December 20, 2011
Outdoor classical music concerts reach out to the man on the street A Luala outdoor Concert on 61 Ly Thai To Street, Hanoi on a Saturday morning is a rare sight in the city, and the artists have gathered a curious crowd that soon swells into more than a hundred people Week 1: 3 [...]
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May 27, 2011
A modern version of Carmen will be performed at the Hanoi Opera House on May 26-27. A new, Vietnamese interpretation of the world renowned opera “Carmen” will be performedon May 26 and 27 at the Hanoi Opera House to celebrate the building’s 100th anniversary. The modern “Carmen” will be performed by more than 150 artists, [...]
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April 17, 2011
Cai luong artists in a hat chau show It’s that time of the year again, when man serenades, and god blesses. During the first three lunar months of the year – from February to April – cai luong (modern folk opera originating in southern Vietnam) artists around the country move to the temples to serenade [...]
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March 25, 2011
 People get crowded at the Seal Opening ritual held last month in the northern province of Nam Dinh For thousands of years, villages all over Vietnam have held cultural festivals, following the Lunar New Year. Many of the festivals are not only unique to Vietnam, but they are also unique to each village. [...]
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March 17, 2011
Lu Huu Thi is one of two sole surviving members of the musical entourage – the Hoa Thanh Band – that served Vietnam’s last king Bao Dai from 1926 until the end of the Vietnamese feudal dynasty in 1945 At 101, Lu Huu Thi is the undisputed doyen of nha nhac cung dinh Hue [...]
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March 10, 2011
Vietnam successfully performed its first human heart transplant, without foreign assistance, in the central province of Thua Thien-Hue on Wednesday (March 2). The five-hour surgery was conducted by Bui Duc Phu, director of Hue Central Hospital, with assistance from nearly 100 hospital staff. The patient, 26-year-old Tran Mau Duc, received the heart from a [...]
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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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January 23, 2010
With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An Thai Village ramp up efforts to protect their sacred art. Xoan singing is performed at holy venus in the communal house which begins with offering incense for gods.LookAtVietnam – With a traditional music style on the verge of extinction, residents in An [...]
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January 10, 2010
Many singers start their careers at nightclubs. For some, singing has become a job to earn a living while some others sees night clubs as “classes” to train themselves and wait for opportunities. Singers of the Van Nghe night club, HCM City.Nguyen T, a composer and singer, performed three days in a row. He was [...]
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December 30, 2009
The professional cheo festival 2009 raised hopes for performers that public awareness about the need to preserve the folk art genre has been improved. Old gold: A scene in the gold medal winning cheo play Linh Khi Hoa Lu, performed at the national professional cheo festival. â File PhotoThe festival, which is held every five [...]
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