American Director Laura Burke Launches a New Show in Ho Chi Minh City
With over 4 million foreign visitors projected to come in this year, Ho Chi Minh City still sees the lack of places for tourist to engage with the country's cultural heritage. American director Laura Burke has produced a theatrical performance about Vietnam's history, called Xin Chao, featuring dancers, circus performers and martial artists of Ho Chi Minh City.
- (1888PressRelease) February 23, 2011 - HCMC - For several years, foreign visitors had been wandering about what to see in Vietnam, especially in Ho Chi Minh City beside famous sightseeing or historical places. They found it difficult to learn the real value of Vietnam heritage because understanding traditional arts like "Cheo", "Tuong", or "Cai Luong" is hindered by the language barrier. "It was so crazy because lots of tourists come here every day," Burke said. She thought "they must have something to see apart from the sightseeing tours,' but there was nowhere to go".
Living in Vietnam for 8 years, Ms. Burke has observed the dedication and talent of young Vietnamese in martial art, dance and circus arts. She also studied the myths and legends of Vietnam and found delightful visual stories that told so much about Vietnam's people and culture.
"Xin Chao" was conceived as a production that "could tell those stories and offer young people a showcase and a way of earning a good salary doing what they love while communicating the rich stories and culture of Vietnam to the international tourists eager to learn about the country they are visiting" said Burke.
On October 2010, Xin Chao first performance was featured in Ho Chi Minh City Circuit Tent, 2 Pham Ngu Lao st, district 1.
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