Exhibition revives glory of Dong Son culture The exhibition, 'Dongsonian Arts,' opened this morning at the Viet Art Centre, No.42 Yet Kieu Street in Hanoi. Nearly 100 items are on display including utensils, jewelry, and primitive weapons, as well as musical instruments and textiles that represent the daily lives of ancient Vietnamese people during the Dong Son era. The artefacts were collected from the latest research on the Dong Son culture by the Southeast Asia Prehistory Centre (SAPC). The exhibition also showcases writings and articles on Dong Son culture by Dr. Nguyen Viet, Director of the SAPC. "We hope that the exhibition will provide visitors with an overview of the Dong Son culture, the pinnacle of prehistoric fine arts in Vietnam and Southeast Asia," said Dr. Viet at the opening. The exhibition features photos and Do paper rubbings of the patterns on Dong Son bronze drums, which are masterpieces of Dong Son art. "A bronze drum is not only for decoration, … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 27/9
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 14/10
Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra to perform in the US Artists from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra along with Japanese conductor Honna Tetsuji and violist Le Hoai Nam will be on a performance tour in the US. The first performance will take place at Carnegie Hall in New York on October 23 and the second one at Symphony Hall in Boston on October 24. The show, having a mix of Western and Oriental musical styles, will provide US audiences and international friends a window into Vietnam's successes in the Doi moi (renewal) process. National ca tru singing festival held in Hanoi More than 100 artists from 15 ca tru (ceremonial singing) clubs from across the country are attending the National Ca Tru Festival in Hanoi from October 13-16. The festival aims to review the practices of ca tru in 15 provinces nationwide as mentioned in their 2009 profile submitted to UNESCO for recognition of ca tru as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Mankind. Participations have the … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 14/10
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 18/10
Toyota Classics returns to Ho Chi Minh City The 14th Toyota Classics is expected to leave a deep impression on Ho Chi Minh City audiences on the night of November 11. A collection of world famous concertos will be performed by the renowned Northeast German Philharmonic Orchestra, led by conductor Thomas Dorsch, with the participation of the famous duo Pamela Nicholson and Vasko Vassilev, and a young Vietnamese talent, Pham Thi Duyen Huyen. All ticket proceeds will go to the "Toyota Scholarship for Vietnamese Young Music Talents" programme. Thai Kathina ceremony held in Thua Thien-Hue The Thai Royal Family hosted a Kathina (robe offering) ceremony at Huyen Khong temple in Huong Ho commune, central Thua Thien-Hue province, on October 16. The Kathina ceremony is one of the official traditional rituals of Therevada Buddhism in which Buddhist followers donate new robes to the monks in the hope that both monks and devotees at the Kathina ceremony will gain merits. … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 18/10
Da Nang develops tourism activities to late night shopping and entertainment
Binh said the area would reserve five streets for pedestrians – An Thuong 1, An Thuong 2, An Thuong 3 and An Thuong 4 and Tran Bach Dang. An international shopping centre will also be located in the quarter.An Thuong quarter has a busy tourism scene. It has 141 travel agencies, 64 hotels and guest houses and home-stays, 43 restaurants and 12 shopping centres. It also hosts around 1,400 tourists a day during the high season (between April and September) and 650 visitors each day in the low season. Nearly 300,000 tourists, of whom 74,000 were foreigners, stayed in the quarter in 2017.Two years ago, Da Nang launched its first downtown shopping centre on Le Duan Street, with a 1.1km section from Ong Ich Khiem to Tran Phu junction, and a night food centre in Huynh Thuc Khang Street.Da Nang hosted 6.6 million tourists, of which 2.3 million were foreigners, last year. In addition, the city is now home to 83 investment projects in tourism and services worth around US$7.3 billion. … [Read more...] about Da Nang develops tourism activities to late night shopping and entertainment
Folk games entertain children
PANO - The Vietnamese Museum of Ethnology will organize interesting folk games for children and their families to welcome the Mid-Autumn Festival from September 12th -14th. Accordingly, children will have an opportunity to see how handicrafts are made by artisits. In addition, they wil be able create folk toys made of bamboo, paper, and coconut leaves by themselves. Several folk games, held in the museum for the first time, are hoped to delight even hard-to-please children. Notably, children, for the first time, will be entertained with typical and joyful Unicorn Dances performed by Kinh, Chinese, and Khmer ethnic minorities from Bac Lieu Province. The Unicorn Dance group took part in the Smithsonian Festival held in the US in 2007 and the Vietnam Cultural Festival in late May and early June 2008 in Singapore. Translated by Mai Huong … [Read more...] about Folk games entertain children