Talented singer Tung Duong will represent Viet Nam at the first-ever
ASEAN One Multicultural Festival that will be held on July 10 in
Chiangmai city, Thailand.
The 85th anniversary of the Communist Party of Viet Nam (February 3) and
40th anniversary of Liberation Day (April 30) will be celebrated with
many cultural activities in HCM City scheduled to begin this week.
Cau Vong Khuyet (Part of the Rainbow), a play by Kim Khanh staged at
IDECAF yesterday to mark World HIV//AIDS Prevention Day, December 1,
gave the audience a glimpse into the challenges faced by gay people.
While the contemporary arts scene has expanded rapidly in recent years, traditional art forms like tuong (classical drama) are being ignored, cultural experts of HCM City have said.
Shooting of the first Vietnamese-Japanese feature
film, based on author Komatsu Miyuki''s decision to have her mother spend
the rest of her life in Viet Nam, will begin in November.
Nearly 150 Vietnamese dancers will take part in the UFO II – Da
Funkalism, a dance competition featuring popping, b-boy and freestyle
dance. It will be held at the Phu Tho Gymnasium on March 30.
More than 300 artists from 11 troupes from Indonesia, Australia, South
Korea, Malaysia and Taiwan have registered to take part in the 3rd Viet
Nam International Choir Competition in Hoi An City on June 20-21, the
city''s Culture and Information Centre said yesterday.
