"The Memory - Drought and Rain Vol. 2" is a reflection of the war as seen through the eyes of the young generation.
It was created in juxtaposition with her contemporary work "Drought and Rain Vol. 1" which features elderly village women from the Red River Delta of Vietnam and took the dance world by storm when it was premiered in 1995.
For "The Memory - Drought and Rain Vol. 2", the choreographer worked with 12 young dancers from the Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theatre.
Music of "The Memory" was written by freelance musician Nguyen Xuan Son, who said the dance music was inspired by the percussion used in "tuong" (a classical form of Vietnamese opera).
The dance premiered in Paris in November 2005 and was warmly welcomed by the audience. It has been performed in the US, Germany and Singapore and will appear during the Hue Festival next month.
Shows will take place on June 7,8 and 10 in the former imperial city of Hue and on June 16 at the Cultural Palace in Hanoi.
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