The 3rd Ao dai Festival held in several places in Ho Chi Minh City from March 5-20, 2016 included many activities to honour Vietnamese traditional Ao dai and contribute to the preservation and promotion of traditional cultural values of the nation. Unlike two previous occasions which took place in Dam Sen Cultural Park, this year the Ao dai Festival was held in different places in Ho Chi Minh City such as the Museum of Ho Chi Minh City, Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Museum, the War Remnants Museum, the Ao dai Museum, Ho Chi Minh City General Sciences Library and the area surrounding the Uncle Ho Statue. From early March, local citizens have been urged to wear Ao dai in their daily lives, like going to work, going out or partying to highlight the beauty and use of the traditional costume. At the Youth Cultural House, the Ao dai Festival started with a performance of 1,000 students and dancers wearing Ao dai, which received much praise from locals and visitors. At night, a special … [Read more...] about The City of Ao dai
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Art & Entertainment News 17/3
Photo exhibition depicts country's land and people An exhibition featuring 117 photos taken by 14 members by the Viet Nam Association of Photographic Artists are on display at the Museum of Cham Sculpture in Da Nang. The exhibition, titled A Meet of March, depicts the country's landscape and people in preparation for the 40th celebration of the country's Reunification Day (April 30) and the city's Liberation Day (March 29). The event also marks the 62nd anniversary of the Viet Nam Photographic Day (March 15). The exhibition will run until next Tuesday. Artist sells paintings to save wife's life It may not be the ideal way to present a painter's work, but Pham Khac Quang is trying to gather every last penny he can to save his wife, currently in a coma at Ha Noi's Viet Duc hospital. Quang's wife slipped into a coma after undergoing two operations on March 13 to terminate a nine-week foetus and remove gall bladder and kidney stones. Doctors have said that blood infection caused by her … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News 17/3
The elusive words
It may take a genius and more than a few dong to capture the essence of a Vietnamese literary classic and adapt it to ballet. There was news the other day that the long-expected ballet adaptation of the Vietnamese literary classic, Nguyen Du's epic poem the Truyen Kieu (Tale of Kieu) had been delayed. People's Artist Nguyen Cong Nhac, the project's choreographer, told local media he did not know when the country's most beloved work would appear on the ballet stage. The Vietnam Opera and Ballet Theater's director, Meritorious Artist Pham Anh Phuong, said the delay was due to lack of funding. Phuong said foreign sponsors do not want to spend money on a 100 percent Vietnamese ballet-script and local ones hesitate to invest in a ballet that is not tied to any official festival or event. Enthusiastic readers of Vietnamese literature would mull over the news with bitterness. For lack of money and talent, contemporary art does not seem to do justice to the country's rich … [Read more...] about The elusive words
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/11
Artist's abstract works on show Artist Dao Trong Luu is displaying 15 abstract oil on acrylic paintings at the Tu Do Gallery in HCM City. Nhip Dieu Va Choi (Rhythm and Game) features works he created in Sa Pa this year like Overture Tet (Overture for Lunar New Year), Giao Huong Ngay Moi (Symphony for a New Day), and Tiec Da Khuc (Party of Nocturne). "I love to be alone with music and paint," the 69-year-old painter says. "I always begin my day with a ‘game' of oils, toile, acrylics, and melodies, and end with a symphony of colours. "That's my art." Luu, who was born in Ha Noi, and a graduate from the Ha Noi Pedagogic Fine Arts College, was a teacher, and founded the Youth Art Club at the Ha Noi Youth Culture Palace.• In 1984 he worked as an assistant to the art director of the film Commandos of Sai Gon, and then worked and studied with artists Olivier Debre in Paris and Hashegawa in Zurich. He has held several solo and group exhibitions in Viet Nam, Japan, South Korea, … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 25/11
ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 9/10
Photo exhibition on Fidel Castro opens in central province A photo exhibition documenting former Cuban President Fidel Castro’s visit to the central province of Quang Tri in 1973 opened on October 7. The event, which is co-organized by Quang Tri Provincial Literature and Arts Association and Phap luat va Xa hoi (Law and Society) newspaper, aims to commemorate the 85th birthday of the revolutionary veteran. On display are 50 photos, which have been chosen from 250 pieces of work by photographer Sy So. Sy So was one of the few reporters assigned to receive the Cuban delegation at Hien Luong bridge in 1973. He recorded lively images of the former Cuban leader and late Prime Minister Pham Van Dong in newly liberated Quang Tri province. The exhibition will run until October 11.HCMC Theater stages verse drama IDECAF Theater in Ho Chi Minh City has debuted its first drama whose script is written as verse. Title “Quyen Luc Tinh Yeu” (The Power of Love), the drama unveiled … [Read more...] about ART & ENTERTAINMENT IN BRIEF 9/10