Rough Guides, a leading publisher of travel and reference guides, carried a photo feature titled The Magic of Viet Nam in 22 Pictures last month with some stunning images chosen from photo market place Picfair.
A group of six Vietnamese magicians will participate in the annual
Thailand International Magic Festival 2015 at the Fashion Island
Ramindra in Bangkok today.
More than 20 tuong (classical drama) young and veteran actors from Viet
Nam Tuong Theatre in Ha Noi will perform Phuong Thuoc Than Ky (Magic
Remedy) tomorrow in HCM City.
Chun Yoo-oh''s private and professional world – one of dance,
choreography and teaching – took a dramatic turn when her husband
accepted a job in HCM City as a branch manager for a major project 11
years ago.
Mozart''s classic opera The Magic Flute will be
performed for the first time in HCM City this weekend by the HCM City
Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) under the baton of Norwegian
conductor Magnus Loddgard.
Set designer Do Doan Bang was one of several
Vietnamese artists from the Youth Theatre to go on a field trip to Japan
from April to July sponsored by the Japan Foundation.
A reality show on which illusionists will conjure up money to help
disadvantaged people and perform other magic tricks starting this Friday
promises to be the year''s hottest show on HCM City Television''s Channel
7.
Entertainers from HCM City''s leading drama troupe, the IDECAF Stage, are
preparing for musical dramas this Christmas with two works, Hoang Tu Gau va Hat Dau Than (Bear Prince and Magic Beans) and 12 Ba Mu (Twelve Midwives).
Late last week I read about an upcoming magic
festival in the capital, promising a night of tricks, comedy and circus
performances. Intrigued, and with a long holiday weekend to fill, I
decided to go along.
The Second National Magic Festival, held at
Ha Noi''s National Circus Theatre, lured illusionists from across the
country for a three-day extravaganza of magical performances.
The second National Magic Festival will confound
crowds from tomorrow in Ha Noi featuring some of the most baffling
illusionists from across the country.
