December 7, 2010
Despite international honors and state investment, Vietnam’s traditional performance arts are losing audiences A performance of tuong, a disappearing form of Vietnamese theater, at the Hanoi-based Vietnam Tuong Theater Every day, five times a day, audiences pack the Thang Long Water Puppet Theater at 57B Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District. In 2009, [...]
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November 20, 2010
The artists perform a feast to soldiers after the victory over Yin invaders at Thanh Giong Festival The United Nations Education Scientific Cultural Organization recently recognized one of Vietnam’s oldest festivals as a World Intangible Cultural Heritage. The Giong Festival was among 45 items (in 29 countries) to receive the honorific at a ceremony held [...]
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February 5, 2010
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 [...]
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October 7, 2009
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 traditions for recognition. It’s [...]
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October 5, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The nation’s programme on preserving and developing culture during the 2006-10 period has been successful, particularly in mountainous, The Het Cha festival of the Thai Trang ethnic minority group is among the results of efforts being made to preserve and develop the culture of ethnic minorities.The council has discussed the programme and the [...]
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October 2, 2009
UNESCO has recognized northern Vietnamâs near-extinct traditional ca tru folk singing as a piece of intangible world heritage, a cultural official said after the UN group made the decision Thursday. Four years after its initial application, the chamber music featuring female vocalists has been inscribed on the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organizationâs List [...]
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October 1, 2009
Vietnam’s Quan Ho folk songs were recognised as “Intangible Cultural Heritage” by UNESCO on September 30. UNESCO declared the list of “intangibles” at the 4th session of the Intergovernmental Committee for the Safeguarding of the Intangible Heritage, which took place in Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates (UAE). From Abu Dhabi, Dr. Nguyen Chi Ben, dean of [...]
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September 20, 2009
LookAtVietnam – Traditional musicologist Bui Trong Hien talked about the preparation of documents for Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage applications for submission to UNESCO. LookAtVietnam – Traditional musicologist Bui Trong Hien, of the Vietnam Institute for Culture and Arts Research, has helped prepare documents for Vietnam’s intangible cultural heritage applications for submission to UNESCO. He talks about [...]
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August 23, 2009
LookAtVietnam – The PM asked international consultants to preserve both tangible and intangible values of Hanoi’s Old Quarter while working on the city’s master plan toward 2030. LookAtVietnam – Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked international consultants to focus on preserving both tangible and intangible values of Hanoi’s famed Old Quarter while working on [...]
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August 22, 2009
Prime Minister Nguyen Tan Dung has asked international consultants to focus on preserving both tangible and intangible values of Hanoiâs famed Old Quarter while working on a master plan for the city toward 2030. They should also pay attention to developing linkages between the city and other localities, he said Friday.Dungâs remarks were made at [...]
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