Subscription Concert Vol. 45 “Beethoven 8″

13 and 14 Oct 2011, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to a Subscription Concert Vol. 45 “Beethoven 8″ with the performance of MATSUDA Lina (violin), Harriet KRIJGH (cello), KIM Barbier (piano) with conductor Dorian WILSON. The artists will perform famous works of Beethoven.

Conductor:  Dorian WILSON
Violin:        MATSUDA Lina
Cello:         Harriet KRIJGH
Piano:        KIM Barbier

Program

Ludwig van Beethoven
- Triple Concerto
- Symphony No.8

Ticket prices: 150.000, 250.000, 350.000, 450.000 VND.

All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.

Screening of “Everything will be Forgiven”

Fri 14 Oct 2011, 8 pm
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to L’Espace to the film screening titled “Everything will be Forgiven” of director Mia Hansen-Love, starring Paul Blain, Marie-Christine Friedrich, and Victoire Rousseau. The film has received many awards and nominations.

Film synopsis: Victor lives in the captial of Vienne with his wife Annette and his small daughter Pamela. It’s spring and Victor quits his job to wander around, for the whole day and sometimes for the whole night. Even though she loves him very much, Annette believes he would come back to his normal self once they get back to Paris. However, in Paris, Victor stays the same. After a fierce argument, Victor moves out to live with a drug-addict girl that he falls in love with. Annette leaves Victor and disappears with Pamela. 11 years later when Pamela is 17 years old, she still is living with her mother in Paris. One day, she discovers that her father is still alive and she decides to find him.

Language: Vietnamese subtitles

Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

French ballet

Mon 10 Oct 2011, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the performance of the 2 ballet stars Dorothée Gilbert and Stéphane Bullion from Opéra de Paris Theater – Paris and VNOB. The program is choreographed by Jean-Paul Gravier and Bertrand d’At, Director of National du Rhin Theater.

Program
• Raymonda : Pas de dix
• Les oiseaux de la liberté : Pas de deux
• La Vivandière : Pas de six
• Extraits de Sylphids
• Le Mariage de My Châu
• Diane et Acéon: Pas de deux
• Napoli de Bournonville : La Tarentelle

Ticket price: 200.000, 300.000, 500.000, 700.000 VND
Contact: 0983067996 (Ms Phuong)/ 0983080159 (Ms Tam)
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Art In The Auditorium

HANOI
Sat 8 Oct 2011, 6.30pm, Hanoi DOCLAB, Goethe Institut
HCMC, Fri 7 Oct, 8 pm, Saturday cafe

San Art, in collaboration with Saturday Cafe and Whitechapel Gallery, London, presents ‘Art in the Auditorium’ – a selection of short film and video art by artists from Germany, Norway, Turkey, Lebanon, Chile, New Zealand and America.

Initiated in London, and having toured to all countries of participating artists, ‘Art in the Auditorium’ presents techniques of stop-motion graphics; documentary collage; performance and short film narrative to illustrate personal stories that are at times religiously zealous, culturally specific, fictionally surreal or just simply hilarious.

Artists featured include Elodie Plong, Marthe Thorshaug, Ergin Cavusoglu, Jalal Toufic, Kelly Nipper, Cristabel Loen and Rachel Rakena and Dinh Q Le.

Free entrance, seating is limited.

All screenings will be subtitled in Vietnamese.

Exhibition “Japan: Kingdom of Characters”

HANOI: Opening: Wed 05 Oct,6 pm
Exhibition: 06 – 23 Oct 2011, 8.30 am – 6 pm
Vietnam University of Fine Arts
HUE: Opening: Tue 01 Nov,5 pm
Exhibition: 02 – 13 Nov 2011, 8 am – 6 pm
Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue
HCMC: Opening: Thu 24 Nov,6 pm
Exhibition: 24 – 04 Dec 2011, 7.30 am – 5 pm
Ho Chi Minh City Museum

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents an exhibition “JAPAN: Kingdom of Characters” in Hanoi, Hue and HCMC. From Ultraman to Hello Kitty, Japanese popular characters come to Vietnam.

