Vietnamese Cultural Troupe To Perform At Odisha’s SOA University

Bhubaneswar: A 20-member cultural troupe from Ninh Thuan province of Vietnam arrived here on Tuesday to perform at the Siksha ‘O’ Anusandhan Deemed to be University to provide glimpses of their ancient culture through dance and music.

The troupe, which will perform at the SOA auditorium on Wednesday evening, is led by Mr. Van Cong Hoa, Vice-Director, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ninh Thuan province of Vietnam.

The troupe members will perform Cham dance, also known as Apsara dance, which has similarities with Odisha’s classical dances while their other dance forms have resemblance to Odisha’s warrior dance movements.

After the arrival of the troupe, Mr. Hoa called on SOA Founder President Prof. (Dr.) Manojranjan Nayak and exchanged views. The troupe members also had an interaction with SOA Vice-Chancellor Prof. Pradipta Kumar Nanda.

They also went round the campuses of SOA and the members had a good time at the sports centre.