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Art & Entertainment News 18/12
Real-life adventurous Escape Room
Escape Room, a popular real-life adventurous game in
many countries adapted from a computer game of the same name, is now
available at Crescent Mall in HCMC’s District 7, attracting a lot of
participants, especially youth.
There are six categories in the game including jail,
slaughterhouse, bubble house, vampire lair, and burglary at the museum and
crime scene. Participants will have a chance to join different missions and
conquer ordeals in each category.
Within 45 minutes in a locked room, players together with
their partners have to use elements of the room to solve a series of puzzles,
seek clues and escape from the room within a limited time. They must keep a
watchful eye and have a sense of critical thinking. The game aims to
encourage and strengthen teambuilding among members.
Time pressure together with creepy sound and scary images
inside the dark room might make gamers nervous and exciting. The more
difficult the challenge is, the more thrilled players get.
Despite completing or losing the game, players will be
released after 45 minutes and keep the costumes as they wear during the
challenge as giveaways. The photo of the winning team will be posted on the
score board.
Tickets priced at VND285,000 a person can be booked at
vn.escaperoom.international or 08 5413 8341.
New Year's show for 500 disadvantaged children
A performance raising funds for disadvantaged children will be
held at the
Popular singers, clowns and animals from the Youth Theatre,
Viet Nam Circus Federation, Ha Noi Martial Arts Club and Ngoc Trai Viet Club
aim to enchant young audiences with extraordinary performances.
About 500 disadvantaged children will be invited to watch the
show and receive gifts worth about VND200,000.
The show is co-organised by Dong Do Show, Phap Luat va Xa Hoi
(Law & Society) newspaper and Than Chau Ngoc Viet Jewellery Company.
Tickets cost VND100,000-200,000. To order them, call
0966469989 or 0915138818.
Canada Food Festival opens in Hanoi
The Embassy of Canada launched the Canadian Food Festival the
Hemisphere Steak & Seafood Grill restaurant at Sheraton Hanoi Hotel on
December 16.
Taking place from December 16, 2014 to January 15, 2015, the
annual event aims to promote the best Canadian food products to Vietnamese
consumers. Premium products from
Joining the promotion this time are a number of restaurants,
hotels and shops in Hanoi including Don’s Tay Ho, Hai Cang, three of the Sen
buffet restaurants, four restaurants of the Sy Phu hotpot chain and the
Sheraton Hanoi Hotel. They will offer a special discount on the Canadian food
menu items during the month-long Festival. Canadian spirits will also be
available at discounted price at Camus retail stores. 37% discount on
Canadian Ambrosia apples will also be offered at Klever Fruits stores.
“I am happy to launch the 2014 Canadian Food Festival for
He added “Canadian beef is widely acknowledged as being of
premium quality, thanks to grain feeding of barley and corn. The same can be
said of our seafood:
Teachers' art works showcased
More than 60 artworks created by the lecturers of Ha Noi – and
HCM City-based fine arts universities are on display in downtown Ha Noi.
The pieces were categorised under various genres and made use
of different art forms, including paintings, graphics and sculptures.
A sculpture by Nguyen Xuan Thanh of Ha Noi Fine Arts
University displayed at the exhibition.
The exchange exhibition is part of the series of exchange
activities conducted between the two universities, including workshops and
creative camps. It will remain in Ha Noi Fine Arts University, located at 42
Yet Kieu Street, until this Sunday.
A photo collection of the best images from the 2014 Vietnam
Heritage Photo Awards contest has embarked on a tour of the country and is
now on display at the memorial complex for President Ton Duc Thang in Long
Xuyen city, An Giang province.
The contest, the third of its kind, had received 4,402 entries
since its launching in July, including 2,795 single works and 254 collections
of photos from 477 photographers, 138 more than the previous event.
It is part of the activities marking the 10th anniversary of
The event runs from December 16, 2014 to January 26, 2015
inclusive, at which time the tour moves on to the An Giang Museum for an
exhibition on January 28 through March 16 next year.