In recent years, a subculture related to Japanese anime and manga has rapidly attracted worldwide attention. To make the most of this trend, we brought this exhibition which examines characters as one radical aspect of this subculture.

Used unhesitatingly by both adults and children in private and public spaces, before we realize it, these characters have become a part of our daily landscape. One finds, for example, characters printed on bank passbooks and train commutation passes, and as indicated by the regular and seemingly natural presence of stuffed mascots at local police boxes, they have permeated everyday life in Japan to a degree that would be unthinkable in most other countries.

What exactly is a character? Why are they so popular? What kind of society do these characters reflect and what kind of influence do they exert on that society? And finally, where is Japanese character culture headed?

In this exhibition, all stars of popular characters ranging from Astro Boy, Ultraman, Hello Kitty, Doraemon, Mobile Suit Gundam, Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pokemon, Haruhi Suzumura, to Sentokun, Hikonyan, Namisuke, are exhibited through standing figures, panels, and DVDs, to introduce the intimate relationship between characters and Japanese people.

We hope that the visitors will gain a better understanding of the cultural and historical background behind the Japanese love of characters as well as the future of characters in contemporary Japan.

This exhibition starts at Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi from Thursday 6 to Sunday 23 October, followed by at Ho Chi Minh Museum in Hue from Wednesday 2 to Sunday 13 November, and at Ho Chi Minh City Museum in Ho Chi Minh City from Friday 25 November to Sunday 4 December.

Free admission. No closing days

Le Cat Trong Ly Music Nights

15, 16 and 17 Oct 2011, 8 pm
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

With the support from L’Espace, Le Cat Trong Ly will perform in two concert nights titled “Additional Fun” at L’Espace. After her first performance at L’Espace on March 2010 and three more music nights in Jun 2010 also at L’Espace, she finally decides to come back to perform on 3 consecutive nights in October within the framework of her tour to 4 cities: HCMC, Quy Nhon, Da Nang and Hanoi

Winner of “Singers of the Year” in 2008 and winner of Devotion Award 2010, Le Cat Trong Ly becomes one of the most loved singers in Vietnam. In the end of January 2011, she has launched her first album titled Le Cat Trong Ly.

“In 2 recent years, Le Cat Trong Ly has created her fame in the Vietnamese music scene. With her natural curly hair, the tan skin, and her own unique style, Ly has created for herself a composition style different from the Japanese or Korean style. She writes lyrics from sorrow balade to slow such as Jealous…. Influenced by the folk songs of the North, the girl from Da Nang city has presented in her songs something so simple. Ly plays the acoustic guitar and violin perfectly, and she sometimes plays with the percussion. On stage, she shines through her voice and the endearing lyrics (from Le Courrier du Vietnam Newspaper).

On 17 Oct, the music night is dedicated to members of L’Espace. For more information, visit the reception.

Ticket price: 500 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 300 000 VND
Contact: 0902139099 (Thông) for ticket booking/giatoclecat@gmail.com
Tickets are available at L’Espace from 10 Oct 2011.

Exhibition “Me”

Opening: Fri 07 Oct, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 07 – 20 Oct 2011
Himiko Cafe, 324Bis, Dien Bien Phu, Ward 11, Dist 10, HCMC

You are invited to attend the painting exhibition “Me” of artist La Nhu Lan.

Workshop “Standing Up Against Violence”

Joma bakery cafe, 22 Ly Quoc Su Str, Hanoi

The Institute for Development and Community Health (LIGHT) is excited to invite you to “Standing Up Against Violence”, an informational workshop about violence among Hanoi’s migrant women workers.

The Standing Up Against Violence workshop will focus on the efforts of Hanoi’s migrant community to alleviate both domestic violence, and abuse in the workplace. The workshop is also a fantastic opportunity to learn how you can join the local movement to support migrant workers in Hanoi.

Free entrance.

Classical Concert in HCM City

Sun 09 Oct 2011, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
Tel: 08 38299976

You are invited to a concert with the performance of violinist Byol Kang, conductor Clemens Schuldt and HBSO Symphony Orchestra. Artists will perform famous works of composers Mozart, Beethoven, Dvořák.

