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Night concert in HCM City to pay tribute to renowned composers

The concert will be organized in collaboration with the Mickiewicz Institute and the Warsaw Music Foundation – Poland. Joanna Marcinkowska, Poland’s renowned pianist, will perform alongside the Vietnamese orchestra conducted by Wojciech Czepiel. The repertoire for the concert will feature Beethoven’s Symphony No.1, Chopin’s Polish Fantasy for Piano and Orchestra, and Grieg’s Piano Concerto in A Minor. The post Night concert in HCM City to pay tribute to renowned composers appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

HBSO presents concert for Poland’s independence day

The Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), the Mickiewicz Institute, and the Warsaw Music Foundation of Poland will jointly organize the event. The concert will feature a lineup of international musical talents conducted by Wojciech Czepiel. Czepiel, a prominent Polish conductor, composer, and violinist, has conducted over 400 compositions with prestigious orchestras including the Polish National Radio Symphony in Katowice, the Moscow Bolshoi Theatre Orchestra, the National Opera in Warsaw, the Hanoi Philharmonic, and the Vietnam National Symphony and Orchestra. Notably, in 2012, he was awarded the “Gloria Artist” medal by the Polish Minister of Culture for his artistic achievements. In addition, renowned Polish pianist Joanna Marcinkowska will be performing at the event. Marcinkowska has won prizes at numerous international piano competitions, including first prize at the International Piano Competition “Artur Rubinstein In Memoriam” in Bydgoszcz in 1996...

Free Film Week for Hanoi and Da Nang Movie Buffs

There will be a number of films screened at the festival including “578”, “9”, Bright and Shiny Tan, The Girl from the Past, Just One Flea, The Sword, Street and Piano, Me and Trinh, FANTI, Peach Blossom, Hong Ha Nu Si, and The Anonymous. Hanoi’s film enthusiasts can catch these films at the National Cinema Centre, while those in Da Nang can head to the Da Nang Centre of Culture and Cinema. The 23rd Vietnam Film Festival is set to take place in Da Lat city, in the Central Highlands province of Lam Dong from November 21 to 25. The theme for the 23rd Film Festival is “Developing the Vietnamese Film Industry Imbued with National Identity, Modernity, and Humanity”. The aim is to promote the growth of the Vietnamese film industry and establish a thriving cinema industry. The post Free Film Week for Hanoi and Da Nang Movie Buffs appeared first on Vietexplorer.com .

Vietnamese novel connects two cultures through publication in RoK

The novel was written by Phuong between 2007 and 2010 and published by the Tre (Youth) Publishing House. The publication of this work is part of a project to translate literary works selected by the Korea-Vietnam peace culture federation, which was established by Korean and Vietnamese writers and has been engaged in cultural exchange and collaboration for the past 30 years. At the launching ceremony, Bang Hyun-suk, President of the Korean Literature Association (KLA), said the novel, which was translated into English, Chinese and other languages, is the first work selected for translation and publication in the RoK. Talking to the Vietnam News Agency, Phuong, who is also Vice President of the Vietnam Writers’ Association, said he hopes that his work will help Korean readers understand more about Vietnamese culture, thus strengthening mutual understanding between the two countries. Translator Ha Jae-hong has previously translated numerous Vietnamese literary works into Korean, inc...

Stunning images show blood moon lunar eclipse over Hanoi

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This marks the second and final lunar eclipse of the year, with the first such lunar eclipse taking place on May 16. The blood moon lunar eclipse as seen at 8 p.m. on November 8 The reddish moon is visible all over the world, from North America, parts of South America, Asia, Australia, and New Zealand. A scene recorded at West Lake in Hanoi at 6:45 p.m. A photo of a blood moon lunar eclipse taken on a mobile phone The next lunar eclipse is due to happen on May 6, 2023. The post Stunning images show blood moon lunar eclipse over Hanoi appeared first on Vietexplorer.com . View more from VietExplorer: Youngsters make video to spread COVID-19 information to minorities HCM City postpones Ao Dai Festival due to COVID-19 fears Vice President offers incense to commemorate Trung Sisters Dak Lak Museum receives exhibits from collectors National costumes of local beauty queens at world pageants through years Vietnam welcom...

Singapore dance festival comes to HCM City

The festival, initiated by the Singapore-based Odyssey Theatre (ODT) in 2004, has been held in many countries such as the Republic of Korea, Thailand, Italy, and Germany. The event in Vietnam, co-organised by ODT and the city-based Saigon Contemporary & Ballet Dance Company (SCBC), aims to create a platform for Vietnamese and international choreographers and dancers to meet and share their skills, as well as introduce their new works to audiences in the region and the world. According to Danny Tan, DanzINC’s founder and director and ODT’s art director, the festival is an opportunity for people to reconnect friendships after three years of COVID-19 pandemic. The festival will feature two dance pieces including Paint the Galaxy by Singaporean choreographer Danny Tan on November 3 and Mau (Mother) by Vietnamese choreographer Ha Thanh Hau on November 4. The Paint the Galaxy reflects the choreographer’s understanding of the new world after the pandemic. The performance will f...

Helly Tong and the green color of happiness

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Your browser does not support the audio element. It is the love that guides her to find her own path in life: making the green lifestyle her center. However, after a long time of reading books and having had more experience in life, Helly would like to call it a style of living in adaptation to nature rather than a green lifestyle. Living green or not, it’s a choice For many young people, the name Helly Tong reminds them of a green lifestyle. They love her beauty in photos of fashion collections, and they are inspired by her positive and hopeful view of life while in talks with her. Despite her popularity in terms of leading a green life, Helly does not consider herself a leader or a person who has a dominant position. At the age of 27, Helly is the founder and CEO of The Yen Concept, a business model devoted to trees with the aim of bringing balance back to modern life.  She is also the co-founder of Lại Đây Refill Station, a chain of stores selling ‘green’...

Miss Supranational 2013 set to model at Vietnam fashion show

She is set to showcase the latest collection “Love Ardently” by designer Van Anh Scarlet during a fashion show titled “’See in The Forest”. The collection consists of 60 designs produced by 50 artisans over a two-month period. The show will feature evening gowns, designs for Fall and Winter in 2023, and wedding dresses with a message of pure love. It is scheduled to take place in a pine forest in Vinh Phuc province, not far from capital Hanoi. The event will mark the second time that the Filipino beauty has visited Vietnam.  Datul earlier arrived in Ho Chi Minh City on July 1 to join the first Miss Vietnam Sea and Islands 2022 beauty pageant as the guest of honour. Born in 1992, Mutya Johanna Fontiveros Datul is a Filipino fashion model, actress, and beauty queen who first rose to prominence by being crowned Binibining Pilipinas Supranational 2013. She later became the first Asian and Filipino who won the Miss Supranational 2013 contest. The post Miss Supranational 201...