At a rehearsal for the opening, general art director of the 2014 Hue Festival, Le Ngoc Cuong said that under the theme “Cultural Heritage with Integration and Development”, the festival will breathe Vietnamese contemporary life.
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| Many daily activities of the royal family will be revived at the festival |
“It will bring audiences an impressive display of contemporary life conceptualized by Vietnamese and foreign art troupes,” he said.
Over the years, many Vietnamese intangible cultural heritages have been honoured by UNESCO such as royal court music (Nha Nhac), Don Ca Tai Tu (amateur singing in southern Vietnam) and Ca tru singing.
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| Vietnamese and international artists at a rehearsal on April 10 |
Audiences will have an opportunity to enjoy these Vietnamese folk arts at the opening ceremony, said Cuong.
Especially, the stage will be designed as a “true artwork” with a purple theme, unique architecture and lighting system. Famous Vietnamese designer Minh Hanh has spared no effort to finalize the design for the stage.
A variety of activities such as art and music performance, exhibition, street festival, circus and book fairs will be held after the opening ceremony.
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| Artists from Bulgaria rehearsing for their performance at Hue festival |
This year’s event, which aims to promote Vietnamese culture to the world, has attracted 43 art troupes including over 700 foreign artists from 37 nations in the world.