Program
Part I:
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart
Overture from opera Die Entführung aus dem Serail

Ludwig Van Beethoven
Violin concerto in D major
Violin: Byol Kang

Phần II – Part II:
Antonín Leopold Dvořák
Symphony No.8 in G Major

HBSO Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Clemens Schuldt

Ticket price: 250 000, 150 000, 60 000 VND (for students only)
All tickets are available at: Ticket Counter, HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Tel: 08 38299976
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 3 Phan Van Dat, D.1, HCMC. Tel: 08. 38237419/ 08. 62704450

Exhibition “Ideal Fall”

Opening: Thu 06 Oct, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 06 Oct – 19 Nov 2011
Galerie Quynh, 65 De Tham, District 1, HCM City

Galerie Quynh is pleased to present Ideal Fall – an exhibition of photography, painting and installation by Hoang Duong Cam. This much anticipated exhibition, developed over a period of four years, reflects the artist’s ongoing examination of idealism and its effects on reality in present-day Vietnam. Considering Plato’s Theory of Forms, Hoang investigates the roots of idealism and questions how our thoughts, chronic habits and (outmoded) customs are formed.

Though the artist’s trademark humor and irony is evident in Ideal Fall, the exhibition reveals a new maturity in Hoang’s practice. Hoang is now looking inward to create a highly personal series of works that illustrate contemporary Vietnamese society in all its complexity. Inspired by the life of his father, Hoang began to ponder the idealism of his father’s generation and how it mitigated the hardships of war. Beauty existed in romantic nostalgia and served as an alternative temporality; dreams of civilization and modernity brought freedom.

The Weirdness of an Ideal Mind series depicts distorted, imaginative scenes of the circus and magic shows, hinting at the oddities and chaos of reality. The paintings are a satire on the ideal world of those  who wish to escape from reality. Each painting is coupled with a wire paper sculpture that is covered in concrete. The absurd sculptures seem to anchor the idealistic scenes in reality, representing the heaviness of thought. An interesting addition to the painting sculpture duo, in the form of burned workers’ protective uniforms, is the reference to Tatlin’s Monument to the Third International, a utopian structure embracing modernity. Designed as the headquarters of the international communist organization following the Russian Revolution in 1917, it was a spectacular vision that was never realized.

While delving into the sources of idealism, Hoang began recalling the myths and stories of U Minh Forest, a mangrove forest in the south of Vietnam notorious for its revolutionary past. Once occupied by criminals, renegades, Chinese refugees, pirates and soldiers, the forest is metaphor for the confused state of the ideal mind. U Minh literally translates as a dark place but the word usually refers to a state of mind, which could signifty anything that is not clearly understood. It could be a chaotic, unclear or confused state. The Lightning in U Minh Forest paintings are complex, fantastical stories that offer insight into the present state of Vietnam through examining its past.

Born in 1974, Hoang Duong Cam studied at the Hanoi Fine Art University. Hoang is one of Vietnam’s most important artists of the post-doi moi generation. He has participated in numerous exhibitions and biennales in Asia, North America and Europe. Recent exhibitions include Representation in the Meaning of a metaphor for a forest as endoscopy / links between locations, Project Space and Spare Room Gallery, School of Art, RMIT University, Melbourne, Australia; VideoZone 5, the 5th International Video Art Biennial, Tel Aviv, Israel; Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, South Korea; Arts and Cities, Aichi Triennale, Nagoya, Japan; Connect: Art Scene Vietnam, ifa Galerie Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany. Other noteworthy exhibitions include Fluid Zone, Jakarta Biennale, Indonesia; Post-Doi Moi: Vietnamese Art.

After 1990, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China; Migration Addicts (Mogas Station), a collateral event of the 52nd Venice Biennale,Venice, Italy; Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves, ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Belief (Mogas Station), Singapore Biennale 2006. Hoang Duong Cam has been living and working in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001.

