The 2nd Vietnam Yosakoi Festival and the 2024 Vietnam-Japan Cultural Festival opened this morning (April 13) at Aeon Mall Ha Dong, Hanoi.
The event was hosted by the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Association, in coordination with Nui Truc - Sugi Ryotaro Japanese Language Center, Hanoi Opera House, Institute for Cultural, Language and Education Development Research, Kim Dong Publishing House, Aeon Mall Ha Dong Trade Center and a number of agencies in Kochi province, Japan.
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| The Sakura Yosakoi Mountain Club performed to open the Festival. (Photo: Le An) |
Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Le Ngoc Dinh - Chairman of the Vietnam-Japan Cultural Exchange Association, said that this year's festival gathered 19 strong Yosakoi clubs from the capital Hanoi, Hai Phong city, the ancient capital Hue and Ho Chi Minh City, representing all three regions of North, Central and South Vietnam.
In addition, the participation of 5 Yosakoi teams from Japan promises extremely vibrant, colorful, energetic and joyful performances.
Mr. Le Ngoc Dinh emphasized: “Joyful, vibrant, attractive, youthful, colorful with smiles, those are the characteristics of this Vietnam Yosakoi Festival.
This is truly a big festival of the Yosakoi community in Vietnam, promising performances that will be extremely vibrant, colorful, energetic and also very joyful.
We believe that organizing this Festival will not only help the audience better understand some traditional cultural features of the two countries, but also contribute to promoting the currently very good friendly and cooperative relationship between Vietnam and Japan to a new height."
Taking place on the weekend (April 13 and 14), the event promises to leave the public with many good impressions. Within the framework of the Festival, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy the performance of Vietnamese Ao Dai, along with exhibitions introducing some unique cultural features of the two countries such as: Experience Japanese Yukata costumes, Origami paper folding art, Japanese chess, Japanese Go, Japanese games such as Koma + Kendama...
In particular, audiences can experience and make their own traditional Dong Ho paintings with the guidance of Vietnamese artisans; young people can also read attractive comic books from Kim Dong Publishing House.
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| Hanoi Sennen Yosakoi dance team practices before the performance. (Photo: Le An) |
Sharing with TG&VN newspaper, Le Hai Ly - Captain of Hanoi Sennen Yosakoi Club - a dance team established in 2008, said that they brought to this year's Festival a unique performance with cultural exchange between the two countries based on the music of "Xam Ha Noi".
With stylized costumes of Vietnamese ao dai and conical hats, the dance team hopes to promote the cultures of both countries.
Talking about Yosakoi, Hai Ly also said that she loves the traditional Japanese dance because it has a high team spirit, expressing the strong vitality and energy of youth.
Yosakoi dance originated in Japan, born right after World War II ended, at this time the whole country of Japan fell into a state of crisis, life was extremely miserable. The Japanese people created a joyful dance, attracting a large number of participants with an optimistic spirit and strong vitality, with smiles always on their faces, transmitting positive energy to the audience. Because of that, Yosakoi gradually spread widely throughout Japan, was accepted by everyone and became one of the unique cultural features of Japan. And then, Yosakoi spread to many countries around the world. In Vietnam, Yosakoi is widely known and attracts many participants, especially young people. Up to now, many Yosakoi clubs in Vietnam have been established and are growing stronger in both quantity and quality. Nowadays, many Vietnamese Yosakoi dances not only carry the spirit of the land of the rising sun, but many programs have been created by clubs that bear the mark, cultural identity, and spirit of Vietnam. Some Vietnamese Yosakoi clubs were invited by the host country to attend the Yosakoi Festival in Japan, such as the Nui Truc Sakura Yosakoi Club and the Hanoi Sennen Yosakoi Club, which were honored to receive the title of "Yosakoi Ambassador to Vietnam" awarded by the Governor of Kochi Prefecture, Japan in 2017. In 2023, Vietnam's Sakura Yosakoi Mountain Club participated and won the Cup of the Yosakoi Festival in Kochi Prefecture, Japan. |
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