Following the success of the last year’s festival, Nguyen Nga, who is living in France, is busy completing her final preparations for the 2010 Long Bien Festival to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.
The festival will run from September 30-October 15, with the theme “Dragon Bridge tells of 1,000 years of Thang Long”, a historical account of Vietnam.
The bridge will host an exhibition of contemporary arts, including performances of street art while flying the flags of many nations.
The highlight of the festival will be a concert and a modern light show, which will take place on the bridge on October 10.
A ship will sail from the old imperial capital of Hoa Lu in Ninh Binh province to Long Bien Bridge and Ha Long Bay. The ship will carry a 100 strong band and popular overseas orchestra Urban Sax.
The band will represent the 100 Vietnamese children in the Au Co-Lac Long Quan legend.
The voyage is to re-enact the process of moving the country’s capital city by King Ly Thai To.
A fleet of small boats taking the same route will carry monks, nuns and Buddhist followers who will pray for the country’s heroes and martyrs who scarified their lives for national independence and freedom.
Nga said that a promotions campaign for the festival will be held in Paris and neighbouring regions in early September. The campaign will include performances of Vietnamese folk art and Urban Sax.
Source : http://english.vovnews.vn