Quang
The central
The province continues to collaborate with relevant agencies,
international organisations and scientists to study the Cham architecture in
different aspects with a view to restoring the My Son Sanctuary in a
scientific and concerted manner, Nguyen Chin, Vice Chairman of the Quang Nam
People’s Committee said.
Meanwhile in Hoi An ancient town, the province will take
appropriate policies for collective and individual owned relics, including
the provision of timber for the restoration, Chin told the December 16
conference on preserving and promoting the two UNESCO cultural heritage sites
after 15 years getting the world status.
Apart from building special policies on investment and
procedures for its preservation works, the province will continue carrying
out its international programmes to take advantage of investment and
technologies in the effort, he added
Over the past 15 years, the two heritage sites have been
invested 502 billion VND (24 million USD) for preservation works from
different sources.
Earlier, the Prime Minister approved plans on preserving and
promoting values of the My Son Sanctuary and Hoi An ancient town for the
2008-2020 and 2012-2025 periods, respectively.
Ha Nhi people celebrate traditional New Year
The Ha Nhi people in northern mountainous Dien Bien province
celebrate their traditional New Year festival (Tet) on the first dragon day
in December, which fell on December 11 this year.
On the first day of Tet, every Ha Nhi family kills a pig,
which they have raised since the beginning of the year particularly for Tet,
as pork is the must-have offering to ancestors. The liver of the pig will be
examined to see whether the new year is a good or bad for the family.
The head of the family will offer a food tray to the
ancestors, which includes boiled pork, a bowl of rice, a piece of ginger and
three cups of wine.
Known for their hospitality, Ha Nhi people always invite lots
of relatives and friends to their home to enjoy Tet. After sumptuous meals,
every one will flock to the communal space to join dances and singing late
into the night.
The next day, the sound of rice pounding can be heard as early
as five o’clock in the morning as people pound steam sticky rice to make Banh
day (round rice cake), which is essential to the Ha Nhi’s Tet. The first rice
cake will be offered to the ancestors before every one else has their share.
After making the cakes, people visit each other’s house to extend New Year
greetings and wishes, while children keep themselves busy with various
traditional games.
The Ha Nhi is one of a few ethnic groups in
According to the General Department of Statistics, the Ha Nhi
ethnic group in
Film week celebrates
A film week marking the 70th anniversary of the Vietnam
People’s Army will take place across the country from December 22-28.
A scene in Nhung nguoi viet huyen thoai (The legendary makers)
Flms Nhung nguoi viet huyen thoai (The legendary makers) of
Vietnam Feature Film Studio and Duong Den Doc Lap Tu Do (Road to
TheIndependence and Freedom) of Viet Nam National Documentary and Scientific
Film Studio will be screened.
Of these, the Legend Makers directed by Bui Tuan Dung won the
golden lotus prize at the 18th Vietnam Film Festival in 2013.
The film week aims to honor glorious history and combats,
promote patriotism and national pride in building the revolutionary armed
forces and the whole-people defense in the new period.
Theatre artists urged to promote roles in national development
President Truong Tan Sang has urged theatre artists to promote
their tradition and further their roles in the national construction and
development cause.
President Sang made the statement during a December 16 meeting
with artists who were presented titles of People’s Artist, Meritorious
Artists and the Ho Chi Minh and State prizes on the occasion they were in
The State leader stressed artists’ important role in the national
liberation cause in the past and the current national construction and
development.
On behalf of the artists, People’s Artist Le Tien Tho, VTAA
President, reported President Sang about the theatre sector’s achievements
and preparations for the congress.
The artists expressed their sentiments and gratitude to the
Party and State leaders’ care and encouragement for the development of the
theatre sector.
After hearing the artists’ ideas and suggestions, President
Sang affirmed that the Party and State would pay further attention to
training the young generation of theatre artists and promoting special
features of traditional theatre to international friends.
He expressed his belief that with artists’ talents and
artistic passion, the country’s theatre would develop strongly to accompany
the nation in the construction and defence cause.
Festival to honour cultural essence of
The first-ever cultural festival of
The three-day event will draw the participation of eight
provinces, including Lai Chau, Dien Bien, Son La, Lao Cai, Yen Bai, Hoa Binh,
Thanh Hoa and Nghe An.
