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  Artists from Cần Thơ's Tây Đô Theatre perform on stage. Photo courtesy of the theatre CẦN THƠ — Tây Đô Theatre in Cần Thơ City plans to launch new free cải lương (reformed opera), hát bội and tuồng (classical drama) performances for young audiences as part of efforts to preserve the traditional arts. The programme, Dạ Cổ Cầm Thi (Vietnamese Traditional Theatre), will feature more than 40 performers, including theatre and traditional music students at the University of Cần Thơ and Cần Thơ College of Culture & Arts. They will perform folk songs and dances, and popular extracts from historical cải lương and hát bội plays.    They will perform on two weekends a month.   The highlight of each 70-minute show will be two extracts from historical plays by famous authors such as … [Read more...] about Cần Thơ theatre targets young audiences to popularise traditional arts

Expats Blog Capturing changing light through art By Dennis Khng Tuesday,  Nov 12, 2019,14:38 (GMT+7) Capturing changing light through artBy Dennis Khng A painting on display at Apricot Gallery on Mac Thi Buoi Street, District 1, HCMC – PHOTO: DENNIS KHNG From autumn to winter and beyond, the turn of the seasons signals change. It also lends itself to much artistic inspiration as the three young Vietnamese artists from Hanoi revealed in their joint exhibition called “Changing Season” which just opened at Apricot Gallery at 50-52 Mac Thi Buoi Street, District 1, HCMC. From November 8 to 17, visitors can view a broad selection of their artworks over two floors. Painting in oil on canvas, their works are reminiscent of European Impressionism. Just as the European Impressionists were fascinated by the way light changed over the day, and in different locations and indeed seasons, these Vietnamese artists … [Read more...] about Capturing changing light through art

Tia Thuy Nguyen has become the first Vietnamese designer to have her artwork put on display as part of the prestigious art collection at the Château La Coste. The installation piece is titled the Silver Room and has a height of 16.2 metres, a width of 6 metres, and length of 14.9 metres. The artwork takes its inspiration from Rong houses located in the Central Highlands region of Vietnam. Designer Tia Thuy Nguyen spent a total of two years between 2016 and 2018 completing the artwork. It took her 10 months to gather the materials needed such as silver, stone, wood, and bamboo before being able to complete the room. Silver Room is a unique site-specific installation made from natural materials amid the hilltops of Aix en Provence in France. Every single part of the design has been tied together using rope, with no nails being used at all. At the centre of the room is a white quartz stone statue of Buddha. Through the exhibition, designer Tia Thuy Nguyen hopes to bring … [Read more...] about Silver Room by Tia Thuy Nguyen exhibited as part of French art collection

She was accompanied by Chairman of the Standing Committee of the National People’s Congress (NPC) of China Li Zhanshu. Ms. Nguyen Thi Kim Ngan at the show The art show, organized by the Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, was seen as a sincere and friendly greeting from the Vietnamese leaders and people to their Chinese counterparts as the two countries are going to celebrate their separate major events and the 70th anniversary of the bilateral relations. In his opening remarks, Vietnamese Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Nguyen Ngoc Thien said this is a firm basis for the two countries to continue developing their fine relations, cooperation and friendship in the time ahead. A scene of the show Artists performed famous songs and dances of the two countries. Also in July 10 evening, within the framework of the Vietnamese Cultural Day in China, the two leaders visited the Vietnamese … [Read more...] about “Friendship Bridge” art performance honors Vietnam-China relations

The competition attracted 59 teams featuring around 6,000 athletes from provinces and cities in the region, such as Soc Trang, Bac Lieu, Ca Mau, Hau Giang, Kien Giang, Tra Vinh and Vinh Long. Teams competed in two distances of 1,200m and 1,000m. The male and female teams of Pong Tuk Chas pagoda and Tum Nup pagoda in Soc Trang province respectively won first prizes in the two categories. ‘Ngo’ boat (Ghe Ngo) is considered a sacred object of the ethnic Khmer people. The special boat is made of wood by artisans and Khmer Buddhist monks. The boat is decorated with images of dragons, tigers, elephants, lions and peacocks representing the power of the boat. The much awaited ‘Ngo Boat Race’ is part of the traditional Ooc Om Bok Festival and one of the highlights of the many traditional historical and cultural events of the Khmer people. By NGOC DAN – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: ‘Ngo’ Boat Race Festival Soc Trang Province … [Read more...] about Hundreds of thousands attend ‘Ngo’ Boat Race Festival