trang Cải Lương Talented Performers 2022, a national traditional music contest organised by the HCM City Theatre Association and partners. — Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY — Organisers are calling on young theatre artists to train and participate in …

  HATS-OFF: Vietnamese traditional hat dances toured the eastern block in the 1980s. VnExpress News Photo Đoàn Tùng Xuân Quỳnh, the much-loved poetess of the 1980s, has been brought to life in a highly-anticipated musical by Tuổi Trẻ (Youth Theatre) in Hà Nội. Xuân Quỳnh’s life echoed her name ‘Moon Cactus’ or Queen of the Night …

Appearing in the musical are Thu Thảo as Xuân Quỳnh and Lê Việt Anh as Đăng Dương. — Photo courtesy of the producer HÀ NỘI — A musical called Sóng based on the life of late poet Xuân Quỳnh (1942-1988) will premier next month. Directed by Meritorious Artist Cao Ngọc Ánh, …

  A scene in the play Làng Song Sinh of the Hà Nội Drama Theatre. The play was among the best theatre works of 2021, honoured by the Việt Nam Theatre Artists Association. Photo courtesy of Hà Nội’s Department of Culture and Sports HÀ NỘI The best theatre artists and works of …

  Phương Nam Theatre’ actors provide young audiences with talks about Vietnamese puppetry and its history after every show. — Photo courtesy of the producer HCM CITY –  The Phương Nam Theatre has launched two new water puppetry and circus-based plays, offering fresh entertainment options to children in HCM City.  The Lòng Mẹ (Mother’s Love) and Huyền …

  Meritorious Artist and cải lương performer Kim Tiểu Long perfoms and talks about tuồng for students of Huỳnh Khương Ninh School in HCM City. — Photo courtesy of the organiser HCM CITY —  A new art programme on preserving traditional Vietnamese theatre has been launched in secondary schools in HCM City this week.  The programme is part of the long-term art project …

  The aerial view of Hương (Perfume) Pagoda in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đức District. The religious site will start to welcome pilgrims back on February 16 after a long closure due to the pandemic. VNA/VnExpress News Photo Thành Đạt HÀ NỘI Hương (Perfume) Pagoda Complex in Hà Nội’s Mỹ Đức District …