Highlights of the opening night of the International Performing Arts Festival

Comrade Nguyen Hoai Anh (right cover), Comrade Doan Anh Dung (2nd from right) attended the opening ceremony

Comrades Nguyen Hoai Anh - Standing Deputy Secretary of the Provincial Party Committee, Chairman of the Provincial People's Council, Mr. Doan Anh Dung - Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee, along with comrades of the Provincial Party Committee, leaders of Departments, branches in the province and thousands of people and tourists came to enjoy the exhibition.

General Director of the World Association of Performing Arts Tobias Biancone and representatives of art troupes from various countries

The opening night began with the highlight of the special and lively art performances, which were elaborately staged by domestic and foreign art troupes. Among them, the Water Puppetry performance was performed by artists from the Vietnam Water Puppetry Theatre.

Mr. Bui The Nhan spoke at the opening ceremony

Speaking at the opening ceremony, Mr. Bui The Nhan - Director of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: The first International Performing Arts Festival 2023 - Binh Thuan, Vietnam is organized to improve the spiritual life of the people and contribute to promoting the development of culture and tourism in the process of integration and sustainable development of Binh Thuan province. At the same time, the festival contributes to introducing to domestic and international friends and tourists the cultural identity and unique performing arts of Binh Thuan province in particular and Vietnam in general. Thereby creating opportunities for a large number of people, artists, intellectuals and scholars of Binh Thuan province in particular and Vietnam in general to exchange and absorb international cultural arts, especially performing arts.

Mr. Bui The Nhan presented flowers to Mr. Tobias Biancone - Director of the World Association of Performing Theatres

The International Performing Arts Festival was held in Phan Thiet city, as the first step to lay the foundation for building a cultural and tourism brand typical of Binh Thuan province, creating long-term and sustainable investment attraction in Binh Thuan.

At the opening ceremony, the audience was immersed in an artistic space full of color, light and music. With the message "Connecting creativity", the festival gathered more than 300 artists and actors from 7 international and Vietnamese art troupes. In addition, the festival also attracted more than 10 independent young artist groups to participate in grand music concerts and street festivals such as: water puppetry, circus, variety shows, amateur music...

According to the General Director of the World Association of Performing Arts, Tobias Biancone, the International Performing Arts Festival is opening its doors and bringing performances from other countries to Vietnam. This also gives Vietnamese works the opportunity to reach the international level, bringing Vietnamese artistic creativity to people around the world, and bringing amazement to communities and individuals around the world. In addition, this Festival is a stepping stone to making Phan Thiet a unique destination for performing arts in both artistic and educational aspects.

Some pictures of performances by domestic and foreign artists:

World famous flute artist Rahul Das performs traditional flute melodies of Bangladesh

The festival takes place over 3 days ( December 8-10), in addition to the main stage on Nguyen Tat Thanh Street. The International Performing Arts Festival also has community stages that continuously serve many unique performing arts programs such as: street performances; international performances, outdoor world peace concerts and parades; symphony performances; grand concerts... In addition, the festival also has other activities such as: international seminars on the theme "building Phan Thiet into an international training and performing arts center"; training in professional skills in performing arts .

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