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Two uneven rows of houses with dusty brown-and-grey palm thatch roofs lining the road choked in the pinky brown dust. In all directions mountains shot up, bristling and tottering as if they would collapse after a slight collision. At the T-junction, there was a banyan tree with ancient roots and a canopy spread wide like a huge umbrella, shading the ground. Around the foot of the tree, children and a few adults were selling peeled and separated pomelo pulps which were withering under the sun, and sugarcane fruits and pineapples which were cut and packaged in nylon bags. Cucumbers, boiled corncobs and sweet potatoes were in baskets, and green tea stored in aluminum pots were offered to passers-by and passengers on buses that stopped for a break. The plastic cups dangling upside down over the spouts of the pots seemed ready to fly off every time the kids took to their heels to entice customers. Receiving a cup of tea from a skinny girl with hard dark skin, a face full of freckles and a … [Read more...] about Charmed

The information was announced by painter Trinh Tuan, who is on the event’s organising board. The ‘Hanoi March Connecting 2018’ is being held by Asia Art Link and the Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts and aims to offer an opportunity for lecturers and students of Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts, students of art schools in Hanoi and Vietnam, as well as international artists, to meet and exchange. The event also serves as a gathering corner for 62 Vietnamese artists and 58 international artists from India, Brazil, Brunei, Germany, Indonesia, Italy, Japan, Nepal, Malaysia, the US, Myanmar, China, Philippines, Singapore, the Republic of Korea and Thailand. Compared with the previous two editions, this year’s event is a breakthrough in the size and number of artists who have been invited to attend. At the opening ceremony, two fashion collections of designer Le Ha and painter Thu Tran will be introduced. Especially, participants at the workshop held … [Read more...] about Over 100 artists to attend Hanoi March Connecting

In his opening speech, Vietnamese Ambassador to Russia Ngo Duc Manh said the two countries are holding a series of cultural activities such as “Russian Cultural Days” and “Week of Russian Films” in Vietnam and vice versa. Both sides have also educated young people about bilateral ties and facilitated the exchange of delegations in culture and communications, particularly the upcoming signing of the cultural cooperation programme for 2019-2020. Participants agreed that Russian culture has taken root in the hearts of generations of Vietnamese people. Though less popular following the collapse of the Soviet Union, it has become more popular recently. Professor Grigory Lokshin, an expert on Vietnamese studies from the Russian Academy of Sciences’ Institute of Far Eastern Studies suggested the two countries’ ministries and agencies further strive to make the two peoples closer. Former Director of the Russian Centre of Science and Culture in Hanoi Elena … [Read more...] about Vietnam, Russia seek to boost cultural cooperation

The play was created on September 2017 after workshops and rehearsals with Vietnamese artists. It was performed for the first time at the Kanagawa Art Theatre in Yokohama, Japan by four Japanese and four Vietnamese performers. The performance ‘Without Signal’ was inspired by the street scenes in Vietnam of cars, motorbikes and pedestrians proceeding smoothly even at a busy crossroad. The director felt that they seem to move freely at first glance. However, observing carefully, he thought people must have some kind of discipline to keep a safe space and distance from others while keeping the traffic flowing in all directions in an artful balance of movement. Onodera founded Derashinera company in 2006, specialising in producing and performing art works based on the techniques of mime. They are much more like theatrical work than dance. With unique styles, Derashinera company’s works have attracted regular large audiences. They performed for the first time in Vietnam in … [Read more...] about Japanese non-verbal performance to highlight life in Vietnam

The announcement was made at a press briefing organised by the Hanoi Department of Culture and Sports on March 19, concerning the activities of the festival, held on the occasion of the 45th anniversary of Vietnam-Japan diplomatic ties (1973-2018). The exchange festival, elevated from the previous annual cherry blossom festival, will feature 12 mini scenes on Japanese and Vietnamese culture, which have been created with a combination of cherry blossoms and types of Vietnamese flowers. An art performance on the opening night of the 2017 festival. (Photo: vietnamnet.vn) Especially, on this occasion, the Japanese side will present and plant 200 cherry trees at Hanoi’s Hoa Binh (Peace) Park. The event, scheduled for March 23, will see the presence of two beauties from Japan – Miss Cherry Blossom 2018 and Cherry Blossom Princess 2018. Yosakoi dances (traditional Japanese dance) and 16 pavilion introducing Japanese culture, such as tea ceremony, Go, xiangqi, kimono and yukata … [Read more...] about Cherry blossom display a highlight of Vietnam-Japan cultural exchange festival