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VietNamNet Bridge – A performance of chau van singing organized by the French Culture Center, L’Espace, in collaboration with Vietnamese club for Chau Van will be hosted at on November 6 and 7.
Visitors will see singers Van Chung, Thanh Long, Khac Tu, Trong Quynh, Duc Hai, Van Khai, Thanh Ha, Xuan Dung and Thanh Ngoan in action.
Chau van is spiritual singing accompanied by the hau dong (mediumship) ritual of the Mother Goddesses religion. It’s popular throughout the country, but Nam Dinh Province is considered its birthplace.
According to statistics from the Ministry of Culture, Nam Dinh Province owns 287 vestiges relating to the Mother Goddesses religion, with 470 people participating in the rituals: 246 mediums, 245 cung van (chau van singers) and 162 musical instrumentalists.
The folk performance art was created during the Tran dynasty (1225-1400) and became popular at festivals and rituals. It was performed at temples and pagodas as people believed that it was a useful way to connect to the Mother Goddesses and other gods.
With approval from the Prime Minister, it has now been submitted to UNESCO to be recognized as the Intangible Cultural Heritage of the Humanity.
Tickets are priced at VND120,000 and available at L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street in Hanoi.
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