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Mon, 01/25/2010 - 10:59
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First Hip Hop International Dance kicked off
(KPL) Hundreds of Hip Hop fans flocked to the first International Dance Festival “Fang Mae Khong at the National Circus, Vientiane last Wednesday night.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vice President of Lao Journalist’s Association, Mr. Somsanouk Mixay said that the first International Dance Festival “Fang Mae Khong” was an activity to prepare for the celebration of 450th anniversary of Vientiane proclaiming as a capital of Lane Xang Kingdom. The dance will also perform in Luang Prabang province.
“The people of the Mekong River have many things in common but they have their ancient and rich culture of their own. One aspect of their culture is dance, which was very rich and diverse as well,” said Mr. Somsanouk.
The first international Dance festival has choreographers and dancers from Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and France who have come to join their Lao colleagues, to exchange experience and perform their art which has no frontier as the language of dance is universal, he said.
This festival is an opportunity for Lao artists to show their talent and also to learn from colleagues from other countries.
It is a unique laboratory where traditional, contemporary and hip hop dance will be mixed and combined according to the inspiration and soul of choreographers and dancers.
Speaking at the opening ceremony, the Vice President of Lao Journalist’s Association, Mr. Somsanouk Mixay said that the first International Dance Festival “Fang Mae Khong” was an activity to prepare for the celebration of 450th anniversary of Vientiane proclaiming as a capital of Lane Xang Kingdom. The dance will also perform in Luang Prabang province.
“The people of the Mekong River have many things in common but they have their ancient and rich culture of their own. One aspect of their culture is dance, which was very rich and diverse as well,” said Mr. Somsanouk.
The first international Dance festival has choreographers and dancers from Cambodia, Myanmar, Thailand, Vietnam and France who have come to join their Lao colleagues, to exchange experience and perform their art which has no frontier as the language of dance is universal, he said.
This festival is an opportunity for Lao artists to show their talent and also to learn from colleagues from other countries.
It is a unique laboratory where traditional, contemporary and hip hop dance will be mixed and combined according to the inspiration and soul of choreographers and dancers.
