Viet Nam Discovery Festival

Potters Fields Park, Tooley Street, London
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This event ended on Sunday 13th of September 2015
Admission
Free
Venue Information
Potters Field Park
Tooley Street, SE1 2AA
Nearest Tube/Rail Stations
London Bridge 0.35 miles

This free weekend festival will see Potters Fields Park on London's South Bank transfromed into a vibrant celebration of Vietnamese culture, cuisine and crafts.

Organised by the Embassy of Viet Nam and sponsored by national carrier Vietnam Airlines, Quang Ninh Province and Thien Minh Group, the Viet Nam Discovery Festival will showcase the beauty, warmth and charm of this dynamic country. After a dazzling opening ceremony featuring dance performances, traditional and contemporary music and an Áo dài fashion show, visitors can immerse themselves in the sights, sounds and tastes of Vietnamese culture - from taking a 'virtual' tour of the country in a 3D Cube Space to watching a traditional water puppet theatre show.

The festival will open with music and dance performances, including a rare opportunity to hear some of Vietnam's most celebrated musicians playing unique and unusual traditional instruments, from đàn nhị (a bowed string instrument) and đàn tranh (similar to a zither) to bamboo instruments including flutes, k'lông pút (the bamboo xylophone of the Bahnar people), and đinh pá (a resonant pipe). A selection of pop-up food stalls will offer delicious dishes such as phở bò (beef noodles) and bánh mỳ kẹp thịt (Vietnamese sandwiches), with renowned Vietnamese chefs on hand to share recipes and cooking tips. Exhibitions of fine traditional lacquer and oil painting by famous Vietnamese artists will be complimented by arts and crafts stalls where visitors can buy souvenirs like Vietnamese brocades, traditional painted bamboo theatre masks and handmade conical hats; have a go at sand painting or printing Ðông Hồ folk woodcuts; or try on Vietnamese national costume and pose for colourful selfies. Kids will love hand-painting their own balancing bamboo dragonflies, while dance fans can even try their hand at Vietnam's answer to Morris dancing - nhảy sạp, a traditional Vietnamese folk dance using bamboo sticks!

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