With the 2014 Hue Festival just around the corner, scheduled for April12–20, an array of cultural experiences has been organised to delightvisitors. An insight by the Nhan Dan (People) online newspaper.
Heldunder the theme “Cultural Heritages with Integration and Development”,the biennial event is a rendezvous of cultural heritage and contemporaryarts from all five continents.
Around 1,000 artists from Vietnamand France attended the first Hue festival in 2000. This year, thenine-day event will bring together 68 art groups, representing 38countries, with about 1,400 members, making it the largest such eventever held.
The increasing participation has shown that the HueFestival has consolidated its position among international friends, asit has not only brought economic and tourism benefits to the localitybut also increased solidarity and mutual understanding betweenparticipating countries.
Prominent among the guests this year areCarabosse (France), Elisa – Okinawa (Japan), The Amigos (US),Guadalajara ballet troupe and Mariachi band (Mexico), Lacolmenita(Cuba), Sisu percussion troupe (Norwegian) and Henan dance and musictroupe (China). These international artists bring to the stage a widerange of genres - ballet, folk music, electro, jazz, afro-folk and rock‘n roll.
Removing all visible barriers of geological distance,language and culture, the artists will share the common language of artand join hands to invite audiences into exceptional parties of light,music, excitement, and memorable experiences.
In addition toperforming onstage, the foreign art troupes will give performances inseveral rural and mountainous areas to bring joy to the local people.
Furtherinformation about the troupes and their performances can be seen at thefestival’s official website at //www.huefestival.com/index.php. Itis available in Vietnamese, English and French.
Visitors to thefestival will experience outstanding traditional and contemporary artperformances every night at venues inside the Hue Citadel and An DinhPalace, and at outdoor stages set up around the city.
Touristscan discover the daily life of royal family members of days past at an“Imperial Night”, scheduled at 7:30 pm on April 15 and 19 at the RoyalPalace. A royal banquet will also be arranged during the event toprovide visitors with an insight into the excellent standard of cuisinein Hue.
The iconic Truong Tien Bridge, which spans the HuongRiver, will undergo a makeover on the nights of April 18 and 20 thanksto a light installation by artists from Carabosse, France.
With amission to preserve the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women’s AoDai, designers from across the country will bring to the Ngo Mon squareon April 14 a unique fashion show introducing their best and mostcolourful Ao Dai outfits in different styles.
The traditionalcostumes of 11 Asian countries - including Vietnam, Japan, China,Thailand, Malaysia and Mongolia - will be presented at an “OrientalNight” at Thai Hoa Palace on April 13.
On April 16, an exclusivespectacle on 25 dragon boats along the Nghinh Luong Dinh area of theHuong River will honour Hue folk music, captivating audiences with thebeautiful melodies of Hue folk songs.
The streets of Hue will belivened up with colours, sound and dances each evening from April 13–19as artists from East Asian and Latin American countries perform.
Thefestive atmosphere will also spread to areas throughout Hue city, withnumerous events such as “Splendid Taste of an Ancient Village” at PhuocTich in Phong Dien district, “Rural Market on Festive Days” in HuongThuy town, the children’s fiesta “Colours of Childhood” and “Tam GiangLagoon Fantasy” in Quang Dien district, and “Thuan An – Allure of thesea” in Phu Vang district.
During the ten-day 2012 festival, Huereceived over 80,000 visitors from around 100 countries and territories.This year’s festival is expected to attract 200,000 visitors, half ofwhom will be foreigners.
The provincial Hotel Association hasendeavoured to supply 526 accommodation facilities with more than 10,000rooms to serve tourists during the event. Eleven hotels in the cityhave also registered to provide 1,000 free rooms, worth 1 billion VND,for the festival.
Eight stages were installed at the Royal Palaceand another was erected at An Dinh palace, accommodating from 500 to2,000 people. On-stage sound and lighting systems have been carefullychecked to provide high-quality and vivid shows to the audiences. Otherstages have also been set up at public sites and parks, and in districtsand towns around the city to provide the setting for free performancesfor locals and visitors.
The municipal Ho Chi Minh Youth Unioncommittee has mobilised more than 200 volunteers who speak Englishfluently to support foreign visitors and art troupes.
Measureshave also been taken to guarantee clean streets, manage prices attourist sites, improve healthcare facilities, and to ensure socialorder, food safety and traffic safety during the festival.
Apress centre that will provide computers, Internet access and telephonelines for journalists opened at 17 Le Loi street to facilitate the mediain reporting on the festivities to international sources. So far, 17central and local press agencies have sponsored communications for thefestival.
