Green Drinks Hanoi – Green Travel

Sat 23 Aug 2014, 2.30 – 5 pm

Urban Coffee

Mandarin Garden Building, Hoang Minh Giam Street, Cau Giay, Hanoi

Come to the world-famous Green Drinks meeting to discuss what you are passionate about: Green; Sustainability; Our environment! This time, Green Drinks Hanoi is back with the topic of Green Travel! Who? Anyone who cares about environmental-related issues and wants to share opinions, knowledge and experience with everyone else.

Free entrance, 10% discount on drinks.

Language: mostly in Vietnamese

Documentary Screening about William Onyeabor and Afrobeat Set by Dan Lo

Wed 20 Aug 2014, 8 pm

The Observatory

Corner of Le Lai and Ton That Tung, Dist.1, HCMC

You are invited to the screening of recently-released documentary on the life and music of William Onyeabor – enigmatic, revolutionary and reclusive Nigerian electronic musician who rose to national fame in the late 70s and early 80s before retreating into a life of relative seclusion as a born-again Christian [who is very reluctant to talk about his past].

The name Onyeabor has resurfaced to the consciousness of music lovers globally since Luaka Bop became the first label to release a compilation of his tracks in late 2013. His songs deliver a delicious mix of social, political, religious and emotional messages in a highly unique and analog electronic style, and are a true experience to listen to.

This is a great chance to come and get a taste of the unique techniques Onyeabor was using to craft his signature electronic music during the very early experimental stages of its development as a distinct new approach throughout the world, as well as to dance to a wide selection of African sounds later on in the night via the selections of afro-enthusiast DAN LO.

Free entrance. Screening begins 9pm sharp

Conference “Rethinking Museums & Sustainable Development”

21 – 25 Oct 2014

Hanoi and Halong Bay

ICOM-ICTOP is very pleased to announce it will hold its annual conference in Hanoi and Ha Long Bay, Vietnam, Oct. 21-25, 2014.

“Rethinking Museums & Sustainable Development for the Global Profession”

Postcolonial Museology, Appropriate Capacity Building and Regional Engagement

It will be an intensive Professional Development Program in partnership with ICOM Vietnam, Vietnam Ministry of Culture and Tourism, ICOM MINOM, and the International Institute for the Inclusive Museum with the support of the ICOM Asia Pacific Alliance. This is a remarkable opportunity to join with Asia Pacific colleagues, Inclusive Museum and Vietnam colleagues to address pressing issues in sustainability, professional development, appropriate museology and capacity building. Applied heritage workshops will include:

Museums and Gender Mainstreaming

Planning for Growth – City Museums

Ecomuseology and Sustainable Development

Ethnology Museums in Southeast Asia

Interpreting Legacies

Art Museums and Aesthetics

Register now and the CALL FOR PAPERS and presentations is open till 29 August.

Contemporary Dance “Out of Context”

Tue 19 Aug 2014, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

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Wed 20 Aug 2014, 8 pm

Ben Thanh Theatre

6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe, HCMC

You are invited to two night performances entitled “OUT OF CONTEXT” with Belgian contemporary dance group “Les ballet C de la B”, one of the BEST DANCE GROUPS in EUROPE nowadays. Launched in 2010 in Brussels, the dance was welcomed and loved  in many countries around the world.

Staging: Elie Tass, Emile Josse, HyoSeung Ye, Kaori Ito, Mathieu Desseigne Ravel, MélanieLomoff, RomeuRuna, Rosalba Torres Guerrero, Ross McCormack

Performing: Elie Tass, Emile Josse, HyoSeung Ye, Kaori Ito, Mathieu Desseigne Ravel, Mélanie Lomoff, Quan Bui Ngoc, Romeu Runa, Rosalba Torres Guerrero

Idea and director: Alain Platel

Tickets

Ticket price: 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 VND (for students only) All tickets are available at: Ticket Counter, HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC. Booking and delivery: 08. 38237419, Ms. Hương 0989874517; Mr.Luân: 0903041959

A Pre-show Meeting with Pianist Richard Clayderman

Fri 22 Aug 2014, 10 am – 12 pm

Thang Long Hall, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

15 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi

Richard Clayderman will have an open conversation with reporters and 2 luckiest Grapevine’s readers selected from the competition hosted by Hanoi Grapevine (competition details will be updated shortly).

