Russian dance

A performance of traditional instruments of Russian artists.                                    Photo: Nhandan Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table … [Read more...] about Russian artists perform in Thanh Hoa

“Days of the Russian Language”, part of the event “Year of the Russian Language” being held in Russia and abroad, began in Ha Noi yesterday at the Russian Center of Science and Culture.To run for four days, the Ha Noi event will feature exhibitions on Russian textbooks, universities, scientific and technological achievements, and seminars on Russian teaching methods in the globalization context, among others.At the opening ceremony, Russian Ambassador Vadim Serafimo presented the honoured badge “Asian and African Star” to Nguyen Thi Binh, former Vice State President and President of the Viet Nam Fund for Peace and Development, and nine insignias to President of the Viet Nam Union of Friendship Organisations Vu Xuan Hong and officials from the Asian-African-Latin American Solidarity and Cooperation Committee and the Viet Nam-Russia Friendship Organization.In Russia, 2007 has been announced as the “Year of the Russian language” by … [Read more...] about Days of Russian Language Kicks off in Ha Noi.

Fewer people are going out of their way to see Vietnamese dance performances.At many shows the audiences seem uninterested, with people falling asleep or leaving midway through the performance.A somber pictureIt’s no exaggeration to call the state of Vietnamese dance somber.The latest trend in entertainment has turned to the music show featuring singing stars.Therefore, there is little investment into quality dancing programs with the proper costumes, choreography, lighting and sound.Watching a ballet at the Municipal Theater, it is clear that much of the disinterest from the Vietnamese audience stems from not understanding the meaning of each dance movement and each act.By the end of the performance dance students and teachers along with a handful of foreigners are the only ones left to absorb something from the emotion of the compositions by Tchaikovski or Beethoven, and contorted movements of the skilled dancers.It is clear because the Vietnamese audience has already left the … [Read more...] about What is the future of Vietnam’s dance?

An event including music, dancing and cuisine featuring the ancient Russian holiday and folk festival Maslenitsa took place in Ho Chi Minh City on February 25. Normal 0 false false false EN-US X-NONE X-NONE /* Style Definitions */ table.MsoNormalTable {mso-style-name:"Table Normal"; mso-tstyle-rowband-size:0; mso-tstyle-colband-size:0; mso-style-noshow:yes; mso-style-priority:99; mso-style-parent:""; mso-padding-alt:0in 5.4pt 0in 5.4pt; mso-para-margin-top:0in; mso-para-margin-right:0in; mso-para-margin-bottom:10.0pt; mso-para-margin-left:0in; line-height:115%; mso-pagination:widow-orphan; font-size:11.0pt; font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif"; mso-ascii-font-family:Calibri; mso-ascii-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-hansi-font-family:Calibri; mso-hansi-theme-font:minor-latin; mso-bidi-font-family:"Times New … [Read more...] about Russians celebrate Spring Welcome Festival in HCMC

AES+F get their own retrospective; Tate acquires edition of video shown at this year’s Venice BiennaleMOSCOW. AES+F, one of Russia’s most critically-acclaimed contemporary art groups, is celebrating 20 years together with a retrospective at the Moscow Museum of Modern Art (until 3 February). The works on display include the Islamic Series, digital photographs of prominent sites around the world converted into Islamic shrines. These were widely disseminated on the internet after 11 September.Also on display is the six-minute video Who Wants to Live Forever, which shows an actress playing Princess Diana covered in blood and dancing around a car seat that is a replica of the one in which she died in Paris in 1997. Speaking to The Art Newspaper, Tatiana Arzamasova of AES+F said: “We were in London when Princess Diana died and we were impressed by the medieval hysteria, like with a new saint. We wanted to explore what Diana meant to the modern world. She was the victim of … [Read more...] about Russian art collective celebrates 20th anniversary

(Cinet)- Binh Thuan is an attractive destination for Russian travelers because the number of Russian tourist arrivals to Binh Thuan increasing rapidly in the recent years. As of November, 2012 Binh Thuan was estimated to welcome more than 2,871,400 turns of visitors, an increase of 11.2% over the same period last year, including about 315,210 turns of overseas visitors, rose by 18% compared to the 2011’s corresponding period. Among foreign visitors from Russia, Germany, China, United Kingdom, the U.S, South Korea, Australia, etc, Russian arrivals made up 47.11%. Because the peak season of winter vacation for Russian tourists to “shelter from harsh winter” is from November onwards. At the same time, Cam Ranh airport has started to receive direct flights from Russia, the number of Russian visitors to Binh Thuan has sharply increased. Currently, Mui Ne-Binh Thuan has gradually become a “Russian village” with a lot of hotels, resorts, restaurants, spa … [Read more...] about Binh Thuan attracts more Russian visitors

(Cinet)- According to a cooperating program about culture between Vietnam and Russia in 2013-2015 periods, the MOCST will associate with Russian Ministry of Culture to organize Russian Cultural Day in Vietnam. Accordingly, the event will runs from November 07-19, consists of a series of artistic events including film screenings, musical and dance performances and painting and handicraft exhibitions. Russian Cinema Week is underway in Hanoi from November 07 to 12. The event showcases acclaimed Russian movies such as Mothers, Christmas Trees, Five Brides, My Boyfriend is an Angel, White Tiger and Spy. In addition, a series of concerts by 80 Russian musicians is scheduled on November 12 at Hanoi Opera House, on November 13 at the capital city’s Au Co Theater and the National Academy of Music, on November 15 at Ho Chi Minh Opera House and on November 16 in Binh Duong province. The concerts feature performances by conductor Alexander Polyanichko, concertmaster Evgenhia Smirnova, … [Read more...] about Activities highlight Russian culture in Vietnam