Fifty-five artisans have been conferred with titles
of "meritorious artisans" in Ha Noi and HCM City in recognition of their
contribution to preserving and upholding intangible culture values.
As many as 20,000 titles will be available at the Ha
Noi Book Fair 2015 to be held at Thang Long-Ha Noi Heritage
Conservation Centre in downtown Ha Noi.
A night of Vietnamese folk music featuring ca tru (ceremonial singing), cheo (popular theatre), chau van (spiritual singing) and xam (blind buskers'' singing) will take place in Ha Noi on January 6.
Twenty six ca tru (ceremonial singing) troupes from
across the nation will gather at a festival hosted by the Viet Nam
Institute of Musicology from August 26-29 in Ha Noi.
Every lover of Vietnamese music knows Bac Ninh as the home of quan ho (love duets) and ca tru (ceremonial singing), both listed by UNESCO as intangible heritages of mankind.
A project to preserve and develop quan ho (love duet singing) and ca tru
(ceremonial singing) has been approved by authorities in Bac Ninh
province in the North.
A performance highlighting some of the best
Vietnamese traditional arts will be performed every Monday morning and
Saturday evening at the Viet Nam Women''s Museum.
Workers of cultural management offices in 15 cities
and provinces are gathering in Ha Noi to attend a training programme on
ca tru (ceremonial singing).
