The first record was an impressive 90-minute reenaction of “the Navy manoeuvre under the Nguyen Dynasty” with the participation of 1,200 artists and 70 fighting boats. The performance brought back the heroic memory of our ancestors. Another record was the performance of the “Voyage to Reclaim the Country’s Land” performed on the largest stage ever in front of the Flag Tower (Ky Dai).The other records set were “The Breath of Water”, the first play showcased on a water stage; the biggest paper collage made by one person; a festival street showcasing the most pictures in one street; the display of a thousand kites on Trang Tien Bridge; the most ways of writing the Chinese character Long (Dragon) in hand-written calligraphic letters; and the agency to hold the most traditional Hue royal festival programmes: the Hue Royal Vestige Preservation Center.
(Source: VOV)
The performances are scheduled to take place at the Viet Bac Arts and Culture College in northern Thai Nguyen on June 14, the Hanoi Opera House in Hanoi on June 16 and the August Theatre in Haiphong on June 17.
The programme, staged by thousands of actors, actresses and musicians, was one of the main activities during the Hue Festival 2010 was dedicated to the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi capital city.
The festival, themed “Medicine and Public Health”, covers public health issues such as research on how to prevent cancer, new infectious diseases and ways of preventing high blood pressure and diabetes.
The event, to be held in HCMC's Phu Tho Stadium, is part of a larger programme orgainsed by the Mekong Delta Economic Co-operation-Kien Giang Forum 2010.
The French artists took part in five different kinds of events including exhibitions, installation art, street acts, music and drama.
The opening ceremony, which saw the attendance of Deputy Prime Minister Truong Vinh Trong, included performances by artists from France, Japan, China, the Republic of Korea, Russia and Belgium. With the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the Hue Festival this year, from June 5-13, will have a wide range of large-scale, impressive cultural shows.
The artefacts were made of various materials ranging from ceramics to stone, wood and metals with China household utensils making up a majority.
They include people from the capitals and world cultural heritage sites in countries such as France, Russia, Denmark, China, the Republic of Korea, Japan, India, Thailand, Laos, the US, Mexico, Argentina, and Australia. In addition, there will be art troupes from 27 countries, including Cuba, Haiti, Senegal, Denmark, Norway, Poland, Mexico and Mongolia.
The Vietnam National Administration of Tourism, the Vietnam Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Vietnam Airlines and the tourism departments of HCMC, Hanoi, Danang, Quang Nam and Thua Thien-Hue will join the events.
Hoa, who is also Head of the Organising Board, further said that French performers, who are a regular feature of the Hue Festival, will put on a variety of entertainments including exhibitions, installation art works, street performances and a selection of concerts and displays.
More than 90 movies, including documentaries, feature films and cartoons from 32 domestic and foreign studios have competed in the four-day festival, which is an activity to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
According to organisers, 50 countries have so far registered to participate in the large festival that features not only the cuisine but also the culture of those countries.
The event will feature over 300 stalls, offering products of both domestic and foreign makers, seminars on the theme of gift-giving and a gift exhibition.
According to the province’s relic and landscape management centre, the Goddess Ponagar Festival is the biggest religious festival held from the 21st to 25th day of the third lunar month every year to commemorate the Goddess Thien Y A Na – Holy Mother of the Cham community in the central region.
The festival, jointly held by the Sapa District People’s Committee and the Ham Rong Tourism Joint Stock Company, is part of the Sapa Tourism and Culture Week.
During the four day festival, nearly 50,000 tourists visited Halong Bay, five times over the normal day. On May 1 alone, 16,000 visitors toured around the bay.
During the five-day festival, a range of diverse activities will be held such as displays of brocade and ceramic products, mat weaving, wood carving, calligraphy and folk games. Craftmen will also cast kettledrums by hand and the drums will be played at the 1000th anniversary celebration of Thang Long-Hanoi.