Quan ho folk art troupe makes performance tour in Europe
A Quan ho (Love duet singing) art troupe of the northern province of Bac Ninh held a performance in Prague, the Czech Republic, on June 11 as part of its performance tour of four European countries – the Czech Republic, Poland, Germany and France.
Prague (VNA) – A Quanho (Love duet singing) art troupe of the northern province of Bac Ninh held aperformance in Prague, the Czech Republic, on June 11 as part of itsperformance tour of four European countries – the Czech Republic, Poland,Germany and France.
Director of Bac Ninh’sDepartment of Culture, Sports and Tourism Tran Quang Nam said the tour is organizedwith the aim of introducing the folk music genre, recognised by UNESCO as part ofthe world intangible cultural heritage 10 years ago, to the overseas Vietnamesecommunity.
He said the province, the cradleof Quan ho, plans to promote the folk music genre among the Vietnamesecommunity overseas, first of all in Europe and then in other continents.
Counsellor in charge of cultureat the Vietnamese Embassy in the Czech Republic Tran Vinh Bac said he hopes theAssociation of Vietnamese in the Czech Republic will pay attention topreserving the traditional culture among the Vietnamese community and introducingthe Vietnamese culture to the host society.
Sharing the counsellor’sopinion, Chairman of the Vietnamese Association in the Czech Republic NguyenDuy Nhien said the association had performed Quan ho during the Prague festivalof ethnic minority groups earlier this month.
Quan Ho is an art form thatcombines various elements, including music, lyrics and costumes, and featuresthe distinctive culture of people in the region formerly called Kinh Bac whichcovered the two provinces of Bac Ninh and Bac Giang.
The art of love duets was inscribed in UNESCO’srepresentative list of intangible cultural heritage in September 2009.
In recent years, Bac Ninh has invested in renovation andconstruction of cultural institutions. Of which, the key project is Bac NinhQuan Ho folk theatre. The 90-billion-VND project boasts an area of 1.9 ha on fourfloors. It has a unique architectural design in the image of a house, dragonboat, a strip of peach silk and a large round hat, bearing cultural features ofBac Ninh – Kinh Bac.-VNA
Various activities will be held across the northern province of Bac Ninh from February 13 to 28 in a festival marking 10 years since the Quan ho Bac Ninh folk songs became part of the intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
Quan Ho love duet singing has been recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage. Bac Ninh province has made efforts to preserve the art to implement commitments to UNESCO on conservation and development of Quan Ho.
A ceremony to honour individuals and organisations that have contributed to preserving and upholding the value of Quan Ho (love duet) singing, was held in Bac Ninh city on February 15.
A programme has been held in Bac Ninh city, the northern province of Bac Ninh to celebrate the 10th anniversary of Quan ho (love duet) singing being recognised by UNESCO as an intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
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Artists perform at the event (Source VOV) 
