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Hue Festival 2014
12 – 20 Apr 2014
Various locations in Hue
Hue Festival is Hue’s biggest festival of arts and music organized to honor the cultural heritage of the ancient city.
This year’s festival takes place from the 12th to the 20th of April in various locations around the city. The 9-day festival is jam packed with with numerous diverse activities ranging from traditional fashion show to modern dance and music. The acts include the performances by both Vietnamese artists and international music groups such as the artists from Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014, Australian DeepBlue orchestra, American folk band Amigos, as well as many other bands and dance troupes from Norway, Singapore, Russia, Mongolia, Cuba, Finland, etc.
Screening of “Sunny” and “3 Idiots”
Screening of “Sunny”: Fri 11 Apr 2014, 7.30 pm
Screening of “3 Idiots”: Sat 12 Apr 2014, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
In the second week of youth month, you are invited to the screening of 2 other masterpieces: Sunny (Korea) and 3 Idiots (India).
Original language with Vietnamese subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
About films
Sunny
Language: Korean with Vietnamese subtitles
Sunny is a South Korean film about a middle-aged woman who tries to fulfill her friend’s dying wish of reuniting their group of high school friends. The film alternates between two timelines: the present day where the women are middle-aged, and the 1980s when they were in high school.
It is the second film by director-screenwriter Kang Hyeong-cheol, who directed Speedy Scandal. Released on 4 May 2011, the film was the first of that year to sell five million tickets in South Korea, and became the second highest grossing Korean film by year’s end. As of 20 September 2012, it is the 13th highest grossing Korean film by admissions sold in South Korean history. The movie won Best Director and Best Editing at the Daejong Film Awards. Actress Kang Sora won several awards for her role as the teenage Ha Chun-hwa. [ Wikipedia ]
3 Idiots (2009)
Language: Hindi with Vietnamese subtitles
3 Idiots is a 2009 Indian coming-of-age comedy-drama film directed by Rajkumar Hirani, with a screenplay by Abhijat Joshi, and produced by Vidhu Vinod Chopra. It was loosely adapted from the novel ‘Five Point Someone’ by Chetan Bhagat. The film stars Aamir Khan,Kareena Kapoor, R. Madhavan, Sharman Joshi, Omi Vaidya, Parikshit Sahni and Boman Irani. 3 IDIOTS went on to become the highest-grossing Bollywood film.
Workshop on Contact Improvisation with American Choreographer/Performer Emily Navarra
Sun 13 Apr 2014, 9.30 am – 5.30 pm
The Black Box
56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi
You are invited to workshops on Contact Improvisation guided by American Choreographer/Performer Emily Navarra as part of her multidisciplinary performance tour in Vietnam for 2014.
Contact Improvisation is an improvised dance form practiced by two or more people who attempt to keep a physical point of contact between their bodies while moving freely without music. The dancing may be slow or fast and often involves rolling and weight-sharing; it is practiced barefoot with loose fitting clothing. Con-tact Improvisation is one of the best-known and most characteristic forms of postmodern dance.
Workshop Content: Emily will introduce some improvisational movement and dancing techniques of Reaction ( with focus on each dancer’s physical response to various stimuli, presented in the moment) and Varone Technique (through the expansive use of the back and limbs with an emphasis on breath, strength, dynamic lyricism and musicality).
Subsidized Fee: 150,000VND
Participants: over 16 years old who love dance, movements and creativity
Registration: Ms. Thu Hiền at life.art.vietnam@gmail.com; Tel: 04-62757088 – Mobile: 0912081950 by 12.00 AM 12 Apr 2014.
Overnights Pilgrimages to Long Bien Bridge 01- Memories
11 pm Sat 12 Apr to 6 am Sun 13 Apr 2014
Long Bien Bridge
Conveying the message “There is always a story hidden in each bridge, and that of Long Bien Bridge is a century-long history to be disclosed to Hanoi”, five overnight pilgrimages offering five different perspectives of the bridge: “Memories”, “Love”, “Blood and Flower”, “Hope”, “Long Bien – To Live!” are expected to become the cultural spotlights widely joined by young people in Hanoi.
The program is promised to provide sleepless nights full of artistic inspirations with anecdotes from the past and innermost whispers of the century-old bridge embedded deeply in the soul of each and every Hanoian.
The first night, “Memories”, consists of 3 parts: “Long Bien’s images”, “Long Bien – That person” and “Memories spread”, with various activities including sketch exhibition, filming papers exhibition, culture tours, story-telling, stage performance.
Supportive ticket: 20k/ticket ( To cover organizational cost, totally non-profit event).
For more information, contact: demtrangcaulongbien@gmail.com
Showcase “Casual Ghosts”
Opening: Thu 10 Apr 2014, 7 pm
Showcase: 10 – 24 Apr 2014
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
‘Casual Ghosts’ is a collaborative project of poetry and painting between Kaitlin Rees and Baptiste Gilloz, with Nha Thuyen as translator. The 116×92 cm paintings on canvas are not of anything and so can evoke everything. They allow the viewer an open space for the projection of self, of sense, of nonsense.
The ten poems collected in a chapbook start with a looking outward at these works, and end in a looking inward, exploring different faces of balance in relationships. The exhibition will include paintings, a small book of poems, and a video projection.
Free entry.
Exhibition “Recovery After The Storm”
Opening: Fri 11 Apr, 6 pm
Exhibition: 11 – 17 Apr 2014
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str, Hanoi
Haiyan typhoon is considered the strongest storm that has ever swept into land. Striking the Philippines at the end of 2013, the terrible storm left huge devastation and heavy damage.
Being conscious of their indispensable role in the society, the multi-national artists team – Asia Art Link – has created several effective activities together in order to mobilize material and immaterial resources for the victims of Haiyan. Along with the operations carried out in the Philippines, Asia Art Link in Vietnam will also organize an exhibition titled “Recovery after the Storm”.
7 artists from the Philippines, 8 from Malaysia, and 11 from the host country Vietnam will be present in the exhibition. There are 24 large scale paintings and 3 installation art works which will be displayed in the wonderful space of the Vietnam Fine Art Museum’s showroom.
Besides its humanity meaning, “Recovery After The Storm” is expected to give the remarkable contributions to the society in terms of skilled art works, various points of view, a variety of approaches by different artists on the same theme, and introduce international art to Vietnam, enriching the domestic art environment.