Richard Clayderman is sharing his feelings about his return to Vietnam. In addition, the representatives from organizing committee – Vietnam Prosperity Bank VPBank, Southeast International Company and exclusive media partner – The Q Chemistry will answer questions about the event from fans.

Tickets to the meeting with Richard Clayderman include coffee and tea break at Legend Metropole Hotel.

Week of Korean Traditional Culture Experience

17 – 23 Aug 2014, 8 am – 5 pm

Vietnam Women’s Museum

36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội

Korea is not only known as a modern and dynamic country, but also a country with a long-standing culture preserved and developed over thousands of years of history. With the desire that Hanoi citizens have an opportunity to discover and experience Korean traditional culture, Vietnamese Women’s Museum in cooperation with Korean cultural center organizes Week of Korean traditional culture experience from August 18th to August 23rd 2014.

Come to this event, you have chance to visit, interact, and experience with many different activities as below:

1. Exhibition: “Korean Masks and Pungmul Art”

Time: August 17th-23rd 2014

korean cultural week 2

2. Talchum and Pungmul folk dance performances

Time: Sunday morning August 17th 2014

3. Guide visitors to practise Talchum and Pungmul dance (Practise dance, learn how to play the drum, learn to speak during dancing)

Time: Sunday morning August 17th 2014

korean cultural week 1

4. Try on Hanbok- Korean traditional costumes

Time: August 17th-23rd 2014

5. Enjoy Korean cuisine

To meet visitors’ satisfaction, on the first day of the event, our Korean restaurant has finger food to serve customers with a reasonable prize.

Time: from 10 AM to 2 PM Sunday August 17th 2014

Entrance:

Free entrance ONLY in the morning of 17 Aug.

Other days: You need to buy entrance tickets of the museum at 30,000 VND for foreigners, 15,000 VND for Vietnamese.   

Classical Concert “Tales of Fall”

16 and 17 Aug 2014, 8 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Manzi proudly present two marvellous evenings featuring famous pianist Anne Chamberlain and the leading opera singers of Hanoi Đào Thị Tố Loan and Ryoko Bohmuki. The evening will include songs by Schumann, Mozart, Schubert, Strauss và Mendelssohn.

Anne Chamberlain also performs at Goethe Institute on 22 Aug.

Programme:

Mendelssohn, Soprano Duet, “Gruss”

Mozart songs – Đào Thị Tố Loan

“Das Veilchen”

“Abendempfindung”

“An Chloe”

“Als Luise die Briefe”

Schubert songs – Ryoko Bohmuki

“An die Musik”

“Auf dem Wasser zu singen”

“Du bist die Ruh”

“Gretchen am Spinnrade

PAUSE

Mendelssohn Duets

“Volkslied”

“Ich wollte meine Lieb ergosse sich”

Schumann songs – Đào Thị Tố Loan

“Die Lotusblume”

“Der Nussbaum”

“Lied der Suleika”

“Zwei venezianisch Lieder”

“Widmung”

Strauss songs – Ryoko Bohkumi

“All mein Gedanken”

“Die Nacht”

“Allerseelen”

“Ich Schwebe”

“Zueignung”

Surcharge at door: 150,000 VND/pax.

Please contact manzihanoi@gmail.com for more details.

Screening of “Memento” and “Brokeback Mountain”

Screening of “Memento“: Fri 15 Aug 2014, 7.30 pm

Screening of “Brokeback Mountain“: Sat 16 Aug 2014, 7.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi

This August marks the comeback of TPD with independent film month. In the first week, you are invited to the screening of “Memento” directed by Christopher Nolan and “Brokeback Mountain” directed by Ang Lee.

Original language with English subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

About films

Memento (2000)

MEMENTO is a 2000 American neo-noir mystery-psychological thriller film directed by Christopher Nolan. The screenplay was written by Nolan based on his younger brother Jonathan Nolan’s short story “Memento Mori”. It stars Guy Pearce, Carrie-Anne Moss, and Joe Pantoliano.

MEMENTO is presented as two different sequences of scenes: a series in black-and-white that is shown chronologically, and a series of color sequences shown in reverse order. The two sequences “meet” at the end of the film, producing one common story.

