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Startup uses high tech to popularize hat boi

Renewing hat boi (classical Vietnamese drama) with technology has increased interest in the art among young people as well as tourists.

Youngsters fuel hope for revival of traditional arts

Many young Vietnamese are working hard to preserve Vietnam’s traditional arts with a hope of promoting the unique values of Vietnam to a wider public, both at home and abroad.

Hat boi club spreads traditional theatre among young people

To keep hát bội (classical drama) alive and introduce it to younger generations, a club in HCM City is offering online training from skilled artists. 

 

Tuong play on historic event restaged

The tuong play Vo Dong So-Bach Thu Ha (Love Story of Vo Dong So and Bach Thu Ha), a production by scriptwriter Moc Quan, will be restaged in a new version 89 years after its first release.

Can Tho troupe preserves a classical drama

 VietNamNet Bridge – A troupe in Can Tho City is holding performances of hat boi by skilled artists and offering free training to youth to introduce future generations to the classical drama.

Duo combine a mixture of styles

 VietNamNet Bridge – The duo of pianist Pho An My and composer Dang Tue Nguyen will present a new stage production that combines the traditional art of tuong and chamber music.

A mask maker in modern Saigon

VietNamNet Bridge – Saigonese riding on the city streets may see a gaunt figure with shoulder-length shiny black hair, a prickly mustache, dirty glasses and shaggy, paint-splattered clothes who is always striking amidst the crowd