Photography Exhibition “Impact for Peace”

Opening: Thu 06 Oct Fri 07 Oct, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 06 07- 16 Oct 2011
Maison des Arts, 31A Van Mieu, Hanoi

You are invited to a Photography Exhibition “Impact for Peace”. This is a photography exhibition and art space displaying 40 black and white pictures of photographer Sean Sutton.

This exhibition aims to provide an insight into the lives of people still affected by a conflict that ended more than 35 years ago and to show how MAG’s work in removing unexploded ordnance is creating positive impacts in communities. This exhibition is a celebration of more than a decade’s work by MAG in Vietnam, and at the same time to highlight that there is a still an ongoing and future need for the clearance of explosive remnants of war in Vietnam.

About photographer Sean Sutton: For more than 20 years Sean Sutton has been travelled around the world to document the lives of people during and after conflict through the lens of a camera. From 1989 to 1991 he photographed the Karen in Burma and then for the next five years Sean repeatedly travelled to the former Yugoslavia, Cambodia, Afghanistan, Angola, Albania and Laos.

As well as the international press, Sean also regularly worked with aid agencies covering a range of aid and development themes. By 1993, and as a result of his first-hand experiences, Sean had taken the decision to focus on landmines and always managed to spend time photographing the subject whatever the assignment.

For the last fourteen years Sean has worked with the Mines Advisory Group (MAG) and has travelled constantly from such countries as Lebanon, Sri Lanka, Iraq, Vietnam and Sudan, documenting the humanitarian impact of landmines, unexploded munitions (UXO), small arms and other deadly remnants of conflict and the solutions that MAG provides.

The resulting material has made it possible to  design and produce photo packages, exhibitions, films and publications as part of MAG’s multi-media approach to public education on the subject.

His photographs have been widely published in newspapers and magazines, he has received a number of awards and exhibitions of his work have been held all over the world.

Semi-Classical Concert Night “The Dreamy Days”

Sun 09 Oct 2011, 8.30 pm
The Rooftop Bar & Restaurant, 19th Floor, Pacific Place, 83B Ly Thuong Kiet Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi

Continuing the sucessful music series from September, in October, Music on The Roof program will bring to the audience a special semi-classical live show titled “The Dreamy Days” which is also the name of a song in My Linh’s album “Chat với Mozart”. In this live show, My Linh will recreate the feelings she had entrusted to the songs which make them a great success.

My Linh together with singer Duc Tuan, Anh Em Band and the string quartet of Hanoi Academy of Music will perform.

In The Dreamy Days, MyLinh and Duc Tuan will perform covers of two famous songs: The Phantom of the Opera and O Sole Mio. In addition, the audience will experience perfect combination of music between Anh Em Band and the string quartet of vilon, viola and cello.

About the singers: Best known for her vocal power, melismatic skills and devotion to the Vietnamese music scene, My Linh is considered by the public and critics as one of the four divas in Vietnam.

Duc Tuan is a young singer who is known for his album Music of the Nights (The Broadway Album) comprising of 11 track from nine famous musical opera. When released, the album is quite unfamiliar to the audiences, however, later on, this album makes Duc Tuan a unforgettable name every time people talk about classical-crossover.

Ticket price: 1 500 000 VND for ECO and 2 500 000 VND for VIP.
The customers who use HSBC or City Bank ATM card to pay for tickets will have 10% discount and 2 breakfast vouchers of The Rooftop.

For reservation, contact 0914 363 486, 0123 954 9900

Screening of “Zone Libre”

Sat 08 Oct 2011, 3 pm
IDECAF, 28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

You are invited to the film screening of “Zone Libre” stared by Jean-Paul Roussillon, Lionel Abelanski, Olga Grumber.

Synopsis: After the seperation, Simon’s family including Léa – the wife, Mauricette – the sister in law who is a few months pregnant, Ms Schwartz – the mother who could only speak Hebrew and Henri – the nephew who is 11 years old reunited. They are received by Mr Maury in his house.

This is the reunion of the two worlds…

Language: French film with Vietnamese subtitles.

Ticket price: 15 000 VND.
Tickets are available at IDECAF.

