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Mid-Autumn Festival being held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
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Various activities are being held at four locations in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 18th to 30th to celebrate the cultural characteristics of the festival for people in Hanoi as well as domestic and foreign tourists.
Traditional toys such as star-shaped lanterns and ‘To He’ (toy figurines) are being introduced at Dong Lac temple at 38 Hang Dao Street.
Puppeteers from Te Tieu puppet village in My Duc district bring delight to visitors with their performances at the Old Quarter Information Centre at 28 Hang Buom Street.
The art of torn paper pictures by young Hanoi artists can be seen at the Ancient House located at 87 Ma May Street, while a space for the traditional Mid-autumn festival is set aside at Kim Ngan Temple at 42 Hang Bac Street.
Audiences also have the chance to enjoy ‘Ca Tru’ (ceremonial singing) at Kim Ngan Temple Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings, and at the Ancient House every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening.
These cultural activities have practical significance to honour the tangible and intangible cultural values of Hanoi, as well as introduce tourists to the customs and cultural identities of the Mid-autumn festival in Hanoi Old’s Quarter, improving people’s awareness about the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage value./.
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Sep
21
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Mid-Autumn Festival being held in Hanoi’s Old Quarter
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Various activities are being held at four locations in Hanoi’s Old Quarter from September 18th to 30th to celebrate the cultural characteristics of the festival for people in Hanoi as well as domestic and foreign tourists.
Traditional toys such as star-shaped lanterns and ‘To He’ (toy figurines) are being introduced at Dong Lac temple at 38 Hang Dao Street.
Puppeteers from Te Tieu puppet village in My Duc district bring delight to visitors with their performances at the Old Quarter Information Centre at 28 Hang Buom Street.
The art of torn paper pictures by young Hanoi artists can be seen at the Ancient House located at 87 Ma May Street, while a space for the traditional Mid-autumn festival is set aside at Kim Ngan Temple at 42 Hang Bac Street.
Audiences also have the chance to enjoy ‘Ca Tru’ (ceremonial singing) at Kim Ngan Temple Wednesday, Friday and Sunday evenings, and at the Ancient House every Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday evening.
These cultural activities have practical significance to honour the tangible and intangible cultural values of Hanoi, as well as introduce tourists to the customs and cultural identities of the Mid-autumn festival in Hanoi Old’s Quarter, improving people’s awareness about the preservation and promotion of cultural heritage value./.
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Sep
21
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Opera “Cosi fan Tutte” by Mozart to be performed in Hanoi
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(CPV) – One of Mozart’s best loved operas, namely “Cosi fan Tutte”, the libretto of which was written by Lorenzo da Ponte, will be performed by the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) at the Hanoi Opera House on October 5 and 6, 2012.
“Cosi fan Tutte” is an opera which was “ahead of its time” – a classical opera written in 1790 but with a theme that is utterly contemporary and completely relevant to modern audiences.
This is the story of relationships, love, and being faithful and loyal to one’s partners. It shows women trying to be faithful but eventually giving in, in the face of temptation by the very partners they say they ought to be faithful to. Should people follow their heads or their hearts, or even simply their passions and feelings?
The story shows partners being swapped – unknowingly on the part of the women, but very much intentionally by the men. The ending is unclear, do the lovers return to their original partners, stay with the new ones, or indeed, do the four of them live together happily ever after? The audience is left to decide.
The opera was performed several times in forward-looking Vienna, but after Mozart’s and the Emperor’s deaths, it began to be considered quite shocking and so was hardly ever performed anywhere throughout the 19th century.
Although the VNOB has performed this opera before, this production is a new, shortened version directed and conducted by Graham Sutcliffe.
The opera will be performed in Italian with Vietnamese and English subtitles. All tickets are available at Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, or can be booked at: www.ticketvn.com or ticketvn@gmail.com./.
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Mid-Autumn Festival in Phan Thiet
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City hosts CD/DVD fair tomorrow
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Co To Island
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Hanoi plans to lure more tourists with the tours to craft villages
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Trang An scenic landscape complex
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Regional cities in tourism deal
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Building $500 million museum in Hanoi: Great waste!
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Building $500 million museum in Hanoi: Great waste!
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20/09/2012 10:22:28
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