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Ha Long targets theatre crowd
Ha Long Bay offers an incredibly beautiful
landscape naturally formed by thousands of islands and islets. Recently, Ha Long
Bay’s management board have attempted to lure tourists through an experimental
project that transforms caves into natural theatres.
Dau Go Cave doesn’t just attract tourists because of its hundreds of stalactites
that are all from the ceiling like a waterfall, but it also draws many for
fashion and musical shows.
Dau Go Cave was the venue of a music concert for the first time in 2005. Until
now it witnessed a variety of small performances on a mobile stage which is
removed at the end of a show.
The cave acted as an opera house during the Ha Long carnival that took place
early this month with various performances of music, orchestra, fashion and
dance.
Tourists and members of the Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club enjoyed the
event and highly appreciated the venue, according to Ngo Van Hung, chief of Ha
Long Bay’s management board.
Developing the cave into a permanent performance space would be a good idea for
Ha Long tourism, Hung says.
"Because Ha Long Bay is the World Natural Heritage Site, all projects relating
to the bay need to be approved by the Quang Ninh Provincial People’s Committee
and Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism," he says.
After experimenting, the management board found that space in the cave is
suitable to holding concerts. The shape of the cavern allows for good acoustics,
while being spacious enough for a stage and audience seating.
The exterior is a vaulted space full of natural light. This can be a venue for
daytime events.
Hung expects that the theatre in Dau Go Cave could serve tourists every weekend
with various kinds of performing arts such as tuong (classical drama), cheo
(traditional opera) and ca tru (ceremonial singing).
"We intend to build a wooden stage and seats for about 200 people and set up
light and sound equipment, it won’t be a modern theatre," Hung says.
"We’ll make sure that the beauty of the cave and the surrounding environment
will be protected.
These activities won’t affect the cave and the stalactites. The performances
will help foreign tourists understand more about Vietnamese culture."
Apart from Dau Go Cave, Ha Long Bay’s management board has set up a wooden stage
in Trong (Drum) Cave. This is the venue for Quang Ninh Province’s cheo troupe
performances on special occasions.
The inside of the cave is so wide and light that the management board doesn’t
have to set up lighting. The natural theatre is illuminated thanks to candles.
The Most Beautiful Bays of the World Club has recently organised a meeting and
admitted new members in the cave. With the support of tourists, public opinion
and authorities, the management board will continue to experiment.
Source: VNS |
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