A contemporary Vietnamese hip-hop performance, 129BPM, will be showcased at the 2025 George Town Festival in Malaysia, the leading performing arts festival in Asia.

With a population of only about 34,000, living mainly in the western part of Quang Ngai Province, the Co ethnic community possesses a remarkable wealth of folk culture, including housing architecture, folk tales, visual arts, performing arts, and traditional knowledge.

After more than 20 years of practice in the country, performing arts is still a new, young and less supported form. Although they have not been formally trained at art schools or museums, performing artists are still practicing creativity, expanding opportunities for contact and exchange across the region and the world.