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Screening of “Annie Hall”
Sat 31 Aug 2013, 2 pm
TPD
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
On Saturday August 31th 2013, TPD Centre will host next session of Two Thumbs Up Movie programme. We will screen Annie Hall (1977), directed by Woody Allen.
Annie Hall is a 1977 American romantic comedy film directed by Woody Allen from a screenplay he co-wrote with Marshall Brickman. The director co-stars as Alvy Singer, who tries to figure out the reasons for the failure of his relationship with the film’s eponymous female lead, played by Diane Keaton. Allen has described the film as “a major turning point”,which, unlike the farces and comedies that were his work to that point, introduced a level of seriousness where, he says, he “had the courage to abandon … just clowning around and the safety of complete broad comedy. I said to myself, ‘I think I will try and make some deeper film and not be as funny in the same way. And maybe there will be other values that will emerge, that will be interesting or nourishing for the audience.”
Along with the 1978 Academy Award for Best Picture, Annie Hall won Oscars in three other categories: two for Allen (Best Director and, with Brickman, Best Original Screenplay), and Keaton for Best Actress. Often listed among the greatest film comedies, it ranks 31st on AFI’s list of the top feature films in American cinema, fourth on their list of top comedy films and number 28 on Bravo’s “100 Funniest Movies.”
(Wikipedia)
The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
Paintings Exhibition at the Embassy of Denmark
Exhibition: 30 Aug 2013 – Feb 2014
Embassy of Denmark
19 Dien Bien Phu, Hanoi
Come to admire the Embassy’s new artwork, kindly lend by a compilation of up-coming as well as established artists. The exhibition has a total of 26 specially selected paintings from an array of genres. Five of the art pieces are from celebrated Pham Luc, generously contributed from Nguyens Si Dung’s private collection, and three are the renowned works of Ngo Chinh. The remaining 18 paintings have been carefully chosen by a board, and give talented up-coming artists the chance to adorn the walls of the embassy with their works.
The artworks will be exhibited in 6 months, until end of February 2014.
The artists participating in the exhibition include: Ngo Chinh, Pham Luc, Hoang Thi My Yen, Le Thi Minh Tam, Nguyen Quynh Na, Trinh Minh Tien, Nguyen Duc Dan, Pham Duy Quynh, Nguyen Khanh Toan, Vu Cuong, Hoang Tung, Truong The Linh, Nguyen Xuan Chien, Nguyen Dinh Duy Quyen, Dang Viet Linh, Nguyen Quoc Thang.
If you want to visit the exhibition, please contact Ms. Truong Uyen Ly
Tel: (04) 38 231 888 (ext 223)
Email: lytruonguyen@gmail.com
A Fantastic Photo Adventure in Moc Chau
30 Aug – 02 Sep 2013
Moc Chau Town
Vietnam in Focus are running a fantastic photo adventure over the long holiday weekend of August 30th to September 2nd to the mountain town of Moc Chau and its annual H’mong love market. This is a unique opportunity to experience and photograph an event that draws people of the H’mong minority from all over northern Vietnam in search of both new marriage partners and old flames.
We travel by chartered minibus to Moc Chau, Son La province, taking up residence for the weekend at a beautiful local homestay in the countryside. Over the following days, professional photographer Colm Pierce will lead workshops on landscape photography, composition and portraiture, culminating in a guided photojournalistic project on Sunday’s love market.
www.colmpiercephoto.com
We have a graded overall discount, depending on how many join the group.
1 participant - $440
2 pp – 5% discount - $418 p/p
3 pp – 10% discount - $396 p/p
4 pp – 15% discount - $374 p/p
5 pp – 20% discount - $352 p/p
6 pp – 25% discount - $330 p/p
Price includes all accommodation, transport, food and non-alcoholic drinks.
Maximum group size: 6 participants
Bookings: info@vietnaminfocus.com or call Alex on 0121 515 0522.
Release Event and Artist’s Talk of CD “Signal in Noise”
Fri 30 Aug 2013, 7.30 pm
Domdom
3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
Come to the release event of double CD Signal in Noise of The Six Tones, a Vietnamese-Swedish experimental music ensemble. Building on a concept of mutual learning, musical traditions from Viet Nam and Europe are brought together into music that aims to reach beyond a mere collage-like superimposition of elements and strive for a more complex and experimentally oriented sound.