Music Night with Le Cat Trong Ly and Cellist Nguyen Thanh Tu
Thu 10 Apr 2014, 8.30 pm
Chula
43 Nhat Chieu, Hanoi
Ly will play with the cellist Nguyen Thanh Tu at chula, on thursday night 8.30pm.
Ticket price: 500, 000 VND, only 50 tickets.
For book tickets write to diegochula@gmail.com
Concert Tribute to Legend Kurt Cobain
Tue 08 Apr 2014, 8.30 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
A live concert tribute to the memory of the legend Kurt Cobain when he was found on 8th April 1994…
Artists in the tribute
- Vocal/guitar: Quang Thưởng
- Guitar: Dương Thành Đạt
- Bass: Tăng Xuân Kiên
- Drums: Chu Kiên
Entry: 100k include 1 beer/free drink.
Ly Ngua O Meets Jump for Jazz
Fri 11 Apr 2014, 8 pm
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Come and enjoy the first exclusive concert of the year: Ly Ngua O meets JumpforJazz.
After the very successful and well received ‘Chronology of Jazz’ series, JumpforJazz will continue to surprise its audience by introducing this unique self composed fusion of Jazz and Vietnamese folksong.
Following its aim to support and encourage young and talented Vietnamese musicians to perform and participate in a wide variety of concerts, this time the jumpforjazz-band includes three new talents: Hoang Ha on Drum, Nguyen Minh Duc on Double Bass, and Nguyen Huu Vuong on Piano.
In addition, JumpforJazz cooperated with contemporary composer Do Kien Cuong, who rearranged one of Vietnams oldest and most well known folksongs, Lý Ngựa Ô, which forms the basis of this concert. Do Kien Cuong himself will perform the arrangement on Oboe together with Bui Ha Mien on Cello.
The accompanying Jazz variations played by the Jazz band have been composed by JumpforJazz Music Director and bandleader, Mr Nguyen Bao Long.
Ticket price: 350.000vnd
Telephone: 01223271702
Email: jumpforjazz@gmail.com
“Spring Honoring National Culture” Festival 2014
Program: 05 – 09 Apr 2014
Music show: “Spring Aspiration”: Wed 09 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Bao Son Paradise Theme Park, Le Trong Tan Street, Hanoi
In order to honor Vietnam’s diverse and featured culture, the festival was inspired by and promotes Ethnic Culture Day on April 19 and the Hung King festival on March 10 as in Lunar calendar.
Organized by the Vietnam Journalist Association , in collaboration with the Vietnam Association of Small and Medium Sized Enterprises, the Vietnam advertising Association and Vietnam Professional Villages, the event has a range of activities planned, including a trade fair to introduce traditional products from villages, as well as music and art exhibitions. It will include charity fund-raising for underprivileged children. “Spring honoring national culture” Festival 2014 is a great occasion for visitors to participate and discover traditional local activities, especially the culture of Northern community in Vietnam.
Tickets: 20,000 VND per ticket
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What to see?
- Vietnamese goods Expo.
- Craft villages and featured traditional products exhibition: Wooden statues of 18 Arhats, collection of traditional costume Ao dai of the designer – artisan Lan Huong, Son Dong art wood, Van Phuc silk, Bat Trang ceramics, traditional instruments, Dong Ho painting, Chu Dau pottery and honor the artian Bui Thi Hy (15th century), etc.
- Featured cuisine made by local artisans.
- Music and art performance: Vietnamese calligraphy, Hue royal court music, Quan Ho folk songs, water puppet show, etc.
- Traditional games and sports: human chess, bamboo dance, stilt walking, wrestling. swinging, kiting, etc.
- Traditional sticky – rice – cake cooking competition: Banh Chung, Banh Day (traditional square and round sticky rice cakes) cooking competition.
- Incense offering to the Hung King. Praying and blessing.
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Special price only on April 09th 2014 at Bao Son Paradise Theme Park: 150,000 – 220,000 VND per ticket including entrance fee to aquarium & zoo and enjoying unlimited exciting games.
Music show: “Spring Aspiration”: Fund raising to support poor children in Vietnam
- Hue Royal court dance.
- Singer: Minh Quan, Dang Duong, etc.
- “Miss Beauty of Compassion” announcement.
Price: 50,000 VND per ticket
Contact information:
Tel: 04. 6 265 3007
Hotline: 0989 059 495
Meet the Artists Playing at Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014
Thu 10 Apr 2014, 7 pm – 8.30 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Hanoi Grapevine, Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival and the Goethe Institut are pleased to present the 3rd edition of the popular event “Meet the Artists” to precede the two exciting nights of the Festival which come on Friday and Saturday.
This will be an opportunity for everyone to meet and chat with the experimental and electronic artists playing in the upcoming Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014 in a lovely, cozy and chilled-out atmosphere. Beside the artists’ sharing about their passions for the music, there will be some sample acts to warm up the atmosphere before the booming weekend.
Information about the international artists can be found in our previous post or on Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival’s website. Moreover, there will also be participants from the experimental music hub of Hanoi – Dom Dom – at “Meet the Artists” event.
We have only 1.5 hours so we will start at 7 sharp! The previous 2 events have been very popular, with the Goethe courtyard filled to capacity. So be sure to arrive early to get your seat!
Language: English & Vietnamese translation
Free entry.
Screening of Thai Film “Last Life in the Universe”
Thu 10 Apr 2014, 8.30 pm
Madake
81 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi
112′ / Dir – Pen-Ek Ratanaruang
English, Japanese and Thai, with English subtitles
“Kenji is a young, quiet, reserved and suicidal librarian at the Japan Foundation in Bangkok who is constantly planning and imagining ways of ending his own life.
In contrast is Noi, a young Thai prostitute who lives in a house that couldn’t possibly be any messier.
The two meet through an unfortunate circumstance, and both their lives will be changed forever.”
“A quietly funny and unsettling love story about people lost (and found) in the margins of one another’s identities – national, cultural and individual.
“The film centers around life and death, and the strange way fate has of bringing people together just as their worlds seem on the verge of falling apart.”
“The cinematography by Christopher Doyle recalls the muted, dreamy look of Wong Kar-Wai’s ‘In the Mood for Love’ in which Mr. Doyle’s photography evoked a similar sense of suspension somewhere out of time. ”
Free entry
Concert with American Band The Amigos
The Amigos
Fri 11 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Youth Theatre
11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi
American folk band, The Amigos Band, will hold one-night-only concert for music lovers in Hanoi on April 11.
We do not sell tickets. Please register online for free invitations here.
The deadline for registration is 10 am on Mon 07 Apr or until all invitations have been registered.
