The festival is the largest cultural event in the province this year, in response to the 2018 National Tourism Year Ha Long - Quang Ninh. During the festival, a series of activities will be organized, including traditional rituals, lion dance festivals, a palanquin procession, folk games, singing contests and an exhibition. A palanquin procession in the Pho Hien Folk Cultural Festival. Source: thanhphohungyen.gov.vn The cultural activities will re-enact images of Pho Hien in the 16th and 17th centuries, where it was once a bustling commercial port on the Red River. They will be organized mainly in the Pho Hien relic complex Hien communal house, Mau, Tran and May temples, Xich Dang literature temple and Chuong pagoda, among others. An area introducing local specialties such as longan, lotus seed, honey, frankincense and silver jewelry, will be set up at the event. Pho Hien was second only to the Imperial capital city of Thang Long as a trading point in Vietnam. It was … [Read more...] about Pho Hien folk cultural festival kicks off in Hung Yen
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National Drama Festival 2018 opens in HCMC
This year’s event attracts 22 drama troupes featuring 27 plays, including 13 private troupes. Performances will take place at the Ho Chi Minh City Army Theater, Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theater, Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater, 5B Stage Theater, The Gioi Tre (World of youth) Theater , Phu Nhuan Theater, Sai Gon Theater, Idecaf Theater, Cutltural Center of district 6, Student’s Cultural House from April 11- 25. The event is organized by the Department of Performing Arts, Ho Chi Minh City Stage Association; Vietnam Stage Artists Association; and HCM City’s Department of Culture and Sport. The Vietnam Drama Theater opened the festival with the play “Kieu” directed by People’s Artist Anh Tu, based on Truyen Kieu (Tale Kieu) by great poet Nguyen Du By THUY BINH – Translated by Kim Khanh Tags: The National Drama Festival 2018 Ho Chi Minh City Army Theater Vietnam Drama Theater … [Read more...] about National Drama Festival 2018 opens in HCMC
National Drama Festival to open in HCM City this week
Lights, camera, action: A scene from Kiều, a play based on the famous epic Truyện Kiều (The Tale of Kiều) by poet Nguyễn Du, produced by the Việt Nam Drama Theatre, which is scheduled to open the triennial National Drama Festival in HCM City. Photo courtesy of the organiserViet Nam News HCM CITY – The triennial National Drama Festival will take place at the HCM City Army Theatre from April 11-25. This year’s festival, organised by the Performance Art Department of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, is expected to include more private troupes, mostly from HCM City. Twenty drama troupes, including 13 private troupes, from across the country will take part in the festival. They will offer 27 plays on topics such as patriotism, history and love. The Hà Nội-based Việt Nam Drama Theatre will present two plays: Kiều, based on Truyện Kiều (Tale Kiều) by poet Nguyễn Du, and Bão … [Read more...] about National Drama Festival to open in HCM City this week
National press festival 2018 opens in Hanoi
Attending at the opening ceremony were Politburo member, Secretary of the Party Central Committee (PCC) and head of the PCC's Communications and Education Commission, Vo Van Thuong, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam and leaders of the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People's Army, Ministries, State agencies and municipal departments. The festival includes a lot of activities, such as musical performances, photo exhibition on Hanoi, forums on the role of the press amid the fourth industrial revolution, exchanges with female reporters and among. The organization board will award prizes for the best stall, best cover of a Tet publication, best user interface of an online newspaper and outstanding scientific research projects, and others. The event is organized by the Vietnam Journalists Association, the Hanoi People’s Committee, the Commission for Popularization and Education, the Ministry of Information and Communications and the Ministry of Culture, Sports and … [Read more...] about National press festival 2018 opens in Hanoi
National Press Festival 2018 concludes
Present at the closing ceremony were State President Tran Dai Quang; Deputy Head of the Party Central Committee's Commission for Education and Information, President of the Vietnam Journalists’ Association and Editor-in-Chief of the Nhan dan (People) Newspaper Thuan Huu; and leaders from the central and local sectors and agencies. State President Tran Dai Quang (second from left) visits a booth at the festival. Themed “Vietnamese press accompanies the nation in the renewal process,” this year’s event attracted 59 units under the Vietnam Journalists’ Association (VJA) and its branches, journalism training institutes, and companies specializing in press equipment, with a total of 73 booths. Visiting the booths of the central press agencies, President Quang highly lauded the Vietnam Journalists’ Association for their close collaboration with relevant agencies, such as the Party Central Committee's Commission for … [Read more...] about National Press Festival 2018 concludes