Art & Entertainment News 7/9 Artist sheds light on urban development  An iron sculpture depicting urban development received first prize at the National Young Fine Arts Festival, painter and head of the jury board Le Van Suu announced yesterday at the closing ceremony. The idea for Du An Moi (New Project) occurred to artist Tran Van An when he rode his motorbike through the capital city and saw many newly inaugurated constructions as well as unfinished projects. "These constructions promise to bring people a modern and comfortable life but at the same time, they show the consequences of urbanisation: pollution, green spaces replaced by concrete buildings and traffic jams caused by half-done construction," the artist from the northern Held at the Vet Nam University of Fine Arts, the festival featured 112 artworks created by 100 young artists from 19 provinces and cities. Launched for the first time in 2007, the triennial festival aims to find young artists and develop the country's fine arts scene, helping artists integrate with the global contemporary art world. "It's a big event for young artists," said Suu. "It's a chance for them to express their talent as well as concerns about life." This year, the organising board received 762 entries from artists aged 18-35. Many of them revealed concerns about society, depicting lifestyle changes caused by modernisation and industrial development. The painter also pointed to the young artists' efforts to discover new subjects and materials. Although paintings still dominated the exhibition space, this year's festival saw the introduction of video art and multimedia installations. HCMC to open “Our Common Home” festival Seventeen countries have registered to attend the second “ The festival will include an exhibition on external activities of Additionally, art performances and a food stall are planned to introduce the culture of Deputy Director of HCMC’s Department of External Affairs Le Quang Long said this year, foreign consulate generals will take part in many events of the festival such as art performances and folk games. Ok-Om-Bok festival named national intangible heritage The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has announced the recognition of the Ok-Om-Bok festival as the 4th national intangible cultural heritage of southern Tra Vinh province. Ok-Om-Bok, a moon worshipping ritual performed by the Khmer ethnic group, is one of the three main festivals they celebrate every year. The Khmer believe the moon is a God who controls the weather and crops throughout the year. The festival takes place at full moon in the 10 th lunar month. On this occasion, the local residents provide offerings to show their gratitude for the God for giving them good weather conditions and fruitful harvests. Each village organises their own festival in the courtyards of their local pagodas, while the large provincial festival is held at Ba Om pond cultural relic site. The festival features a number of entertainment opportunities, including art performances, traditional sports challenges and folk games. Tra Vinh is currently home to 320,000 ethnic Khmer, accounting for 32% of the province’s total population. During the moon worshipping festival, Ba Om pond cultural relic site attracts thousands of local inhabitants and tourists. Canon PhotoMarathon to launch in Vietnam  Thousands of photographers in The event is set to take place in On the day of the contest, each participant will be given three separate themes at different times to base their photographs on. They are then to have three hours to complete each thematic work and must return to the contest location with their pictures, and upload them onto the server before getting their next assignment. More than US$150,000 worth of Canon products is to be awarded the winners.The grand prize includes a Photo Clinic trip to Japan with other winners from Singapore, Malaysia, Indonesia, India, Cambodia and Thailand, a camera Canon EOS 6D body and a photo printer Pixma MG7170. Photographers in Canadian painter’s heart for Vietnam Ambassador Dung expressed his appreciation and utmost respect for the artwork signifying the artist's love for Uncle Ho as well as for Vietnamese land and people, saying that the precious gift is of great significance for For his part, Jean-Mauriece Gelinas said during his one-month trip to Upon learning of the friendship between Uncle Ho and renowned cubism painter Pablo Picasso, Gelinas was very excited and decided to draw a portrait of Uncle Ho based on the "the Joy of Life" (Joie de Vivre) made by this Spanish artist. The portrait expresses his appreciation for President Ho Chi Minh and his joy and sentiment towards the Vietnamese land and people. Artists Gelinas said President HCM is a world cultural celebrity, a great leader for Vietnamese people and that is what he wanted to show in the portrait. Gelinas who lives in the city of Decorative arts seminar opens in France A seminar exploring the history of Vietnamese decorative arts opened at the Guimet Museum of Asian Art in Among the topics under discussion at the three-day seminar are the question of authenticity, the invisibility of the curator, and the notion of a period of style with a concentration on the visual