A selection of noteworthy artistic and cultural events that will take place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this week.

HANOI

PERFORMANCE

Piano Duet with Duo Mây

8pm on March 9

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace

24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi

Known as one of the most talented chamber music groups in Vietnam, the piano duets by Duo Mây are always anticipated and warmly welcomed by classical music lovers. The two performers of the group – Pham Quynh Trang and Tran Thi Tam Ngoc – will grace the stage of L’Espace with a repertoire of music pieces for four hands or two pianos, a type of classical music performance that was very popular in Europe from the second half of the 18th century.

Ticket price: VND 210 000 
Ticket price for members: VND 130 000 
Ticket price for students: VND 100 000

EXHIBITION

Exhibition “Em chao cac bac” by Doan Xuan Tung and Nguyen Nghia Cuong

VICAS Art Studio

32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District, Hanoi

Two dimensions (City and Countryside) will be featured in this exhibition by two contemporary artists Doan Xuan Tung and Nguyen Nghia Cuong.

Two artists, two different artistic styles, will make viewers face questions about modern life in big cities.

Exhibition “Daily Conversation”

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace

24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi

You are invited to the exhibition “Daily Conversation” by Le Kim My & Vu Kim Thu.

“Daily Conversation” is a mix between silk paintings by Le Kim My and original installations by Vu Kim Thu. Two artists with distinct art practices holding an exhibition together for the first time at L’Espace.

Free entry

HO CHI MINH CITY

PERFORMANCE

Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture

6:00 pm on March 4, 5, 6, 7, 8 and 10

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House

7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1

‘Teh Dar: Vietnamese Tribal Culture’ features a vibrant display of circus arts, aerial acrobatics, and tribal music within an hour-long performance.

The show highlights the lives of tribal families from the southwest highlands of Vietnam, using UNESCO-listed percussion instruments, such as Vietnamese gongs and buffalo horns, as well as vibrant costumes, and a stunning bamboo cirque depicting various landscapes and creatures from tribal folklores.

Price range: VND700,000 - VND1,600,000

EXHIBITION

Exhibition “Visions of Nature” by Karine Guillermin & Elena Osuna

The Hummingbird Cafe

5H Ton Duc Thang, Ben Nghe, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City

Come to enjoy the visions of nature in the works of artists Karine Guillermin and Elena Osuna.

Often dedicated and colourful, Guillermin’s meticulous paintings and Osuna’s playful collages suggest the human vision of nature to be one of romanticism.

Exhibition “Chapter 4: Days and Nights of Revolving Joy” by Sandrine Llouquet

Galerie Quynh

118 Nguyen Van Thu, Dakao, Dist 1, HCMC

You are invited to an exhibition of new work by Sandrine Llouquet titled “Chapter 4: Days and Nights of Revolving Joy”. This will be the artist’s fifth solo show at the gallery.

Exhibition “Machine is Nature”

The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre

15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2, HCMC

The Factory is pleased to present “Machine is Nature”, an exhibition featuring 15 artists from Vietnam, Thailand, Bangladesh, China and the UK; curated by The Factory and Inlen Photo Gallery.

This exhibition seeks to engage the behavior and consequence of thinking that machines have become the ‘Nature’ we study and prioritise. It examines the current times in which we live, sharing the work of artists who are both in awe, and critical, of the patterns, substance, psychological relations and historical fictions between assumptions of Nature and the Machine.

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