A new cultural venue dedicated to preserving and reimagining Hanoi's traditional performing arts has been recently opened in the capital's Tay Ho ward.

Located at 66 To Ngoc Van street, the newly launched CADAO Collective brings together three iconic art forms associated with the ancient capital: water puppetry, ca tru (an ancient genre of chamber music featuring female vocalists,) and xam folk music within a single immersive cultural space designed to offer visitors a multi-sensory experience of the capital city's heritage.

The venue is organised around three themed spaces: village, street and home, representing different aspects of Hanoi's cultural life./.

Ca tru offers audiences unique performances, combining elegance and scholarly depth, highlighted by the exquisite blend of the female singer's voice, the rich and resonant sound of the dan day (Vietnamese plucked lute with three strings), and the rhythm of the phach (clappers). Photo: VNA

People's Artist Xuan Hoach is a veteran artist of xam folk music genre and one of three Vietnamese artists recognised as a world artisan by the World Masters. Photo: VNA

Visitors experience water puppetry arts. Photo: VNA

Visitors are guided in practicing the musical instruments used in the Xam singing. Photo: VNA

Visitors experience the cultural space. Photo: VNA