January 2, 2012
Alternative exhibition spaces are striving to develop in Vietnam 20 years after they first came on the scene An artist performing his work at the ‘Shaping a Line’ exhibition, opening from July 28 to September 8, at San Art in Ho Chi Minh City. Photo courtesy of SanArt. Artists are famous, if not notorious, [...]
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August 23, 2011
Growth of Vietnamese film industry inhibited by lack of production facilities  Crumbled sets at the Hanoi-based Co Loa Studio. Directors said the critical lack of professional studios is hindering the local film industry’s development. If there is one aspect that clearly underlines the state of underdevelopment of Vietnam’s film industry, it is the state [...]
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August 4, 2011
Vietnamese-American visual artist Le Quang Dinh Vietnamese-American visual artist Le Quang Dinh will be presented with the 2010 Prince Claus Award at the Dutch Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City next week. Â The 43-year-old artist, whose works are informed by the Vietnam War and Cambodia’s experience under the Khmer Rouge, will receive a cash [...]
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March 9, 2011
A trio of modern dancers are struggling to transform a small, old theater in Ho Chi Minh City’s District 5 into a hive of creative energy. This January, more than a hundred people (both foreign and local) attended a series of workshops at Le Thanh theater where professional artists taught courses on installation art, [...]
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March 1, 2011
Denmark will provide US$1.2 million for promoting contemporary Vietnamese art and culture over the next five years, the Danish embassy announced Friday. Â The Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) will support local contemporary art projects, hold competitions for young artists, and facilitate cooperation between Vietnamese and Danish artists. Support for Vietnam’s cultural development [...]
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November 10, 2009
LookAtVietnam – An exhibition introducing Iranian contemporary art through the Aftab group’s paintings has opened for the first time in Viet Nam with the theme of New Art. Making a splash: Waterfall, a mixed media on canvas by Shahla Mahjoubi, is on display at the exhibition.The Aftab Group consists of five female painters led by [...]
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September 6, 2009
Brazilian dancers will perform a contemporary ballet It Could Only Be With You.LookAtVietnam – A contemporary ballet will be performed by Brazilian dancers in Ha Noi next Friday.Co-organised by the Brazilian embassy and the Youth Theatre, It Could Only Be With You is being performed by Quasar Cia de Danca, and pays homage to Brazilian [...]
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August 27, 2009
Le Vu Long’s dance group practices for a Japan-funded contemporary dance performance Vietnam and Japan artists rocked a Hanoi theatre for one night on Thursday with a Japan-funded contemporary dance performance. Choreographer Le Vu Long and five dancers of Vietnam Opera Theatre performed Ke thu va nhung vung dat (Enemy and lands) that was made [...]
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August 16, 2009
Researchers have taken issue with the Institute for Culture and Art’s plan to nominate the ‘hau dong’ trance dances for UNESCO’s recognition as a world cultural heritage. “Hau dong” at the Lanh Giang Temple Festival. Hau dong to be nominated as world intangible heritageHau dong: way to become lucky or burn money?Contemporary art in folk festival: [...]
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August 15, 2009
The Institute for Culture and Art recently proposed compiling records of “hau dong” to submit for UNESCO’s recognition as world cultural heritage, researchers talked about it. “Hau dong” at the Lanh Giang Temple Festival. “Hau dong” to be nominated as world intangible heritageHau dong: way to become lucky or burn money?Contemporary art in folk festival: impressive, [...]
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