HN & HCMC – Contemporary Dance with Vietnamese Traditional and Ethnic Music

Hanoi: Thu 21 Jul 2016, 8 pm
L’Espace
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HCMC: 26 and 27 Jul 201, 8 pm
IDECAF

From the organizer:

Come to enjoy performances of contemporary dance with Vietnamese traditional and ethnic music entitled “NON” by a group of independent artists, including choreographer – dancer Vu Ngoc Khai, music composer Ngo Hong Quang, program producer Van Quy Ngoc Ai in Hanoi and HCMC.

This time, we still keep the skillful mixture of the interesting body movements of the contemporary dance and the melodic flows performed acoustically: String Gong (Chiêng Dây) (there are only two in Vietnam), Đàn Tính (a 3-string instrument from Tay ethnic minority), Đàn Môi 3 lá (3 pieces Mouth Harp), Đàn Môi 1 lá (1 piece Mouth Harp, Đàn Bầu (monochord) and singing.

In addition, last year, music composer Ngo Hong Quang invented a unique “language” for NON’s songs in which audience could be able to feel and understand the atmosphere of forests and mountains where he would like to inspire, although the lyrics were not perceptible. After one year, Quang will beautifully treat the audience of NON an accomplished song where music and lyrics of “Coming back to the young hill” will let the imaginations of the audience free to go and travel further to the wild spaces of forest and hills.

By using the methodology 70-30 (70% arranged – 30% improvised), choreographer – dancer Vu Ngoc Khai bravely applied the open characteristic of contemporary dance into NON. Thanks to that, performance after performance, the artists continue their works and become more creative, and the audience always has chance to see the differences between now and then to be able to understand more the story that artists want to tell, the messages they like to share. After two years working and creating together, Vu Ngoc Khai and Ngo Hong Quang become more connected and well-understanding to each other. Therefore, the upcoming performances only consist of 50% conventionally arranged factors, while the improvisational elements will be up to 50%. This is a very crucial highlight that NON brings to audience, especially after a year NON was added “alluvium” from performing the extracts, the whole performances or giving workshops.

Furthermore, with a wish to bring the contemporary dance to come closer to the audience as well as to exchange the experiences with the colleagues, we will organise two workshops for dance and traditional music lovers. In details, the workshops will take place in Hanoi, on the 9th and 10th of July, and on the 22nd and 23rd in Ho Chi Minh city. Each workshop will last 2 hours and feature lectures by Vu Ngoc Khai and Ngo Hong Quang. Especially, the participants will have chance to learn about NON’s piece combining with live traditional music. We will update the information about time and venue in detail soon.

Additional information of the artists:

* Music composer Ngo Hong Quang is currently pursuing his Master degree in music composition at Deen Haag Royal Conservatory of music. He is a Vietnamese traditional instrumentalist and music composer with the skilful ability of playing multi Vietnamese instruments; two-chord fiddle, monochord, mouth harp, K’ny fiddle (a musical instrument of the ethnic minority people from Highland Central of Vietnam)…etc. Quang’s talent was presented in different programs organised in Vietnam and many other countries in the world such as Netherland, Italy, Poland, Belgium, France, Germany, Iceland, Korea, Singapore… He won many awards both domestically and internationally, he also released two albums; Quang and Song Hanh. Quang has many live concerts experiences; cooperating with circus, music show but not with dance. NON is the first dancing show that he worked together with Vu Ngoc Khai.

* Vu Ngoc Khai has been an artist of Staatstheater Braunschweig theatre, Germany; from August 2016, he will works at Phoenix Dance Theater, Leeds city, United Kingdom. He has been known as an active and talented contemporary dancer through performances which he plays both choreographer, performance director like “Story of the shoes”, “Wood”, “Tik Tok”, “Morning dew”, “Silk”… He had been working in Switzerland, Netherland, Germany, participated in many big events in Europe, America, Asia… and conquered many famous and fastidious directors like Ismael Ivo (Mishima), Arco Renz (Ha Noi Startdust)… He loves Vietnamese culture, art and people and he has been sublimated with his dance together with traditional music.

Tickets

In Hanoi
Ticket prices: 300.000VND/ ticket and 250.000VND/ ticket
Buy online tickets here

In HCMC
Ticket prices: 500.000VND/ ticket and 400.000VND/ ticket
Buy online tickets here

For more information about NON, please contact Van Quy Ngoc Ai (Ms.)
Email: [email protected] – Cellphone: 0938300030

Take a look at one of their performances here: