Actors from the Veenfabrik Theatre took a souvenir photo with Vietnamese Ambassador to the Netherlands Pham Viet Anh and his wife. Photo: VNA
This is the story of Phi Nguyen, a boy born in the ancient capital of Hue , who wandered to the Netherlands at the age of 3, drifting, and then growing up with the ups and downs of life. The play is a creative blend of simple dialogues but rich in philosophy of life interspersed with Vietnamese folk music, from Hue folk songs to Ly Cay Da, and briefly through Co Doi Thuong Ngan.
The theater invited musician Ngo Hong Quang, who graduated from the Hague Conservatory a few years ago, to return as a musician who plays the monochord, erhu, and mouth horn, as well as advising on Vietnamese customs and practices and teaching other actors to sing Ly Cay Da in Vietnamese.
Even more special is the combination of drama with the introduction of traditional Vietnamese culture, such as ancestor worship, banyan trees, water wharves, Lunar New Year, dragon and phoenix patterns in the Hue royal court, and finally a pure Vietnamese vegetarian meal for the entire audience. The drama space is very open and airy right on the beach. The actors and musicians are also the waiters.
Phi Nguyen, the character in the play, is a chef by profession, but he is passionate and quite successful on the stage. Right before the Oerol Festival, he was nominated for the prestigious Louis d'Or award in the Netherlands for best actor of the year. In the play "Whose World ?", he plays both the main character and the head chef.
The actors and musicians talked while preparing vegetables, beans, serving rice and serving food. It was all in the script. The audience was very interested and really led along with the story with the joys and sorrows of the characters.
Actors from the Veenfabrik Theatre perform. Photo: VNA
On this occasion, the Veenfabrik troupe served nearly 10,000 people. Many audiences affirmed that after watching the play, they felt closer to Vietnam. The more successful the play, the more they sympathized with the actors' hardships. Every day they performed 2 shows under the sun and wind of the North Sea, and at night they prepared food for the next day, then cleaned up... However, no one showed any signs of fatigue but always had a smile on their lips. Simply because they received the admiration of the audience.
The Oerol Arts Festival is an annual event in the Netherlands and has been held for the past 40 years, attracting nearly 50,000 spectators each time, 10 times the population of the island. This year, the Oerol Festival program takes place from June 9 to 18 with 40 Dutch art units participating.
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