Làng Tôi - My village | New Vietnamese Circus — Theater

Hanoi’s New Circus takes us on a poetic journey to distant Vietnam and the Far East. An outstanding group of young artists from the worlds of the circus, music, the theater and street art, reproduces images and sensations from the everyday life of a tranquil village lost among the paddy fields.

A minimal production which uses original bamboo props, “Lang toi” draws its inspiration from both the rich Vietnamese circus tradition and new techniques to provide young and old alike with a unique on-stage experience which often seems to challenge the laws of gravity.

Credits

Stage Director
Le Tuan Anh
Authors
Nhat Ly Nguyen, Le Tuan Anh, Lan Maurice Nguyen
Artistic Director
Lan Maurice Nguyen
Project Coordinator
Nhat Ly Nguyen
Music Composer
Nhat Ly Nguyen
Choreographer
Tan Loc
Lighting and technical Director
Dominique Bonvallet
Photographer
Anh Phuong Nguyen
Circus actresses
Dinh Thi Loan, Nguyen Thi Lan Huong, Nguyen Thi Diem Loan, Nguyen Ngoc Thi Tuyet Hoan, Nguyen Thanh Huyen, Tran, Thanh Hoa
Musicians
Nguyen Minh Chi, Nguyen Duc Minh, Pham Van Doanh, La Y San, Pham Van Ty
Co-producers
National Circus of Vietnam (Hanoi),L’Espace Malraux - Scène nationale de Chambéry, Le Musée du quai Branly, La Scène nationale de Sénart, Le Théâtre national de Bordeaux en Aquitaine, Le Théâtre - Scène nationale d’Angoulème
With the support of
the Cultural Services of the French Embassy in Hanoi and of L’Espace, French Cultural Center
World premiere: June 2009
Le Musée du quai Branly, Paris