exhibition"Unknown Heritage"astragals, pieces, dices, and game boards discovered in archaeological excavations in the District of Veliko TarnovoChalcolitic (also Aeneolithic or Copper Age) until the Middle Ages.3D animation videoprehistoric, ancient, and medieval board games"The desire for games and entertainment emerged as early as the dawn of human civilization, and reflects in its own way not just the occupational but also the spiritual, cultural, and even aesthetic needs of the people,"Veliko Tarnovo Regional Museum of Historyentertainmentritual dances, races, wrestling, archery, and other sports or military games and exercises."Games requiring ingenuity and resourcefulness, and especially games based on chance and luckwere especially popular,"Museumancient board game itemsexhibitastragalsknucklebonescarcassesdomesticated livestockgoatssheeppolishedChalcolithic"The oldest [board game] items found in the Veliko Tarnovo region are from the Chalcolithic. These are the knucklebones. We … [Read more...] about MUSEUM IN BULGARIA’S VELIKO TARNOVO PRESENTS FOR THE FIRST TIME PREHISTORIC, ANCIENT, AND MEDIEVAL BOARD, GAMBLING GAMES
Ancient greek dances
EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10-20 (daily updated)
Screening of "Pauline Détective" Fri 20 Jun 2014, 8 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening "Pauline Détective" (France, 2012, 101 mins) directed by Marc Fitoussi. Charm, humor and lots of sunshine… Pauline Détective is a gentle bubble, a pleasant comedy with swirling rhythm in which detective plot is just a lovely excuse. For more information about synopsis, please see L'Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post. Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle. … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JUNE 10-20 (daily updated)
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London Olympics flame lit in Olympia, torch relay begins
The flame for the London 2012 Olympic Games was lit on Thursday in a ritual ceremony held at Olympia, the birthplace of the Olympic Games more than 2,000 years ago. At 12:11 a.m. local time, Greek actress Ino Menegaki acting as High Priestess kindled the sacred flame using the sun's rays and a concave mirror among the ruins of the Temple of Hera, the ancient Greek mythology goddess. "Apollo, King of the sun, and the Idea of light, send your rays and light the sacred torch," she said in a "prayer" to the God of Sun in Greek mythology, before transporting the flame in a replica of an ancient urn to the Stadium, where the first Olympic athletes competed some 2,800 years ago. Following a dance performance by actors in the roles of priestesses and priests, Menegaki lit the Olympic torch with the sacred flame and handed it over to the first torchbearer, Greek world swimming champion Spyros Gianniotis, as the crowed erupted in applause. Gianniotis, born in Liverpool in 1980, who will … [Read more...] about London Olympics flame lit in Olympia, torch relay begins
French artist brings contemporary dance to HCM City
Ancient Greek dances and “post-modern” dances of America will be performed through body-language and hilarious rhythms in “Dance, my story” at HCM City-based Ben Thanh Theatre on April 7. Famous french choreographer Dominique Boivin will take the audiences to a story about the change of dance arts. Choreographer and dancer Dominique Boivin, who is called “Bolshy Boy”, will bring fun to Vietnamese viewers through his unique funny gestures. “For me, it is an adventurous experiment to make this solo dance. How an artist can use his body to express the history of dancing arts, performing different styles of different ages and feature male and female characters,” said Boivin. He said in this dance play, he introduces authors and dances that have influences on his dance career, especially dancers of the 20th century. Boivin was born in Mont Saint-Aignan. He studied dance at the National Contemporary Dance Centre in Angers. After a period … [Read more...] about French artist brings contemporary dance to HCM City