You will be notified before 12 pm, 07 Apr if selected for the invitations.
Exhibition “Heritage Treasure”
Opening: Sun 06 Apr, 10 am
Exhibition: 06 – 30 Apr 2014
Fundraising Auction: Sun 27 Apr, 2 – 5 pm
Heritage Space
Dolphin Plaza, No. 28 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Hanoi
The exhibition “Heritage Treasure” introduces some illustration collections featured in Heritage Magazines from 2013 onward. Participating artists include Vu Dinh Tuan, Tran Quang Minh, Nguyen Truong Linh, Pham Hung Anh, Nguyen Van Duc and Nguyen Van Cuong. These collections are precious pieces of art that reflect Vietnam’s contemporary art scene. Viewers will have the chance to see the artists’ different styles, thereby gaining insight into the diversity of Vietnamese fine arts in the 21st century.
The illustration collections and other fine artworks will be auctioned to raise funds to build schools in impoverished mountainous areas in Vietnam.
There is also a Fundraising Auction for the construction of schools for needy highland children, from 2pm to 5pm Sunday, April 27, 2014 with the participation of Tri Minh and New Ca Tru artists.
Painting Exhibition by Siu Pham and Jean-Luc Mello
Opening: Sat 05 Apr 2014, 10 am
Exhibition: 05 – 28 Apr 2014
Tu Do Gallery
53 Ho Tung Mau Street, District 1, HCMC
You are invited to the painting exhibition by two artists Siu Pham and Jean-Luc Mello titled “Companion – Chair and Wind”.
Siu Pham and her husband Jean-Luc Mello currently live and work in Hoi An. Siu Pham’s paintings have been exhibited in Geneva, Lausanne, Berne (Switzerland), Paris, Saint-Julien (France), Washington DC (the US) and Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam). She worked as body theatre director and playwright in Geneva and Lausanne between 1997 and 2008; she is a member of the Author Association in Switzerland – SSA (Société Suisse des Auteurs); and won an award for feature film screenplay at International Film Festival in Locarno, Switzerland in 2002.
Siu Pham and Jean-Luc Mello have also made several well-applauded films about Vietnam.
International Artist Line-up for Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014
Main event – Day 1: Fri 11 Apr 2014, 6 pm – 10.30 pm
Vietnam National Museum of History
1 Pham Ngu Lao Street, Hanoi
Main event – Day 2: Sat 12 Apr 2014, 6 pm – 10.30 pm
Van Ho Exhibition Center
02 Hoa Lu Street, Hanoi
Hanoi Sound Stuff is back in April with an impressive list of international artists hailing from Germany, UK, Belgium and France.
Mijk van Dijk lives and works in Berlin. He was one of the first artists to emerge from the early Berlin Techno scene in 1990 and in 1992 Mijk mixed Techno beats with emotive sounds and together with Cosmic Baby coined the term „Trance“.
Mijk van Dijk is now merging all his musical strengths into a sound of House, which includes his love for Boogie beats and basslines as well as his old school expertise and his trademark sounds from a musical career of over two decades.
After stumbling across Good Guy Mikesh and making an edit of his track ‘Freddy’ – Maceo Plex delved deeper into the back catalogue and decided he was bona fide Ellum material…
One demo request later and the ‘From Another World EP’ was born. A trio of original tracks, one of which features production partner Filburt, it’s dark, beautiful and warm music for cold winter nights.
Mica Levi, known by her stage name Micachu (born 1987), is an English singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. She is classically trained and is best known for her band Micachu & The Shapes and for experimental music in a variety of genres ranging from Pop, Alternative to Grime and Grindie.
One of France’s foremost electronic musicians, Joakim has a background in classical music, indie-rock and jazz. He discovered electronic music after a schoolfriend left his synthesizer in Joakim’s room, later latching onto indie and electronic labels such as Warp and Mo Wax.
His first album, Tiger Sushi, was ambient electro-jazz, before he moved onto electronics with Fantômes (2003), and most recently Monsters and Silly Songs (2007), on which he combines post-rock, disco, electronics, and out-there sounds.
Multi-instrumentalist , producer and songwriter Benjamin Schoos is concentrating his efforts into producing lush, string-laden, melancholic and very romantic French pop. Benjamin has created a rich, rhythmic FM pop sound drawing on the glossy melody and soaring synthesizers of ’70s soft rock with orchestral flourishes taken from the best of French cinema soundtracks.
Micachu, Benjamin Schoos and Joakim will be playing the first night while Good Guy Mikesh and Mijk van Dijk will be rocking the stage on the second night, make sure you secure your spot before the tickets run out!
Conference “Antoine De Saint-Exupéry – An Author, Aviator and Philosopher”
Thu 10 Apr 2014, 6 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the conference “Antoine De Saint-Exupéry – An author, aviator and philosophy” in the occasion of publishing the Vietnamese translation of his books “Night Flight”, “Terre des hommes” and “The Little Prince”.
Antoine de Saint – Exupéry was born on June 29, 1900 in Lyon, France. His endless passion for airplanes had been started since childhood. This passion not only led him to fly around the world, earned his first Légion d’honneur from the French Government but also became inspiration for his famous works such as The Aviator, Southern Mail, Night Flight, Terre des hommes, Flight to Arras, The Little Prince…
Speakers: translators Chau Dien and Trac Phong
Conference language: Vietnamese
Free admission.
Performance of Ballet ”CINDERELLA”
Wed 09 Apr 2014, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
You are invited to the ballet performance “Cinderella” in April at HCMC Opera House, after the thundering success of 2 sold out ballet nights in 2013.
“Cinderella” is one of the few great works completely choreographed and performed in Vietnam
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Johanne Jakhelln Constant
Assistant choreography: Nguyen Phuc Hung
Cenography & Costume design: Johanne Jakhelln Constant
Lighting design: Nguyen Phuc Hai
Stage manager: Nguyen Manh Duy Linh
Cinderella: Tran Hoang Yen
Prince charming: Dam Duc Nhuan
Stepmother: Nguyen Phuc Hung
Stepdaughter: Nguyen Luong Hoa
Father: Le Ba Nam
Fairy Godmother: Chloe Glemot
Spring fairy: Nguyen Thi Thu Thuy
Summer fairy: Tran Thi Hong Van
Autumn fairy: Dinh Thi Diem Trang
Winter fairy: Nguyen Thu Trang
Fierflies: Le Minh Thu, Meritorious Phan Thi Hong Chau, Ho Phi Diep, Pham Duy Khanh
HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO)
Tickets
Ticket price: 650,000 – 550,000 – 400,000 – 150,000 VND (for students only)
Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Hương 0989874517, Mr.Luân: 0903041959
At The Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square
Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn
French DJ Joakim Bouaziz at Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014
Fri 11 Apr 2014, 6 pm
Vietnam National Museum of History
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the electronic night with French DJ Joakim Bouaziz, in partnership with Hanoi Sound Stuff 2014.
