Art exhibition opens in Canberra
‘Gobi in the Heart of Asia’ art exhibition by a young Melbourne based Mongolian artist G.Zolboo was launched on June 7 at the Australian National University Exhibition hall. The exhibition is presented by the Embassy of Mongolia in Australia and Mongolia Institute at the Australian National University and will be on display for a month. Ambassador of Mongolia to Australia H.E. Chuluunhuu Batlai and Director of the Mongolia Institute at the Australian National University Professor Narangoa deliv ... Read more »
‘Memory Games’ documentary featuring Yanjaa to premiere
‘Memory Games’ documentary giving a thrilling sight into the lives of four athletes from the United States, Germany and Mongolia as they compete for the title of World Memory Champion will premiere on Netflix next week. Mongolian girl, triple world-record holding athlete Yanjaa is one of the leads of the documentary. She is known for getting golden buzzer at the 2017 Sweden’s Got Talent and memorizing all items on 328 page IKEA catalogue in just a week. ‘Memory Games’ was directed by Emmy A ... Read more »
‘Inverted triangle’ ethno ballet to be performed at UNESCO Headquarters
The ‘Inverted triangle’ ethno ballet has been invited to perform at the UNESCO Headquarters in Paris on October 9, 2019. Written in 2016, ‘Inverted triangle’ is an ethno ballet based on the studies of students and professors. Professor S.Dulam, leader of the professors team of folk art and dance studies, wrote the libretto for the ballet. The ballet music was written by singer and composer of 'Khusugtun' D.Ariunbold. Director and choreographer D.Enkhgerel, scenic designer B.Nyamkhuu and multime ... Read more »
Asian Championship of Folklore taking place for the first time in Mongolia
The Asian Championship of Folklore - Asia Folk 2019 is being organized under the auspices of Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh in Ulaanbaatar on June 12-16. In his opening speech of the festival, Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh expressed his gratitude to the folklore artists, guests and representatives that have come from all over Asia, and noted that Mongolia aims to become an international destination for nomadic culture and tourism as a part of its Sustainable Development Vision 2030. He then added th ... Read more »
Second meeting of the National Council on Culture and Arts takes place
The second meeting of the National Council on Culture and Arts took place at the State Academic Theatre of Opera and Ballet on June 12. Prime Minister U.Khurelsukh and Minister of Education, Culture, Science and Sports Yo.Baatarbileg attended the meeting. At the meeting, the council introduced the culture and arts programme for 2019 to the sector's representatives and received their comments. Workers of the sectors expressed their gratitude to the Prime Minister for one of the major works plan ... Read more »