A gala night promoting Vietnam’s vibrant traditional customs and culturewas featured at the Palast Festungsgraben Theatre in Berlin, Germany onJuly 2, attracting a flock of international friends and representativesof diplomatic delegations.
Speaking at the event, VietnameseMinister Counsellor to Germany Pham Viet Chien highlighted that cultureserved as a bridge between the two nations and promoted exchange,integration and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Germany.
He added that preserving national identity and embracing culturaldiversity during the global integration process was a key element of thebilateral cultural exchange.
The programme kicked off with aperformance by young pianist Ngoc Vu, a German-Vietnamese artist who haswon a number of awards in Germany and other European countries for hisperformance of Schumann and Chopin words.
Meanwhile, designer LanHuong’s Ao Dai collection, showcasing Vietnamese brocade fabrics,turned heads at the Ao Dai fashion show. Designer Diego Cortizas,founder of Chula fashion, also presented his pieces to the guests.
Thehighlight of the programme was the performance of the string quartetBESA (Berlin-Saigon), who played “a little night music” by Mozart andVietnamese folk song “Beo dat may troi”.
Trio Lao Xao, who wereawarded the Creole Mitteldeutschland international prize, captivated theaudience with the Bac Ninh love duet “Cuon theo lan gio” and amonochord performance.
The art performances contributed topopularising Vietnamese culture around the world and made the eventcelebrating the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic tiesall the more memorable.-VNA
Speaking at the event, VietnameseMinister Counsellor to Germany Pham Viet Chien highlighted that cultureserved as a bridge between the two nations and promoted exchange,integration and mutual understanding between Vietnam and Germany.
He added that preserving national identity and embracing culturaldiversity during the global integration process was a key element of thebilateral cultural exchange.
The programme kicked off with aperformance by young pianist Ngoc Vu, a German-Vietnamese artist who haswon a number of awards in Germany and other European countries for hisperformance of Schumann and Chopin words.
Meanwhile, designer LanHuong’s Ao Dai collection, showcasing Vietnamese brocade fabrics,turned heads at the Ao Dai fashion show. Designer Diego Cortizas,founder of Chula fashion, also presented his pieces to the guests.
Thehighlight of the programme was the performance of the string quartetBESA (Berlin-Saigon), who played “a little night music” by Mozart andVietnamese folk song “Beo dat may troi”.
Trio Lao Xao, who wereawarded the Creole Mitteldeutschland international prize, captivated theaudience with the Bac Ninh love duet “Cuon theo lan gio” and amonochord performance.
The art performances contributed topopularising Vietnamese culture around the world and made the eventcelebrating the 40th anniversary of Vietnam-Germany diplomatic tiesall the more memorable.-VNA
