Performing_arts Culture_of_Vietnam

1 performing arts

1.1 music
1.2 theatre

1.2.1 water puppetry


1.3 dance

performing arts
music


a trio of vietnamese musicians perform together. man @ centre plays đàn nhị.

vietnamese music varies in 3 regions: bắc or north, trung or central, , nam or south. northern classical music vietnam s oldest , traditionally more formal. vietnamese classical music can traced mongol invasions, when vietnamese captured chinese opera troupe. central classical music shows influences of champa culture melancholic melodies. southern music exudes lively laissez-faire attitude.

vietnam has 50 national music instruments, in set of percussion instruments popular, diverse , long-lasting such đàn đáy, đàn tranh, đàn nhị, đàn bầu... set of blowing instruments represented flutes , pan-pipes, while set of string instruments specified dan bau , dan day.

the vietnamese folksongs rich in forms , melodies of regions across country, ranging ngâm thơ (reciting poems), hát ru (lullaby), hò (chanty) hát quan họ, trong quan, xoan, dum, ví giặm, ca huế, bài chòi, ly. apart this, there other forms hát xẩm, chầu văn, , ca trù.

two of known genres are:

imperial court music: when referring nhã nhạc form includes court music trần dynasty on nguyễn dynasty. elaborate form of music features extensive array of musicians , dancers, dressed in extravagant costumes. integral part of rituals of imperial court.
ca trù: ancient form of chamber music originated in imperial court. gradually came associated geisha-type of entertainment talented female musicians entertained rich , powerful men, scholars , bureaucrats enjoyed genre. condemned in 20th century government, being tied falsely prostitution, has seen revival appreciation cultural significance has grown. ca trù has been recognized unesco masterpiece of oral , intangible heritage of humanity since 2005.

in 20th century, in contact western culture, after national independence, many new categories of arts plays, photography, cinemas, , modern art had taken shape , developed strongly, obtaining huge achievements contents reflecting social , revolutionary realities. 1997, there have been 44 people operating in cultural , artistic fields honored ho chi minh award, 130 others conferred people s artist honor, , 1011 people awarded excellent artist honor. @ start of 1997, there 191 professional artistic organizations , 26 film studios (including central , local ones). there have been 28 movies, 49 scientific , documentary films receiving international motion picture awards in many countries. :)

theatre


hát tuồng (also known hát bội): theatre form influenced chinese opera, transitioned being entertainment royal court travelling troupes performed commoners , peasants, featuring many well-known stock characters.
cải lương: kind of modern folk opera originating in south vietnam, utilizes extensive vibrato techniques. remains popular in modern vietnam when compared other folk styles.
hát chèo: chèo form of satirical musical theatre, encompassing dance, traditionally performed vietnamese peasants in northern vietnam. performed outdoors semi-amateur touring groups, stereotypically in village square or courtyard of public building, although today increasingly performed indoors , professional performers

water puppetry

water puppet theatre in hanoi

water puppetry distinct vietnamese art had origins in 10th century , popular in northern region. in water puppetry split-bamboo screen obscures puppets stand in water, , manipulated using long poles hidden beneath water. epic story lines played out many different puppets, using traditional scenes of vietnamese life. puppets made quality wood, such south east asian jackfruit tree. each puppet carved, , painted numerous successive layers of paint protect puppets...

despite dying out in 20th century, water puppetry has been recognised vietnamese government important part of vietnam s cultural heritage. today, puppetry commonly performed professional puppeteers, typically taught elders in rural areas of vietnam.

dance

vietnam has 54 different ethnicities, each own traditional dance. among ethnic vietnamese majority, there several traditional dances performed @ festivals , other special occasions, such lion dance.

in imperial court there developed throughout centuries series of complex court dances require great skill. of more known imperial lantern dance, fan dance, , platter dance, among others.