Watch beautiful ballet with fish traps

In the ballet Do, the actors interact with the fishing baskets of ancient Vietnamese farmers - Photo: BTC

This is a special contemporary ballet called Do , with music from Vivaldi's Four Seasons suite, which will be introduced to the public by the European Union (EU) Delegation to Vietnam on the evening of May 10 at the Hanoi Opera House.

The show marks the return of talented contemporary dancer and choreographer Vu Ngoc Khai to Vietnam since 2020 with the play The nest.

In 2022, he participated in a project but in Korea, for Vietnamese people.

Trailer of Do reveals beautiful images of a contemporary ballet

With ballet It was directed by Vu Ngoc Khai and choreographed by Meritorious Artist Phan Luong (Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theater) .

Directed by Huong Na Tran.

Share with Tuoi Tre Online talked about the idea of bringing the Vietnamese farmers' fishing nets to the stage to dialogue with ballet and Western classical music. Vu Ngoc Khai said that although the fishing net is a simple fishing tool, it is a close and familiar presence in the life of the Vietnamese countryside.

And Ngoc Khai turned this fishing tool on stage into a symbol of rustic, delicate beauty, imbued with Vietnamese soul.

Choreographer Vu Ngoc Khai (right) instructs the actors in the play Do.

It is a beauty that can completely dialogue with Western classics such as ballet and the Four Seasons suite by Italian composer Antonio Vivaldi that has captivated humanity for over 300 years.

In the play Do, the suite Four Seasons is performed by the Do orchestra artists under the direction of conductor Dong Quang Vinh in a version arranged by contemporary composer Max Richter.

However, Vu Ngoc Khai boldly changed the order structure of winter - autumn - summer - spring to help himself choreograph the dance more creatively and excitingly.

Beautiful Western ballet dances to the music of the Four Seasons suite

This idea of change comes from Ngoc Khai's thought of wanting to try to reverse time, reverse the course of the four seasons to find the answer to whether people's personalities change when the weather cycle reverses.

Classical music has strict standards, so Vu Ngoc Khai was very careful when making changes.

He also said that staging a contemporary dance to the classical music of the Four Seasons suite was very challenging. Because many of the musical parts were too difficult for the dancers.

Luckily, Vu Ngoc Khai had danced this play at the Volkstheater Rostock, Germany, so he had some experience to share with the ballet dancers participating in this play.

Dances of spring - Photo: BTC

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