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Art
& Entertainment News 6/8
Looking for
Asian beauties
Much of the world's
advertising is pitched at pretty women, or uses them to draw in viewers and
get higher ratings.
Realising this,
Asian advertising agencies has organised another Miss AdAsia 2014 contest
"to honour beautiful young women from Asian countries".
Candidates aged
18-28 will be selected from photos they send to the organising board.
Already,
contestants from
The final ceremony
will be held on October 4 in Ha Noi. Two well known bands from
The winners qualify
for entry in the Miss First Beauty World 2014 contest organised in
Initiated in
Spirit of
Vietnamese youth on display
An exhibition of
more than 200 photographs and artifacts that reveal the contributions
Vietnamese youth have made to national causes, from the Three Readies
Movement until today's Youth Volunteer Programme, recently opened in downtown
Formed by young
Vietnamese in 1964, during the American War in
Many of them went
to the frontline, while others volunteered to build the logistics network
that supported the Vietnam People's Army during the war.
At the exhibition,
both veterans and volunteers were proud to recount their experience in the
movement.
Pham ChienThang,
64, was a young man when he fought on the frontline. He said he was happy to
see young Vietnamese today following in the footsteps of his generation by
participating in the Youth Volunteer Programme.
Formed in 1999, the
Youth Volunteer Programme plays an active role in many social movements such
as preserving the environment, maintaining traffic order and providing
healthcare for the poor.
Co-organised by
Album pays
tribute to composer
The local pop and
semi-classical singer Duc Tuan has released a special album to commemorate
the first death anniversary of well-known composer Pham Duy.
Titled Requiem, the
album features nine songs including Nhung Gi Se Mang Ve Coi Chet (What to
Bring along to the Other World), Mua Thu Chet (Dead Autumn) and Nang Chieu
Ruc Ro (Splendid Afternoon Sunshine).
The songs are
presented in the requiem genre, a musical composition honouring the dead;
specially the Roman Catholic Mass for the dead, along with other
commemorative pieces of analogous intent.
Veteran composer
Duy, most remembered for his song Tinh Ca (Love Song), died at the age of 92
in
He composed almost
1,000 songs during his 72-year-long career. Duy returned to
The album was
completed with the help of the German Chamber Orchestra and a jazz band from
Produced by
composer and music producer Nguyen Cong Phuong
Folk music
heats up Quang Ngai
A gong and folk
music festival in Son Tay District drew 200 artists from Ho Re, Cor and Ca
Dong ethnic groups in six mountainous districts of the central
They performed folk
music accompanied by traditional instruments including gongs. Organisers gave
the first prizes to musicians from Tra Bong, Ba To and Son Tay districts.
This is the second
time the province has held such a festival.
Hoang Sa,
Truong Sa exhibition opens in Thai Nguyen
An exhibition of
historical evidence proving
On display are 600
documents, books, newspapers, photos, posters, and maps, all declaring
The exhibits
underlined the especially important role of sea and islands in the country’s
socio-economic development, and national security and defence.
Documentary films
on national seas, islands and borders are being screened during the five-day
event, which aims to help promote patriotism, solidarity and sense of
responsibility among people from all walks of life in protecting sea and
island sovereignty.
Festival
showcases cultural essence of Quang Ngai ethnic minorities
More than 200
artisans of ethnic minorities across the central
The event, the
second of its kind in the province, was held on August 3 and 4.
The participating
artisans represented the H’re, Cor and Cadong ethnic groups who live in six
mountainous districts, namely Son Tay, Son Ha, Tra Bong, Tay Tra, Ba To and
Minh Long.
The gong and folk
songs of ethnic minorities in Quang Ngai are facing threat of falling into
oblivion due to impacts from modern life. The organisation of the festival
with meticulously staged performance aims at keeping alive the unique
cultural value of these groups.
The province has a
population of more than 1.2 million with 17 ethnic groups. Among them, Kinh
people account for nearly 89 percent, followed by H’re, Cor and Cadong.-
Young man
captures the smiles of poor children
A young man is
carrying out a project to give 10,000 free photo portraits to children in
poor regions.
Do Van Hung, born
in 1990, graduated from the
Hung travelled to
schools in various mountainous areas such as Meo Vac in Ha Giang Province and
Sin Ho in
According to Hung,
the most difficult task is communicating with shy children. But he usually
finds a way, and now has taken 3,500 photos. The project is expected to be
complete by November. "I'm really moved by the children. I think our
reward is that we are able to enjoy all these beautiful pristine
landscapes," Hung said.
