The first event of its kind in France will bring together artists from major Vietnamese theaters, including the Viet Nam Youth Theater, the National Theater of Traditional Arts of Viet Nam, the Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theater, the Da Nang Traditional Arts Theater, the Viet Nam Puppetry Theater and the Viet Nam National Opera and Ballet, alongside French artists.

Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai said theater is a bridge between artists and audiences, generations, traditions and contemporary creativity, as well as between cultures.

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Vietnamese Ambassador to France Trinh Duc Hai (right) speaks at a press conference introducing the Vietnamese Theater Week in France.

He noted that Paris is chosen for its status as a major global cultural and artistic center and the headquarters of UNESCO. The year 2026 also marks 50 years since Viet Nam joined UNESCO.

The program will open with water puppetry performances in central Paris on October 24-25. On October 26, French director Anne Bouvier will stage Luu Quang Vu’s “The Soul of Truong Ba, the Skin of the Butcher” at the Theater Marigny.

On October 27, Vietnamese-French director Olivier Dhenin Huu will present two operatic works, “The Golden Dragon” and “The Fisherman in the Teacup,” also at the Theater Marigny. Contemporary dance will meet tuong, cheo and cai luong at performances on October 28 and 30.

The week will conclude on October 31 at the Viet Nam Cultural Center in France with an exchange between Vietnamese and French artists and audiences.

The ambassador expressed his hope that the event would go beyond cultural promotion and open up new opportunities for artistic exchanges, residencies, co-productions, translation and joint creative projects between the two countries.

Source: VNA