"Ca tru," a genre of Vietnamese traditional music will be showcased at the theater, Photo: TTVH

Named “Non La” (Conical Hat), an indispensable accessory to accompany the Vietnamese ao dai, the theater will host performances in various genres of traditional music like “ca tru,” “cheo,” “hat boi,” “bo go Tay Nguyen” (Central Highlands’ percussion) and “nha nhac cung dinh” (court music).

Situated inside the city’s Labor Culture Palace on Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street in District 1, the 350-square-meter theater costs VND3billion (US$150,000) to build and has a capacity of 250 seats, all of which are made of bamboo.

The theater is expected to go into operation in the middle of next month with a 50-minute show that starts at 8:30pm every night.

Copies of the program in 8 languages will be distributed to the audience to help them understand the performances.

A cuisine zone will also be open on the theater’s campus to introduce traditional cuisines to foreign tourists.