VietNamNet Bridge – A new circus performance will be showcased promising to bring excitement and drama to audiences, especially children, according to artist Tong Toan Thang, deputy director of the Viet Nam Circus Federation.

A new circus performance will be showcased promising an exciting show for audiences. — Photo courtesy of the Viet Nam Circus Federation

Entitled ‘A Forest of Fairies’, the story is about a princess with miraculous hair. A witch wants to harm the princess and take her hair. Animals in the forest protect the princess and defeat the witch.

He said the performance will be entertaining and educational.

“As it is arranged for children, the pieces always have a happy ending in which the good always wins over the bad,” said Thang.

The performance will feature acrobats, a magic show and circus tricks performed by actors dressed as dogs, pigs, ostrich, panda and monkeys.

“The new performance will attract audiences with its fascinating script, music and light show,” he said.

Besides setting up in Hanoi, the troupe will perform in Hai Phong, Quang Ninh and Thai Nguyen following orders of schools and theatres there.

Ticket prices range from VND150,000 (US$12) - 250,000 ($20).

There are five shows a day performed at the Viet Nam Circus Federation, 67 Tran Nhan Tong Street, Hanoi.

International folk games celebrated in museum

Residents of Hanoi, particularly children, will have the chance to enjoy and learn about various folk games from around the world at the Viet Nam Museum of Ethnology in Cau Giay District.

The games, part of an international cultural festival to be held on May 26-27 to celebrate International Children’s Day which falls on June 1, include those from Asian countries of Cambodia, Brunei, India, Indonesia, Malaysia, Laos, Sri Lanka, Thailand and Vietnam.

Organisers said overseas students would participate in the games and they would also teach Vietnamese visitors how to play.

The cultural activities were expected to help players, particularly children, learn about different folk games from around the world and at the same time increase knowledge of the city’s community to international guests and improve their awareness on the preservation of national cultural heritage, according to a representative from the museum. 

Source: VNS