The most widely known and widely performed type of ca trù involves only three performers: the female vocalist, lute player and a spectator (who also takes part in the performance). Sometimes dance is also performed at the same time.
The female singer provides the vocals whilst playing her phách (small wooden sticks beaten on a small bamboo bar to serve as percussion). She is accompanied by a person who plays the đàn đáy, a long-necked, 3-string lute used almost exclusively for the ca trù genre.
Last is the spectator (often a scholar or connoisseur of the art) who strikes a trống chầu (praise drum) in praise (or disapproval) of the singer's performance, usually with every passage of the song. The way in which he strikes the drum shows whether he likes or dislikes the performance, but he always does it according to the beat provided by the vocalists' phách percussion.
Experience Ca Trù at 87 Mã Mây street, Hà Nội
Every Tue, Thu & Sat
At 8pm
TICKET: 10USD / 270,000VND