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A YOUNG VIETNAMESE ARTIST, THANH PHUONG — AN EMERGING TALENT LIVING BETWEEN TWO CONTRASTING ARTISTIC WORLDS: A PROFESSIONAL DJ IN CONTEMPORARY SPACES AND A PROFESSIONAL TUONG PERFORMER IN TRADITIONAL SPACES. AT THE AGE OF 25, PHUONG DECIDES TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO ATTEMPT THE ROLE OF KHUONG LINH TA, A CHARACTER FROM THE MASTERWORK TUONG OPERA “SON HAU.”

WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING AS A DJ AND PURSUING THE LIFE OF A MODERN ARTIST, SHE MUST ALSO TRAIN TO BECOME A COMPLETE TUONG ARTIST. PHUONG’S LIFE CONSISTS OF DAYS IMMERSED IN THE DIZZYING CYCLE OF WORK PRESSURES, BALANCING HER LIFE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS — THAT OF THE OLD VIETNAM, STEEPED IN TRADITION AND HISTORY, AND THE NEW VIETNAM, INNOVATIVE AND GROUNDBREAKING.

A YOUNG VIETNAMESE ARTIST, THANH PHUONG — AN EMERGING TALENT LIVING BETWEEN TWO CONTRASTING ARTISTIC WORLDS: A PROFESSIONAL DJ IN CONTEMPORARY SPACES AND A PROFESSIONAL TUONG PERFORMER IN TRADITIONAL SPACES. AT THE AGE OF 25, PHUONG DECIDES TO BECOME THE FIRST WOMAN TO ATTEMPT THE ROLE OF KHUONG LINH TA, A CHARACTER FROM THE MASTERWORK TUONG OPERA “SON HAU.”

WHILE SIMULTANEOUSLY PERFORMING AS A DJ AND PURSUING THE LIFE OF A MODERN ARTIST, SHE MUST ALSO TRAIN TO BECOME A COMPLETE TUONG ARTIST. PHUONG’S LIFE CONSISTS OF DAYS IMMERSED IN THE DIZZYING CYCLE OF WORK PRESSURES, BALANCING HER LIFE BETWEEN TWO WORLDS — THAT OF THE OLD VIETNAM, STEEPED IN TRADITION AND HISTORY, AND THE NEW VIETNAM, INNOVATIVE AND GROUNDBREAKING.