On the afternoon of May 9, the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province coordinated with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, and the Ministry of Information and Communications to hold an international press conference on Hue Festival 2024 with the theme "Cultural heritage with integration and development".
Speaking at the press conference, Chairman of the People's Committee of Thua Thien Hue province, Nguyen Van Phuong, said that over 24 years of organization, Hue Festival has achieved outstanding achievements, gradually affirming its position, consolidating the Festival brand at national and international level, contributing to creating a driving force to stimulate tourism, preserve culture and develop the province's socio-economy.
In an effort to become a typical national and international festival city of Vietnam, Hue Festival 2024 continues to be a unique cultural activity, attractive for its traditional, impressive and humane nature when turning people and tourists into creative and enjoyable subjects. Here, there are not only typical art programs, representing the imprints of many domestic and international cultures for tourists to participate in, but also royal festivals, folk festivals... which have been painstakingly recreated, preserved or new festivals suitable for the trend, meeting the enjoyment needs of the public.
The Hue Festival 2024, with its four-season orientation, will continue to exploit the festival series throughout the year, gradually building a new festival program system, including: Spring Festival - "Spring of the Ancient Capital" (taking place from January to March); Summer Festival - "Shining Imperial City" (taking place from April to June); Autumn Festival - "Hue in Autumn" (taking place from July to September); Winter Festival - "Winter of Hue" (taking place from October to December).
In addition, on the basis of inheriting the achievements of previous festivals, the highlight of Hue Festival 2024 is the Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024 with the theme "Cultural heritage with integration and development" taking place from June 7-12.
Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024 promises to bring participants new and unique experiences of culture, history and art, a place where attractive performances by typical domestic and international artists converge, introducing royal court music and dance and unique folk melodies; high-quality traditional and contemporary art programs of 8 countries from all continents.
Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024 has main activities and programs that will take place continuously for 6 days and nights, including: 9 major events taking place in the main performance space in the Hue Royal Palace heritage site and community spaces along the two banks of the Perfume River and the central streets of Hue City.
Notably, the opening program of Hue Festival Week 2024 will take place at 8:00 p.m. on June 7, held for the first time at Kien Trung Palace, opening a series of exciting activities of Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024.
The art program is a sound and light festival that demonstrates creativity based on the core values of the cultural heritage of the nation and humanity with the support of modern technology such as laser projection, led matrix, hologram, 3D mapping.
Other noteworthy events include the street festival "Cultural Colors" on the afternoons of June 8 and 10; performances by domestic and international art troupes from 7:30 p.m. to 11 p.m. from June 8 to 11 at community stages in Quoc Hoc Square and 3/2 Park; the music program "Trinh Cong Son Dialogue - Love Found" hosted by the Hue Monuments Conservation Center in collaboration with musician Trinh Cong Son's family and Bamboo artists agency, taking place at 6 p.m. on June 9 at Dien Kien Trung stage (Hue Imperial City).
During the Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024, there will also be a beer festival, a light festival, a vegetarian food festival, a flower lantern festival, and the "Tam Giang Waves" festival.
This is a place where attractive performances by famous domestic and international artists converge, introducing royal court music and dance and unique folk melodies; high-quality traditional and contemporary art programs from 8 countries from different continents take place every night.
According to the Organizing Committee of Hue Festival 2024, up to now, 12 international art troupes from 7 countries around the world have registered to perform at the Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024.
Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024 is also a place where special traditional art programs of Asian national art troupes converge, such as: Zhejiang Dance Troupe (China), Kobugakudan URAKAJI Drum Dance Art Troupe of Okinawa City (Japan), Sae nyuk Folk Art Troupe, Korean Culture and Arts Association - Yangpyeong Branch (Korea)...
In addition, many art troupes from regions across the country will also contribute to making the cultural "feast" more special at the Hue International Arts Festival Week 2024.
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