Brokeback Mountain (2005)

BROKEBACK MOUNTAIN is a 2005 American epic romantic drama film directed by Ang Lee. It is a film adaptation of the 1997 short story of the same name by Annie Proulx with the screenplay written by Diana Ossana and Larry McMurtry. The film stars Heath Ledger, Jake Gyllenhaal, Anne Hathaway, Michelle Williams, and Randy Quaid, and depicts the complex romantic and sexual relationship between two men in the American West from 1963 to 1983.

Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)   

Screening of Film “Todas las Mujeres” (All the Women)

Sun 17 Aug 2014, 7.30 pm

THBC Spanish Tapas Bar

44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi

Come to the film screening “Todas las Mujeres” (All the Women)(2013, 89 mins).

Movie information

Needing money, Nacho, a veterinarian, concocts a hare-brained scheme to sell five stolen heifers in Portugal. But his real debts are not monetary, and these he owes to the women who have been so important in his life — his mistress, his mother, his psychologist, his girlfriend, his ex-girlfriend and his sister-in-law. He has accounts to settle with each of them.

Free entrance.

Language: Spanish and English sub

Contact: 043 718 8246 (English – Vietnamese speaking)

Standup Comedy “Apocalaughs Now”

Tue 19 Aug 2014, 8 pm

Q4 / Cargo Bar

Q4 / Cargo Bar 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC

In an attempt to bring you the best in alternative stand-up, the team behind Apocalaughs Now has scoured the 25 corners of the globe and on Tuesday Aug. 19 have one helluva belly tickling show for you.

The latest line-up gives us the dubious honour of welcoming Messrs. Nick Page (UK) and Peter Berner (AUS) to our wacky, rainy season climes.

For further information and advance table bookings email: saigoncomedynights@gmail.com.

The entrance surcharge is VND250,000 and includes a free icy cold Magners cider.

Workshop on Film Pitching in Hanoi and HCMC

Workshop in Hanoi: 26, 27 Sep 2014

TPD

51 Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi

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Workshop in HCMC: 22 – 28 Sep 2014

Saigon International Film School

15A Hoang Hoa Tham, Binh Thanh Dist, HCMC

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Deadline for proposals: 05 Sep 2014

British Council

20 Thụy Khuê

Tây Hồ, Hà Nội

Tel: 84 (0)4 8436780

Fax: 84 (0)4 8434962

How do you attract producers and investors, and persuade them to fund your movie? This tough question will be addressed in a Film Pitching Workshop, taking place in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City this September. The workshop aims to support young filmmakers and is organized by British Council, Yxine Film Fest, and Redbridge.

The workshop is free of charge, and will support the best 30 proposals form outstanding candidates. The deadline for proposals is September 5th and the list of successful participants will be announced on September 15th.

Applicants wishing to join the workshop in Hanoi, please register by sending your application form via email to nganvu@redbridge.vn ; those in Ho Chi Minh City to pitchingworkshop2014@gmail.com.

Further information and application form are available on the website of British Council www.britishcouncil.vn; http://www.yxineff.com/pitchfest/ (HCMC) and www.redbridgevn.com (Hanoi)

In Ho Chi Minh City, the workshop will be launched on September 22nd at Saigon International Film School, 15 Hoang Hoa Tham. In Hanoi, it will start on September 26th September at The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents, 51 Tran Hung Dao.

British Council has invited Paul Welsh, a British film producer and expert on pitching to lead the workshops. He is the founder of Digicult, an independent film company specialising in developing emerging film talent.

Paul is also the producer of Skeletons(2010), which was nominated for the Outstanding Debut Feature at 64th British Film Academy Film Awards. In 2013, his co-produced film Lore received the Feature Film Production of the Year Award at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards.

The highlight activity of the workshop in Ho Chi Minh City is the “Pitch Fest” with a judging panel including Victor Vu, Tran Bich Ngoc, Ngo Thi Bich Hien (BHD), and Vu Quynh Ha (CJ E&M).

In Ho Chi Minh City, the 10 students whose projects are considered to be best will have the opportunity to present their work to producers, and directors from major studios. The three best projects will be given seed funding of 20 million VND, sponsored by CJ E&M, BHD, and SIFS.