Exhibition “Benign Tumours”

Opening: Thu 06 Oct, 6 pm
Exhibition: 06 – 30 Oct 2011
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited the the exhibition titled “Benign Tumours” of artists from Annex Group including: Nguyen Huy An, Ngo Thanh Bac, Nguyen Duong Hai Dang, Hoang Minh Duc, Nguyen Song and Vu Duc Toan. The exhibition is a combination of 6 simple yet haunting installations.

Benign tumors: a sight, a good sign, something harmless. But benign tumours are something redundant and should be removed.

Free entrance.

Flamenco Show “Poemas Flamencos”

HANOI: Wed 12 Oct 2011, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien
HCMC: Fri 14 Oct 2011, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House

The Embassy of Spain celebrates the National Day with the flamenco show “Poemas Flamencos” of Ballet Cristina Hoyos. Five dancers will perform the poems of the Spanish writer Federico García Lorca. Ballet Cristina Hoyos will perform on Wednesday 12th October 2011 at the Opera House of Hanoi and on Friday 14th October 2011 at the Opera House of Ho Chi Minh City. Both shows will begin at 20h.

“Poemas Flamencos” is a show exclusively prepared for Vietnam. Five dancers perform a fusion of the more successful Ballet Cristina Hoyos shows: Romancero Gitano, Viaje al Sur and Poema del Cante Jondo. Most songs are Spanish poems of Federico García Lorca.

Flamenco is a genre of music and dance which has its foundation in Andalusian music and dance. The “cante” (singing), “toque” (guitar playing), dance and “palmas” (handclaps) are the principal facets of flamenco. On November 2010, UNESCO declared Flamenco one of the Masterpieces of the Oral and Intangible Heritage of Humanity.

Tickets can be collected for free 1 week before the performance (while supplies last), seating is limited.

NOTE: In HCMC: There are no more tickets available

In Hanoi: The Embassy of Spain have created a waiting list and they will confirm how many tickets are available to the public on Monday 10th October at 12 pm.

In Hanoi: The Embassy of Spain in Hanoi, 4 Le Hong Phong Str, Hanoi

In HCMC: The Economic and Commercial Office of the Embassy of Spain in HCMC: 21, PHU KHAC KHOAN (5 th floor), District 1. The localities will be very limited.

If you have any doubt about these shows, do not hesitate to contact the Embassy of Spain: alfonso.cobo@maec.es  or embajadahanoi@gmail.com or by phone (84-4) 37715297.

YxineFF Second Week Screening

Film "The Last Day on Earth"
2nd week film screening: 07 – 13 Oct 2011
Screening only on WWW.YXINEFF.COM
On the second week of film screening, YxineFF proudly presents 7 films: The Thirst for Olympic (Pham Trung Hieu), The Last Day on Earth (Chu Tran Minh Duc), The Rotating Bridge (Vu Manh Hung), Dancing in the Park (Ha Thuc Van), The Man Who Was There (Andy Nguyen), The Blue Heart (Cao Cuong Dang) and The 5 Punishments (Duong Minh Loc).

For more information, visit YxineFF’s website.

European Language Days

Fri 14 Oct 2011, 8.30 am – 4 pm
Sat 15 Oct 2011, 10 am – 4 pm
Goethe Institute, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

Guten Tag – Hello – Bonjour – Buenos días – Buongiorno – Jó napot: European languages introduce themselves and encourage you to learn more about Europe’s linguistic diversity.

Good news for all present and future polyglots: on 14 and 15 October the Goethe-Institut Hanoi hosts European Language Days. This EUNIC event is organized by several European cultural institutes and embassies. Goethe-Institut, British Council, Agence Universitaire de la Francophonie, Institute Cervantes and the Representation of Wallonie-Bruxelles together with the embassies of Spain, Italy and Hungary introduce their national languages and address the theme of the pros and cons of Europe’s linguistic diversity and its role in international contexts.

