An international dance festival kicked off at Culture and Information Centre in the central Thua Thien-Hue province within the framework of Hue Festival 2014.
The dance festival takes place until April 18 with the participation of 9 international art troupes and 16 Vietnamese troupes.
The festival creates a good chance for local dancers to exchange experience with their foreign peers as well as fuel their creativity in the field.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien said the artists will stage a total of 37 dances – each lasting 20 minutes. Excluding the host Vietnam, foreign troupes are allowed to perform with 14 members only, Bien added.
The biennial Hue Festival, the eighth of its kind, is taking place in the UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage city of Hue from April 12 - 20.
On this occasion, visitors also have chance to enjoy Ao dai fashion show featuring 600 sample designs of 18 famous designers on the evening of April 17.
Some images of the festival are:
The festival creates a good chance for local dancers to exchange experience with their foreign peers as well as fuel their creativity in the field.
Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Vuong Duy Bien said the artists will stage a total of 37 dances – each lasting 20 minutes. Excluding the host Vietnam, foreign troupes are allowed to perform with 14 members only, Bien added.
The biennial Hue Festival, the eighth of its kind, is taking place in the UNESCO-recognised World Cultural Heritage city of Hue from April 12 - 20.
On this occasion, visitors also have chance to enjoy Ao dai fashion show featuring 600 sample designs of 18 famous designers on the evening of April 17.
Some images of the festival are:
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