In Hanoi, the 10 best students will join an intensive course. The best projects will be provided film making equipment support from Redbridge Vietnam.

Hue – Exhibition “Point of Intersection”

Opening: Tue 12 Aug 2014, 5.30 pm

Exhibition: 12 – 18 Aug 2014

New Space Arts Foundation

2nd Floor, Number 15 Le Loi, Hue City

You are invited to the exhibition “Point of Intersection” by artists Eugene Jung and Kim Sung Mi (Korea).

At the intersection…people are wandering and looking for something found what one likes, wants and needs

…discovery and wonder how one would change it in daily life then,,,

all seperates to go their own way.

SUNGMIKIM’S NOTE

1. Daily life-minor trauma, stress

– unexpected happenings once analyzed, everytings are interconnected

2. Visible-invisible-revision

People tend to only belive in what they see whilst it minght be deliberately shown by someone

3. trauma of war-violence (from cannot be seen,cognitive)

devastated remains

EUGENEJUNG’S NOTE

Exists between language and non-verbal

Presence who between language non-verbal, Shaman

Represented by

Through the code of shamanism

Ceremony for Minorities(marginalized)

(for those who are marginalized ceremony)

Ssitgimgut

Traditional ceremony for healing

Shamanism rituals for healing

Exhibition “Vietnamese Antique Elements of Decor – Part I” Wearable Art Pieces at Lucy’s Dream

Vietnamese Antique Elements of Decor – Part I-Lucy Dream

Exhibition: 08 – 30 Aug 2014, 10 am – 10 pm

Lucy’s Dream

31 Hang Giay, Hanoi

Travel back in time with our latest Exhibition featuring “Vietnamese Antique Elements of Decor – Part I” Wearable Art Collection. Historical elements and figures such as the Crane, the Lotus flower, Sailboats, the Turtle God, the Warrior Empresses, Moon and Stars, etc. are beautifully illustrated by hand and digitally manipulated by Vietnamese young artists to be printed on luxurious silk and satin, then cut and sewn into wearable clothing pieces.

The design and manufacturing processes at Lucy’s Dream usually take from 3-5 weeks, from the first sketches by artists, to digital designs, to fabric sourcing, fabric pre-treatment, printing, post-printing treatment, cutting and sewing processes. Each wearable art piece at Lucy’s Dream is made with extreme care and love.

Lucy’s Dream team keeps its promise to launch a new Exhibition featuring 1-2 collections every 2 weeks. If you are an artist, and you would like your artworks to be featured in our next wearable collection, please do not hesitate to contact us.

This is the story of how Lucy’s Dream came to life.

I was just another girl working full-time for a corporation when suddenly it dawned on me that my purpose in life was to create truly original made-in-Vietnam East-meets-West style wearable art.

By Mid-2012, I had gathered a great team, composed of young Vietnamese artists who wanted to make a difference in the fashion & lifestyle scene of Vietnam. Lucy’s Dream was born in December 2012.

Hanoi Filmmakers – Speaker Series – In the Lens

Mon 11 Aug 2014, 8 – 10.45 pm

Madake

81 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi

You are invited to the Hanoi Filmmakers – Speaker Series – In the Lens. For detailed program, check below:

Program

8 pm: 5 minute introduction about the Speaker Series

1st Filmmaker and Film – (Hà Rika – Music Video: Happy Hanoi)

8.05 – 8.15 pm: Filmmaker will discuss her film (In Vietnamese with English translation)

8.15 – 8.20 pm: Watch Hà Rika’s music video

8.20 – 8.30 pm: Q&A/Discussion with Hà Rika

Kickstarter Trailer – Zone 9

8.30 – 8.40 pm:

Brief introduction about a documentary Kickstarter campaign that is happening now and show the trailer and pitch video. This is about a famous Hanoi art space, Zone 9.

This is a collaboration with a local prestigious film school, Doclab’s, very own Nguyen Anh Thu, the filmmaker, and a comic artist, Gabriel Hernandez.