Program

Friday, 14 October: Conference “Multilingualism – Challenge and Chance for a Global World”

The program on the first day is primarily aimed at a linguistic audience. In the morning four speakers will give short thirty-minute presentations followed by discussion. Professor Hung Nguyen from Vietnam will talk about The Foreign Languages 2020 Project in Vietnam, Prof. Jürgen Quetz of the J.W. Goethe University in Frankfurt will speak on Plurilingual Syllabuses for Schools in a Multilingual World, Mr. O’Rourke, representative of the British Council, will present a short lecture on Information and Communications Technologies (ICT) in Education and Mrs. Nguyen Van Dung from Hanoi National University will discuss the language learning process of Vietnamese students learning French. In the afternoon there will be a panel discussion: Prof. Quetz, the Belgian linguist and semiologist Prof. Jean-Marie Klinkenberg and Đặng Hoàng Giang as a moderator will talk about language diversity, its importance in the cultural wealth of Europe and the role of multilingualism in strengthening international bonds. Both the morning lectures and the panel discussion will be simultaneously translated into Vietnamese.

Register to participate in the Language Conference no later than 07 Oct 2011 with Mrs. Do Thi Thuy,
Tel: +84 4 37342251 or by e-mail: thuy.do@hanoi.goethe.org

Saturday, 15 October: Festival of European Languages

The second day of European Languages Day focuses on practice. At the Festival of European Languages, representatives of the participating institutions will present their languages in the classrooms and the library of the Goethe-Institute: several 30-minute mini-courses in German, English, French, Spanish, Hungarian and Italian will be offered at multiple morning and afternoon appointments. Instructional materials such as posters, picture books, short films are available for viewing, and will whet your appetite to learn more about the different countries. Visitors thus have the opportunity to get a sample of several language courses, to learn their first words in a new language and to gain an impression of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.

In the classrooms and the library of the Goethe-Institut Hanoi from 10 AM to 4 PM, the Festival of European Languages will take place with the participation of the following European languages: English, French, German, Hungarian, Italian and Spanish.

Every half hour there will be special events in two languages, for example, language sampler courses, songs and puzzles, illustrated by film footage and posters.

This event not only intends to represent diversity but also aims to demonstrate the importance of multilingualism, particularly for relations with Europe today. Those who, in addition to their mother tongue, speak not only English but also another European language, can also benefit from this advantage in economic and business relations with Europeans. This can be an important factor, especially for an exporting nation like Vietnam.

No registration is required for the Language Festival.

Entrance to all events is free.

“The Future” Music Night

Sat 08 Oct 2011, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Sitting around on sofas, bemoaning a lack of a music scene in Hanoi has become a thing of the PAST! Hanoi Rock City is thrilled to present on Saturday 8th October: THE FUTURE. Three young bands who have the spirit to change everything.

A.K.A.T: flying up from Ho Chi Minh City for their hat trick performance at HRC! These psychedelic, stoner rockers are back from the grave for the first time since vocalist/bassist Bush relocated to Hanoi. Since then, the A.K.A.T trio have been involved in various music projects – Bush pursuing his DJing, Moe became one half of Moeth, and fashion designer to opening a shop. Still, when rock calls, these lads cannot resist. Quite likely one of the most important live bands you will see play in Vietnam.

GỖ LIM: with a change in band members, a modified name (previously known as Golem), and a whole bunch of new material under their belt, Gỗ Lim are asserting themselves as Vietnam’s answer to the Yeah Yeah Yeahs. Lyrically unique and damn right sexy, particularly with the introduction of captivating front woman Nhí, Gỗ Lim will be the ones to keep your eyes on in 2012. You read it here first.

RE-CYCLE: popular and entertaining, Re-Cycle are an alternative rock band who know how to work the crowd. Handpicked to play the C.A.M.A festival in 2010, Re-Cycle have rocked various big stages and released a couple of EPs and singles, including Vượt qua… the official music video was filmed in Hanoi Rock City!

Ticket price: 80 000 VND at door (including one free beer or soft drink)

Performance with two Ballet Stars from Paris

Mon 10 Oct 2011, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Don’t forget the performance of the 2 ballet stars Dorothée Gilbert and Stéphane Bullion from Opéra de Paris Theater – Paris and VNOB. The program is choreographed by Jean-Paul Gravier and Bertrand d’At, Director of National du Rhin Theater.