Joakim Bouaziz is one of France’s foremost electronic musicians, but remains, stylistically, hard to pin down, with a background in classical music, indie rock and mid 90s electronic music. Joakim draws inspiration from Heavy Metal, Acid Techno, Disco, Chicago House, African music and classical repertoire. His love and encyclopedic approach have generated many collaborations as a producer, remix artist and designer. Since 1999, he has released 6 solo albums in lieu of references.
Tickets:
Ticket Distribution:
. Goethe Institut/56, 58 Nguyễn Thái Học
. British Council/20 Thụy Khuê
. L’espace/24 Tràng Tiền
. Manzi Art Space/14 Phan Huy Ích
. MostWanted Cafe & Pub 4 Thợ Nhuộm
Ticket Hotline:
Bảo Linh: 0164 7876068
Tri Minh: 0904082664
General:
VND 200,000 for the event on 11 Apr
VND 50,000 for the event on 12 Apr
For students with valid student ID card:
VND 170,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr
VND 85,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Whole Sale:
Buy 50 tickets get 05 free
Promotion
With Festival Flyer, get a discount of 20,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr, 10,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Or buy your tickets online here. Pick the date 11 or 12 Apr:
SAKURA – Expression by 13 Japanese Female Artists
Sakura
03 – 07 Apr 2014
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Part 1: Expressions by 13 young Japanese female artists
Although different in choices of materials, styles and areas of interest, the 13 young artists in this show all share one thing in common – a continuous devotion to express themselves only on canvas, using languages from contemporary art, illustration and textiles. Like the air of an early morning in spring, the works on display here beautifully capture and depict the lightness and tranquility of the season of love. We hope that you too will feel the spring in the air.
Part 2 “A Japanese Tradition with illustration”
“Chusen” – a traditional Japanese technique of dyeing cloth is becoming rare nowadays. In an attempt to revive “chusen” and to approach younger generations, a company is using the technique to produce “tenugui” – a type of multi-purpose handkerchief with modern patterns which can be used not only to wipe, but also to wrap presents or as a scarf, helping you make a more unique fashion statement. The artists have collaborated with the company to design and produce “tenugui” handkerchiefs especially for this show, which will be available to purchase at the venue. Accent your daily life with a touch of Japanese tradition combined with contemporary art in the form of a beautiful fashion garment.
Free entry.
UK Artist Micachu at Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014
Fri 11 Apr 2014, 6 – 10.30 pm
Vietnam National Museum of History
In the framework of Hanoi Sound Stuff 2014, Micachu from UK will be one of international artists participating in this festival.
Mica Levi, known by her stage name Micachu (born 1987) is an English singer, songwriter, composer, and producer. She is classically trained and is best known for her band Micachu & The Shapes and for experimental music in a variety of genres.
Levi performed as a DJ in London, and released a mixtape titled Filthy Friends, which was posted on her official Myspace page. For Filthy Friends she enlisted the help of friends and musicians of various backgrounds including MCs Baker Trouble, Brother May, Man Like Me & Ghostpoet, singer-songwriter Jack Peñate, jazz band Troyka, London pop-band Golden Silvers as well as producers Kwes and Toddla T. Following its release, Filthy Friends became sought after on the London club scene.
While a student at Guildhall, Levi was commissioned to write an orchestral piece for the London Philharmonic Orchestra which was performed at the Royal Festival Hall in April 2008.
Levi was an Artist-in-Residence at the Southbank Centre in London in 2010.
Levi co-wrote and produced Tirzah’s I’m Not Dancing EP, which was released by Greco-Roman Records in August 2013, to critical acclaim.
Levi composed the soundtrack to Under the Skin, a film directed by Jonathan Glazer and starring Scarlett Johansson, scheduled for release in March 2014. The film is based upon the eponymous novel by Michel Faber.
Micachu and the Shapes
Levi formed a band called The Shapes, which includes Raisa Khan on keyboards and Marc Pell on drums. They signed to Accidental Records. With the Shapes, Levi’s focus has been on experimental pop music. Most of this music prominently features an acoustic half-guitar with various non-standard tunings, extensive distortion, and use of noise and found-object elements, as well as occasionally unusual time signatures. Despite these experimental leanings, the artist categorizes her output with The Shapes as pop music.
Their debut album, Jewellery, produced with influential electronic musician Matthew Herbert, was recorded around Mica’s composition studies at Guildhall School. Advance copies of the record reached the press in early 2009, and generated positive feedback. In the wake of this growing buzz, Micachu and the Shapes were signed to Rough Trade, who released Jewellery on 9 March 2009. Drowned In Sound consequently hailed the record as “thrillingly improbable pop made by a grade-A maverick.”
In 2009, the band received a grant from the PRS for Music Foundation.
Micachu and the Shapes toured widely throughout the UK in 2008, including performances at Bestival and V Festival. The band played in the US at the CMJ Music Marathon in New York City and SXSW in Austin, Texas. They also performed on the Main Stage of the Siren Music Festival at Coney Island in Brooklyn in July 2009. Touring continued throughout Europe and North America in the summer and fall of 2009. In Spring of 2010, Micachu and the Shapes supported Spoon on tour throughout North America.
The band performed with the London Sinfonietta at Kings Place, London in May 2010 and in March 2011 released the live recording as the album “Chopped and Screwed”. Unlike their previous effort, the recording largely avoids pop sensibilities in favor of a slower, hip-hop indebted style and repetitive, discordant string arrangements. The band were chosen by Animal Collective to perform at the All Tomorrow’s Parties festival that they curated in May 2011 in Minehead, England.
In April 2012 the band announced that the follow-up to their debut, Never, would be released on the 23rd of July 2012.
