Artists perform bài chòi at a night show in the central city of Hội An. — VNA/VNS File PhotoViet Nam News HÀ NỘI — The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will organise the Professional Theatrical Arts, Bài Chòi (Folk Singing) and Opera 2018 in the central city of Quảng Ngãi between October 20 and 28. So far, as many as 15 plays by eleven theatrical troupes have registered for the festival. Lê Chức, an organiser, said most of the plays were new while some old plays had been revamped with contemporary scenes and settings. The opening ceremony for the festival will be held at 8pm on October 20, while the closing and awards ceremony will take place at 8pm, October 28, at Quảng Ngãi City’s Culture House. The art of bài chòi originated almost 400 years ago, when Đào Duy Từ, an outstanding mandarin under the reign of the Nguyễn Lords (1558-1777) who later … [Read more...] about Traditional opera festival to open in central city
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Gala night introduces Vietnamese culture at WEF ASEAN
Gala night introduces Vietnamese culture at WEF ASEANThe Saigon Times Daily ASEAN delegates, including Vietnamese Minister of Science and Technology Chu Ngoc Anh (2nd L), pose for a group selfie at the Open Forum ASEAN, one of the main activities of the WEF ASEAN 2018 - PHOTO: VNA HCMC - As part of the World Economic Forum on ASEAN (WEF ASEAN) 2018, the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism held a gala night in Hanoi on September 12 to introduce Vietnamese culture to international guests, the Vietnam News Agency reports. Under the theme “Beauty of Vietnam”, the event was intended to promote Vietnam’s cultural traits and introduce the country’s integration process and active preparation for the Fourth Industrial Revolution (Industry 4.0). The gala night had three parts. Entitled “Vietnam – My homeland”, the first part featured typical art performances of the three regions of the country, including nha nhac (Hue royal court … [Read more...] about Gala night introduces Vietnamese culture at WEF ASEAN
First Ho Chi Minh City Puppetry Festival opens
The event was organised by the Sirenis Viet Company under the supervision and guidance of the Ho Chi Minh City Department of Culture and Sports, with the participation of many theaters in the Southern and Northern areas, such as Vietnam Puppetry Theatre, Phuong Nam Art Theatre, Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, Kite Theatre, Hai Phong Puppetry Theatre, and the Soul Music & Performing Arts Academy. The three-day festival offers Ho Chi Minh City audiences a chance to enjoy puppetry performances, with a combination of different types of puppetry and other art forms. On the opening night, more than 600 children from the child sponsor centre in Ho Chi Minh City have been invited to enjoy the first puppetry performances. In addition, businesses and benefactors have also granted ten houses and scholarships, worth VND480 million, to disadvantaged children. People's Artist Vuong Duy Bien, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is the art director and general director of the programme. … [Read more...] about First Ho Chi Minh City Puppetry Festival opens
Thang Long Opera Hotel – luxurious in simplicity
The Hanoitimes - Thang Long Opera Hotel is only few minute walk from Hanoi Opera House and Hoan Kiem lake. This is one of the most highly rated hotels in Hanoi capital. Thang Long Opera Hotel, formerly known as Thuy Tien Hotel, was built and put into operation on the occasion of 40th anniversary of the capital's Liberation Day (October 10th 1994). This 3-star international hotel has 71 rooms equipped with full of facilities as well as experienced and dynamic staff. The facade of Thang Long Opera hotel Since November 9th 2004, Thuy Tien hotel’s ownership has been transferred to to Hanoi Tourism Corporation. In May 2006, the hotel was renamed Thang Long Opera hotel. The entire Thang Long Opera hotel looks like a limewashed building, standing humbly at the beginning of Tong Dan street and has been an integral part of this neighborhood for a long time. Looking from the outside, the doorways with curve balcony evoked ancient French architectural … [Read more...] about Thang Long Opera Hotel – luxurious in simplicity
A night of Mozart and Tchaikovsky
Music A night of Mozart and Tchaikovsky Bradley Winterton Wednesday, Apr 18, 2018,20:08 (GMT+7) A night of Mozart and TchaikovskyBradley Winterton Korean pianist Cho Eun Young will perform at a concert featuring Mozart’s piano concertos in HCMC on April 19 - PHOTO: BRADLEY WINTERTON Mozart’s piano concertos represent a pinnacle. Quite what they are a pinnacle of is another matter, because nothing like them had ever been produced before. But a pinnacle they are nonetheless. The piano was at the time a relatively new instrument. Its ability to create notes soft or loud was described in its name, the ‘pianoforte’ – soft (‘piano’) or loud (‘forte’). This was an advance on the older harpsichord, where the strings were plucked with a kind of claw rather than hammered with a padded hammer, as in the new piano. Mozart essentially wrote his piano concertos to play himself, to … [Read more...] about A night of Mozart and Tchaikovsky