Hoi An's website now online The Hoi An Cultural Heritage Management and Preservation Center has set up the website http://hoianheritage.net in a bid to provide information on the town which is one of Vietnam's most popular tourist locations. The website features an introduction of Hoi An, which is a world cultural heritage, Cu Lao Cham - the world biosphere reserve - as well as other ancient buildings and pagodas. The website is being upgraded to meet the growing need for information on the ancient town in Quang Nam Province.Art in the Auditorium comes to city Art in the Auditorium - a selection of short film and video art by artists from Germany, Norway, Turkey, Lebanon, Chile, New Zealand and the U.S. - will be screened at Saturday Cafe, 37 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street in HCMC's District 3 at 8 p.m. on October 7. The program, organized by San Art in collaboration with Saturday Cafe and Whitechapel Gallery, London, was initiated in London, and has toured all countries of participating … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 29/9
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ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 23/9
Campaign launched to promote Ha Long Bay as world’s natural wonder The Vietnamese Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has asked the Ministry of Education and Training to urge schools nationwide to call upon students to vote for Ha Long Bay as one of the seven natural wonders of the world. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism distributed 100,000 leaflets with instructions on how to vote for Ha Long Bay as a UNESCO World Heritage site. A promotional campaign has been launched in cities and provinces throughout the country with activities that highlight the spectacular beauty of Ha Long Bay. According to information on the website www.new7wonders.com, the Seven Natural Wonders of the World will be announced on November 11 this year. Ha Long Bay is the only heritage site in Vietnam to be ranked twelfth among 28 other wonders listed from across the world, for recommendation as one of the 7 natural wonders of the world. Vietnamese citizens as well as foreign visitors can … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 23/9
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/10
6th int’l photo exhibition ends in Hanoi Ha Van Dong of Vietnam and Mikkhail Bondar of Ukraine won gold medals at the 6th international photo exhibition 2011 in Vietnam for their photographs ‘The Trio’ and ‘Raising Planet-10’. The photo exhibition cum ‘VN-11’ contest began in June, receiving 10,612 entries from 1602 photographers from 54 countries around the world. Among the various subjects for the contest, the topic “Vietnam- images through international eyes” was meant exclusively for foreigners who visited the country for travel or work purposes and took pictures of the landscape and the Vietnamese people. The organizers also awarded 40 prizes to artists from Vietnam, the UK, Germany, Hungary, Myanmar, Turkey, Slovenia, France, the US, Australia, Austria, Spain and Finland. The exhibition and awards ceremony will take place in Hanoi in November. The event was organized by the Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists, … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 6/10
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 4/10
Vietnam’s cultural heritage exhibited A photo exhibition featuring Vietnam’s cultural heritage will be held on October 10 in Hanoi to celebrate the 57th anniversary of the capital city’s Liberation Day (October 10, 1954-October 10, 2011). The event aims to review and present awards to winners of a photo competition which was launched from January to July, 2011. The exhibition attracted 2012 entries of 282 photographers from 38 provinces and cities nationwide with a total of 2010 pieces of artwork. They focus on Vietnam’s heritages which have been recognized by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO), such as intangible and tangible heritage the complex of Hue Relics, My Son Relics, Hoi An ancient streets, Thang Long Royal Citadel, Ha Long Bay, Phong Nha-Ke Bang National Park, Nha Nhac (Hue Royal Court Music), the Central Highlands’ gong culture, Bac Ninh folk songs, Ca Tru (ceremonial singing), Giong festival at Phu … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 4/10
Listing of this weekend’s entertainment events
Tuoitrenews recommends some entertainment events you might want to take a look at on your days off In Hanoi: - Forty paintings by renowned Japanese artist Iwasaki Chihiro, including 32 that will be displayed for the first time in Vietnam, will be on exhibit in Hanoi from September 28 to October 27. The exhibit will run at the Japan Foundation Vietnam at 27 Quang Trung Street in Hoan Kiem District. - An exhibition titled "(E)Motion" featuring stencil artwork by Knee Jerk is taking place until October 7 at Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street. The event showcases a series of anomalous motion illusions and other pieces that will leave spectators wondering if their eyes are working correctly or if the works are moving. This exhibition, in which stencil artwork seem to move, is the first of its kind in Vietnam. - The dance festival titled "Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance" is being held in the capital city from September 26 to 29 at the Youth Theater at 11 Ngo Thi Nham. It … [Read more...] about Listing of this weekend’s entertainment events
That’s entertainment: Stars come out as China’s richest man announces $8 bln film park
QINGDAO, China - China's richest man, property developer Wang Jianlin, raised the curtain on a planned 50 billion yuan ($8.17 billion) "motion-picture city" which he described as the biggest-ever single investment in the movie and television industry.Dalian Wanda Group, was surrounded by Hollywood stars John Travolta, Nicole Kidman and Catherine Zeta-Jones on Sunday as he launched his most ambitious project yet in the picturesque coastal city of Qingdao. When completed in 2017, the Oriental Movie Metropolis will boast 20 sound stages, including the world's first underwater studio, a massive convention and exhibition complex, a sprawling shopping mall with an indoor amusement park and seven resort hotels. The project also will include a yacht club with 300 berths. "The Oriental Movie Metropolis is a major step in China's strategy to become a global cultural powerhouse," Wang said. It was not only crucial to the development of Wanda's entertainment business, he added, but … [Read more...] about That’s entertainment: Stars come out as China’s richest man announces $8 bln film park
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. … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 14/10
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/10
Artist uses his ‘Hands' to question status quo Hands, a solo exhibition by Pham Huy Thong, a Ha Noi-based visual artist whose works have been described as political and social commentary, will open tomorrow at the Craig Thomas Gallery in HCM City. Thong was born in 1981 to journalist parents who often hosted gatherings that discussed social and political issues of the day, influencing his decision to engage with social and political issues in his art. In the latest exhibition, with the aim of making his subjects universal, anonymous, beings without individuality or nationality, Thong replaces their faces with hands. Thong's Hands have the capacity to express a range of emotions – anger, power, fear, happiness – and meaning through the symbols and gestures. The Hands allow Thong to take on issues of globalisation, Westernisation, consumerism, development aid, and the current dispute between China and its Southeast Asian neighbours over island territories in the … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 19/10
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. Addressing the Kathina … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 18/10
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/10
Photographs of Japan after WWII to be displayed An exhibition of photographs entitled “Metamorphosis of Japan after the War: 1945-1964” will be on show in Hanoi, Ho Chi Minh City and Danang from October 17 to December 22. It will feature 123 black-and-white works by 11 renowned Japanese photographers offering a review of the creative and energetic Japanese society during the turbulent period after World War II from 1945 to 1964. The event is organized by the Japan Foundation Centre for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam in co-ordination with the Consulate General of Japan in Vietnam. The exhibition will begin at the Ho Chi Minh City Museum on 92 Le Thanh Ton Street, District 1 from October 17-29 then travel to the Ngo Quyen Exhibition Hall on 16 Ngo Quyen Street in Hanoi between November 20-29, and finally end up at the Danang Heritage Management Centre on 78 Le Duan Street from December 13-22.Da Nang festival puts cherry on top of ties with Japan The central city of Da … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 17/10