Music

Part 2 of an interview with composer P.Q. Phan, in which he discusses his latest work, the opera The Tale of Lady Thị Kính, with ethnomusicologist Alexander M. Cannon.

Part 1 of an interview with composer P.Q. Phan. Although he composes in what he calls the “Euro-centric” tradition, many of his works, including his most recent work The Tale of Lady Thị Kính, deal directly with Vietnamese aesthetics and stories.

Anvi Hoàng has been writing about this opera, The Tale of Lady Thị Kính, for two years. Here are some of her observations about...

In an age of Western-dominated pop culture acts, how does a Vietnamese celebrity become famous in the international, pop culture scene? Eric Nguyen explores pop culture news from Vietnam and the Diaspora to demonstrate how these individuals from the Vietnamese community have responded to the challenge of breaking the mold.

The Tale of Lady Thị Kính is about a transcendental journey of a young fair lady to her Buddhahood.

In this exclusive interview with diaCRITICS' Kim-An Lieberman, Dao Strom shares how she developed the idea for a multimedia text that re-imagines what a contemporary "book" can be.