Official poster of Hue Festival 2018 (Source: VNA).

The show, entitled "The Monarchic Saga of Hue", will take place in the former Imperial Palace on April 28 and 30.

The Monarchic Saga of Hue or Van Hien Kinh ky is a unique art performance that comprises different genres of royal music, dance and poem singing as well as the modern staging techniques of LED backdrop, light effects and fireworks.

According to Huynh Tien Dat, deputy director of the Hue Festival Centre, the event’s organizer, the show will be a key part of this edition of the Hue Festival.

This year’s event, which starts in April 28 and ends on May 2, aims to highlight the province’s cultural heritage items awarded by UNESCO, including the Complex of Hue Monuments, Hue royal court music, printing woodblocks, the royal records of the Nguyen Dynasty (1802-1945) and royal literature on Hue royal architecture.

This year’s event, which starts in April 28 and ends on May 2, aims to highlight the province’s cultural heritage items awarded by UNESCO.

The development of the monarchy in Hue and the reclamation of the country’s sovereignty, with a deep focus on sovereignty over Hoang Sa (Paracel) archipelago, would be conveyed in the show, he said.

The show’s first chapter will include scenes depicting Vietnam’s sovereignty over Hoang Sa. The dynasty’s first king, Gia Long, formed marine troops and appointed them to investigate and measure the archipelagoes during his reign.

The 80-minute show is expected to tell a full story of imperial Hue in a most entertaining way and show the dynasty’s role in protecting Vietnam’s sovereignty over seas and islands as well as the growing of Vietnamese territories to the south.

Source: VNA