A CULTURAL SOUND EXPERIENCE

THỨC by SEASOUND

Listen. Realize.

Wednesday to Sunday · 7:30 PM – 8:30 PM Alluvium · Hoa Lư · Ninh Bình, Vietnam

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Schedule & Tickets

Performance schedule

Wednesday to Sunday

7:30 PM – 8:30 PM

60 minutes · no intermission

Ticket prices

Tier Price (VND) USD (approx.)
ECO450.000 đ~18 USD
VIP600.000 đ~24 USD
VVIP750.000 đ~30 USD

Ticket includes the full 60-minute performance. Please arrive 15 minutes early.

About THỨC

THỨC is the debut performance of the Southeast Asian Indigenous Orchestra — SEASOUND.

Rooted in the indigenous music of Southeast Asia, THỨC offers a singular contemporary music experience — a language and aesthetic entirely its own.

60minutes
6original works

No folk arrangements. No Western orchestration.

Within each of us runs a quiet current —
a place where cultural memory is held:
the lullabies of early childhood,
the folk melodies passed down through generations,
the living sounds of nature,
of everyday life,
of festivals and celebrations…

A deep sense of origin. Of belonging.

But as life grows more modern,
as cultures blend and accelerate,
that current grows faint.
We grow accustomed to technology,
to standardised emotions and standardised rhythms.
What was once close
becomes distant. Broken.

THỨC was created to stir that current again —
the melodies that had fallen silent,
the memories once familiar,
the honest vibrations.

Through the pure, unadorned sound —
at times strange, at times startling —
of instruments handcrafted from bamboo, rattan, bronze…
the listener is drawn into a place of quiet depth.
Into resonance with the past, with nature,
with other people, with community,
with a way of life that is unhurried and humane.

To listen —
and recognise oneself.

Listen to dozens of handcrafted indigenous instruments sounding together in a way that has never existed before.

An intimate, professional listening space with exceptional acoustic quality.

Found nowhere else.

Voices
A historic milestone for experimental music in Vietnam.
Hanoi Opera House · December 2017
50+artists
500+audience members
The project

SEASOUNDSoutheast Asian Indigenous Orchestra

A long-term music research & practice project — building the first orchestra centered on the indigenous instruments of Southeast Asia. THỨC is its first performance.

Learn more about SEASOUND →
  1. 2006Initiated
  2. 2016Formalized
  3. 2017Seaphony · Hanoi
  4. 9/2025SEASOUND · Ninh Bình
  5. NowYear 1 of 5
Venue

Alluvium Performing Arts Center.

THỨC is performed at the Alluvium Performing Arts Center on Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh — within the Trang An landscape complex. A space built for indigenous sound, where bamboo, bronze and leather resonate exactly as they should.

60′Duration
2Shows per day
5Days per week
200Seats
Alluvium performance space Stage seen from the Alluvium auditorium Detail of the Alluvium performance space
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In the heart of Trang An heritage.

Venue
Alluvium Performing Arts Center · Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoa Lu, Ninh Binh
Nearby
Within the Trang An complex — a UNESCO World Heritage Site
Schedule
Wednesday – Sunday · 3:00 PM and 6:00 PM
Contact
Tickets: tickets@seasound.com
Facebook: @thuc.seasound
Instagram: @thuc.seasound
Hotels & partners: partner@seasound.com
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