Sep
28
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“Mui co chay” to compete at 85th Oscars
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(CPV) – The movie “Mui Co Chay” (The Scent of Burnt Grass) by director Nguyen Huu Muoi and scriptwriter Hoang Nhuan Cam has been nominated for the 85th Academy Awards in the category Best Foreign Language Film.
The film “Mui co chay” was filmed in late 2010, beating 19 others to compete at the 85th Oscars. The film tells a story of four students at Hanoi National University, namely Hoang, Thanh, Thang and Long, who joined the army during the resistance war against US aggression in 1971.
They were trained very fast and then sent to the Quang Tri ancient citadel battlefield. Three of them died in heavy fighting, only Hoang was fortunate enough to return home on Vietnam’s Reunification Day (April 30, 1975). His experience of the 81 day-and-night fighting in the citadel and Thach Han River area is unforgettable.
In Vietnam, “Mui co chay” has received a number of important awards, most recently the best film and best editor in the 2011 Golden Kite Award.
According to Director Bui Dinh Hac, Chairman of the National Council of Film Selection, “Mui co chay” is an epic which successfully illustrates the noble spirit of a young Vietnamese generation, ready to sacrifice for national freedom and independence.
Before “Mui co chay”, the films “Mua len trau” (Buffalo Boy); “Chuyen cua Pao” (Pao’s story); “Ao lua Ha Dong” (The White Silk Dress); “Dung dot” (Don’t burn) and “Khat vong Thang Long” (Thang Long Aspiration) were chosen to compete for the Oscar.
Last year, Luu Trong Ninh's “Khat Vong Thang Long” (Thang Long Aspiration) film was entered in the Best Foreign Language Film category./.
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Sep
28
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2nd “Europe meets Vietnam in Contemporary Dance” to open
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(CPV) – A press conference to introduce the 2nd “Europe meets Vietnam in Contemporary Dance” program was held this morning, September 27th at the Goethe – Institute (Germany) in Hanoi.
Attending the program were: Mr. Christian Bourgonie, of the Wallonie – Brussels Delegation; Dr. Almuth-Zollitsch, director of Goethe Institute; Dr. Pham Anh Phuong, director of the Vietnam National Opera & Ballet; Mrs. Helena Waldmann, choreographer (Germany); and Mr. Grégory Grosjean, choreographer assistant (Wallonie-Brussels) along with Mrs. Brit Rodemund and Mrs. Gabriella lacono, dance artists.
Addressing the conference, Mr. Christian Bourgonie of the Wallonie – Brussels Delegation said: “Europe meets Vietnam in Contemporary Dance” is an art and culture event to promote and enhance the value of contemporary dance, creating a bridge for artists to exchange and to share experiences, as well as an opportunity to bring the capital’s audience closer to the diverse expressions of Contemporary Dance.
“Although in the two “Europe meets Vietnam in Contemporary Dance” programs so far there are only three countries (Vietnam, Germany and Belgium) attending, we hope that in the future there will be more countries participating”, he added.
Following the success of the first event in 2011, the second “Europe meets Vietnam in Contemporary Dance” program is co-organised by the Goethe Institute (Germany), Wallonia-Brussels Delegation (Belgium) and Vietnam National Opera & Ballet (VNOB) within the framework of the European Union National Institutes for Culture (EUNIC).
This year's event will take place at the Hanoi Youth Theater on September 28 and 29 with the support of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, the International Cooperation Department, the Performing Arts Department, and with the effort of EUNIC.
The performance program includes a variety of contemporary dance pieces of different styles and will showcase the unique features of the diverse culture of each country.
The program will showcase three contemporary dance productions performed by dancers from Belgium, Germany and Vietnam, offering chances for spectators to understand the difference in dance traditions, themes and artistic expressions among the countries.
The dance artist Gabriella Iacono from Belgium will perform a solo piece titled “Lamento” choreographed by Michèle Anne De Mey, expressing a deep pain at the loss of a beloved.
German artists will present a performance named “Get the revolver!” choreographed by Helena Waldmann, telling the story of a woman who suffers from dementia at the end of her life and begins to slide towards the dream world.
“Minus” dance act was commissioned by choreographer Ngoc Anh specially for the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. It draws upon the relationship between human and the world around us. We live in a world that moving so fast, where technology and information are the dominating forces driving our daily lives. We are striving for illusions of a better world where we could flee from reality.
On this occasion, a talk with Choreographer Helena Waldman about the dance piece will be held on Sunday, September 30th at Goethe-Institute Hanoi./.
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Sep
28
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Animal circus festival welcomes Vietnam Stage Day
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Vietnam Circus Federation will hold a program titled “Bay cung chu Cuoi – Chị Hang” (Flying with the Moon Boy and Chang’e) and an animal circus show to welcome the Vietnam Stage Day (August 12th on the lunar calendar) at the Central Circus Theatre in Hanoi from September 26-30.
The event will include a variety of circus acts such as “Du nhen bay” (spider swinging) by Hai Quan – Khanh Du; “Di tren day thep” (going on steel wire) act by Duc Vinh – Thu Ngan; “Tung hung tap the” (collective juggling) by Ha Binh, Huu Cuong and Dam Vinh Thieu; “Dung tay” (standing with hands) by Manh Hung; and fire whirling.
Besides the acts showing off skill, boldness and flexibility, there will be clowns and juggling acts . The children will have the opportunity to enjoy the circus artists controlling elephants, horses, bears, pythons and training smart dogs. Besides these, a fun Mid-autumn festival atmosphere will be created with autumn lamps with folk characters, children’s music throughout the scene, and Lion dances.
Vietnam circus federation leaders hope the training of the artists will result in an attractive, thrilling and ingenious show for the audience while honouring the stage artists.
The Vietnam Stage Day is a once a year chance for artists across the country to get together, and pay tribute to the theatre’s ancestors who laid the foundation for the national art forms and contributed to their development through the years./.
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Training needed for tourist industry
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27/09/2012 11:50:28
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Heed the call of Cambodia
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27/09/2012 11:41:40
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Highlights of Cambodia
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27/09/2012 11:32:34
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Japanese artists come to town
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27/09/2012 10:31:22
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Japanese artists come to town
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27/09/2012 10:15:13
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Japanese artists come to town
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27/09/2012 10:07:54
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Contemporary dance plays in Hanoi at weekend
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27/09/2012 10:04:56
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2,000 items at Big C Beauty Fair
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27/09/2012 09:48:35
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Unilever, PSI to help nation’s sanitary behavior
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27/09/2012 09:43:44
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