A journey to Lang Toi - My Village
Back in 2005 in Hanoi, Lang Toi - My Village was created by director Tuan Le, performance director Nguyen Lan Maurice, music director Nhat Ly Nguyen and choreographer Tan Loc Nguyen. It has toured around the world from 2009 to 2012, with over 300 shows in France, Holland, Spain, Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Germany and Hong Kong, represents poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life under new cirque approach, breath-taking cirque and rhythmic dance, juggling, acrobatic movements and distinct folk music played more than 20 musical instruments.
Lang Toi - My Village welcomes audience to a childhood memory in the countryside, where farming, building activities, traditional games, lifestyle of Northern villagers are recreated by ancestral bamboo props. Moving and transforming constantly, connecting realms, transporting audience from rivers to mountains, from soothing shelter to fiery battle, this wondrous use of such a humble daily life object elevated the bamboo trunk to the level of a symbol that weaves Vietnamese cultural stories, and mark the groundbreaking creativity of the authors in redefining performing art genres. Le Monde stated that Lang Toi is a phenomenon that uses typical traditional bamboo prop during the spectacle.
Source: Vietnam.vnanet.vn
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A O Show
A vivid portrait of Vietnam in urbanization time, painted with unique stage visuals and a touch of humor.
The name ‘A O’ derives from ‘Lang Pho’, which means ‘village and city’. The show depicts the charming beauty and cultural richness of Vietnamese life in the countryside, in contrast with the nation’s racing urbanization. The show is a unique mix of bamboo circus, acrobatic acts, dance, and theatrical visual art. The live music echoes Vietnamese Southern work songs. All in all, this beautiful blend of genres creates a unique stage language, which well captures the essence of Vietnam’s fascinating culture.
Teh Dar
Embodiment of vigorous Vietnamese tribes culture thru cirque, dance, music from tribal instruments.
Teh Dar invites audience on a venture into the enchanting world of Vietnamese highlanders. Wild animal hunts, moonlit romance, jungle's tales of death and reincarnation, are all recreated with stunning Vietnamese Bamboo Circus, daring acrobatics, and hypnotizing melody from exotic tribal instruments certified cultural heritage by UNESCO. Meaning ‘going in circle’ in the highland tribe K'ho's tongue, Teh Dar embrace and preserve beautiful and diverse Vietnamese tribal cultures. As the artists keep inspiring, the circle of tribal life keeps going, the cultures shall remain.
Lang Toi - My Village
The poetic beauty of Vietnamese village life, recreated using iconic bamboo, breathtaking cirque and exotic live music.
Lang Toi (My Village) is a delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented under Vietnamese Bamboo Circus approach. Farming, building activities, traditional games, lifestyle of Northern villagers are recreated by ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking circus and acrobatics, rhythmic dance, to distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments.
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