The first Kiều Lesen – Reading Kiều explored Nguyễn Du’s image of a drifting flower through poetry, music, and performance. Conceived by Dạ Thảo Phương, the evening extended this image toward questions of displacement, diaspora, and the self.
We wanted to make time to read Truyện Kiều together – in Vietnamese, German, and English, with people who know the poem and people discovering it. A reading group seemed a good place to start. The idea is simple: meet, read selected passages aloud in Vietnamese, German, and English, and talk about them. We’re curious…
Treat bói Kiều as a creative prompt: let a couplet, scene, or character spark a new work that speaks from your life.