Hungarian dance troupe 4 For Dance will perform in
HCM City and Ha Noi bringing a unique style of combining traditional
folk dance with virtuoso rhythm and a lot of humour.
Saigon Artbook in collaboration with Unicorn Dance Studio will host a
contemporary dance workshop at the Erato Music and Performing Arts
School on Saturday.
Vietnamese art, fashion and music will be introduced at Vietnamese
Cultural Days in Washington DC and New York City from August 8 to 12 to
celebrate the 20th anniversary of diplomatic ties between the two
countries.
Outdoor bar Saigon Outcast, and its partners Singapore International
Foundation and The Performing Arts Academy of HCM City will organise a
free drum workshop at the bar on Saturday.
Jean-Pierre Verscheure, a film history professor at
the National Institut of Performing Arts (INSAS) in Belgium, came to Ha
Noi last week to help the Viet Nam National Documentary and Scientific
Film Production Studio (DSF) as it works to preserve old, decomposing
films.
La Chanson de Fribourg, a 30-member Swiss choir
specialising in music from the Alps, will perform folk songs for one
night only on October 8 in Ha Noi.
A drama entitled Cai Lao Hoan Dong (Rejuvenation)
will be performed by Vietnamese artists at the International Performing
Arts Festival in Pohang City, South Korea.
A national competition for younger people involved
in traditional arts will start today in Tay Do Theatre in the southern
city of Can Tho. It will run until June 26.
The HCM City Visual and Performing Arts Festival titled The Hand that Rocks the Cradle this year will take place at McSorley''s Ale House bar from May 16 to 19.
A national competition to promote Vietnamese art and culture is calling
for new works for performing artists that find inspiration in
traditional culture and promote patriotism.
A troupe of 47 Lao artists will present a special
show of music, dance and arts at the Ha Noi Opera House next Tuesday as
part of the Lao Cultural Days programme in Viet Nam.
