May 20-26: Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture show by Lune Production

A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events to take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

May 20-26: Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture show by Lune Production

HANOI

PERFORMANCE

‘Lang Toi’ (My Village) by Lune Production

6pm on May 20, 21, 22, 24, 25

Hanoi Opera House

1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District,

Lang Toi (My Village) is a delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where the poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented through a new cirque approach.

Farming, building activities, traditional games, and the lifestyle of the Northern villagers are recreated through ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and acrobatics performances, and rhythmic dance, to distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments.

Ticket prices: VND 700,000- VND 1,050,000

EXHIBITION

Exhibition "PURE GOLD - Upcycled! Upgraded!"

Heritage Space,

6 Nguyen Hoang / 28 Tran Binh, My Dinh 2,

The exhibition showcases 76 recycle exhibits exploring different approaches to using trash to create valuable products.

The materials used in the presented examples are nearly all easily available anywhere and more or less “free” – and yet they are often seen as trash with little value.

HO CHI MINH CITY

PERFORMANCE

Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture

6:00 pm, May 13, 14, 16, 18 and 19

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House

7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

‘Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture’ features a vibrant display of circus arts, aerial acrobatics, and tribal music within an hour-long performance.

The show highlights the lives of tribal families from the southwest highlands of Vietnam, using UNESCO-listed percussion instruments, such as Vietnamese gongs and buffalo horns, as well as vibrant costumes, and a stunning bamboo cirque depicting various landscapes and creatures from tribal folklores.

Price range: VND630,000 - VND1,470,000

EXHIBITION

Exhibition “Serpents’ Tails” by UuDam Tran Nguyen

Galerie Quynh

118 Nguyen Van Thu, Dakao, District 1

This is a solo exhibition by UuDam Tran Nguyen on the industrial activities that wreak environmental imbalance and destruction.

Exhibition “Dew Drips, Smog Seeps: Sculptural Lament Collection”

Vin Gallery

6 Le Van Mien, Thao Dien, District 2,

This is a sculptural collection by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thuy Hang which seeks to emphasise the instances and spontaneity in life.