For the first time, Ha Noi will host a theatre week dedicated to people with disabilities, featuring a diverse programme of discussions, workshops, documentary screenings, and, notably, eight performances.

A host of new artistic programmes have recently been introduced to audiences in Ha Noi, injecting fresh vitality into the city’s performing arts scene. Some privately produced shows continue to attract strong audiences despite relatively high ticket prices. Greater interaction, stronger storytelling, and the identification of appropriate audiences and performance scales are providing new impetus for the performing arts to make a breakthrough in the cultural industries.

The Government has issued Decree No. 261/2026/ND-CP, which stipulates occupational preferential allowances and training and performance allowances for public servants and personnel engaged in specialised activities at public performing arts institutions and performing arts units under the armed forces.

The Association for the Protection of Vietnamese Music Performing Artists (APPA) on May 20 presented the commemorative medal “For the Cause of Vietnamese Music Performance” to artists who have made significant contributions to the country’s performing arts.

The first Spring Fair 2026 opened on February 2 at the National Exposition Centre in Dong Anh commune, Ha Noi, becoming a major cultural, economic and social highlight of the Lunar New Year season.

Deputy Prime Minister Mai Van Chinh attended a ceremony in Ha Noi on November 30 to announce the selection of 50 outstanding Vietnamese literary and performing arts works created since national reunification on April 30, 1975.

The creative and performing arts sector is facing high demands for copyright protection for artists and works. From stage, music to online programmes... the issue of intellectual property protection has become a key factor, determining the path of sustainable development in the digital age.

Ha Noi is home to numerous theatres and artistic units, including six municipal theatres alongside many centrally-run theatres, private artistic organisations, and traditional art clubs. This presents favourable conditions for developing performing arts into a key pillar of the cultural industry.

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.