This years 14th Duyen Dang Viet Nam concert sponsored by Thanh Nien will focus more on visual effects to bring out the ambiance of the shows lotus theme, said show director Dinh Anh Dung.

The first-time director of the fashion and music show said he would like to set his individual mark by using cinema effects on the stage to express the shows main theme the lotus flower.

By using visual effects, Mr. Dung said he wanted to eliminate complicated props, which had been used to set the scene at previous Duyen Dang Viet Nam concerts.

He confessed that he was nervous in taking the new artistic direction and hoped audiences would be satisfied.

According to set designer, Duc Tri, four computers will be used to control the visual effects to ensure the graphics correspond with the singers and performers.

Mr. Dung and other filmmakers have recently traveled throughout Vietnam from Vung Taus beautiful beaches to Buu Long mountain to the rubber forest in southern Dong Nai province to capture the countrys most beautiful landscapes to use as the stage background.

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Duyen Dang Viet Nam will feature Vietnams leading artists like Thanh Lam, Hong Nhung and My Linh. Pop star My Tam even cancelled a concert abroad to attend the art show.

The show will also feature fashion collections of Vietnams renowned designers such as Vo Viet Chung, Viet Hung and Nguyen Cong Tri while top models including Miss Vietnam Nguyen Thi Huyen – who ranked top 15 at the 2004 Miss World will show off the designs.

In the next few days, the names of overseas Vietnamese artists joining Duyen Dang Viet Nam will be revealed.

Reported by Da Ly Translated by Quynh Nhu