Tickets:
Ticket Distribution:
. Goethe Institut/56, 58 Nguyễn Thái Học
. British Council/20 Thụy Khuê
. L’espace/24 Tràng Tiền
. Manzi Art Space/14 Phan Huy Ích
. MostWanted Cafe & Pub 4 Thợ Nhuộm
Ticket Hotline:
Bảo Linh: 0164 7876068
Tri Minh: 0904082664
General:
VND 200,000 for the event on 11 Apr
VND 50,000 for the event on 12 Apr
For students with valid student ID card:
VND 170,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr
VND 85,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Whole Sale:
Buy 50 tickets get 05 free
Promotion
With Festival Flyer, get a discount of 20,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr, 10,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Italian Lesson with Professor Silvestrini
05 and 06 Apr 2014, 3 pm
Casa Italia
18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi
Opening hours: 9 am – 9 pm all days
Phone (via Uni – Italia): 043 824 0579
This is an opportunity for those who love Italian language and culture to attend trial lessons at Casa Italia. The lessons will be led by professor Silvestrini from University for foreign people in Perugia. He has a lot of experience in teaching Italian for foreign students and his classes are always full of joy and excitement. We promise you will love the Italian language even more after this weekend.
Please choose your date between Saturday (5/4) and Sunday (6/4) at 15:00 and don’t forget to register your name at website of Uni-Italia.
Music Night with DJ Vadim
Thu 03 Apr 2014, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Russian-born, London-bred, NYC and Berlin living.. DJ Vadim is an innovator, a veteran of hip hop DJs and producers and a stalwart of the world-renowned NINJA TUNE and BBE record labels.
His rule is to have no rules… expect electronic, hip hop inspired and tinged with reggae, trip hop, soul, funk, grime, dub and bass, with elements of African rhythms, house and boogie. As a producer, he has been responsible for seminal underground classics such as The Terrorist, Black is the Night, Kill Kill Kill, Soldier, Talk to me and Bluebird and has worked with talents such as WRETCH 32, FOREIGN BEGGARS, ALICE RUSSELL, SBTRKT, DJ KRUSH, THE HERBAILSER, BELLERUCHE, KILLA KELLA, FAT FREDDY’S DROP, SUPER FURRY ANIMALS.
Tickets: 100k. Advance booking here.
Tue 08 Apr 2014, 7.45 pm
VOV Theatre
58 Quan Su, Hanoi
DeepBlue will showcase their unique brand of orchestra for in Hanoi on 8 April before traveling to the Hue Festival.. Their show Who Are You is charged with emotion and engagement. It’s fun, dynamic, entertaining and rule-breaking. Audiences don’t have to know when to clap and when to be quiet… they can just enjoy the show.
One of the finalists on Australia’s Got Talent in 2011, DeepBlue is part band, part orchestra and part theatre. It marries the traditional string section of the orchestra with a 5th section – digital and electronics. It is a rich mix of classical, pop and film music delivered with magnificent sound, lighting, images and stories. DeepBlue has broken free from the constraints of a traditional orchestra to provide an interactive and audience-driven experience.
Greta Kelly, DeepBlue violinist shared “It’s such our honour to be invited to perform at the Opening Ceremony of Hue Festival 2014. We also feel privileged to have 3 shows at Tay Thai Hoa and Cung An Dinh stages at festival prime time. We very much look forward to this international cultural exchange in this beautiful, ancient city.”
“Besides performing at the Hue Festival, the Australian Embassy is pleased to present DeepBlue at the Voice of Vietnam theatre so that people in Hanoi have to chance to enjoy their unique show. We are also organising two workshops with Vietnamese and international music students in Hanoi. We hope that DeepBlue’s performances will encourage young musicians to explore new and creative ways to perform.” said HE Mr Hugh Borrowman, Australian Ambassador to Vietnam.
DeepBlue, Australia’s string-rock sensation, remix originals, pieces from around the world and Aussie classics with lush strings, big beats and rock n’ roll. There’s no conductor, there’s no music stands for the performers to hide behind, it’s all about performing and allowing the audience to get a more intimate sense of the music. The visual and theatrical elements interact with the music and through the performers to make up the total DeepBlue experience.
DeepBlue has a unique way of communicating with audiences using their ground-breaking web app, the Electronic Show Programme (ESP). Audiences use mobile devices to access the ESP that is full of info about DeepBlue’s music and opportunities to communicate their feelings about the Who Are You show and to share who they are. Using this they received 10,000 responses (1 every 2 seconds) in their recent Brisbane shows.
Free tickets available at the Australian Embassy (8 Dao Tan, Ba Dinh, Hanoi) from 3 April 2014 on first come first serve basis.
German Artists at Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014 and HCMC
Festival Day 2 with Good Guy Mikesh and Mijk van Dijk: Sat 12 Apr 2014, 6 – 10.30 pm
Van Ho Exhibition Center
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HCMC: Concert with Good Guy Mikesh: Fri 11 Apr 2014, 9 pm
The Observatory
For the seventh time, Hanoi’s basses and amps will be turned up for new electric sounds. Like since the beginning, the Goethe-Institut will be in as supporter. We invite you to an extraordinary and experimental, at times poppy Music Live Event.
The Hanoi Sound Stuff (HSS) Festival has been founded by the sound pioneer Tri Minh in 2008 and is the first international electronic festival in Vietnam. Until today, Tri Minh manages the annual mega event that has become an institution in Hanoi. Besides offering a platform for Vietnam’s small but explosive electro scene, the HSS stands for an active exchange between European and Vietnamese artists.
The two main events in 2014 will be a sit-down electronic event with a mix of British, Belgian, French and Vietnamese artists on the first day, and a DJ dance event together with some of Vietnam’s best electronic/sounds artists on the second day. Two German solo artist will be present at that day as well: Good Guy Mikesh and Mijk van Dijk. In musician circles, the Leipzig based Good Guy Mikesh is known to be a prodigy, the guy with the perfect pitch, variable, precisely arranging and always one step further. On 11th April, Good Guy Mikesh will also perform in “The Observatory” in Ho Chi Minh City. Another visionary and living legend is Mijk van Dijk. He was one of the first artists to emerge from the early Berlin Techno scene. Today, he is celebrated for his unique sounds far beyond Germany.
Over the last couple of years, Michael Schiedt has gained to be a prodigy: His productions as Good Guy Mikesh drop one sure shot after the other, some call him Leipzig’s Timberlake, a virtuoso of a debonair arrogation. He was performing live a lot, mostly as One-Man-Pop-Electro-Soul-Band, but he has also built up a solid discography with his DJ-partner Filburt. From this point, he could’ve chosen the easy way. He could’ve taken his insights into Space Disco and House and produce himself into the Decks-charts, entertaining dance floors every other day. But that just wouldn’t be enough. Every move Mikesh makes is about Pop music. Not for the self-purpose of the big gesture, but the devoted handling of this universal language’s rules. A language that Mikesh is speaking flawlessly, in all dialects you could imagine, be it R’n’B, Disco or New Wave.