Signal in noise is a double CD with The Six Tones and guests from the Hanoi scene of traditional and experimental music. Recorded in Hanoi at Kiên Quyết Studio, the CD is now released on dB Productions, Sweden. The group is now in Hanoi working at Dom Dom and invites the audience to an event with live music and conversations about a music project that bridges many distinct cultural and musical traditions.
Since 2006, The Six Tones has been bringing art music from Vietnam and Europe together, touring as an instrumental music group or in music theatre projects, and working with choreographers. We play traditional Vietnamese music in hybrid settings for Western stringed instruments and traditional Vietnamese instruments. We improvise in traditional and experimental Western idioms and also commission new music by composers in Asia as well as in Western countries. The Six Tones are Nguyễn Thanh Thủy and Ngô Trà My and the Swedish guitarist Stefan Östersjö (also playing many other stringed instruments). Since the project started, we have been collaborating with the composer and improviser Henrik Frisk, who has both composed works for the ensemble as well as toured with the group as a lap top improviser. The name of the group, emanating from a composition by Henrik, relates to the fact that the Vietnamese language is a tonal language using six tones or intonations. Building on a concept of mutual learning, musical traditions from Viet Nam and Europe are brought together into music that aims to reach beyond a mere collage-like superimposition of elements and strive for a more complex and experimentally oriented sound.
The four guests on the CD are Lê Phổ, a leading proponent of traditional flute music in Vietnam, and currently the head of the department for traditional music at the Vietnam national Academy of Music and three key figures from the experimental music scene: Trí Minh, Vũ Nhật Tân and Trần Thị Kim Ngọc.
Free entry.
Exhibition “Flower and Life”
Exhibition: 30 Aug – 02 Sep 2013, 8 am – 9 pm
Vietnam Women’s Museum
36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội
You are invited to the exhibition “Flowers & Life” with the themes of: Flower in interior decoration, Flower in wedding decoration and Flower of impressive style…
Flowers are always the natural beauty and connect closely with women’s lives. Wedding flowers are used to make brides more radiant, decorative flowers in family homes make lives more charming … We can see the beauty of the multicolor flowers and enjoy their perfume anywhere and anytime. The flowers contribute charm and graceful beauty to our lives.
In addition, within the framework of the exhibition, we will also conduct a variety of other activities: showing the Ao dai collection using flowers which won Vietnam’s flower competition in 2009, demonstrating the art of flower arranging; showing visitors the way to arrange flowers, introducing products used in the fresh flower industry, introducing flower products, decorative plants, selling and giving gifts for visitors, introducing publications and magazines related to flower industry…
This exhibition will bring a fresh new colour at the museum through special activities for the public. With the reconstructed landscape, you will feel that you are walking in the beautiful natural scenery of Hanoi’s autumn.
We hope that you will choose some beautiful fresh flowers for yourself, find unique flower vases, or discover a flowers-arranging style that you would like to use in your family home. And the boys and girls may choose their special colour scheme and design of flowers for the happiest day of their life.
Group Exhibition at Galerie Quỳnh
Exhibition: 13 Aug – 14 Sep 2013
Galerie Quynh
Come to a group exhibition of works by Hoang Duong Cam, Ha Manh Thang, Do Hoang Tuong, Lien Truong, Nguyen Manh Hung, Thien Do and The Propeller Group. Revealing the diversity of contemporary artistic currents in Vietnam, this unusual show engages disparate art practices in a complex dialogue of personal histories and observations of the country today.
For inquiries, please contact Anna Dinh at anna@galeriequynh.com / +84 8 3824 8284 or Tung Mai at tung@galeriequynh.com / +84 8 3836 8019 for more information.
Main Gallery (De Tham Str): Do Hoang Tuong, Ha Manh Thang, Thien Do, Nguyen Manh Hung and The Propeller Group
Open from 10am – 6pm, Tuesday – Saturday and by appointment
Downtown (Dong Khoi Str): Ha Manh Thang, Nguyen Manh Hung, Hoang Duong Cam, Do Hoang Tuong and Lien Truong
Open from 10am – 7pm, Tuesday – Sunday and by appointment
Galerie Quynh (Main Gallery)
65 De Tham Street, District 1, HCMC
Galerie Quynh (Downtown)
Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi Street, District 1, HCMC
PechaKucha Hanoi #7 – Presenters Wanted!
