The Budapest Operetta and Musical Theatre and
Vietnamese violinist Hoang Tuan Cuong will perform a night of classics
at the Ha Noi Opera House on Thursday.
Vietnamese traditional musical language, xam or busking, has been used for the very first time to communicate social issues in a music video entitled Xam Tra Da (Iced Tea Busking).
Amid the changes of modern life, arts researchers are concerned that
traditional activities could disappear. They are particularly worried
about bai choi, a traditional musical game from the central coastal region.
A week-long festival of traditional musical instruments is being held
from today until next Monday in Da Lat City in the Tay Nguyen (Central
Highlands) Province of Lam Dong.
Viet Nam Book of Records has recognised a giant artificial musical
instrument and a cultural theatre in the Cuu Long (Mekong) Delta
province of Bac Lieu as the country''s latest records.
A spectacular light and musical show will be held at the Reunification
Palace in HCM City on Friday and Saturday to wrap up the French Year in
Viet Nam.
Three French movies, including two feature films and a musical, will be
presented at the monthly film screening at the Institute of Cultural
Exchange with France (IDECAF) in December.
