Vietexplorer2024

With a theme celebrating “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development,” the week-long program from June 7 to 12 united nearly 30 troupes from eight nations: France, Belgium, Spain, Canada, Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, and Vietnam. Artists became ambassadors, sharing their unique cultural and artistic heritage with the local community, creating a vibrant cultural tapestry. Janick Appelmans, a 51-year-old member of the Belgian royal stilt walkers troupe, Koninklijke Steltenlopers Merchtem, attending the festival for the fifth time, shared the challenges of coordinating travel for their large group of 47, along with their bulky musical instruments and stilts. Despite the logistical hurdles, the troupe expressed extreme satisfaction with their journey, which included special travel arrangements. Mariana Neto Brito Luz, representing the Hiphop Cergy team from France, shed light on their participation as part of an exchange program between Hue and Cergy, a commune in the F...