VietNamNet Bridge – Bringing traditional arts to students is the goal of a one-year programme entitled “Introducing traditional culture and arts to staffs and students of the Hanoi National University”, which will run from April 2009 to April 2010.

The programme was kicked-off with a show on April 25 which both introduced traditional arts and provided knowledge about classic arts in the world.

There will be 12 more programmes focusing on different topics, such as hat xam (songs of strolling blind musicians), ca tru (ceremonial songs), cheo (traditional operetta), tuong (classical drama), cai luong (southern folk opera), and folk songs of different regions, besides symphonic music and ballet.

Each programme will include two shows, organised at 182 Luong The Vinh and 144 Xuan Thuy, Hanoi.

Each show will comprise three parts: an introduction by experts and researchers, illustrations by artists, and questions and answers.

The first show in photos:

Spring Festival (dance of the northern delta).

“Inh la oi” (a folk song of the Thai ethnic group).

A song of a strolling blind musician, entitled “Quyen chi tu than”, by People’s Artist Xuan Hoach.

“Yellow Apricot Blossom” dance by Carmen troupe.

Meritorious Artist Xuan Hung plays “Waiting for Me”, a folk song of the Central Highlands, on the Kni musical instrument

“Festival Drum”.

Xuan Binh plays “Lullaby” (southern folk song), and “Song of Black Horse” (central folk song) on the monochord.

“Xa Thuong”, performed by Ngoc Lan and People’s Artist Xuan Hoach.

A Spanish dance.

Meritorious Artist Dong Van Minh plays the “bamboo piano”, a special musical instrument of the Central Highlands.

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