Hue Festival to feature 60 art troupes
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More than 60 art troupes from home and abroad have registered to take
part in the biennial Hue Festival 2014, which is slated to take place on
April 12-20 in the imperial city.
Vietnam will, for the first
time, welcome world famous guests such as Brazil’s Sururu Na Roda band,
Japan’s Bati-Holic drum troupe, and the Palestinian folk dance troupe
Asayel.
The festival will highlight Nha Nhac – the royal court music and dance of Hue which has been named by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A similar variant of this elegant music is popular in Japan, where it is known as “Gegaku”, and also expected to be highlighted at the event.
Themed “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the cultural festival forms part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ East Asian-Latin American cultural exchange. It will also feature an Ao dai show and exhibitions featuring Hue kite flying, calligraphy, food demos and street performance, among others.
The ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting on Culture and Fine Arts will also take place in the city from April 16-21.
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| Cuban art troupe attended Hue Festival 2012 |
The festival will highlight Nha Nhac – the royal court music and dance of Hue which has been named by UNESCO as Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity. A similar variant of this elegant music is popular in Japan, where it is known as “Gegaku”, and also expected to be highlighted at the event.
Themed “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the cultural festival forms part of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs’ East Asian-Latin American cultural exchange. It will also feature an Ao dai show and exhibitions featuring Hue kite flying, calligraphy, food demos and street performance, among others.
The ASEAN+3 Ministerial Meeting on Culture and Fine Arts will also take place in the city from April 16-21.
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