Ticket price: 200.000, 300.000, 500.000, 700.000 VND
Contact: 0983067996 (Ms Phuong)/ 0983080159 (Ms Tam)
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

For more information, visit Hanoi Grapevine’s previous post.

Vietnamese Youth and the 350 Global Movement

Sat 08 Oct 2011, 8.15 am
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the conference “Action Day for the Environment – Vietnamese Youth and the 350 Global Movement” with the participation of Ms. Le Thuy Dung, Director of Saigon 350 Global Movement for the environmental and Ms. Tran Minh Trang, Director of 350 VYP Club. 350 is a global movement, comprising of a network of individuals who hold a  firm belief that we should reduce the amount of carbon dioxide in the atmosphere to 350 parts per million.

350 connects local campaigns to an united global movement. On 10 Oct 2010 (10/10/10), 7,347 events in 188 countries in all over the world participated in the 350 movement. In Vietnam, on 10/10/10, there were 20 events attracting more than 1500 people. 350 is an effort to call for leaders to commit to reduce CO2 emissions to help the earth and protect the environment.

The event “Action Day for the Environment – Vietnamese Youth and 350 Global Movement” is organized to improve general knowledge for Vietnamese youth about the 350 global movement as well as discussing the establishment and the development of this network in Vietnam. Hopefully, it will promote Vietnamese youth to have more realistic campaigns, information sharing sections and spread the word to a wider audience in order to take preventive actions towards climate change and to protect the environment.

Language: Vietnamese
Free admission.

Photo Exhibition by Sibylle Bergemann

Photography: “I’m interested in the edge of the world, not in the middle”
Opening: Tue 11 Oct, 6 pm
Lecture “Sibylle Bergemann and the photography of GDR“ by Matthias Fluegge: Wed 12 Oct, 6 pm
Exhibition: 12 Oct – 12 Nov, 9 am – 6 pm
Goethe Institute, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

The Goethe-Institut Hanoi is pleased to invite you to the photo exhibition by Sibylle Bergemann. The opening will take place on Tuesday, 11 October at 6 pm in the exhibition hall of the Goethe-Institut Hanoi and will be on display until Saturday, 12 November 2011.

Sibylle Bergemann, who died in November last year, was one of the most important and progressive photographers of the GDR. Her timeless portraits and fashion photographs for the magazine “Sibyl” created style icons for an entire generation.

Next to the fashion in her photos she was also able to critically reflect the social developments of her time. Many of her photos have made history. Such as the picture of the two Graces, posing in beach chairs with mouths turned down and thus setting a counterpoint to the feminine ideal in the GDR. With her photos, Sibylle Bergemann documented the desire for freedom and the creative potential that could develop in spite of political restrictions, for example in the field of fashion.

Her portrait photos also show that Sibylle Bergemann was a sensitive observer. Whether rock star Nina Hagen with her mother, or the series of mentally disabled actors, the people in her photographs are presented with dignity and authenticity and always meet the highest aesthetic standards.

Sibylle Bergemann created and documented a piece of German history, and to this day her work has not lost its relevance and is valued internationally. Be there when these excellent photographic exhibition opens at the Goethe-Institut next Tuesday.

Free Admission

Paste Modernism 3

Paste Modernism 2 at Lo Fi Gallery, Sydney 2010
Paste Modernism 3 is calling for submission
Deadline for artwork submission: 17 Oct 2011

Paste Modernism is back for it’s third monumental incarnation! The largest celebration of all things ‘paste-up’ returns this year in a bigger space with more artists and enough glue to scare your parents!
WHEN: Opens Nov 4th and continues until December 11th 2011
WHERE: Cockatoo Island Sydney as part of THE OUTPOST STREET ART FESTIVAL
WHAT: Over 100 square meters of wall space in a disused shipping factory.
WHO: We currently have over 130 registered local and international artists including Ben Eine, Pure Evil, Copyright, Dan Baldwin, Anthony Lister, Jumbo, Zap, Stabs, Urban Cake Lady and Drab just to name a few.  Curated by Ben Frost.

All registration and submission details can be viewed at www.pastemodernism.com.

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