A scene in the 50-part TV series Cậu Bé Nước Nam (Vietnamese Geniuses), a production featuring Vietnamese fairy tales by Vĩnh Long Radio and Television. The film is based on a collection of five books Kho Tàng Truyện Cổ Tích Việt Nam (The Treasure of Vietnamese Fairy Tales), collected and rewritten by late professor and cultural researcher Nguyễn Đổng Chi. — Photo courtesy of the producer Viet Nam News HCM CITY — The first part of a new TV show about Vietnamese fairy tales aired last night on Vĩnh Long Radio & Television’s THVL1 channel. The 50-part series, Cậu Bé Nước Nam (Vietnamese Geniuses), features 50 stories of friendship, love and dreams highlighting Vietnamese history, culture and lifestyle. The show focuses on Tí, a rural boy and his friends who live brave and compassionate lives. Directed by Nguyễn Khoa Nam, the film … [Read more...] about New TV series on Vietnamese fairy tales airs
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Heroic folk tale inspires Vietnamese designer’s latest collection
Ha has used traditional embroidery techniques to depict images from Thanh Giong, a popular folk story about a war hero in Vietnamese history. These images were originally painted by artist Nguyen Tu Nghiem. In the folk story, the boy Giong grows in size to be a giant hero, who rides on an iron horse leading the Van Lang kingdom (ancient name for Vietnam) to victory against northern invaders (Han Chinese). Brocade fabric with natural colors created by the Ta Oi ethnic minority group residing in central Vietnam gives the new collection a special look and feel. Vu Viet Ha has chosen a fabric traditionally made by the ethnic minority community for his latest collection. "I am always inspired by folk materials. On the background of the ethnic minority people’s traditional fabric, I attached raw silk and hand embroidery to create a visual stimulation," Ha said. He also chose images from the Thanh Giong story for the collection, since it celebrates the power of … [Read more...] about Heroic folk tale inspires Vietnamese designer’s latest collection
TV series features Vietnamese fairy tales
The 60-part series, Rong Ran Len May (The Game of Dragon-Snake), features 30 stories of friendship, love and dreams featuring Vietnamese history, culture and lifestyle. The show focuses on young characters whose lives are brave and compassionate. Directed by Nguyen Minh Chung, the film includes beautiful scenes captured in the Cuu Long (Mekong) River Delta and southern provinces. A scene in the 60-part TV series Rong Ran Len May (The Game of Dragon-Snake). Photo: courtesy of the producer The director and his staff depict scenes of rivers and forests in Sa Dec and Go Cong, both famous southern destinations, with folk songs and traditional customs of the south. Rong Ran Len May attracted more than 50 skilled actors, including dozens of young talents from theaters and cinema clubs in HCM City, according to the film’s producer HCM City Television Studio (TFS). "We spent nearly two years and a big sum to complete the film,” said the film’s … [Read more...] about TV series features Vietnamese fairy tales
Skabella launches Mid-Autumn collection for kids
Skabella launches Mid-Autumn collection for kidsBy Minh Tuan Skabella founders and kid models in ao dai from the “Song Ho” collection pose for a group photo at the event - PHOTO: MINH TUAN HCMC - On the occasion of the Mid-Autumn Festival, the well-known up-market kid clothing brand Skabella launched a new collection on September 14. The “Song Ho” collection was presented at nest by AIA at Bitexco Financial Tower in District 1 of HCMC by kid models from the Asian Fashion Week. Inspired by Dong Ho paintings (Vietnamese woodblock prints) originating in Dong Ho Village, Song Ho Commune, Bac Ninh Province, the collection features familiar images from Dong Ho paintings with a modern twist and vivid colors that are suitable with the joyful atmosphere of the Mid-Autumn Festival. Skabella worked closely with a young designer returning from Australia in six months to redraw Dong Ho paintings and select the most typical details to feature in the collection. In … [Read more...] about Skabella launches Mid-Autumn collection for kids
World renowned German violinist Christian Tetzlaff to perform in Hanoi
The concert that will be conducted by Michiyoshi Inoue, one of Japan’s leading conductors aims to mark the 45th anniversary since the establishment of diplomatic relations between Japan and Vietnam. Christian Tetzlaff was born in 1966 in Hamburg and now lives in Berlin. He has been one of the most sought-after violinists and exciting musicians on the classical music scene for many years. “The greatest performance of the work I’ve ever heard,” Tim Ashley wrote in the Guardian about his interpretation of the Beethoven Violin Concerto with Daniel Harding. In the Frankfurter Rundschau Hans-Klaus Jungheinrich called it virtually a “rediscovery” of this frequently played work. Concerts with Christian Tetzlaff often become an existential experience for interpreter and audience alike; old familiar works suddenly appear in an entirely new light. In addition, he frequently turns his attention to forgotten masterpieces like Joseph Joachim’s … [Read more...] about World renowned German violinist Christian Tetzlaff to perform in Hanoi