(Trailer: Vietnamese with English subtitles)

(Pitch video: English only)

2nd Filmmaker and Film – (Cường Đỗ Mạnh – Documentary: Twins)

8.40 – 8.50 pm: Filmmaker will discuss his film (Vietnamese with English translation)

8.50 – 9.10 pm: Watch Cường Đỗ Mạnh’s documentary (In Vietnamese with English subtitles)

9.10 – 9.20 pm: Q&A/Discussion with Cường Đỗ Mạnh

3rd Filmmaker and Film – (Aäron Johnson – Comedy and Film Reel)

9.20 – 9.30 pm: Filmmaker will discuss his film (In English with Vietnamese translation)

9.30 – 9.40 pm: Watch his reel (visual with music) and some sample comedy (English only) and possibly one more short.

9.40 – 9.50 pm: Q&A/Discussion with Aäron Johnson

4th Filmmaker and Film – (Nikolaj Svennevig – Fire spinning collaboration project)

9.50 – 10 pm: Filmmaker will discuss their film (In English with Vietnamese translation)

10 – 10.05 pm: Watch film

10.05 – 10.15 pm: Q&A/Discussion with Nikolaj Svennevig

10.15 – 10.45 pm: Half hour to hang out and discuss things more in depth and one on one.

Free entrance.

Subscription Concert Vol.72

19 and 20 Aug 2014, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to Subscription Concert Vol.72 with:

Conductor: Le Phi Phi

Piano Soloist: Guigla Katsarava

And Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

PROGRAM

P.I.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1

Interval

P.I.Tchaikovsky Symphony no.6 “Pathetique”

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 free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.   

Live Concert with Former Westlife Frontman Shane Filan

Tue 16 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Q4 / Cargo Bar

7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC

Meet Shane Filan, former Westlife frontman, for a warm and intimate one-night concert for Vietnamese Fans.

Shane released his debut solo album ‘You and Me’ through Capitol Records in November last year featuring the hit singles ‘Everything To Me’, ‘About You’ and the latest release ‘Knee Deep In My Heart’. The 34-year-old said: “The album You and Me means so much to me and I cannot wait to play these songs in front of my fans in Vietnam, and of course there will be some old fan favorites from memory lane and a couple of surprises in there too. Hope to see you all there.”

“Shane Filan You and Me Tour” tickets are available at Ticketbox.vn, starting on June 21st, 2014 with categories of:

Meet & Greet Special package + VIP ticket (limited) – 3.000.000 VND

VIP (with a chance of Meet and greet for lucky winners) – 1.500.000 VND

General Admission early bird (limited) – 500.000 VND

General Admission (normal price) – 700.000 VND

Hanoi Urban Flea Market in August

Sun 17 Aug 2014, 9 am – 5 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Come to the open-air shopping and gathering place where all kinds of people come to buy and sell new and used stuff. So whether you are clearing out the attic, leaving the country, strapped for cash or just looking for a good day out , is the meeting point for all those who want to remove stuff in good conditions from home and for those who come to browse or simply have a good time with friends in a good atmosphere. Here you will find a mish-mash of second hand, vintage and retro clothing, collectibles and antiques, as well as a tightly curated selection of jewelry, art, and crafts by local artisans and designers and much, much more! It is the best spot to meet your friends, browse, rummage, haggle, drink and eat delicious food.

To know more about the Urban Flea Market 4th edition in June this year, visit here

Tickets: 15,000 at door.   

Berlinale Shorts Go Abroad in HCMC

15 and 16 Aug 2014, 7 pm

Culture Salon Cafe Thứ Bảy

1st Floor, 19B Phạm Ngọc Thạch, Dist. 3, HCMC

The Berlinale Shorts will be presented by the Goethe Institute in nine South-East Asian countries. For the first time they are welcomed by the Goethe Institute in Ho Chi Minh City Shorts in its cultural salon at the 15th and 16th of August at 7pm. Berlinale Shorts will also be presented in Hanoi on 08 and 09 Aug.

In the series “Berlinale Shorts Go Abroad” short films of the International Film Festival of Berlin go on a journey. Ten short movies were chosen to be shown in the Goethe Institute Hanoi at the 8th and 9th of August at 7pm.

“The Berlinale Shorts are a forum for the short form in the festival. A place for uncompromising films, which take an undisguised look on the present. Filmmakers are artists, who are aware of the formal possibilities and furthermore have the whole picture of cinematography in sight. Berlinale Shorts are films, which go beyond the event and contribute to the understanding. At once around the globe and back. The beginning is everywhere and here and now.” Maike Mia Höhne, curator of the Berlinale Shorts, invites the hanoian audience: “Please come and see by yourself!”