Typical cultural features of Thai people will be introduced to
visitors during the event, including a show of their traditional costumes;
performances of traditional festivals, rituals and cultural practices;
displays of cultural and tourist products; and folk dances.
In addition, an exhibition showcasing photos, objects, musical
instruments, and ancient books of Thai people will be open to the public on
the occasion.
There is also a display of documents, publications and
pictures on the daily life and traditional craft villages of Thai group.
Visitors will have an opportunity to take part in a wide range
of sporting events, including stick pushing, ‘Con’ (cloth ball) throwing, ‘to
ma le’ (throwing seeds of ‘ma le’ fruit), and crossbow shooting.
The opening of the festival will be broadcast live on December
27 on Vietnam Television Channels 2 and 5 while the closing ceremony will be
aired live on December 28 on Lai Chau provincial Television.
The event is intended to honour cultural essence of Thai
ethnic groups while advertising tourism potential of Lai Chau provinces to
visitors.
Fine Arts Association convenes eighth congress in Hanoi
The eighth national congress of the Vietnam Fine Arts
Association (VFAA) is taking place in
Addressing the congress, Deputy Prime Minister Vu Duc Dam
praised the VFAA’s efforts and achievements and openly stated the shortage of
art works with ideological and artistic values, piracy and the slow
development of applied arts, art criticism and aesthetics orientation.
The Government official expressed his hope that the congress
would devise a plan for the association’s upcoming four-year tenure in the
spirit of promoting artists’ creativeness and responsibilities in order to
develop the country’s fine arts and create a new driving force for a further
effective and inspiring tenure.
Deputy PM Dam asked the Ministry of Culture, Sports and
Tourism (MCST), the Vietnam Confederation of Fine Arts Associations and
authorities to work together to create favourable conditions for the VFAA to
operate effectively in line with the Party resolution on building and
developing Vietnamese culture and people for the country’s sustainable
development.
Numerous important documents of the VFAA are planned to be
approved at the gathering while a new central standing committee and an
inspection committee of the association will be elected.
The VFAA now has 1,780 members of 70 branches nationwide. In
the 2010-2014 tenure, the association organised 86 field trips, 106 composing
camps and 181 exhibitions, including 45 regional arts exhibitions. It
supported 1,311 arts work, presented 455 arts prizes, organised 72 workshops
and seminars and worked with the MCST to organise national and international
exhibitions.
‘Fine art exchange’ exhibition opens
An exhibition, named ‘Fine Arts Exchange’, kicked off at
Vietnam University of Fine Arts at 42 Yet Kieu Street in
The exhibition showcases 65 artworks including paintings,
graphics, and sculptures by teachers and staffs from Vietnam University of
Fine Arts in
The event is part of the co-operation between Vietnam
University of Fine Arts in
The two universities signed a co-operation agreement on
training and research fields on December 27, 2013.
The exhibition, offering teachers and staffs the chance to
share experience, improve knowledge on fine arts and contribute to the
exchange of education, scientific research and art creation, runs until
December 22.
Oil paintings show in Hoi An
Local artist Nguyen Dinh Hien is showcasing 20 of his oil
paintings at
His Tim kiem (search) exhibition has attracted a lot of local
and foreign visitors as it features his best creations about women in
MPK stages final photo display
Photographer Michael Phuoc Khung (MPK) will be putting on his
final photo exhibition at
MPK, whose real name is Nguyen Van Phuoc, has been a famous
local photographer since 1975, with more than 15 exhibitions held at home and
abroad. Some of his works have been included in a curriculum on photography
at
Called “30/30”, the display features MPK’s 30 most outstanding
creations among thousands of his photos taken over the past 30 years.
Photography lovers will have a great opportunity to admire the well-known
pictures in MPK’s collections like Hoa dai, Dalat mo, Mat con trung, Tien
trinh tam thuc, Mua & trang, Nhieu Loc, Mam and Café.
MPK was born and grew up in the Central Highlands city of
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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Thứ Tư, 17 tháng 12, 2014
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