Stunning photographs show off central region The photographs were selected from among 1,240 entries submitted by 200 photographers, who are based in the provinces of Thua Thien-Hue, Quang Tri, Quang Binh, Ha Tinh, Nghe An and Thanh Hoa. The Viet Nam Photographers Association had selected excellent photographs for the exhibition. The association also awarded one gold, two silver and three bronze prizes to photographers from Nghe An, Quang Binh and Thua Thien-Hue. Other five photographers received encouragement prizes as well. This is an annual event held to highlight the contribution of local photographers towards cultural life in the region. The exhibition opens for free to the public in Quang Binh Province's General Museum and will close on Sunday. Ethnology Museum receives TripAdvisor Certificate of Excellence Only establishments that consistently achieve outstanding traveller reviews on TripAdvisor are conferred this accolade. Based on more than 1,500 reviews by travellers … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 22/5
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Vietnamese photographers listed in "Who's Who Masterpieces" Vietnamese artists Le Hong Linh and Tran Phong have been accorded the prestigious distinction of being cited in the "Who's Who Masterpieces" of modern contemporary photographers. Selections of their finest works are also included in a collection of over 360 photos of 180 photographers from 20 countries worldwide published by the Photographic Society of Hong Kong (PSHK). Publication of the collection is sponsored by the Photographic Society of America (PSA), the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) and the UK's Royal Photographic Society. These authors have previously been ranked in the top 10 of their profession by the PSA from 1952 to 2012. They include Kan Hing Fook, Chow Chung Lim (Hong Kong), Lee Wellington, Fred Greene (USA), and Raota Pedro Luis (Argentina). Folk musicians perform in Hue Fourteen folk music troupes from the central provinces of Quang Binh, Quang Tri and Thua Thien-Hue gathered in Hue … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 19/5
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Dragonfly Theatre to stage award-winning British play Following the success of its previous plays like The Little Prince and Dangerous Liaisons, Dragonfly Theatre presents the award winning Blue/Orange by Joe Penhall. It is about a young black patient in a psychiatric hospital and his two doctors who argue about whether he is sane enough to be sent back into society. Along the way, it asks the question, "what is sanity?" The play turns the spotlight on racial prejudice and how we take care of those with mental illnesses. The play won the Laurence Olivier Award in the UK in 2001 and has been adapted into a film by the BBC. It will feature Dragonfly's lead actor Aaron Toronto and newcomers Ryan Burkwood and Peter Muruako. Both the latter two are classically trained actors from the UK theatre scene and have performed in several shows in London's West End. Blue/Orange will be performed at the Cargo Bar, 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, District 4, three nights from May 16-18. ASEAN Ministers of Culture … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 18/4
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Japanese drum troupe tours Vietnam Japan’s traditional drum troupe Bati-Holic will make a performance tour of Vientam next month, with the first show at the Hanoi-based Youth Theater on April 4. The announcement was made recently by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam. Free tickets are available at Japan Foundation from 14:00 on March 28. The troupe will then perform at the opening ceremony of 2014 Hue Festival on April 12 and a drum concert at Ngo Mon (Noon Gate) Square in Hue city on April 13. This is the second time the troupe will have performed in Vietnam; the first was at the Nippon Genki Festival in Ho Chi Minh City in 2012. Founded in Kyoto in 2004, the six-member group play rock, using traditional Japanese instruments. They stage more than 100 shows a year at various venues in Japan and overseas. Youth concert to showcase enthralling orchestral music Musical pieces composed by artists from Vietnam and across the globe will be performed … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 26/3
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Ethnic spring festivals on show this month An annual festival that features the cultural colours of Vietnam's 54 ethnic groups through their New Year celebrations will take place at the Culture Tourism Village of Vietnamese Ethnic Groups in Hanoi from February 15-17. During the event, which will be hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, visitors can take part in a wide range of cultural activities. They will include a rite to pray for peace, favourable weather and a good crop of the Lo Lo ethnic minority group in the northern mountainous province of Ha Giang and a festival to welcome the New Year of the Dao ethnic group in Hoanh Bo district of the northeastern province of Quang Ninh. In addition, the New Year celebration of the Thai people and the gong festival of the Muong people in northern Hoa Binh province will also be presented at the event. The husband-catching festival of the Chu Ru people in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong, and the rice planting … [Read more...] about Art & Entertainment News Headlines 12/2