NDO - The Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance Festival, take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City from September 20 to October 14, with the aim of promoting contemporary dance in Vietnam, expanding international cooperation and bringing people into dialogue with each other. The remark was made by Director of Goethe Institute Vietnam Wilfried Eckstein, who is Chief Organiser of the dance festival ‘Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance’ 2017, at a press conference held in Hanoi on September 19. “Dance is an important artistic medium worldwide. It is an artistic language which tells stories, expresses mental and emotional conditions in our life, and gives us new perspectives. Topics and techniques, feelings and thoughts, creative energy and perseverance are expressed”, he said. Launched in 2011, the festival is an initiative of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), held in collaboration with the Vietnam National Opera and … [Read more...]
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Class of ’54: book portrays early VN artists
VietNamNet Bridge – A unique newly issued complication brings together the story and works of the first graduates of the Viet Nam College of Fine Arts, many of them well-known painters, reflecting the role of artists and fine arts in the country’s struggle for independence. A painting by To Ngoc Van. Hoa Si Khoa Khang Chien (Artists from the Class of the Resistance War 1950-54) was released on Saturday in the presence of the class of 1954 graduates and their families. It comprises hundreds of artworks by the 22 students and their teacher, artist To Ngoc Van (1906-54). The Viet Nam College of Fine Arts (now the University of Fine Arts) was established in 1945 and enrolled the first students in 1946. But two months later war broke out against the French, and studies were only resumed in 1950. The graduates … [Read more...]
Photo show depicts conductors
VietNamNet Bridge – Local audiences can catch a glimpse of orchestral artists at an exhibition featuring photographs of conductors taken by photographer Nguyen Dinh Toan. Graceful: A photograph featuring artist Dang Chau Anh. The exhibition features more than 50 photographs of conductors taken by photographer Nguyen Dinh Toan. — Photo thethaovanhoa.vn The exhibition, titled 27 & 45, not only reveals new angles on conductors but also tells the story of the photographer, who has more than 20 years’ experience capturing these moments. “I admire those who play classical music in Viet Nam very much,” Nguyen Dinh Toan said. “Taking portraits of orchestra conductors is itself a way to learn patience and courtesy.” “I like the graceful manner of conductors, even though I may not have a … [Read more...]
Concert celebrates VN-Korea relationship
Artist couple Anh Tu and Viet Dung will hold a concert featuring South Korean folk and modern music pieces at the Hanoi Opera House on September 30. Violinist Anh Tu will lead the concert Forever on September 30 at Hanoi Opera House. The concert, titled Forever, comprises five parts, giving audiences a chance to discover Korean music through songs from the movies. The artists will also perform popular songs and music pieces from famous television series and motion pictures. Korean folk song Arirang, often considered the unofficial national anthem of South Korea, and songs from the Dea Jang Geum series and The King and the Clown and Bridal Mask will open the concert. The musicians will play pieces of Trot music, regarded as the origin of K-pop, during the latter part of the night. The concert will also see performances of romantic songs from popular series’ Glass Shoes, Winter Sonata and … [Read more...]
Central residents face hardship after Doksuri
VietNamNet Bridge – The Doksuri storm swept through the central provinces of Ha Tinh and Quang Binh in just a few hours on Friday morning, but the impacts will last a lot longer than local residents expected. A dyke damaged by the Doksuri Storm in Ha Tinh Province. Photo nhandan.com.vn Thousands of residents in the provinces have suffered loss of life and property, damage to homes and businesses, as well as the devastation of crops. In Ha Tinh, local residents in Ky Anh District face a critical shortage of both drinkable water and water for daily use. Locals relied on well water as the main source of water before the wells were salinated from rising tides caused by the Doksuri storm. “All wells in the district’s Ky Ninh Commune were salinated and locals are thirsty,” said Le Cong Duong, the … [Read more...]
