Mat Tran Ensemble will perform a multisensory puppet show in the northern province of Ninh Bìih (Photo: mattranensemble.com)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - A series of art and cultural events will take placein big cities from March 5 to 21.
Under a project funded by the EU and the British Council, people in sevencities and provinces such as the northern Ninh Binh, Hai Phong, Da Nang willhave the chance to see and join in performances and activities by young artistsand emerging cultural and creative hubs.
The performances are part of a three-year project to enhance capacity, build anetwork and provide legal and policy assistance for cultural and creative hubsacross Vietnam. It also hopes to contribute to the sustainable development of anetwork of cultural and creative hubs.
This includes continuing support for independent artists and creativepractitioners, nurturing artistic expression and creativity and offering adiverse cultural life for Vietnamese people.
The British Council has worked closely with the Vietnam National Institute forCulture and Arts Studies and six creative hubs to plan for a series of onlineor face-to-face art and cultural events.
Through these six key cultural and creative hubs, it is envisaged that theproject impact will be transmitted to the entire network of cultural andcreative hubs in Vietnam.
These events will offer an opportunity for cultural and creative hubs fromdifferent parts of the country to connect with each other and to work withartists and creative practitioners in designing and organising art and culturalevents.
It will foster network building and capacity improvement for hubs across Vietnam,particularly for new and emerging hubs and those not in large cities.
Twelve event proposals that were selected to form In Progress – a series of artand cultural events which will be made by artists and art troupes such as Van Do,Ha Ninh, Dinh Thi Nhung, Pham Thi
Hoai Anh, Cheo 48h, Bluebird's Net in Hanoi; Mat Tran Ensemble and Old Soul. Theartists will provide a visual or multi-media art exhibition, performing art,film screenings, workshops, street art, book launches, research presentations,interactive performance and more./.
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Quang Duc pottery is known for its wide range of forms, including wine bottles, jars, lime pots, vases, plant pots, incense burners and candle stands. Decorative motifs are equally rich, featuring mythical creatures, pastoral scenes, floral patterns, deer, peacocks, bats and more.
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For the first time, the World DanceSport Federation (WDSF) has granted Vietnam hosting rights for the two championships, including the Asian women’s solo category, which debuts this year as an officially recognised event.
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The event, part of Vietnam’s cultural diplomacy strategy through 2030, was jointly organised by the Vietnamese Embassy in Venezuela and USM’s Faculty of International Relations. It attracted thousands of students from universities across Venezuela.
For the first time, Vietnamese audiences will have the opportunity to experience the ballet masterpiece "Don Quixote" in its original version by renowned choreographer Marius Petipa.
The contest carried deep meaning as it was the first time the life of Vietnamese women abroad had been highlighted as the central theme, said poet and writer Nguyen Quang Thieu, Chairman of the Vietnam Writers’ Association.
The event formed part of Vietnam’s ongoing campaign to seek UNESCO World Heritage status for the complex at the 47th session of the UNESCO World Heritage Committee, scheduled to take place in Paris in July.
Creative cultural festivals are fast emerging as a new catalyst for tourism development in Vietnam, as localities increasingly invest in these vibrant events on a more systematic and larger scale.
This marks the first time Vietnam has hosted a continental-level Muay event which will feature competitions across 28 weight categories in combat and eight performance categories.
Coming to the Vietnamese booth, visitors had the chance to take part in a bamboo dance, a workshop on painting woven bamboo or rattan, or quizzes about Vietnam.
Mat Tran Ensemble will perform a multisensory puppet show in the northern province of Ninh Bìih (Photo: mattranensemble.com) 
