Tourists enjoy a free Ca Hue performance at the Museum of Culture. (Photo: VNA)
Thua Thien-Hue (VNS/VNA) - Authorities in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue have plans toreserve public spaces around the municipal city of Hue for community art shows.
The local Department of Culture and Sports is working to free up spaces in thecity around the streets of Pham Ngu Lao, Chu Van An and Vo Thi Sau.
The 3/2 Park, the square in front of the Quoc Hoc High School as well as the HuếMuseum of Culture, and cultural centres around the province and the city willeach have one space reserved for the shows.
The brand new foot bridge, which is due to open later this month, will hostseveral places designated for community shows.
The selected places are those receiving frequent visits by both locals andtourists to the city. Authorities plan to facilitate rotating shows ofdifferent clubs according to a schedule at the most busy sites among theproposed places.
According to the department, offering spaces for community shows is an attemptto entertain visitors in the former imperial capital city as well as to grantrespect to the artists.
The department will attract the involvement of the private sector in order todevelop the spaces.
Vo Que, head of a club of Ca Hue offering a free show once a week inthe Museum of Culture, told that his club would be part of thedepartment’s plan. The club has put on its shows since 2013 and been praisedfor its quality of music.
Ca Hue is a variation of Hue royal court music and is considered a type ofchamber music that originated from performances in the royal and mandarinhouses during the imperial era. The lyrics are sometimes similar to Hue folksongs.
The art form is said to bear similarities to traditional Vietnamese music suchas don ca tai tu (Southern folk music) and catrù (ceremonial singing performed in the north). The music is played ontraditional Vietnamese musical instruments, while the musicians and vocalistsall wear the national long dress, ao dai.-VNS/VNA
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Tourists enjoy a free Ca Hue performance at the Museum of Culture. (Photo: VNA) 
