Lucia and the Ice Mountain, a fairy tale musical co-produced by young musicians and producers from ASEAN countries, will premiere in HCM City today. Tố Tố plays Lucia in the musical Lucia and the Ice Mountain The musical was inspired by and based on the book Land of the Blue Mountains by English children’s writer Enid Blyton. It features the adventure of Princess Lucia Valentina O’Donnell along with her faithful dog Saxton who travels to Ice Mountain to find a cure for the disease of her sick mother, Queen Marian. On the journey, she faces challenges made by the cold-hearted Ice Queen. The musical is directed by Singaporean actor and director Marc Valentine, and its screenplay was written by producer and writer Kevin Chua, who is based in Singapore and Los Angeles. The play’s music is composed by Indonesian composer Ivan Tangkulung and singer Mavelina Setiawan and it is choreographed by Vietnamese dancer Tố Tố, the 2016 winner of … [Read more...] about Fairy tale musical set for premiere in HCM City
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TV station accused of violating music copyright
The Vietnam Center for Protection of Music Copyright has recently accused Vietnam television (VTV) of using foreign songs without purchasing copyright. Phuong Linh (L) and Dinh Tien Dung performing "Can't Take My Eyes off You" at the celebrity singing contest "Just The Two of Us" last year According to the center, on many shows aired by the station including‘The Voice’, ‘Dancing With The Stars’, ‘Just The Two of Us’ and ‘Vietnam’s Got Talent’, contestants have performed numerous songs in foreign languages, but VTV has not paid for any of them. Since 2011, music copyright protection centers in many countries which have signed bilateral agreements with the Vietnamese center have reported that Vietnamese channels have used music products from their countries. “We often receive reports showing detailed information of the channels using their music products. The UK, US, and South Korea are the countries whose songs … [Read more...] about TV station accused of violating music copyright
Overseas Vietnamese director wins double prizes at TV drama making contest
Expat Interest Overseas Vietnamese director wins double prizes at TV drama making contest Kieu Giang Monday, Apr 11, 2016,23:54 (GMT+7) Overseas Vietnamese director wins double prizes at TV drama making contestKieu Giang By Kieu Giang - The Saigon Times Daily Director Antony Nguyen and his S45 team’s members - PHOTO: COURTESY OF VIEW TV Antony Nguyen, a Vietnamese American director, and his S45 team pocketed double prizes of VND3.06 billion (over US$137,000) for their sci-fi movie Rin at EVO8 – Hack The TV, a TV drama making contest to search for talent in the film industry. Antony Nguyen is a co-founder of Bad-Clay studio. He used to join visual-effect making teams of some Hollywood blockbusters like X-men: Days of Future Past, Godzilla, and Mad Max. S45 team’s members include popular model/actor Vinh Thuy and overseas singer/actor Lam Vissay. The team received VND3 billion for the production of their … [Read more...] about Overseas Vietnamese director wins double prizes at TV drama making contest
City theatres work to preserve cải lương with young actors, new music
Viet Nam News HCM CITY — Leading theatres and art troupes in HCM are working to preserve cải lương (reformed opera) by using young actors in their new productions. Lê Hoàng Drama Troupe, a private art troupe, offers a series of new plays featuring historical events and characters in a modern style staged by young actors. One of the troupe’s featured plays is Loạn Chiến Phụng Hoàng Cung (War of Thrones), a production featuring historical events and characters. The play has attracted young talents such as Thái Vinh, Bình Tinh and Đăng Khoa who were trained at art schools and by their parents who are cải lương stars. The work, which is being performed every weekend, has attracted many young audiences. “Loạn Chiến Phụng Hoàng Cung is a very old story but has new ideas in the script. The play’s young actors offer modern performances in both … [Read more...] about City theatres work to preserve cải lương with young actors, new music
Victor Hugo the hero and lover enjoys big TV revival
He is worshipped as a saint in thousands of Vietnamese temples, held up as a prophet of European unity and a human rights hero for his campaigning against the death penalty. Now the great French novelist Victor Hugo is about to become a television icon with a big-budget BBC adaptation of his masterpiece "Les Miserables" and an equally lavish series retelling his hugely eventful private and political life. A literary sensation by the time he was 30 with "The Hunchback of Notre Dame," Hugo quickly became the conscience of his generation. Appalled by the misery he saw on the streets, the young royalist became a republican hero and was forced into exile for two decades after he declared Napoleon III a dictator and a "traitor to France". This Damascene conversion is at the centre of "Victor Hugo - Enemy of the State," a four-hour portrait of the writer now being shot in France by the maker of the hit spy series "The Bureau." Director Jean-Marc Moutout said Hugo's remarkable political … [Read more...] about Victor Hugo the hero and lover enjoys big TV revival