Four theater directors and for new approaches of bringing Kiều to the Stage Conceptual idea and execution: Mr. Sĩ Tiến, Youth Theatre

Truyện Kiều is considered to be the single most important work of Vietnamese literature. The beauty of its language and the vast array of extreme life situations and hopes in this narrative, the miraculous rescue of Kieu and restoration of her life in dignity form an integral part of Vietnam's intellectual cultural heritage.

The epic was first time published in German in 1964 (by Irene and Franz Faber). Translations help to lift "The Girl Kieu" into the rank of world literature. Nguyen Du belongs to the world literary canon like Cervantes, Chekhov, Shakespeare and Goethe. Truyện Kiều even appeals to those who don’t know much about Vietnam – it’s the girl’s story that moves readers. Truyện Kiều has thus become a medium of cultural understanding and rapprochement with Vietnam.

In appreciation of the translation and in veneration of the original and the poet Nguyen Du, the Goethe-Institut has invited four directors to unfold their original and fresh approaches to this subject matter. For the epic heritage of an epic lives on only if it passes the test of time again and again.

For more info, visit: https://www.goethe.de/ins/vn/en/ver.cfm?fuseaction=events.detail&event_id=21673026