Talking to Lao Dong on August 22, Vice Chairman of Hoi An City People's Committee Nguyen Van Lanh said that for the first time, Hoi An coordinated with Arabesque Vietnam to organize the performance "Straw" in ripe rice fields, honoring the beauty of peace. The peaceful countryside of Hoi An village during the harvest season, through folk music combined with world-class contemporary dance art under the choreography of Director, Artistic Director Nguyen Tan Loc and Director Duc Tri music.
The program will take place consecutively on 4 days August 22, 23, 24 and 25, 2024 within the time frame of 5:00 p.m. - 6:30 p.m. at Hoi An Rice Heart field, Truong Le block, Cam Chau ward.
Hoi An has long been known to tourists from all over the world for its Full Moon Night in the Old Town, Covered Bridge, beaches, coconut forests... With the Straw show, for the first time, visitors will be captivated by the scenery of villages and rice fields. ripe, fully feel the flavors, colors and atmosphere of the harvest season.
For the first time, visitors can enjoy a contemporary dance performance right on the vast fields of Hoi An, where the sunset bathes the landscape in a warm golden color. Amid the steady rhythm of planting and harvesting, "Straw" will simply appear as a symbol of the resilience, creativity and sustainability of Hoi An's countryside.
Straw tells the story of the simple and honest feelings of a Vietnamese farmer family. The rustic, familiar straw mound is an important "witness" next to the house: From the day the grandparents were young, met each other, got married and had children, until the children were born and spent their childhood. Children play and mischievously under mounds of straw.
Over time, the children grew up, and the grandparents sat under the straw mound to consider marrying them. Just like that, each generation leaves, the mound of straw still stands there as a witness of the family's bond of love. The mound of straw is sometimes empty and sometimes full, just like emotions are sometimes deep and sometimes full...
Performing against the backdrop of ripe rice fields at harvest time, Arabesque for the first time introduced a form combining contemporary dance art and nature (ambiance dance) to Hoi An (Ambiance Dance is originally a form of performance). Performances combining dance language with outdoor space, sound, context... are very popular in the world, especially in cultural and tourist cities).
According to Mr. Lanh, the show contributes to Hoi An's efforts to build and develop the city in the direction of an ecological - cultural - tourism city. It focuses on promoting and creating existing potentials and advantages, especially in the field of culture and arts; policy of promoting innovation and creativity, choosing sustainable development, valuing ecological and human values, creating opportunities and cultivating new creative values on the basis of conservation, promote the cultural heritage values of Hoi An.
