A festival featuring Vietnamese classical opera, or tuong, or will be held for the first time in Qui Nhon City in the central province of Binh Dinh July 25-30.
There are seven theaters taking part in the festival: HCMC Hat Boi (or tuong) Art Theater, Viet Nam National Tuong Theater, Nguyen Hien Dinh Theater, Dao Tan Theater, Khanh Hoa Traditional Art Theater, Hue Royal Traditional Art Theater and Thanh Hoa Tuong Theater.
The event is organized by the Performing Arts Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sport and Tourism, by Viet Nam Stage Artist Association and by Binh Dinh province.
The festival will be held as part of the Tay Son – Binh Dinh festival, which will take place August 1-3. This festival will include various activities such as offering incense, lantern night, poetry recital, a Miss Martial Arts festival and a traditional martial arts festival.
