Wooden chairs in Quan Ho Folk Song Theater cause controversy, what does Bac Ninh Department of Culture say?

Recently, the Vietnam Association of Architects announced the results of the 15th National Architecture Awards (2022-2023). Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater won the Silver Prize in the Public Architecture category.

According to the jury's assessment: "The theater is not large in scale, but with the nature of Quan Ho folk songs, it was built in Bac Ninh city, the cradle of Kinh Bac culture, which evoked a special design idea for the project. The architecture of the Quan Ho folk song theater is creative, quite impressive, deeply expressive, the shape is inspired by the traditional communal house roof, with a 2-layer covering, the bamboo on the outside has motifs from Ba Tam conical hats. Regarding the space: using materials, colors... simple but sophisticated, exploring traditional Vietnamese patterns and motifs".

Wooden chairs in Quan Ho Folk Song Theater cause controversy, what does Bac Ninh Department of Culture say? - 1 — Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater.

According to the reporter's research, the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater was designed by architects Ngo Trung Hai, Tran Hoang Hai Nam, and Tran Anh Son. The Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater, invested by the Bac Ninh Urban Development Management Board, was built in 2016 on a land area of 19,400 m2 and completed in 2020, with a total investment of more than 241 billion.

Regarding the interior items in the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater, all products from Dong Ky craft village are used. The total budget for this item is 6.3 billion VND with 341 chairs (including 18 large chairs, 323 small chairs), 185 tables (including 176 small tables and 9 large tables). The use of Dong Ky wooden chairs in the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater has received the attention of many people, with many different opinions.

Wooden chairs in Quan Ho Folk Song Theater cause controversy, what does Bac Ninh Department of Culture say? - 2 — Dong Ky wooden benches in Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater.

Speaking to Tien Phong reporter, a leader of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province said: Before building the Quan Ho folk song theater, Bac Ninh province organized a design competition. After the selection was completed, Bac Ninh province started construction.

According to the regulations, after construction is completed, the works that are completed and put into use will be judged and now the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater has the results.

According to the leader of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Bac Ninh province, in recent years, the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater has been used well and exploited effectively. Every month, the theater still welcomes tourists and locals to listen to and introduce Bac Ninh Quan Ho.

"Praise and criticism of the Bac Ninh Quan Ho Folk Song Theater is their business, but the Quan Ho tradition is to sit and listen while offering betel, so the design must be appropriate, not like a theater where you have to sit and squeeze in. Where the imported wood (to make chairs) is from is up to the manufacturer and the price is up to the investor to bid according to the law," said the leader of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism.

(Source: Tien Phong)

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