See and hear more here: http://goodguymikesh.com/
Michael van den Nieuwendijk aka Mijk van Dijk is a living legend: Already in the 80s, when electro was only played in top secret abandoned cellars, the Berlin artist has discovered his passion for synthesizers and drum computers. It was his unique mix of hard beats and emotive melodies that have coined the term “Trance” – a music that today carries away masses of millions. With his rich and hypnotizing pieces, Mijk has been touring worldwide and developed an especially strong bond with Japan, where he is celebrated one of the best DJs worldwide. In the past couple of years, he has revisited his first love Funk and now merges all his musical strengths into a sound of House, which includes his love for Boogie beats as well as his old school expertise and his trademark sounds from a musical career of over two decades.
See and hear more here: http://microglobe.de/
During the Electronic Music Master Class in the Goethe-Institut Mikesh will introduce himself and his music (Free entrance):
10 April, 7 p.m. – 8 p.m.
Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
On the second festival day, Good Guy Mikesh will perform at the DJ Dance event:
12 April, 6 p.m. to 10.30 p.m.
Van Ho Exhibition Center, 2 Hoa Luu Street, Hanoi
In addition, Good Guy Mikesh gives a concert in HCMC. So the electro fans from the South have the opportunity to experience that unique Leipzig DJ live on stage
11. April, 9 p.m.
The Observatory, Le Lai & Ton That Tung, District 1, HCMC
Tickets: 100.000 VND at door.
Tickets:
Ticket Distribution:
. Goethe Institut/56, 58 Nguyễn Thái Học
. British Council/20 Thụy Khuê
. L’espace/24 Tràng Tiền
. Manzi Art Space/14 Phan Huy Ích
. MostWanted Cafe & Pub 4 Thợ Nhuộm
Ticket Hotline:
Bảo Linh: 0164 7876068
Tri Minh: 0904082664
General:
VND 200,000 for the event on 11 Apr
VND 50,000 for the event on 12 Apr
For students with valid student ID card:
VND 170,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr
VND 85,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Whole Sale:
Buy 50 tickets get 05 free
Promotion
With Festival Flyer, get a discount of 20,000/01 ticket for the event on 11 Apr, 10,000/02 tickets for the even on 12 Apr
Screening of “The Spectacular Now” and “You’re the Apple of my Eye”
Screening of “The Spectacular Now”: Fri 04 Apr 2014, 7.30 pm
Screening of “You’re the Apple of my Eye”: Sat 05 Apr 2014, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
In April, the feelings of adolescence will be recalled/ brought to you with happiness, heart-broken memories, joy and experience. Then youth departs without a sound but it is something you will never forget.
In the first week of youth month, you are invited to the screening of The Spectacular Now (7.30 pm Fri) and You’re the Apple of My Eye (2 pm Sat).
Original language with Vietnamese subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
About films
The Spectacular Now (2013)
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles
THE SPECTACULAR NOW is a funny, compassionate and poignant look at young adulthood, written by (500) DAYS OF SUMMER scribes Scott Neustadter and Michael H. Weber, directedby James Ponsoldt (SMASHED) and produced by Tom McNulty, Shawn Levy, AndrewLauren and Michelle Krumm.
This adaptation of Tim Tharp’s novel The Spectacular Now captures the insecurity and confusion of adolescence without looking for tidy truths. Young actors rarely portray teens with the maturity that Teller and Woodleydisplay, and they are phenomenal together.
You’re the Apple of my Eye (2011)
Language: Standard Chinese with Vietnamese subtitles
YOU ARE THE APPLE OF MY EYE (Chinese: 那些年，我們一起追的女孩, literally “In Those Years, The Girl We All Went After”) is a 2011 Taiwanese Romance film. It is based on the semi-autobiographical novel of the same name by Taiwanese author Giddens Ko, who also made his directorial debut with the film.
The lyrics of “Those Years”, the film’s main theme, written by Giddens, was well received by the public and was nominated for Best Original Film Song at the 48th Golden Horse Awards. Well received by film critics, the movie set box-office records in Taiwan, Hong Kong, and Singapore. Ko Chen-tung won the Best Newcomer award at the Golden Horse Awards for his role in the film.
The film stars Ko Chen-tung as Ko Ching-teng, a prankster and a mischievous student who eventually becomes a writer. Michelle Chen stars as Shen Chia-yi, an honor student who is very popular amongst the boys in her class.
Ko-Teng has several close friends who had a crush on Shen Chia-Yi. Those friends of Ko’s thus moved in unison from Ching Chengs junior high school straight into the senior high school division in pursuit of her. Naughty in nature, Ko was ordered by their homeroom teacher to sit in front of honor student Shen for her to keep close tabs on him. The two hadn’t hit it off at first but Ko gradually fell for Shen, who was always pressuring him to study hard. On the other hand, Shen became impressed by the contrasting values Ko represented. Ko started pursuing Shen but Shen remained hesitant.
Adolescence is like a heavy rain. Even though you catch a cold from it, you still look forward to experiencing it once again.
Music Night with T.V.Jones
Fri 04 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi
There are musicians, and then there are MUSICIANS, right? The Hanoi Social Club is very fortunate to have T.V. Jones, blending funk and folksy blues in the style of Fink and John Martyn, performing an exclusive Hanoi show. T.V. Jones cranks some big catchy melodies. (yes, he is MUSICIAN in capitals!)
Be sure to catch some polyrhythmic, roots n rhythms from this award winning songwriter and musician in Hanoi for one night only!
Supporting T.V. Jones will be talented “Trang Tooc”. A ukulele, a voice. Heaps of talent. Hanoi’s next big thing?
Tickets: 100k @ the door
Music Night with Spikey Tee from London
Sat 05 Apr 2014, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Spikey Tee is one of London’s original “rude boys”. Over the almost 20 years that Spikey Tee has been working in the music industry he has progressed from being a warehouse DJ in London, to band member of avant-garde group The Sindecut, to lead vocalist in Jah Wobble’s Invaders Of The Heart. All the while Spikey has continued to DJ, mixing hip-hop, R&B, ragga, and drum ‘n’ bass.
A sharp MC, Spikey’s list of collaborations reads like a who’s who of the world’s dub stars including Mr Scruff, Morcheeba, Massive Attack and Bomb the Bass, as well as reggae legends such as Dennis Alcapone, Ranking Joe and Horace Andy to name but a notable few.
