THE LEGEND LIVES ON

The HBSO will stage its ballet about the American War (known elsewhere as the Vietnam War), The Legend Lives On, on May 19, 2018 in the Saigon Opera House.

The war is over, but its heroic songs, its love songs, its faith in the Party and Great Uncle Ho Chi Minh, will go on forever.

The era produced songs that touched the spirit and memory of every human being. When listening to these songs and watching enactments, viewers suddenly find themselves feeling strong, inspired, and generally more confident in life.

That is the concept behind the dance drama "The Legend Lives On", a staged performance involving 4 scenes and lasting 60 to 70 minutes.

THEME: The Southern Revolution from 1954 to 1975

The story touches on of Má Bảy's family, representative of many other ordinary families in the South. They were resilient, undaunted, and determined to overcome all the cruelty of war right up to the final victory.

CHARACTERS

1. Má Bảy, a secret messenger

2. Má Bảy’s husband, a revolutionary

3. Má Bảy’s children:

- Hai Hoa, her daughter, a student and a guerrilla

- Ut Binh, her son, a student and a soldier

4. Villains - some police officers and some soldiers

5. Groups of men and women, pupils, soldiers ...

THE DRAMA IS STRUCTURED AS FOLLOWS:

The beginning

Scene 01: The fire

   Layer 01: Strategic Hamlet

   Layer 02: The fire Dong Khoi

Scene 02: lotus

   Layer 01: secret activity

   Layer 02: white shirt

   Layer 03: Love song

Scene 03: vermillion mark

   Layer 01: implicit wave

   Layer 02: "Flaming" Mậu Thân

   Layer 03: "Song of Hope"

Scene 04: Historical Ho Chi Minh Campaign

   Layer 01: Truong Son Mountain legend

   Layer 02: Forests

   Layer 03 (The ending): Ho Chi Minh Campaign

 SYNOPSIS

Once upon a time, the country was divided, with the South turned into a dark prison.

Má Bảy 's family also represents every other family who has resiliently overcome the pain and the devastation of war and the waterfall "Dong Khoi", blowing up flames of revolution throughout the South.

Má Bảy and her family are assigned to city activities. Carrying documents hidden among fruit, Má Bảy passes the enemy and completes her mission.

Following their parents’ revolutionary activities, the sister and brother join a student art team and fight on the road. Relentless brutal persecution follows.

In the spring a surprise war breaks out in the enemy's lair. Má Bảy’s mission is to secretly transfer weapons and organize first aid. Ut Binh joins the Liberation Army and Hai Hoa leads the way for the troops to advance. Fierce house-to-house fighting takes place in every street. The enemy is afraid to desist and sit down at the conference table.

The campaign ends. Ut Binh and the other soldiers return to their base and are sent to study abroad. But the enemy fights back, day and night bombing suburban areas. Underground in tunnels, however, the song of the guerrilla girls still resonates. In quiet moments between bombings, Hai Hoa embraces her guitar and remembers her lover imprisoned in a distant island.

Ut Binh graduates and returns to his motherland to join his comrades. At the top of Truong Son Mountain, Ut Binh and the troops "follow the fire from their heart." They have overcome the fierceness of nature but the struggle within themselves to continue goes on. The Truong Son road is filled with bombs, but love burns in the bright, intense youth. "See you in Saigon!"

A solid base in Saigon, with powerful firepower, cannot stop the progress of our troops and people. In the final battle, the sister and the brother meet unexpectedly on the way to attack the enemy. A series of explosions suddenly rings out and the heroic Ut Binh is sacrificed in the arms of his sister.

Our troops rushed to crush the last enemy base and speed up the liberation of Saigon, Ho Chi Minh City. Happiness is bursting with joy at liberation. Mom meets her children, wife meets her husband, and relatives reunite in joy and tears. Hai Hoa chokes hugging her mom, Ma Bay holds Ut Binh's memory dear as tears roll down her cheeks.

The atmosphere becomes more and more vibrant, the daughter returning and hugging her lover, both of them in the loving arms of Má Bảy. Hai Hoa feels as if she’s in a dream.

Each member of the young group waves a cheerful goodbye to friends and relatives. The younger generation of the city then follows in the footsteps of their parents to go to remote areas and heal the wounds of war and protect the sacred country.

NGUYỄN MẠNH DUY LINH Symphony “Legend of the Spring”

Before the dance show there will be a performance of a contemporary symphony, Legend of the Spring, composed by Nguyen Manh Duy Linh. The music for the ballet is by the HBSO music director Tran Vuong Thach

Tickets are on sale at 650,000 and 500,000 VND, down to 200,000 VND (and 80,000 VND for students). The performance begins at 8pm.

Booking & Delivery: 0989.874517 (Ms. Hương - V) - 0903.604.539 (Ms. Ngọc - E)