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Art & Entertainment News 8/1
Local rock music gaining popularity
As many as 20,000 rock music lovers took part in RockStorm7
night concert which was held in HCMC on December 27. This was seen as a
highlight in the local music industry, manifesting the vigorous sprit of rock
music.
RockStorm7 undoubtedly created an unforgettable music feast
among rock enthusiasts with the participation of six bands playing different
styles of rock including Stevans from
There are currently more than 10 leading rock bands in
Perhaps due to the fact that this type of music is too strong
and overwhelming for a majority of people, rock music is only available at
bars, clubs and a few music festivals without much attention from the media.
Therefore, the possible way to connect rock music and its lovers is by means
of album launch and promotion on digital platforms.
However, issuing albums is also seen as a challenge for bands
because it does require high creativity to make only one song. In addition,
not many rock bands can actually earn much money from concerts and shows. As
a result, they often run into financial difficulties whenever issuing albums.
Some popular old rock hits are Tim lai by Microwave, Cao
nguyen da by Ngu Cung and Rock xuyen man dem by Buc Tuong. Not a single album
has been released by any rock band for the past three or four years. That Buc
Tuong launched Dat Viet album in the middle of last year rocked the local
music industry.
Singer Dinh Tuan Khanh of Microwave says rock music is not as
popular as other genres, putting rock singers in a disadvantageous position.
Although they are more hard-working and spend big on musical instruments,
their incomes are lower than those of pop singers.
Regarding RockStorm, each season attracts hundreds of
thousands of spectators at the stadium and millions of viewers on the web.
When their favorite songs turn up, the whole stadium bursts into joy and
excitement.
Despite any genre, music in general is the universal language.
Even though rock is not popular, it still has fans.
Remnants of palace found in Thai Binh
Based on recent discoveries unearthed at an excavation at the
Tran Temple and Ngoi Mausoleum in Hong Minh Commune in the northern province
of Thai Binh, archaeologists have come to the conclusion the site was a part
of a former royal palace dating back to 13-14th centuries.
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Six holes have been dug at the site, and archaeologists have
found various artifacts and decorative patterns dating nearly 800 years.
According to Dai Viet Su Ky Toan Thu (The Complete Annals of
Dai Viet) by historian Ngo Si Lien, the palace was home to Queen Kham Tu Bao
Thanh, the wife of King Tran Nhan Tong and mother of King Tran Anh Tong, who
died there on September 13, 1293.
The palace was also used by King Tran Hien Tong.
Although it is believed to have been an important royal
residence, the palace's correct location, appearance and size has remained a
mystery until now.
According to researcher Bui Minh Tri, director of the Centre
for Researching Royal Citadels, the findings are an important breakthrough to
definethe correct location of the palace.
Vietnamese symphonic poem to be performed
The symphonic poem Dien Bien Phu by composer Tran Manh Hung
will be performed at the 16th International Festival de Musica nas Montanhas
in
Tran Vuong Thach, the HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and
Opera's conductor and director, will work with
"Consisting of folk tunes from the northern mountainous
region, this symphony clearly presents the colours of Vietnamese music,"
Thach said, explaining why he chose Hung's piece.
Thach said he hopes Dien Bien Phu will teach audiences
something about
The Festival de Musica nas Montanhas – one of the biggest
classical music events in
Exhibition displays experimental art
A set of works in a wide range of media by artists eL, Vo Tran
Chau, Dino Trung and Ta Bach Duong will be displayed at the exhibition Black
Fog from tomorrow at Nha San Collective.
Black Fog is inspired by a same titled poem by eL, whose real
name is Phuong Lan. The poem is a compression of memories and obsessions from
childhood until today: "For me it's [fog] like a glass layer which
refracts all existence, distances and isolates everything. It surrounds and
conceals many truths under cover of darkness, a chronic, suffocating and
dead-end nightmare."
eL shared her point of view with her artist friends, who then
gave their different perspectives through art works including installation
Khe Khang Thoi, Dung De Chung Dap Canh (Be Gentle, Don't Let Them Flap Away)
by Vo Tran Chau, 17-minute experimental video Black Mist by Dino Trung, and
installation Nhung Chiec Lo Cam Xuc (Jars of Emotions) by Ta Bach Duong.
At the opening at 6pm, eL will recite her poem supported by
electronic musicians Luong Hue Trinh and Nguyen Manh Hung.
Black Fog will run until February 1 at Nha San Collective,
Live folk-rock on Saturday with Soundsylvania
The touring
Soundsylvania consists of Shane Palko and Evan Stout, both
from
Tickets cost VND100,000 at the door. The Hanoi Social Club is
at
FVH to host tour of Ha Noi architecture
Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a city walk to learn
about the evolution of colonial style architecture on Saturday.
The English-speaking tour will start at 9am from the Ly Thai
To Park next to the old post office – the heart of the French colony during
the start of the 20th century. From there the group will walk towards the
Opera House and down towards the
Following the wide, tree-lined boulevards of Ly Thuong Kiet
and Tran Hung Dao, walkers will trace the evolution of French colonial style
architecture from the turn of the century to the end of the French era in the
1940's.
