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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October 23, 2011
A classic comedy sets the stage for realizing theatrical dreams for a couple of expats A scene in the dress rehearsal of ‘The Importance of Being Earnest.’ Critics said that Vietnamese up-and-coming Lan Phuong (in red) has fulfilled her role with good acting and English-speaking skills. “When one is in town one amuses oneself. [...]
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September 20, 2011
Foreign serials will win popularity stakes if local filmmakers try to ape them instead of making original, realistic ones A scene in teen serial Nhung thien than ao trang (The white angels). The series failed to connect with audiences because of its bookish characters and dialogues Kim Minh, a 21-year-old linguistics student at Van [...]
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September 11, 2011
First-time director Siu Pham is betting that everyday moviegoers will relate to the authenticity and realism of her new art-house film Siu Pham said she just pursues her own path, no matter how hard it will be or how great the risk of failure is and she is also not like local young filmmakers [...]
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August 30, 2011
 A scene in ‘Story of the shoes,’ a series of vignettes that told the real-life stories of the dancers involved Linh Nga and Thuy Chi, possibly the two best Vietnamese dancers of their generation, each spent over ten years training in China before becoming the renowned artists and choreographers they are today. Both [...]
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June 11, 2011
Author, playwright and director plays all the roles in her plays Nguyen Thi Minh Ngoc, a well-known writer, director, playwright and actress, in an act at the University of Phan Thiet, the central province of Binh Thuan last month. Ngoc held a mini-tour of her monodramas around three universities. Last month, Nguyen Thi Minh [...]
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May 7, 2011
A 3D painting along Hoa Lo Street in Hanoi Modern 3D and contemporary paintings along Hoa Lo Street have made pedestrians stop in their tracks to appreciate the works of eight local and foreign artists. Prefab 77, a Newcastle-based artists collective, had made a big impression on the UK street art scene. They brought the [...]
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April 16, 2011
A dress designed by Linda Mai Phung at the fashion show The Collective, a group of designers working in Asia, organized a fashion show to introduce its new collection at the Traders restaurant and bar in District 1, Ho Chi Minh City. Â Featuring collections from eight designers, mostly French nationals living in HCMC, the [...]
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April 16, 2011
Under a beautiful night sky, the legendary Bob Dylan performed to a sparse audience on the RMIT campus in Ho Chi Minh City. With tickets selling for more than the average monthly wages in Vietnam, the audience in attendance appeared little different from what one would find at a Dylan show in Malibu, California. [...]
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April 11, 2011
Young director finds meaning in confronting social prejudices, says no need to delay getting rid of them  A scene in a play of Dung doi den ngay mai (Don’t wait until tomorrow) project. HIV-infected actor Bui Tran Hoang (R) was not only chosen for his acting skills but also for his knowledge of [...]
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