In early July, he
opened his photo exhibit and earned VND9 million (USD428) to continue the
project. The cost of one photo is only VND7,000, however they still have to
cover the travel and accommodation. He said, "For our next trip, we'll
go to the poor fishing villages, urban slums in the cities and social
centres."
Youngsters
to perform traditional art forms at gala event
Popular scenes from
many Cheo (traditional opera) plays will be performed by young Cheo lovers at
a gala held at Kim Ngan temple in
In addition to Cheo
performances, the young artists will bring to stage folk dances, Quan Ho
(love duet singing) and Xam singing (folk songs for blind beggars).
The programme will
feature the voices of well-known guests, including Meritorious Artists; Xuan
Hinh, Thanh Ngoan and Quang Vinh.
The show is set to
kick off at 8 pm at Kim Ngan temple,
The event, under
the direction of Le Tuan Cuong from the Vietnam Cheo Theatre and artist
Khuong Cuong, is the closing ceremony for students of the ‘Discovering Cheo’
training course.
The course is part
of a non-profit project launched in July 1 by the National Cheo Ographics
group under the sponsorship of the Research Centre for Preserving and
Promoting Traditional Music, the Centre for Sustainable Development Studies
and the Twenties organisation.
With an aim to
bring the art of Cheo to the youth of Vietnam, the project has two facets;
‘Discovering Cheo’ - the training course held from July 4 -30, and
‘Experiencing Cheo’- a field trip to Khuoc village, one of the cradles of the
Cheo art form, in Phong Chau commune, Dong Hung district, Thai Binh province.
The project has
attracted the participation of around 30 students from many high schools and
universities in
Miss
VietnamToday 2014 calls for participants
The first Miss
VietnamToday beauty contest hosted by vietnamtoday.net and Viet Beauty Co. is
seeking candidates nationwide from August 15.
The contest aims to
find out the best representatives for contemporary Vietnamese women who are
beautiful, talented and dynamic.
High school
graduates who are aged between 17 and 27 with the height of 1.6m and above
are advised to register at http://misvietnamtoday.vietnamtoday.net/dangky/.
Deadline for
registrations is September 30. Each week there are six girls to be chosen
from their online profiles to enter the semi final where 36 beauties will
compete for 20 spots in the final round set for October 15-18 in HCMC and the
coastal city of
A judging panel
which consists of PhD/psychologist Huynh Van Son, Miss Vietnam Tourism 2008
Phan Thi Ngoc Diem, beauty expert Ma Dao Ngoc Bich, photographer Ly Minh Phu
and journalist Pham Hung Phong will help find the winners through ao dai and
evening gown performances and Q&A.
Miss VietnamToday
2014 will receive a cash prize of VND100 million and a crown, first and
second runner-ups will respectively get VND70 million and VND50 million.
Other extra titles are Miss Talent, Miss Friendly, Miss Ao dai (Vietnamese
long dress), and
San Art Lab
Open Studio opens session 5
San Art Lab Open
Studio will open session 5 on August 9 in which visitors can see the inside
of a working artist’s studio to learn more about the process of the artist’s
thinking and artworks in progress.
It is also a chance
to meet the local art community and get a sense of contemporary art.
In this session,
visitors can see Rudy Atjeh, a wizard who uses a cutter knife to turn out a
myriad of sculptures from paper. Meanwhile, Nguyen Tran
Visitors can also
learn what Pham Dinh Tien thinks about the Malaysian Airlines Flight MH17
tragedy in
Moreover, at 4
p.m., artist Nguyen Manh Hung will give a short talk to share his residency
experience in
‘San Art
Laboratory’ is a studio and residency program initiated and managed by San
Art in HCMC. Situated in separate furnished premises with a communal kitchen
nearby San Art in Binh Thanh District, ‘San Art Laboratory’ aims to provide
three artists with an art studio and living quarters for six months each.
Successful artists will be granted US$1,000 towards production costs and
small living allowances.
The focus of San
Art Laboratory is to share creative ideas via critiques and discussions. Each
participant will be expected to work with a ‘talking partner’ throughout
their residency period, meeting on a regular basis to discuss the progress of
their thinking. ‘Talking partners’ will be negotiated between applicant and
the San Art Laboratory Advisors who will take into consideration the
interests of the applicant. These ‘talking partners’ will be ideally located
in HCMC and could include architects, artists, writers, teachers etc.
Each ‘lab session’
will close with a group exhibition of realized work at San Art.
The San Art Lab
Open Studio is located at
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Thứ Tư, 6 tháng 8, 2014
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