Cost: VND70,000. Limit: 20 people. To register contact Katie
Jacobs at: katielaurenjacobs@gmail.com.
New Year's flea market to open in District 2
The Saigon Urban Flea Market in collaboration with Saigon
Outcast bar will organise a New Year's flea market on Sunday.
The event will include secondhand, vintage and retro clothing,
collectibles and antiques. There will be a selection of jewelry, art and
crafts by local artisans and designers.
The open-air market will be open from 9am to 5pm at
Classical orchestra concert celebrates New Year
The HCM City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) will
host a New Year Gala Concert at the city's Opera House on Saturday.
The concert will include classical music by Chopin, Offenbach
and Strauss.
The HBSO symphony orchestra will perform under the baton of
conductor Le Phi Phi.
The show will begin at 8pm at
VN legendary myths featured at Cargo Bar
A series of concerts called Standpoint Theories featuring
Vietnamese legendary myths will begin at the Cargo Bar tomorrow.
The myths include those about Au Co, mother of
The stories will be told with music, dance and lights
performed by singer and musician Le Cat Trong Ly and illustrator Hong Trung
of
Artists from the
The show will begin at 8.30pm on January 9, 10 and 11, and one
show at 2.30pm on January 11. Cargo Bar is at
HBSO to kick off Johann Strauss's concert
The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera
(HBSO) will kick off a special concert at Ho Chi Minh City Opera House on
January 10.
The show will introduce some of Johann Strauss's most famous
works. He was widely considered as a king of waltzes and patriotic marches
such as Blue Danube Waltz, Voices of Spring Waltz.
In addition, Johann Strauss II also wrote symphonies lyrics
with funny melodies such as Pizzicato polka, Tritsch-Tratsch-Polka, Radetzky
March, Egyptian March.
Singers like Vo Thuy Ngoc Tuyen, Pham Khanh Ngoc, Pham Duyen
Huyen and Nguyen Thi Thanh Huyen will perform at the concert.
Clap
A film festival ‘Clap Hanoi’ intended for new talents in
cinema, television and on the internet will be held for the first time at the
L'Espace French Cultural Centre in
At a press conference in
According to Attaché Loïc Wong, the event aims to promote French
culture and cinema in
The festival will screen over 30 films from both
“We chose films based on their artistic value, but also on the
way they were produced and fabricated”, Attaché Loïc Wong shared.
Frist episode of “Les Revenants” (The Returned), a French
supernatural drama television series created by Fabrice Gobert, will open the
festival at 8 pm on January 17 with Vietnamese and English subtitles.
Cinema lovers will have a chance to enjoy not only cinema
works, such as Bref; Pep’s; C’est Mon Histoire (My History); Ngay Dau Tien
Cua Mua Thu (The First Day of Autumn); Hai Chu Chau (Uncle and Son) and Dap
Canh Giua Khong Trung (Flapping in The Middle of Nowhere), but also the best
videos on the internet, including Rap New+, Pho and Studio Bagel.
Audiences will also have an opportunity to meet with French
and Vietnamese professional media programme producers such as Olivier Stroh,
Stéphane Bouillaud, Catou Lairet, and Lorenzo Benedetti, who will share their
experience and give their advice on the evolution of the media and
entertainment industry.
Attaché Loïc Wong expressed his hope that the talks will
create a platform to promote professional and artistic discussions aiming to
inspire young budding artists and provide them with key tips to success.
SCTV plans seven new programs this year
Saigontourist Cable TV (SCTV) on January 6 announced its seven
new programs for viewers this year.
There are two different comedy programs at 8:30 p.m. and 9:30
p.m. daily, featuring first-time pieces on TV played by local artists. Each
comedy act is an angle about life with full of joy and meaningful lessons.
SCTV14, a channel for Vietnamese movies, will maintain its
three time frames at 6:45 p.m., 7:45 p.m. and 8:45 p.m. for psychological
films. Action movies will show at 9:45 p.m. daily.
Sports lovers have a chance to see some leading football
tournaments, including La Liga, Serie A, EPL, Bundesliga and Ligue 1, at
weekends. Especially, from 2015 viewers can watch games of Copa
The cable TV provider will continue its exclusive showing of
ATP and WTA tennis tournaments while WWE and CSI wrestling games will be
broadcast on SCTV15.
SCTV9 will show 700 episodes of
From early this year SCTV16 will become the 24-hour foreign
film channel. It will broadcast
A highlight will be the video on demand (VOD) service which
requires viewers to have the Hybrid box SCTV. It provides a thousand of
comedy acts and tens of thousands of high-quality film episodes, sports games
and local programs like cai luong (southern opera). Furthermore, audiences
can watch 150 local and foreign channels by the SCTV-VOD device.
Tran Van Uy, general director of SCTV, said in a statement
that the company expects to expand its cable network nationwide by 2020 with
four million subscribers.
SCTV was established on August 27, 1992 by Vietnam Television
(VTV) and Saigontourist.
Source: VNN/VNA/VNS/VOV/SGT/SGGP/ND
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