This year the short movies deal with very current topics. They range from surreal to real, from marvelous to cruel. The movies discuss a world which changes dramatically and endangers nature. This world forces nature to accommodate itself to it. To be ruthlessly and without morals. But the movies also talk about war and grief: How can you face them? How can you handle them? And what follows?

A highlight of the programs is surely the movie “Three Stones for Jean Ginet” which has already won an award and which will be played on several festivals this year. It is about desire and promises, a city, a friendship and the narration of a hidden story.

The International Film Festival of Berlin, also well-known as Berlinale, is the major film festival in Germany as well as the major audience festival worldwide. Films of all kinds of genre, length and format find a place in the several sections of the Berlinale. (Please find further information here.)

Berlinale Shorts in HCMC – Programme I

15.08.2014, 7pm

1. Marc Jacobs

17 minutes/Director: Sam de Jong/Netherland

A journey to the country of his ancestors – Marocco. But where does Soufiane really arrive?

2. SYMPHONY NO. 42

10 minutes/Director: Reka Bucsi/Hungary

Animation film: How would it be, if animals were humans?

3. Birds

15 minutes/Director: Ulu Braun/Germany

Birds in urban habitats – Quo vadis, bird?

4. A Paradise

14 minutes/Director: Jayisha Patel/Cuba

A family is mourning the death of her son. The province is known for the tragic fact concerning the high suicide rate amongst youth.

5. Taprobana

24 minutes/Director: Gabriel Abrantes/Portugal, Sri Lanka & Danemark

Taprobana, now known as Sri Lanka, at the end of the 16th century. The Poet Luiz Vas de Camoes is writing his heroic history of Portuguese conquests.

Berlinale Shorts in HCMC – Programme II

16.08.2014, 7pm

1. Smile, and the world will smile back

21 minutes/Director: B´Tselem/Israel & Palestin

A night like so many nights in Hebron, on the West Bank, under the occupation.

2. The white roses

20 minutes/Director: Diogo Costa Amarante/Portugal & USA

The memories of the mother are evoked by images enclosed inside Gabriel’s amulet.

3. Three stones for Jean Genet

7 minutes/Director: Frieder Schlaich/Germany

There are places of yearning. There are promises that accompany us our entire lives

4. The big house

25 minutes/Director: Juliette Touin/Cuba

A group of heavily pregnant women live in an old mansion in Cuba. They are waiting for what will come and don’t know what lies before them.

5. Wonder

8 minutes/Director: Mirai Mizue/Japan & France

Animation film: Music and sound, sequences of colour and movement.

Language: Original Language, Vietnamese and English Subtitles.

Free entry to the Screenings.

Documentary Screening “The 80s in My Eyes…” and Meet Director Tran Van Thuy

Sat 16 Aug 2014, 8 – 10 pm

Heritage Space

2nd floor Paris Deli

Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi

We will show the documentary “Living as one should” (Chuyện tử tế, 1985) an outstanding movie of Mr. Tran Van Thuy, the content is about the fate of the poor and the social conflicts. This film is considered as one of the most distinctive film of director Tran Van Thuy. It won Silver Dove award in Leipzig International film Festival and the foreign press called it “the bomb from Vietnam exploded in the city of Leipzig”.

Then we will follow up with a small talk about Mr. Thuy’s book, which he completed in 2013. A book called “The story of Thuy” recounts all the joy and trouble he went through his career.

The show will be hosted by Director Dao Thanh Hung who also has some documentaries on the 80s’s subject but from a young person’s perspective.

Language: Film in Vietnamese with English subtitles. The talk will be in Vietnamese and English translation (support if necessary).

Entry VNĐ 80.000 (drink included)

Read more about Tran Van Thuy as well as the history of Vietnam’s documentary film on an article by Nguyen Trinh Thi.

Screening of Film “Un Jour mon Pere Viendra”

Fri 15 Aug 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Un Jour Mon Père Viendra” (France, 2012, 99 mins) directed by Martin Lavente.

