Many folk toys were introduced at the Imperial Citadel of Thang Long relic site from September 6 to celebrate the traditional Mid-Autumn Festival which falls on September 13.
Vice President Dang Thi Ngoc Thinh hosted a reception in Hanoi on November 26 for a troupe of domestic and foreign artists attending the third Asia-Europe New Music Festival.
Young musicians and producers are driving the music industry, but many artists said their work, while popular, lacks gravitas and is too focused on love themes.
Several international performing art troupes will present their performances in Hanoi capital city in early May, according to the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism.
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of the southern An Giang province on October 8 opened a class to teach Khmer youths to play Ch’pay, a two-string musical instrument.
Lovers of “Hat Xam” (blind buskers’ singing) will have a chance to
savour a spectacular art performance of the traditional music genre “
at the Hanoi Opera House on January 20.
As a world cultural heritage site, Hoi An ancient town in the central
province of Quang Nam is seeking to promote tourism in a sustainable
manner for the benefit of the community.
Instead of spending months travelling far and wide to learn about the
cultural identities of Vietnam’s diverse ethnic groups, tourists only
need spend two hours at the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology in Hanoi.
Established in Hanoi in 1997, the Vietnam Museum of
Ethnology has served as a research centre and a public museum with a
mission to collect, document, preserve and exhibit the cultural heritage
of Vietnam ’s 54 ethnic groups.
Vietnamese guitarist Tran Tuan An has been bestowed the most outstanding
student at the 39th annual ceremony to honour Student Laureates of the
Lincoln Academy of Illinois.
Researchers and artists of traditional folk music presented suggestions
to preserve and promote bai choi singing at a workshop held recently in
the central province of Binh Dinh , the cradle of the singing.
A ten strong musical ensemble from Venezuela will perform in Hanoi
and Hai Phong City as part of “Venezuelan Cultural Week in
Vietnam ” from April 11-16.
The “Vietnamese Days in India" was opened in the Indian capital city of New
Delhi on the evening of Feb. 25 in the presence of Vietnamese NA Chairman Nguyen Phu Trong.