HCMC – Performance Night “The Soul of Vietnam through Ao Dai”

Tue 15 Aug 2017, 8 – 9.30 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music
112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1, HCMC

From the organizer:

Though Việt Nam’s famous traditional dress has taken many forms over the centuries, Ao Dai allure and appeal has never died.

People all over Việt Nam are familiar with poems featuring the beauty of the country’s national dress, the áo dài, its slim-fitting tunic with long side splits from the waist, worn over palazzo-style trousers. The traditional woman’s dress has been mentioned in many poems, stories and songs for centuries.

In Vietnam, even if one never have a chance to wear Ao Dai yet one must haveat least once seen a glamorous Ao Dai present in a country ceremony dream. There have been many times when expatriates Vietnamese people have their heart skipped a beatwhen suddenly seeing the Ao Dai floating by as if it carries the whole country.

The ao dai attached themselves to our country, there istimes when it flies own high as the pride of a people, sometimes spreadss with creative inspiration, or giggles like melodious melodie, sometimes closs as a post-war mild depression.

In the age of globalization, nowaday, fewer people sing young children to sleep, but forever the parents always want to desperately want to protect their children. Similar to the old time lullaby, Ao Dai always presents in our lives as an indispensable identity of Vietnamese culture, Vietnamese soul.

There are 5 collections of 6 famous dress designers: ‘Time and Enternity’ of designer Sỹ Hoàng, ‘Gift from the heart’ of designer Lien Huong, “Vietnam Fire with two collection Vietnam Fire of designer Doan Huy and Four Season of designer Nguyen Tuan, ‘The symphony of Water and Flowers’ by Tien Doan and the ‘Love of theEarth Mother’ of Designer Pascale Valery Nguyen Thi Tung Lam. These collections are a reconciliation between several generations, between tradition and modernity, arranged under the hands of the director: Write Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc and choreographer Huu Tri. Cultural performance night is the night of the cries of sobbing, concern about the value of our souls, about the Ao dai before the time.

These are not only the fruits of creative hands and minds but also the hearts of artists who want to touch minds of each Vietnamese. We have been given by our forefathers a precious gift to preserve and contribute to the beautification of this legacy. The story of Ao Dai here today is not just a tale of a shirt. There is something more than that, something that is right here, in you and us, in ones who can not ignore the destiny of the people of the country.

Please come to see, to watch, and to feel with the same heart.

Free entry

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