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Ha Thai village produces a diversity of lacquer products (Photo: VietnamPlus) Hanoi (VNA) – The making of lacquerware in Ha Thai village of Duyen Thai commune, Hanoi’s Thuong Tin suburban district, dates back more than 200 years and has been passed down from generation to generation. However, this traditional craft is confronting numerous challenges, including the risk of falling into oblivion. Centuries-old village Lacquerware making in Ha Thai boasts a centuries-long history full of ups and downs. At present, about 70 percent of the local lacquerware making households have been included in a plan to form a large-scale production zone to meet environmental production requirements and develop the craft. It takes a large number of steps to create a sophisticated and beautiful lacquer item. All steps are closely linked with one another, a step missed can lead to an imperfect product in terms of both durability and aesthetics. Thuy, a worker of the An Huy Trading Services … [Read more...] about Ha Thai lacquerware village facing shortage of young hands

Many activities will be organized nationwide to entertain children on the occasion of the traditional Full-moon Festival. Although Vietnam is still in the severe fourth wave of the Covid-19, children throughout the country the still have opportunity to experience the fascinating once-a-year festival and learn about Vietnamese traditional culture. The online display is entitled “Mid-Autumn Festival Reunion” at the website of Thang Long Imperial Citadel. Photo: Lai Tan This year’s full moon season is very special for Vietnamese children as most activities to celebrate the Mid-Autumn Festival are held online. As part of the online art program series entitled “Sharing love to overcome the pandemic” organized by the Department of Performing Arts, a special night for children called “Mid-Autumn Festival for Children” will be held at 8pm on September 21 at three points of Vietnam Puppet Theater, Vietnam Circus Federation and Thang Long Puppet Theater. The … [Read more...] about Various activities to celebrate traditional Mid-Autumn Festival

MUSIC & ENTERTAINMENT Online Premiere: Split Until Oct 23, 11 pm From Goethe Institut: When confined to a small space, with no contact with the outside, encounters are not any more, everything just takes place in a space so familiar that it seems boring, will we cut off all associations? Or is it the time to connect to oneself – something that we occasionally forget? Each time like that, people “split” themselves. “Split” is the breaking in piece, angled deeply inwardly. When outer space is limited, people discover emotions hidden deep within themselves, observe themselves under different beings, both separate and mixed, sometimes very confusing. “splitting” without separation, split to open, for stopping but clarifying, for reflection and for connecting. The contemporary dance performance consists of three parts: ‘Stop’ – ‘Confide’ – ‘The cover’ Dancer: BAYDANC (Lê Trần Thảo Nhi, Hoàng Lan Phương, Phạm Ngọc Toàn) Musician: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh … [Read more...] about What’s on September 20-26 (Daily updated)