On this occasion, Vietnam Airlines will operate moreflights from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to Hue until June 23. It willprovide 400 seats every day on the HCM City–Hue city air route and 300seats on the Hanoi–Hue flight every day until then.-VNA
Heldunder the theme “Cultural Heritages with Integration and Development”,the biennial event is a rendezvous of cultural heritage and contemporaryarts from all five continents.
Around 1,000 artists from Vietnamand France attended the first Hue festival in 2000. This year, thenine-day event will bring together 68 art groups, representing 38countries, with about 1,400 members, making it the largest such eventever held.
The increasing participation has shown that the HueFestival has consolidated its position among international friends, asit has not only brought economic and tourism benefits to the localitybut also increased solidarity and mutual understanding betweenparticipating countries.
Prominent among the guests this year areCarabosse (France), Elisa – Okinawa (Japan), The Amigos (US),Guadalajara ballet troupe and Mariachi band (Mexico), Lacolmenita(Cuba), Sisu percussion troupe (Norwegian) and Henan dance and musictroupe (China). These international artists bring to the stage a widerange of genres - ballet, folk music, electro, jazz, afro-folk and rock‘n roll.
Removing all visible barriers of geological distance,language and culture, the artists will share the common language of artand join hands to invite audiences into exceptional parties of light,music, excitement, and memorable experiences.
In addition toperforming onstage, the foreign art troupes will give performances inseveral rural and mountainous areas to bring joy to the local people.
Furtherinformation about the troupes and their performances can be seen at thefestival’s official website at //www.huefestival.com/index.php. Itis available in Vietnamese, English and French.
Visitors to thefestival will experience outstanding traditional and contemporary artperformances every night at venues inside the Hue Citadel and An DinhPalace, and at outdoor stages set up around the city.
Touristscan discover the daily life of royal family members of days past at an“Imperial Night”, scheduled at 7:30 pm on April 15 and 19 at the RoyalPalace. A royal banquet will also be arranged during the event toprovide visitors with an insight into the excellent standard of cuisinein Hue.
The iconic Truong Tien Bridge, which spans the HuongRiver, will undergo a makeover on the nights of April 18 and 20 thanksto a light installation by artists from Carabosse, France.
With amission to preserve the traditional beauty of Vietnamese women’s AoDai, designers from across the country will bring to the Ngo Mon squareon April 14 a unique fashion show introducing their best and mostcolourful Ao Dai outfits in different styles.
The traditionalcostumes of 11 Asian countries - including Vietnam, Japan, China,Thailand, Malaysia and Mongolia - will be presented at an “OrientalNight” at Thai Hoa Palace on April 13.
On April 16, an exclusivespectacle on 25 dragon boats along the Nghinh Luong Dinh area of theHuong River will honour Hue folk music, captivating audiences with thebeautiful melodies of Hue folk songs.
The streets of Hue will belivened up with colours, sound and dances each evening from April 13–19as artists from East Asian and Latin American countries perform.
Thefestive atmosphere will also spread to areas throughout Hue city, withnumerous events such as “Splendid Taste of an Ancient Village” at PhuocTich in Phong Dien district, “Rural Market on Festive Days” in HuongThuy town, the children’s fiesta “Colours of Childhood” and “Tam GiangLagoon Fantasy” in Quang Dien district, and “Thuan An – Allure of thesea” in Phu Vang district.
During the ten-day 2012 festival, Huereceived over 80,000 visitors from around 100 countries and territories.This year’s festival is expected to attract 200,000 visitors, half ofwhom will be foreigners.
The provincial Hotel Association hasendeavoured to supply 526 accommodation facilities with more than 10,000rooms to serve tourists during the event. Eleven hotels in the cityhave also registered to provide 1,000 free rooms, worth 1 billion VND,for the festival.
Eight stages were installed at the Royal Palaceand another was erected at An Dinh palace, accommodating from 500 to2,000 people. On-stage sound and lighting systems have been carefullychecked to provide high-quality and vivid shows to the audiences. Otherstages have also been set up at public sites and parks, and in districtsand towns around the city to provide the setting for free performancesfor locals and visitors.
The municipal Ho Chi Minh Youth Unioncommittee has mobilised more than 200 volunteers who speak Englishfluently to support foreign visitors and art troupes.
Measureshave also been taken to guarantee clean streets, manage prices attourist sites, improve healthcare facilities, and to ensure socialorder, food safety and traffic safety during the festival.
Apress centre that will provide computers, Internet access and telephonelines for journalists opened at 17 Le Loi street to facilitate the mediain reporting on the festivities to international sources. So far, 17central and local press agencies have sponsored communications for thefestival.
On this occasion, Vietnam Airlines will operate moreflights from Hanoi or Ho Chi Minh City to Hue until June 23. It willprovide 400 seats every day on the HCM City–Hue city air route and 300seats on the Hanoi–Hue flight every day until then.-VNA
