Month: February 2020

Hue Festival 2020 to be rescheduled due to COVID-19

25/02/2020

On the afternoon of February 18, the Organizing Board of Hue Festival 2020 said that the Provincial Party Committee had agreed on the policy of delaying the organization of Hue Festival 2020 in the complicated context of COVID-19 epidemic.

In its rescheduling proposal, the organising board said it would be inappropriate for the 11th edition of the Hue Festival to take place amid the COVID-19  epidemic, highlighting the need to protect local people and visitors’ health.

About the expected time of the 11th Hue Festival, there will be two options. If COVID-19 situation is soon controlled, Hue Festival will be held on the occasion of National Day on September 2, 2020. In case of complicated epidemics, the 11 th Hue Festival may be moved to 2021 in combination with the Hue Traditional Craft Festival.

The Organizing Board of Hue Festival 2020 said that in the next few days, they will hold a meeting to discuss the official time and widely announce it to visitors, to the public, the partners and sponsors.

Previously, Hue Festival 2020 is scheduled to be held from April 1 to 6, coinciding with the occasion of the Death Anniversary of the Hung Kings (March 10 of the lunar calendar) with the theme “Cultural heritage with integration and development – Hue is always new ”.

(MOCST)

VNOB performed at program of Founding anniversary of Communist Party

14/02/2020

A special art program called “Spring for the Party” was opened Sunday evening at Hanoi Opera House by the Ministry of Culture, Sports, and Tourism to mark the 90th founding anniversary of the Communist Party of Vietnam on February 3. Performing at the program were artists of many theatres, including Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNOB) with the choreographer, Emeritus Artist Tran Ly Ly.

The event was attended by Politburo members: Mr. Tran Quoc Vuong, Politburo members and the permanent member of the Secretariat, Mr. Pham Minh Chinh, Member of the Politburo, Secretary of the Vietnam Communist Party Central Committee, Chairman of the VCP Central Organization Commission, Mr.Vo Van Thuong, Secretary of the Communist Party of Vietnam (CPV) Central Committee and Head of the PCC’s Commission for Communication and Education, Head of the CPV Central Committee’s Economic Commission Nguyen Van Binh, Permanent Deputy Prime Minister Truong Hoa Binh, Secretary of Party Central Committee (PCC), General To Lam, Member of the Politburo and Minister of Public Security…. and others key figures within the Politburo and the CPV.

The art program with the theme of “Spring rising to the Party” takes place in 90 minutes, including 3 main parts: “Spring of the Party”, “The country with four seasons of flowers”, “Spring love song”. All featured everlasting songs in praise of the glorious Communist Party, great President Ho Chi Minh, and a new spring. Performers included renowned artists of Vietnam, including VNOB as Emeritus Artist Manh Dung, To Loan, Tran Trang, Bui Trang (singers), Emeritus Artist Phan Luong, Emeritus Artist Quynh Nga, Emeritus Artist Nguyen Thi Can, Thu Hue, Thu Hang (dancers)…

During the program, The Party flag has been seen throughout the country. The music and song lyrics about the Party are very poetic, concise, and imbued with the ideology of the Communists. Artists always long for performing songs about the Party and President Ho Chi Minh.

Tuyet Hoa