Tag: Ca Tru
Vietnamese showbiz review for 2009
VietNamNet’s Bui Dung reviews achievements in the showbiz world of Vietnam last year. After Hue royal court music and the cultural space of Central Highlands gong, Quan ho Bac Ninh (Bac Ninh love duets) and Ca tru (ceremonial songs) were recognized by UNESCO as the intangible cultural heritage of mankind in September 2009. Quan ho Bac Ninh is... Read more
Tea culture days in Hanoi’s old quarter
November 16, 2009 . Filed under Uncategorized
From November 20-23, the heritage house at 87 Ma May Street, Hanoi, will host tea-related cultural activities. During these days, there will be tea-making performances, talks about poems and culture related to tea, presentations about ancient teas and tea processing in the past and present and how to scent tea with lotus fragrance, led by artisan Hoang... Read more
Danes put on a show as Queen visits
More than 250 Vietnamese and Danish artists will join a cultural programme on the occasion of the upcoming State visit of the Danish royal family led by Queen Margrethe. Blending cultures: Danish dance troupe Uppercut will perform in Ha Noi on the occasion of the Danish royal family’s visit to Viet Nam.Under the theme, Young Art Widens Borders, 11 cultural... Read more
Hanoi audiences to join street art festival
October 29, 2009 . Filed under Uncategorized
LookAtVietnam – The first street art festival will take place in Hanoi from 2.30-9pm, November 3 at the Ly Thai To flower garden, attracting 150 Vietnamese and Danish artists. Denmark’s Batida opera troupe will participate in this festival. The Ly Thai To flower garden will become a “space of art”. The main stage will feature a special... Read more
Royalty will be amused
A member of the Danish dance ensemble Uppercut in action Ly Thai To Square Garden will sparkle with Danish and Vietnamese vitality when the Hanoi Street Art Festival is staged on November 3. The event is being organized by the Embassy of Denmark, the Peopleâs Committee of Hanoi and the Danish Arts Agency for... Read more
Young student finds peace in ancient art
During the day, Vuong Tu Ngoc works as an editorial chief for a TV quiz show; at night she plays phach and sings ca tru working as a ca tru teacher. All-ages show: Ca tru singer Vuong Tu Ngoc (centre) performs with two musicians from Ha Noi’s UNESCO Ca Tru Centre. Singing ca tru has become a unique escape from her busy life as head of the editorial team... Read more
Vietnamese, Danish artists to perform at Hanoi’s street art festival
LookAtVietnam – Vietnamese and Danish artists will join together for the first ever street art festival scheduled to be held in Hanoi on November 3. Danish hip hop artist of the Uppercut will join in street art festival in Hanoi.Singer Tung Duong and artists from Thang Long Ca tru Club, hip-hop dance group Big Toe, experimental artist Dao Anh Khanh and... Read more
Et tu, ca tru?
Singers in the northern province of Bac Ninh perform quan ho Quan ho and ca tru, priceless jewels in Vietnamâs musical heritage, have achieved UNESCO recognition, but can they survive indifference and the onslaught of pop culture and commercialization? Vietnamâs rich musical heritage has survived decades... Read more
UNESCO inscription process creates opportunities to ‘brand’ Vietnam
October 7, 2009 . Filed under In depth, Interviews
LookAtVietnam - The leader of Vietnam’s team at a recent UNESCO meeting on cultural heritages believes Vietnam ought to inventory and nominate many more traditions for recognition. VietNamNet Bridge – The leader of Vietnam’s team at a recent UNESCO meeting on cultural heritages believes Vietnam ought to inventory and nominate many more... Read more
Over 200 ca tru artists to join festival
LookAtVietnam - About 200 artists, singers and musicians from 21 Ca Tru club nationwide will participate in the National Ca Tru Club Festival 2009 from October 6 to 8 in Hanoi. LookAtVietnam - About 200 artists, singers and musicians from 21 Ca Tru (a kind of chamber music singing) club nationwide will participate in the National Ca Tru Club Festival 2009,... Read more
