On August 4-5, 2025 at the historic Dewan Sri Pinang Theatre in Georgetown, Penang Island, Malaysia, 129BPM - a contemporary Vietnamese Hip Hop performance will be performed at Georgetown Festival 2025.
This is also the first time a stage work from Vietnam has been presented at one of the largest performing arts festivals in Asia.
"129BPM" - Vietnam's contemporary Hip Hop show will be performed at Georgetown Festival 2025.
129BPM is a unique and refreshing performance, where street dance is interwoven with contemporary folk music , set against a “soft sculpture” of fabric. Anchored by the rhythm of 129BPM – the average heartbeat during moments of intense pressure – the performance transforms the stage into an emotional journey exploring identity, conflict and human connections in an increasingly urbanized world.
Choreographed by French-Vietnamese artist Bui Ngoc Quan, 129BPM is an original and spiritual artistic inquiry, exploring the delicate balance between individuality and community. As the dancers’ physical and emotional limits are pushed to their limits, their bodies become embodiments of resistance, desire, and liberation—and thus, posing the urgent question: Can we find a common rhythm to move together, even in our differences?
129BPM marks a historic milestone as the first Vietnamese stage work to be presented at the George Town Festival. This is also Bui Ngoc Quan's highly anticipated Southeast Asian debut after 25 years with the prestigious dance company Les Ballets C de la B (Belgium).
The show is co-produced by H2Q Dance Company and Goethe-Institut Ho Chi Minh City in 2024. The tour at George Town Festival 2025 is produced and operated by MORUA Co.Ltd, with the support of AirAsia as the transport sponsor.
Since its first flight connecting Hanoi and Bangkok in 2005, AirAsia has become a close companion in the journey of discovery of millions of Vietnamese people. 20 years of accompanying
Vietnam, AirAsia wishes to contribute not only to the development of tourism and the country's economy but also to be a reliable aviation partner, bringing the quintessence of Vietnamese culture and talent to the world, helping Vietnam take off and fly high and far in many fields and achieve proud achievements in the future.
Take Off with 129BPM - AirAsia continues its efforts to introduce new contemporary Vietnamese cultural practices, especially theatre practices, to important international forums, laying the foundation for young Vietnamese people to confidently integrate into the flow of the world.
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