arts of painting, sculpture, lacquer, ceramics, fashion design and archaeology. At the opening ceremony, Ambassador to France Duong Chi Dung expressed his pride in knowing Vietnamese arts are being introduced and showcased at such prominent cultural places as the French National Institute of Art History (INHA), Dung made special mention that this is the first time Vietnamese arts have been discussed comprehensively at a sophisticated seminar. It provided an opportune occasion for researchers to talk about the unique aspects of Vietnamese art, its connection to the social history of its people and measures to preserve and promote its value. French Institute President Xavier Darcos, who is in charge of cultural exchange between Moon worship festival gets national cultural heritage tag The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism has added the Ok Om Bok (moon worship to wish for a prosperous harvest) festival to the national intangible cultural heritage list. The annual traditional festival, celebrated by the Khmer group in the southern The local people hope that the balloons would fly high and reach the moon to tell the moon god to help them realise their dreams. Prior to this, a boat-racing event is often organised in the local river, where the people compete in teams to show their solidarity. The province's My Long sea worship festival, the local art of don ca tai tu (southern folk music) and Cham Rieng-Cha Pay (the art of singing and playing Cha Pay, a two-stringed instrument) of the Khmer group are already on the national cultural heritage list. Contest challenges students to make films about their dreams A short film-making contest for Vietnamese children organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Japanese Embassy will kick off this Saturday at the National Cinema Centre, Under the theme My Dreams, junior and high school students will make three-minute films conveying their thoughts and aspirations in life. Each group will be made up of three students, and the top three groups will be invited to the Asian International Children's Film Festival to be held in Southern museum displays old ceramic objects Over 600 ceramic objects made in the old southern style dating back to the end of 19th century are on display at the provincial museum in the southern The objects include various ceramic genres such as Cay Mai, Old Sai Gon, Lai Thieu and Bien Hoa. Cay Mai ceramics are dedicated to Buddhism, while Sai Gon and Lai Thieu cover daily utensils glazed in blue and decorated with vivid decorative patterns of trees, flowers and animals. Bien Hoa ceramics have a more colourful glaze. Products of this genre were awarded gold medals at international fairs in The exhibition will run until October 29. Mid-Autumn Festival highlights coastal cultures Children will be able to explore the cultures of Visitors will have the chance to talk to fishermen from Ly Son island district in the central province Quang Ngai to learn more about their daily lives and traditional festivals, such as the annual “Le khao le the linh Hoang Sa” (Feast and Commemoration Festival for Hoang Sa Soldiers). The ritual pays tribute to the men enlisted in the fleet patrolling the Hoang Sa (Paracel) and Truong Sa (Spratly) archipelagos to extract natural resources and defend the sovereignty of Artists from the northern port city of In addition, a range of activities and folk games will be on offer, particularly for young visitors, such as treasure hunts, “o an quan” (Mandarin Square Capturing) and the opportunity to savour Quang Ngai’s cuisine. Other popular activities will include making “com” (young glutinous rice) and “banh deo” (sticky rice cake), a cake typical for the Full Moon festival, and crafting “to he” (toy figurines). The activities aim to increase the young generation’s awareness of the importance of preserving and promoting the value of culture and traditional crafts. Established in 1997, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has served as a research centre and public museum with the mission to collect, document, preserve and exhibit the cultural heritages of The museum preserves over 29,000 exhibits, including approximately 25,000 objects on The HCMC Women’s Cultural House will hand over 300 lanterns to children at The event will include a series of exciting activities, such as folk and sports games, circus, a buffet of cakes, music performance and more. The Middle-Autumn festival 2014 will be held in Ho Chi Minh City Children’s House with feisty and colorful events on September 6-7. Numerous activities that will bring many happinesses as spiritual values to poor children in Can Gio District will be organized on September 8. Idecaf Theater's renowned children's play series Ngay Xu Ngay Xua (Once Upon a Time) will showcase its piece, titled “ The Ho Chi Minh City Stage Association held a celebration to mark its traditional day (the 11th day of the eighth lunar month) at the traditional theater house at The annual celebration aims to meet artists in the city for paying tribute to the theatre’s ancestors who laid the foundation for the national art forms and contributed to their development through the years. A series of cultural activities celebrating the event was