23/09/2014Culture - Sports Festival spotlights modern dance The fourth international festival, Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance, will be held from September 24-28 at the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre in Hanoi. 16/01/2014Culture - Sports Opera concert performed in Hanoi An opera choir concert titled Carmina Burana will be performed by artists from the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) on January 15 and 16 at the Hanoi Opera House to celebrate New Year 2014. 21/12/2013Culture - Sports Concert honours Beethoven's birthday A special concert gathering singers and artists from six countries and territories in North East Asia will raise its curtain on December 26 and 27 at the Hanoi Opera House. 10/11/2013Culture - Sports Artist turns up the heat, revives ancient celadon Artist Nguyen Viet of Hanoiâs An Da village gave up ballet to pursue a dream he had been nurturing of reviving an ancient celadon that had long been non-existent. Radio The Voice of … [Read more...] about Vietnam National Opera and Ballet
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Vietnamese culture introduced to Australia
V-nite, an arts programme to popularise Vietnam, its land and people was held recently by Vietnamese students in Australia. The event, participated in by hundreds of Vietnamese students living in Australia, has left strong impressions on the participants, in particular, foreign students. Besides popularising Vietnam’s images to the world, the event was considered a good chance for Vietnamese students in Australia to meet and hold exchanges with other students. These students from many leading universities in the country such as UTS, McQuarrie University, University of Sydney and NSW University and universities in Melbourne and Brisbane attended the event. The arts performances depicting Vietnam’s cultural identities include Cai luong (Reformed Theatre), Ho Hue (Hue chants), Bac Ninh folk music and traditional dances. Foreign youths were very interested in Vietnamese folk songs and Vietnamese traditional clothes of singers. During the programme, Vietnamese dishes, … [Read more...] about Vietnamese culture introduced to Australia