Watch beautiful ballet with fish traps

Trong vở ballet Dó, các diễn viên tương tác với chiếc đó bắt cá của nông dân Việt Nam xưa - Ảnh: BTC — In the ballet Do, actors interact with the fishing nets 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.

The trailer of the play Do reveals beautiful images of a contemporary ballet

With ballet Do, directed by Vu Ngoc Khai with choreography, Meritorious Artist Phan Luong (Vietnam National Opera and Ballet Theater) .

Directed by Huong Na Tran.

Share with Tuoi Tre Online spoke about the idea of bringing the Vietnamese farmer's fishing net 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.

Biên đạo Vũ Ngọc Khải (phải) hướng dẫn các diễn viên vở Dó — Choreographer Vu Ngoc Khai (right) instructs 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 structure of the order of winter - autumn - summer - spring to help himself choreograph the dance more creatively and excitingly.

Những vũ điệu ballet phương Tây tuyệt đẹp trên nền nhạc của tổ khúc Bốn mùa — 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 reversing time, reversing the course of the four seasons' weather 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.

Những vũ điệu của mùa xuân - Ảnh: BTC — Dances of spring - Photo: BTC

Vu Ngoc Khai is talented, born to dance.

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