Chilean artist joins Hanoi ceramic mural road project
A colourful mural painting designed by world-famous Chilean mural artist Alejandro Mono Gonzalez was unveiled this morning in Hanoi to celebrate Chile’s National Day on September 18. A colourful mural painting designed by world-famous Chilean mural artist Alejandro Mono Gonzalez. Artists of the New Hanoi (Tan Hanoi) arts company made the mural using ceramic material. The latest mural painting, 12m long and 2.3m high, is part of the existing 3.9km Hanoi Ceramic Road, which was recognised as the world’s largest mural painting in 2010, with total area of 6.500 sq.m. This ceramic mosaic mural, which runs along the roads of Au Co, Nghi Tam, Yen Phu and Tran Nhat Duat, as well as Tran Quang Khai and Tran Khanh Du, and terminates at the pier of Long Bien Bridge, was built in 2008. It was among the major projects that were developed on the occasion of the Millennial Anniversary of Hanoi. The project … [Read more...]
Chilean artist joins HN ceramic mural road project
A colourful mural painting designed by world-famous Chilean mural artist Alejandro Mono Gonzalez. (Photo courtesy of artist Nguyen Thu Thuy) Hanoi (VNA) - A colourful mural painting designed by world-famous Chilean mural artist Alejandro Mono Gonzalez was unveiled this morning in Hanoi to celebrate Chile’s National Day on September 18. Artists of the New Hanoi (Tan Hanoi) arts company made the mural using ceramic material. The latest mural painting, 12m long and 2.3m high, is part of the existing 3.9km Hanoi Ceramic Road, which was recognised as the world’s largest mural painting in 2010, with total area of 6.500 sq.m. This ceramic mosaic mural, which runs along the roads of Au Co, Nghi Tam, Yen Phu and Tran Nhat Duat, as well as Tran Quang Khai and Tran Khanh Du, and terminates at the pier of Long Bien Bridge, was built in 2008. It was among … [Read more...]
Exhibition introduces Indian artist
A painting by artist Ruchika Wason Singh (Source: internet) Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A solo exhibition by Indian artist Ruchika Wason Singh in Hanoi introduced her new approach to accommodation and migration - one of the biggest problems in the world today. Titled Project Habit/At, the exhibition features nearly 20 artworks made around 2013. Instead of portraying scenes where people sit in crowded places in buildings, Singh takes a look inside each person living in metropolitan areas. Behind the modern and flashy lights of cities, a symbol of wealth and prosperity frequently advertised in the media, lies the problems of fitting in, the complexities of immigration/ migration, the separation of public space and the inequality between social groups. Instead of being happy for having met all the basic needs in life, people tend to feel depressed and … [Read more...]
HCM Stock Exchange warns TTF could be delisted
A wood production line at Truong Thanh Import-Export Co., Ltd’s factory at north-west Dong Hoi Industrial Park in the central province of Quang Binh. — VNA/VNS Photo Danh Lam The HCM Stock Exchange has warned that shares of Truong Thanh Furniture Corporation (HOSE: TTF) could be delisted as its accumulated losses might have exceeded the company’s charter capital. According to the company’s revised first-half financial report, Truong Thanh Furniture recorded negative VND1.46 trillion (US$64.9 million) in the undistributed post-tax profit as of June 30, equal to 98 per cent of the company’s charter capital. The report was released in late August after the State Securities Mission rejected the company’s request to extend the deadline for financial report submission to September. According to auditors Ernst & Young, the amount of VND84.6 billion in loan interest included by the … [Read more...]
Annual dance festival returns to Hanoi, HCMC
“Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance”, an initiative of EUNIC – the Network of European cultural institutes and embassies in Hanoi, is organized by the Goethe-Institute, L’Espace, Embassy of Spain, Embassy of Switzerland and the Consulate General of Canada in HCMC, in cooperation with the Youth Theater Vietnam and the HCMC Dance School. The festival has successfully contributed to raising awareness on contemporary dance in Vietnam since 2011. This year’s event will present to audiences two exciting Vietnamese productions by the Wintercearig Project and the dance company Arabesque; and four dance performances by artists from Germany, France, Spain, Switzerland and Canada. Plays include Urban Distortions, a French-Vietnamese production with the participation of participating musician Teddy Chilla (Nguyen Duc Trung Tuan) and singer Suboi; the Vietnamese-German co-production Stigmergy by dancers from the Vietnam Dance … [Read more...]