organized in the HCM City Youth’s Cultural House, such as cai luong performance, Vietnamese tea and calligraphy exhibitions, kylin and dragon dance and others. Special performances to commemorate anniversary of the ancestor of cai luong and stage was held at the Hung Dao Theater and in Nhac Xanh music club on the same day. State-owned and private theaters throughout the city are planning to celebrate the traditional day on September 5. Programme creates venue to entertain children on Mid-autumn Festival A programme kicked off on September 5 at the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA), Speaking at the launch, Deputy Director of the Centre, Nguyen Thi Minh Khai said that the four-day event created a venue to meet the demand of entertainment for children on the Mid-autumn festival. Through displays and folk games organised during the event, children can learn more about the longstanding national cultural tradition that has been passed down through generations, she said. The opening saw songs, dances and plays performed by artists and comedians from the Youth Theatre. The artists also interacted with children through short and easy questions on the Mid-autumn Festival. An exhibition highlighting the study tradition of Vietnamese people also opened on the occasion. Using traditional materials of papers, bamboo and glazed paper, the exhibition displays installation of the character ‘ong nghe’ (doctor), which was the highest academic title in The display conveys a message on the importance of study to children in the context where they have just entered a new school year. A mini water puppetry stage was also set up at the centre to delight young audiences with performances on a traffic safety topic. Children are also free to develop their creativity and imagination through drawings and playing folk games during the afternoon of September 6. In addition, they can take part in folk games such as tug of war and jumping, and bit mat dap nieu, in which participants are blindfolded and have to try to smash a clay pot. A colourful lantern procession scheduled at 7:30 pm the day after is expected to attract 400 participants, who will start at the centre and go along Hoa Lu, Le Dai Hanh, Ba Trieu, Dai Co Viet and Hoa Lu streets. The procession will be accompanied with lion dances and martial arts performances. Artists from the Youth Theatre will bring lots of laughter and fun for young audiences at an arts programme held at 7:30 pm on the full-moon day, which falls on September 8. Local businesses also offered visitors with many products such as books, cloths, moon cakes, and toys at good prices. Phuong Nam theater presents the Full-Moon Festival On the occasion of Tet Trung Thu, or Full-Moon Festival, Phuong Nam Theater will organize a new show called Le Hoi Trang Ram (The Full-Moon Festival). The program will be held at the The program includes selections of circus such as animal circus and illusion magic performances that are compiled based on the usual theme of “Uncle Cuoi – Sister Hang Nga” (The two fairy-tale characters who live on the Moon), bringing a jubilant festivity atmosphere. During the program, children will have a chance to attend a meet and greet with the happy Cuoi, the beautiful Hang Nga, their herd of cute Tho Ngoc rabbit, and funny clowns. More special, a new performance called Ngoc Ky Lan ac chien Xa Tinh (Unicorn fighting Snake monster) will be performed by Thanh Nghia Duong dragon dance group. A Bazaar in 3A Station Bazaar is a new concept for Weekend Market, which will be held this weekend on September 6-7, from 9 a.m. to 9 p.m. The bazaar will be showcasing locally sourced & hand-made products with an emphasis on quality and value for money. The first 3A Station Bazaar was run in August, featuring more than 40 booths with a wide variety of products. Following this success, it is now back for September, promising more interesting goods. 3A Station Bazaar is also operated to support local charity activities. Saigon Children’s charity, which was founded in 1992 to help disadvantaged Vietnamese Children, will be participating with a booth in the event. Their vision is to provide the local and expat communities with a unique shopping experience. Hence, the event is fun for both individuals, and family as there will be food on offer, together with entertainment and street performances. Moreover, 3A Station Bazaar will offer two 30-minute Happy Time Sales, one in the morning and one in the afternoon where all products will be discounted 10%. 3A Station Bazaar is located at 3A The Prince Cinema viewers are about to see the star of Die Hard, Bruce Willis again, together with Jason Patric (acted in My Sister’s Keeper) and Korean star Bi Rain in the newest action movie called “The Prince”. The movie tells a story of Paul Brennan (starring Patric), who was once a dangerous criminal in Besides Patric and Willis, the movie also grabs people’s attention as the casts include Jessica Lowndes (90210), Rain (Ninja Assassin), Johnathon Schaech (The Legend of Hercules), John Cusack (2012), Gia Mantegna (The Frozen Ground) and Curtis “50 Cent” Jackson (Escape Plan). The Prince is now on show in Source: VNS/VOV/ND/SGT/SGGP |
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