Posts Tagged ‘ Theatre ’

Bolshoi Theatre reopens after 6-year restoration 

October 28, 2011
Bolshoi Theatre reopens after 6-year restoration 

  The Bolshoi Theatre’s restored auditorium is seen during a media tour in October. Russia’s Bolshoi Theatre reopened Friday after a six-year closure for a massive restoration of its historic building that was delayed by several years and four times over budget. Russian President Dmitry Medvedev told the audience that the Bolshoi was a "national [...]

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Three art troupes from Wallonie-Bruxelles to perform at Hue Festival

January 30, 2010
Three art troupes from Wallonie-Bruxelles to perform at Hue Festival

A performance by Tof Theatre’s puppeteers.LookAtVietnam – Three art troupes from Belgium will take part in the Hue Festival 2010 which will b held from June 5 to 13, according to the Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation to Vietnam.They include the puppetry troupe from Tof Theatre, the Baladeux Circus and a Vietnamese Belgian comedy artist.Tof Theatre, the contemporary [...]

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City theater troupes busy rehearsing for Tet

January 6, 2010
City theater troupes busy rehearsing for Tet

  In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New Year) holidays, Ho Chi Minh City theater troupes are preparing for a host of captivating productions. Renowned overseas Vietnamese actress Kieu Oanh (L) will perform for HCMC audiences during the upcoming Tet holidays in February (Photo: SGGP)LookAtVietnam -  In preparation for the upcoming Tet (Lunar New [...]

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Curtain raised on folk art genre

December 30, 2009
Curtain raised on folk art genre

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. — File PhotoThe festival, which is held every five [...]

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Classic drama to go on puppet stage

December 5, 2009
Classic drama to go on puppet stage

Based on the classic drama “Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam”, director of the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Nguyen Hoang Tuan, has produced a puppet performance entitled Nang Hen. A secene from Nang Hen.VietNamNet Bridge – Based on the classic drama Ngheu, So, Oc, Hen (Mussel, Oyster, Snail and Clam), director of the Thang Long [...]

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Stereoman provokes thought at Mekong Art Festival

December 3, 2009
Stereoman provokes thought at Mekong Art Festival

A play about gay men, people living with HIV and AIDS and men who suffer sexual abuse acted by Tuoi Tre Theatre was warmly welcomed at the Mekong Art and Media Festival.  The festival was first enjoyed in 2005 by the Philippine Educational Theatre Association (PETA) and the Center for Community Health Research and Development [...]

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Tuan salutes Broadway

November 25, 2009
Tuan salutes Broadway

LookAtVietnam – Broadway showtunes will be prominent in the first-ever liveshow of pop singer Duc Tuan on Sunday night in HCM City. Light entertainment: Singer Duc Tuan will perform songs from Broadway theatrical performances in his first-ever show on Sunday.In the show at the Municipal Theatre, Tuan will perform 11 songs from his latest album [...]

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HCM City short of concert halls

November 14, 2009
HCM City short of concert halls

If you’re a musician playing in a HCM City concert hall -  make sure you bring your own seat and pray it doesn’t rain.   When will HCM City have such a concert hall? HCM City, with over six million people, has only two small concert halls, which both fail to meet standards. Recently, HCM City audience [...]

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27 dramas for National Cai Luong Festival

November 14, 2009
27 dramas for National Cai Luong Festival

The National Cai Luong Festival 2009 will open on November 17 at the Tran Hung Dao Theatre, 136 Tran Hung Dao, District 1, HCM City.  Twenty-four cai luong drama troupes, including 7 from the north and 17 from the south, will take part in the event, performing 27 dramas. These are the works developed between [...]

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Do Vietnam’s youth need or want traditional arts?

November 13, 2009
Do Vietnam’s youth need or want traditional arts?

Young people in Vietnam are spending their free time playing online games, writing blogs, socialising and shopping – is it a problem that they seem to have no time for traditional arts?    Cheo or rock? Le Thi Ngoc Mai, a final-year student of the Hanoi Foreign Trade University, admits she has never gone to theatre [...]

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Vietnam, Cuba foreign ministries to bolster ties

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Vietnam’s top diplomat has affirmed that the Foreign Ministry will closely cooperate with its Cuban counterpart to implement the agreements reached by the two...