His DJ-ing, MC-ing and singing skills have taken him around the world to Australia, Sweden, the Czech Republic, Germany, Norway, Russia, Finland and Vietnam among a host of others.
Expect Spikey Tee to be dropping wicked Jamaican inspired soul-style vocals over his trademark mix of hip-hop, R&B, ragga and drum ‘n’ bass.
Entry VND 100,000, plus a free beer if you buy in advance!
Workshop “Creative Movement” and “Soulful”
Creative Movement: 07-08-09 and 14-15 Apr 2014, 10 am – 1 pm
Soulful: 10-11 and 16-17-18 Apr 2014, 10 am – 1 pm
The Black Box
56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi
You are invited to register for the courses “Creative Movement” and “Soulful”.
1. CREATIVE MOVEMENT
Fee: VND750,000
Time: 10:00 AM – 13:00 PM on 7-8-9 and 14-15 Apr 2014 (5 sessions)
This workshop utilizes creative exercises that will help you slowly cast off your timidity and find your freedom through your own stirring, expressive movement.
In this program you will
• Connect with your body and discover a whole new repertoire of expressive movements
• Liberate your energy and float free within your emotions
• Create and empower your body through music and space
• Discover your own physical potential
2. SOULFUL
Fee: VND750,000
Time: 10:00 AM – 13:00 PM on 10-11 and 16-17-18 Apr 2014 (5 sessions)
“Soulful” aims to unleash participants’ creative energies through different ar-tistic medium. The program helps you to retrieve your natural, calm and and joyful self.
In this program you will
• Tune into to every moment
• Overcome your fears to enjoy calmness
• Understand and empathize with your vibrant inner world
REGISTRATION: life.art.vietnam@gmail.com, 0912081950 (Hiền) by 17h00 pm on 5 Apr 2014 (Creative Movement), and on 08 Apr 2014 (Soulful)
Language: Vietnamese
HCMC – ‘Encounter’ Presents Two Lectures by Inrasara
First lecture: The mystery of Cham, an ancient journey | Tue 08 Apr 2014, 6.30 pm
Room NZ0903 (9th Floor)
Second lecture: Open spirit – the Islam of Cham in Vietnam | Thu 10 Apr 2014, 6.30 pm
Rm NZ0204 (2nd Floor)
Hoa Sen University
8 Nguyen Van Trang Street, W. Ben Thanh, District 1, HCMC
Inrasara will unpack the history of the three ancient kingdoms of Vietnam, to remark on why history must acknowledge not only the dominant narratives of the past, but also the smaller, ethnic narratives that are equally significant to the union of a people, of a community, of a nation.
First lecture: The mystery of Cham, an ancient journey
Inrasara will share his research, such as the contribution of the Cham to Vietnamese culture from ancient marine culture during the Champa Kingdom (7th Century-1832), which gives brilliant illustration of these regions connections to present day Japan and Malaysia; to the moral tales of Che Bong Nga and Harok Kah whose folklore to this day provide caution against greed and self-indulgence, to name but a few tales. For Inrasara, uncovering myths and the integrity of literature is to recognize their value in providing meaning and guidance to contemporary life.
Second lecture: Open spirit – the Islam of Cham in Vietnam
The Champa Kingdom (7th Century-1832) expressed great harmony between different faith and peoples. This kingdom was one of three ancient kingdoms in Vietnam, though it is sadly often overlooked for its significance to contemporary understandings of this country. Under the Cham, Vedic Brahmanism (ancient Hinduism), Buddhist and Islamic faith lived together, particularly evident in the architecture of its time. In this lecture, Inrasara will focus on the role of Islam in the open ethos of the Cham, particularly how its beliefs provided means for openness towards difference. He will share the stories of ancient trade of the gypsies; the relationship between architecture and human behavior; questioning also why the Cham were so efficient at business and yet so markedly humble with their profits.
Inrasara was born in 1957 at Ninh Thuan province, Chaklen village, the oldest one of Cham. He started writing poems and collecting traditional literature since high school, and published his first research ‘Cham Literature Outline’ (Sorbonne CHCPI Award), as well as his first poetry collection “The tower of sunlight” (1996, Vietnam Poets Union Award) in his 40s. He also works with several intellects to publish ‘Tagalau’, a unique publication comprising of writings, collections and researches about Cham to preserve the essence of traditional culture. After 12 years in circulation, ‘Tagalau’ has brought many new writers to the national literature forum. While Inrasara works primarily with poetry, in recent years he has taken up essay and literature critique. To him, the purpose of such a “Record Critique” endeavour is to demolish the wall between literature’s ‘external’ genres with its core, fighting for the vocation of all genres for their righteous positions in literature.
Opera “Cosi fan Tutte” and Classical Ballet “Graduation Ball”
Fri 25 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the performance of opera “Cosi fan Tutte” and classical ballet “Graduation Ball”.
Part I. Opera “Cosi fan Tutte” by W. Mozart
Cosi fan Tutte is an opera which was ahead of its time, a classical opera written in 1790 but with a theme that is utterly contemporary and completely relevant to modern audiences. This is the story of relationships, love and sex, and being faithful and loyal to ones partners.
The opera will be performed entirely by members of the VNOB – in Italian with Vietnamese and English subtitles. There are six roles of which the two soprano roles, Fiordilgi and Dorabella will be sung by Pham Ha Thang Long and Huong Diep/Phuong Dung. Gugliemo and Ferrando, the two male roles are sung by Phan Duc and Thanh Binh, and Kieu Tham and Anh Vu. Don Alfonso will be sung by baritone, Manh Dung, and Despina by Vanh Khuyen.
Interval
Part II the Classical Ballet “Graduation Ball”
Music: Johann Strauss
Choreographer: Colin Peasley
Performed by dance team of Vietnam National Opera & Ballet
The ballet, in one act, is set in a fashionable Viennese finishing school for girls during the 1840s. The headmistress has invited the cadets of the city’s military academy to attend a ball celebrating the graduation of the senior class.
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com
For delivery call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Concert “Who Are You” with Australian Orchestra Deep Blue
Jazz Concert with Hanoi Brass Band
Sat 05 Apr 2014, 8 pm
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the Jazz Concert with the performance of Hanoi Brass Band.
Hanoi Brass Band was founded in 1998 when the original members were students of the Hanoi Conservatory of Music (now called Vietnam National Academy of Music). In 2008, the band was officially named Hanoi Brass Band with some changes in the member line-up.
