Vietnam art
A modern cultural show with a difference, this is a blend of acrobatic acts, circus stunts, traditional music and contemporary dance, the lavish production embraces different elements of performance art to paint a uniquely Vietnamese picture. Adding to the allure of the show is its venue – the Saigon Opera House built in 1898 by the French Architect Ferret Eugene. Its structure is one of the grandest and most distinctive in the region and a fitting home to the new production.
À O Show is a new kind of art performance commonly acknowledged globally as [new circus]. All the details that are portraited and recorded of the show reflect the spirit of the Vietnamese people and their heritage.
It is almost as if the audience was captured in a Vietnamese dream of life, survival, love and everything. Through My village or Lang Toi (in Vietnamese) is a delicate merge of traditional and innovation, where poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented under new cirque approach. Building activities, farming, traditional games, lifestyle of Northern farmers are recreated by ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and rhythmic dance, juggling, and acrobatic movements to distinct folk music played from more than 20 musical instruments. You’ll be lost in that silent but splendid atmosphere.