“Who will be the ideal father of Chloe – a young girl that has everything she needs for a happy life? A fascinating comedy.”

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.

The Aristocrats Live in Vietnam – Culture Clash Asia Tour 2014

Wed 13 Aug 2014, 8 pm

Music Centre 57 Cao Thang

57 Cao Thang, Ward 3, Dist 3, HCMC

The gang of The Aristocrats, of Sirs GG, MM & BB will grace the stage of Vietnam this August 13. To music lovers and instrumental lovers alike, this is definitely an event not to be missed, or merely … waited. The Aristocrats, to those who have learned a thing or two about them, and also to those who have not, you’ll be amazed by what your senses allow for we guarantee.

The word “supergroup” is tossed around a lot in instrumental music circles, the result of a seemingly endless supply of efforts to package together individual virtuoso players and make a band out of them. But every once in a while, the group part of that shopworn term becomes authentic and real. Such is the case with The Aristocrats – guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann – who defiantly and joyously blow the supergroup stereotype to bits, thrilling audiences and fans around the world in the process with a preternatural band chemistry that equals exponentially more than the sum of its parts.

* Guthrie Govan is arguably the hottest guitarist on the international music scene today, and his 2006 solo album Erotic Cakes was widely recognized as an instant classic. His top-level touring experience (Asia/GPS, Steven Wilson) complements his busy schedule as one the most in-demand guitar clinician/educators in the world, and he was featured on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in July of 2011.

Aristocrats Photo by Alex Solca

* Bryan Beller’s numerous credits include guitarists Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), and the hugely popular metal “band” Dethlok, borne of the Adult Swim (U.S.) animated TV show Metalocalypse. His solo artist catalog includes three CD’s, two DVD’s, and an instructional DVD for Alfred Publishing, and he was featured on the cover of Bass Player Magazine in October of 2012;

* Marco Minnemann is widely seen by fans and peers as one of the most gifted, innovative, cutting-edge drummers in the world. He’s graced the covers of several drum magazines (including Modern Drummer) and enjoys an ultra-versatile sideman career (Adrian Belew, UKZ, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Necrophagist). Perhaps less known:

He’s a multi-instrumentalist and compulsively productive composer with nearly twenty CD & DVD solo releases to date.

It’s not just fusion. It’s not just shredding. It’s not even meant to be taken seriously at times. It’s just the sound of three guys who did a single pickup gig and suddenly discovered they had something musically deep going on together…along with a propensity for employing R-rated song titles.

So what do you call an act like that? The Aristocrats!

Tickets

Ticket price: 500.000, 700.000, 1.000.000

Group Exhibition “The Echo of Nature”

Opening: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 5 pm

Exhibition: 11 – 15 Aug 2014

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi

You are invited to the 2nd exhibition of mobile artist group entitled “The Echo of Nature”. The exhibition features 43 artworks by 8 artists: Le The Anh, Duy Tung, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Dang Hiep, Duy Hoa, Le Thuy, Dang Huu and Trinh Lien. This is the result of 2 years working together on the project: “Draw with Nature” (2012-2014).

Soundwalk Project Fundraising Soirée

Sun 10 Aug 2014, 8 – 11 pm

Hầm Hành

170 Doi Can Str, Hanoi

Come and meet the Soundwalk creators and artists, discuss about the project, and show your support in person!

This Sunday, with live performances by (provisional lineup, more tba) Dee.F playing an experimental ambient set, our very own Gentle Ohm, and spatialized sound installations by Dr Mathias.

FREE ENTRY

Obon Japanese Festival in Vietnam

09 and 10 Aug 2014, 9 am – 9 pm

Times City

458 Minh Khai, Ha Noi

Obon Festival, one of the most typical festivals of Japan, will be simulated within two days this weekend. Obon Festival is similar to 7th full moon day (Lunar Calendar) or Vu Lan Festival in Vietnam when the dead come back to earth.

Activities of Festival:

- Parade and Bon Odori performance, Yosakoi and other Japanese traditional dance

- Martial art performance (Kendo, Aikido, Judo…)

- Cosplay

- Comic exhibition, Japanese fashion, Vietnam – Japan culinary, game show about Japanese animation and culture…

- Under the framework of the festival, fire offering and lantern path will be simulated vividly.

Free admission.