The Jazz concert will bring to the audience swing, blues, jazz music by both Vietnamese and international composers.
Members of the band
Kim Xuan Hieu: Horn (Leader)
Tran Hien: Trombone
Le Minh Chieu: Tuba
Pham Van Hieu: Trumpet 1
Nguyen Thanh Hai: Trumpet 2
Nghiem Manh Tuan: Drums
Tickets
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Screening of “Comme un Chef”
Fri 04 Apr 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “The Chef” (French – Spanish, 2012, 85 mins) directed by Daniel Cohen. “An amateur and a great chef. Share the same passion and fight for France culinary!”
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 40 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Special Concert “Eroica”
03 and 04 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a special concert “Eroica” with conductor HONNA Tetsuji, piano soloist Nguyen The Vinh and artists of Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.
Program
Weber
Overture from Opera “Oberon”
W.A. Mozart
Piano Concerto No.13 C major
R.Schumann
Symphony No.1 Bb major “Spring”
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200.000, 350.000, 500.000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Screening of “Quartier Lointain”
Fri 11 Apr 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Quartier Lointain” (France, Belgium, 2010, 98 mins) directed by Sam Garbarski. ” Can we change our past?”
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 40 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Exhibition “Metal Dream”
Opening: Wed 02 Apr 2014, 6 pm
Exhibition: 02 – 30 Apr 2014
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Lolo Zazar has over 15 years of experience in working with metal. However, in the exhibition titled “Metal Dream” he explores new ways of dealing with this material. The possible combinations, influenced by sunlight and time, always fascinate Lolo Zazar.
The artist has photographed a series of outdoor stainless steel billboards which have been reshaped by time and other natural elements. Then has he printed these abstract and complex images on stainless steel plates. “Metal Dream” presents a magical steel world to the public.
Free entrance.
Mali – Vietnam Fusion Project “Musbaba”
Tue 15 Apr 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
The fusion project “Musbaba” gathers Malian and Vietnamese artists with their particular musical genres and traditional instruments. The project has brought about some unusual yet harmonious collaborations among musicians from very different backgrounds. This is another evidence proving the fact that Francophonie is not an abstract community but a real meeting place.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace from 15 Mar 2014
A Drum Concert by Bati-Holic
Wed 09 Apr 2014, 8 pm
Youth Theater
11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents a drum concert by Bati-Holic on Wednesday 9 April 2014 in Hanoi.
Bati-Holic, formed in 2004 in Kyoto where the culture and the traditions of Japan accumulated, is Performing Arts Group in instrumentation that songs, Shinobue (Japanese flute) also mix with Wadaiko (Japanese traditional percussion).
The style of Bati-Holic is oriented towards the novelty even while using traditional instruments, beyond the framework of traditional features. They perform more than 100 times a year at various venues like concert halls, live houses, schools, festivals in various areas, not only in Japan but also in foreign countries. Their stage fills with passion and is full of modern sense. It attracts audience regardless of generation, cultural background.
BATI-HOLIC 1
This concert is going to be the second time in Vietnam since they played at Nippon Genki Festival 2012 in Ho Chi Minh City. The concert will be held at Youth Theater (11
Ngo Thi Nham, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi), at 20:00 on Wednesday 9 April.
Free tickets are available at the Japan Foundation (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) from 14:00 on Friday 28 March.
Bati-Holic will also perform at Hue Festival on 12 and 13 April.
Hanoi Slam – Busted!
Wed 09 Apr 2014, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi
Hanoi Slam has been busted before and they have a feeling that you have as well! That’s why ten willing story tellers are being invited to share the moment, the moments, or the entire story at the Hanoi Social Club on April 9th.
Be prepared for any and all interpretations on our multi-faceted theme. Regulars to Hanoi Slam will testify to the unexpected and if you’re curious, this is your opportunity to revel in the act!
Interested story tellers should contact Hanoi Slam at hanoistoryslam@gmail.com. Your cathartic accounts could result some fantastic prizes and the chance to compete in the Grand Slam, to be held later in the year. Doors open from 7:30pm.
Entrance is 100k on the door and all door proceeds go towards Humanitarian Services for the Children of Vietnam, helping vulnerable children stay in school through scholarships and direct support.
Haiyan International Fundraising Art Exhibition 2014
Exhibition: 05 – 26 Apr 2014
Galleria Duemila, Inc.
210 Loring Street, Pasay City, Philippines
On April 5, 2014, a consortium of international and Filipino artists will open the “Haiyan International Fundraising Art Exhibition 2014”. This exhibition, which features art works from over 40 international artists and 17 Filipino artists, showcases the support from the art community from around the world for the victims of Typhoon Haiyan.
Each of the artists participating in the “Haiyan International Fundraising Art Exhibition 2014” has contributed an artwork in support of the ongoing relief and reconstruction efforts in the Visayas region.All proceeds from the art works sold during the exhibition will go to MyShelter Foundation, whose Liter of Light program provides low-cost, simple solar lighting to disaster-stricken areas, creating local jobs, teaching green skills, and empowering local communities.
Vietnamese artists in this exhibition: Trinh Tuan, Vu Pham Truong Minh, Hoang Duy Vang, Pham Huy Thong, Nguyen Ngoc Phuong, Nguyen Tran Cuong, Nguyen Xuan Anh, Bang Sy Truc.
Exhibition “Maid in Hanoi”
Sat 12 Apr 2014, 8 pm
No. 46 Xom Chua, 12 Dang Thai Mai, Hanoi
Join us for MAID IN HANOI an art show featuring oil and acrylic paintings by Bounthanh Inthavaly, a Canadian artist based in Hanoi. His most recent series evokes the simplicity and vibrancy of various moments, objects and people in Vietnam. Each piece aims to highlight the elements that are sometimes missed, overlooked or ignored. MAID IN HANOI will run for one night only. Don’t miss it!
Introduction to the Carnival of Venice
Sun 30 Mar 2014, 10 am
Casa Italia
18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi
Opening hours: 9 am – 9 pm all days
Phone (via Uni – Italia): 043 824 0579
Uni-Italia
No. 9 Lê Phụng Hiểu Hà Nội
Tel: 043 824 0579
Email: info@uni-italia.vn
We’re happy to invite you all to the presentation about Carnevale di Venezia (Carnival of Venice) by Mr. Frederico Moroso, who comes from Venice.
He will share with us a lot of interesting information about the colorful Carnival in Italy, the traditional “maschera” and “vestiti”.
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