HCM CITY — A dance performance featuring traditional music and hip-hop dance will be staged in Ha Noi and HCM City this week.
Faces is a work of German and French choreographers, Raphael Hillebrand and France Sebastien Ramirez, in collaboration with two musicians from Ha Noi, Hoang Thi Thanh Hoa and Ha Dinh Huy.
Nine Vietnamese dancers from well-known hip-hop groups, including Big Toe, Milky Way and Scared Crew, will wear faces that signify modern problems of youth.
The performance was created in 2008 as a collaboration between the Goethe Institute Viet Nam and L'Espace – the French Cultural Centre Ha Noi – supported by the Elysee Fund.
Performances will take place on Friday at the Tuoi Tre (Youth) Theatre in Ha Noi, and on Sunday at the Ben Thanh Theatre in HCM City.
Free tickets are available at the Goethe Institute in both cities from today. Faces will also travel to Paris and Berlin.
Japanese kimonos set to go on show
HCM CITY—A collection of kimonos, the traditional Japanese costume, will be showcased at a fashion show to be held in HCM City tonight by the HCM City Union of Friendship Organisations and its partners.
Kimono for Four Seasons: Spring, Summer, Autumn, and Winter, directed by Katsuko Wakabayashi, will show off garments for children and women for each season.
Traditional Japanese and western wedding clothes will also be on display.
Models from Nagoya in Japan will wear the clothes and be assisted by Japanese make-up artists and hair stylists. HUFO will be joined by the Viet Nam-Japan Business Club, the Nagoya city Labour Union, and Japan-based arts organisations in organising the event.
It will be held at HUFO's premises at 31 Le Duaûn Street, District 1. — VNS