On October 2, the Center for Culture - Sports and Radio - Television of Hoi An City (Quang Nam) announced that from September 27 to October 6, 2024, the delegation and art troupe of Hoi An City will participate in the Andong International Mask Dance Festival, Korea.
Delegates and art troupe of Hoi An city participate in Andong International Mask Dance Festival.
The Andong International Mask Dance Festival is one of the most famous festivals in the world, aiming to introduce and honor the traditional cultural beauty of the land of Kim Chi and is a meeting place for art teams from many cultures around the world.
In 2024, this festival attracts the participation of 34 art teams from 25 countries and territories around the world such as: Japan, Peru, India, Siranka, Indonesia, Dominica, Latvia, Russia, Malaysia, Thailand, Poland, Taiwan, Republic of Cyprus, New Zealand, Türkiye, Mongolia...
Hoi An City participated in the festival for the first time in 2017 and left many impressions attracting a large audience from Korea and other countries around the world. This time, the Hoi An City art troupe will bring special impressions of the land of gentle people on the Hoai River with cultural and historical values, along with unique folk art, imbued with Vietnamese flavor.
With art performances, folk dances, traditional musical instruments, folk songs... bearing Vietnamese influences and spreading the beauty of the landscape, people and culture of Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam to the community of other countries. In particular, the art performance "Hat Boi" with the theme "The Five Elements of the East" was elaborately staged, combining traditional and contemporary art, based on the profound philosophy of Eastern culture, through the lively performance of artists from the Hoi An City Art Team, will introduce to the audience the art form considered to be scholarly in the culture of Hoi An, Quang Nam, Vietnam.
Performance of folk songs of Quang region.
Andong is a city in Gyeongsangbuk Province, considered the cradle of culture, humanity and the spiritual capital of Korea. Andong is famous for the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Hahoe Village and the Traditional Mask Dance - an important intangible cultural heritage of Korea.
Participating in the Andong International Mask Dance Festival opens up opportunities for Hoi An artists to exchange and learn performance experiences from art teams around the world; at the same time, it is an opportunity to introduce Hoi An as an attractive cultural-tourist destination, rich in identity and creativity, a land that has always had international exchange and acculturation throughout the development process of history.
This also demonstrates Hoi An's efforts and commitment after joining the UNESCO Creative Cities Network in preserving and promoting folk art forms; as well as increasing participation in international exchange activities in Hoi An's strengths.
Source: https://toquoc.vn/hoi-an-dua-hat-boi-den-voi-le-hoi-mua-mat-na-quoc-te-o-han-quoc-20241002101639305.htm
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