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Vietnam – France festival celebrate diplomatic ties

The Vietnam-France Festival opened at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, as part of the city’s activities to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries.
Vietnam – France festival celebrate diplomatic ties ảnh 1Various activities to take place at the Vietnam – France festival (Photo: tuoitre.vn)

HCM City (VNA) - TheVietnam-France Festival opened at the Institute of Cultural Exchange withFrance (IDECAF) in Ho Chi Minh City on December 5, as part of the city’sactivities to celebrate 45 years of diplomatic relations between the twocountries.  

Organised by the IDECAF and An Yen MediaEducation and Entertainment Company, the six-day event, themed “Sharing a Sky”,includes nearly 20 cultural exchange activities and theatre and musicprogrammes staged by professional and young artists, all taking place at IDECAF.

Opening the festival was a concert, whichused music to depict the formation and changes of the southern land as well asVietnam – France cultural harmonisation.

Old Sai Gon (former name of Ho Chi MinhCity) will be reenacted through items like scooters and music players displayedin the IDECAF’s exhibition room from December 6 to 9. Participants will alsohave a chance to take photos with mini sculptures about Sai Gon.

On December 9, the Flamingo Theatre willstage Eugénie Grandet, a play arranged by screenwriter Viet Linh and directorTay Phong based on a novel of the same name by French writer Honore Balzac.

A French food festival will take place onDecember 7, while the screening of 10 Vietnamese and French films will run fromDecember 6 – 12.

The festival will be rounded off at 8pm onDecember 10 with a concert featuring pianists Tuan Manh and Phi Phi, anddancers from the Vocational Ballet School of Ho Chi Minh City.-VNA
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