Chèo is a form of generally satirical musical theatre, often encompassing dance, traditionally performed by Vietnamese peasants in northern Vietnam. It is usually performed outdoors by semi-amateur touring groups, stereo-typically in a village square or the courtyard of a public building, although it is today increasingly also performed indoors and by professional performers. Chèo stage art is one of the great cultural heritage of the Vietnamese folk treasure. Chèo has been a popular art form of the Vietnamese people for many generations and has fostered the national spirit through its lyrical content.
Scene from Vũ Khắc Khoan's play Quan Âm Thị Kính Chèo theater
A performance of the play Quan Âm Thị Kính on December 13, 1972, at the Hát Chèo Theater in Hanoi, Vietnam. Director: Vũ Khắc Khoan.
Traditional Vietnamese music encompasses a large umbrella of Vietnamese music from antiquity to present times, and can also encompass multiple groups, such as those from Vietnam's ethnic minority tribes.
Performance of ca trù, an ancient genre of chamber music from northern Vietnam, inscribed by UNESCO as an Intangible Cultural Heritage in 2009
A comedy theater in Tonkin during the Revival Lê dynasty
Drum from Sông Đà, Vietnam. Dong Son II culture. Mid-1st millennium BCE. Bronze.
Traditional orchestra performing at the Temple of Literature, Hanoi
