CA NHAC HUE

Music and dance from Huê’s imperial court

Nguyên Thi Tiêu Hoa
Kiêu Oanh, Thu Hang : chanteuses
Thanh Loan, Hiên Luong, Bau Dân, Thu Hoài : choristes, danseuses
Mai Anh : cithare dàn tranh
Dinh Trung : vièle dàn nhị, hautbois kèn, flûte traversière saó
Minh Tiên : tambour trông, monocorde dàn bâu
Nguyên Minh Tiên : luth dàn nguyêt
Trân Van Vy : luth tì bà

The town of Huê was the last imperial capital of Vietnam. It preserves a vast cultural and musical heritage that dates from the Nguyên dynasty (1802-1945), of which the chamber music Ca Huê provides a remarkable record.
The dances of court, like the famous ‘Lantern dance’, were heavily influenced by the choreographies of the sung theatre Hát bội, as well as by the ritual ceremonies of Buddhism. Formerly these dances were interpreted as offerings and vows of goodwill, longevity, peace and prosperity.