Youth Theatre to offer free shows for students

Youth Theatre to offer free shows for students

The Hanoi-based Youth Theatre has announced it will take “Stereo Man”, a drama using body-language, to 20 universities in southern Vietnam.

“Stereo Man” describes every aspect of men, both visible things and their secrets. It also features social issues like HIV/AIDS, homosexuality, and others.

Last year, with the assistance of the Philippine Educational Theater Association (PETA) and the Rockefeller Foundation, the Youth Theatre put on free shows of Stereo Man for students at eight universities and colleges in Hanoi and others in northern Vietnam.

This year, with the assistance of the Ford Foundation, the theatre will continue to perform “Stereo Man” at 20 universities and colleges in southern and central provinces.

(Source: HNM)

FIAP exhibition to present 120 photos by senior photographers

From December 11-18, an exhibition of 120 photos by 14 masters of photography of the International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP) will be held at the Vietnam Art Museum in Hanoi.

In its nearly 60 years, FIAP has presented the title Master of FIAP (M.FIAP) to over 100 photographers throughout the whole world. Vietnam, which has been a member of FIAP for 17 years, has submitted two photographers from HCM City for consideration for this title but they have not been accepted yet.

During the exhibition, some photographers whose works are introduced at the exhibition will come to Vietnam to take photos of Ha Long Bay and talk with Vietnamese audiences at the French Cultural Centre, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi.

(Source: HNM)

Vietnam-Korea food festival 2008

The event will be held at the stadium of the Hanoi Foreign Studies University from November 28-29 to celebrate the 16^th anniversary of Vietnam-Republic of Korea diplomatic ties and mark RoK’s investment in Vietnam.

According to the RoK Embassy in Vietnam, RoK now has the largest number of projects in Vietnam, totalling $15.8 billion. Two-way trade revenue between the two countries this year is estimated to exceed $10 billion.

During the exhibition, Vietnamese visitors will have a chance to taste Korean cuisine, play Korean folk games, and participate in a singing contest in Korean and Vietnamese.

The festival is jointly organised by the RoK Embassy in Vietnam, the Vietnamese Ministry of Agriculture and Rural Development, the Hanoi Foreign Studies University, under the sponsorship of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism and the Korean Association in Vietnam.

(Source: HNM)

Int’l children draw for “Pottery Road”

The Tan Hanoi Art Company has combined with the UN International School (UNIS) to organise a drawing event, under which nearly 200 international students at UNIS drew paintings for the “Pottery Road” project.

This announcement was posted on the UNIS’ website: “As a school, UNIS has been invited to be part of the Hanoi Ceramic Mosaic Mural Project which will leave a lasting impression of UNIS students in Hanoi for the future generations to enjoy. The mural is being created in celebration of Hanoi’s 1000th Anniversary. This will be UNIS’s gift to Hanoi”.

Students between the ages of 3-15 drew paintings in water-colours, pencils, felt pens, etc. They all wanted to show something special from their countries. Hanako Inui, 14, from Japan, drew cherry blossoms on the Japanese flag. Ani Pham (Vietnamese-American), 8, drew a spoon with a huge cherry, a public artwork in Minneapolis city. Samuel Lewis (Australia), 14, depicted a koala climbing a tree. Stephanie (New Zealand), 6, painted a big kiwi bird while Louie Beardow (UK), 6, drew Big Ben, a two-storey bus, and a king with a crown who is wearing a jersey of Manchester United football club.

The “Pottery Road” project is being implemented on the Yen Phu dike, and witnessing the participation of Vietnamese and international painters and sculptors. In addition, 100 paintings by Vietnamese children and 100 by students from UNIS will be selected for the project.

(Source: HNM)