PechaKucha Hanoi #7 on 20 Sep calls for presentation
Work Room Four
Building E, Floor 4, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
We are hosting PechaKucha Hanoi #7 at Work Room Four on September 20th and are looking for interested presenters.
This event will be part of a global PechaKucha Night with more than 100 cities running events on this day. More details to follow but please get in touch if you have a project or story you would like to share on the 20th of September.
A Photography Workshop with Justin Mott
24 – 27 Jan 2014
83 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Experience what it’s like to be a real assignment photographer learning from editorial and commercial photographer Justin Mott. Mott is a frequent contributor to The New York Times along with working for such international publications such as TIME, WSJ, Forbes, Conde Nast Traveler, IHT, and numerous others.
This workshop is aimed at amateur, aspiring, and professional shooters looking to sharpen their skills as a well rounded photographer.
The 4 day hands on workshop will take place in Hanoi and revolve around the build up Tet (Vietnamese New Year) holiday. Along with daily discussion and a portfolio review each student will receive a daily assignment. The assignments will range from portrait, travel, news, and profiles and will be treated like a real editorial assignment.
Language: English
PRICE: $500USD. (Your place can only be reserved by paying the full fee via Paypal).
To register please contact: Claire Nguyen ngoc@mottvisuals.com
+84 946861139
Registration is open to all ages and all nationalities. LIMITED TO 15 STUDENTS SO REGISTER NOW.
Apply NOW for Workshop “Encounter”
Deadline: 21 Sep 2013
Would you like to be a part of a select group of participants who get to spend time with unique creative thinkers from South East Asia, South Asia, Latin America and Africa?
Apply to be a part of ‘Encounter’.
‘Encounter’ is a series of public lectures and closed workshops that aims to stimulate creative activity in Vietnam, engaging different ideas of contemporary culture.
Sàn Art is looking for 15 participants based in Vietnam (cross-disciplinary in interest), to take part in closed workshops with the following guest speakers over the course of a year, beginning 31 October 2013. All workshops will be held free of charge in Ho Chi Minh City, and conducted in English and Vietnamese.
More information on ‘Encounter’ public lectures and workshops schedule, applicant criteria and how to apply is available via this link.
Professor Ngo Bao Chau, renowned mathematician and 2010 Fields Medal winner, has inaugurated ‘Conscious Realities’ with a lecture on 21 August, 2013 at the University of Social Sciences and Humanities, HCMC.
Encounter’ forms part of a larger endeavor called ‘Conscious Realities’ (2013-2016) focusing on the shared histories of South East Asia, South Asia, Latin America and Africa, engaging the divergent reactions to those histories and the lessons to be learned in thinking laterally across these communities.
The Romance of High Tech
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 8 pm
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Save the best for last? Next Thursday night 29 Aug, our stage at manzi will be devoted all and only to “the best sound wizard of them all”: Vu Nhat Tan.
A very chilled-out night of experimental music, the show will be a perfect mixture of digital piano, sound synthesizers and midi controllers on laptop.
Ticket at door: 150K (+ 1 free Hanoi beer or soft drink)
Communications partner: Hanoi Grapevine http://hanoigrapevine.com/
Vu Nhat Tan is also Hanoi Grapevine’s opinion contributor specializing in contemporary music events. Read the Opinion section.
Screening of “Pulp Fiction”
Sat 24 Aug 2013, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
On Saturday august 24th 2013, TPD Centre will host next session of Two Thumbs Up Movie programme. We will screen Pulp Fiction (1994).
Pulp Fiction is a 1994 American black comedy and crime film directed by Quentin Tarantino, who also co-wrote the screenplay along with Roger Avary. The film is known for its eclectic dialogue, ironic mix of humor and violence, nonlinear storyline, and a host of cinematic allusions and pop culture references. The film was nominated for seven Oscars, including Best Picture; Tarantino and Avary won for Best Original Screenplay. It was also awarded the Palme d’Or at the 1994 Cannes Film Festival. A major critical and commercial success, it revitalized the career of its leading man, John Travolta, who received an Academy Award nomination, as did costars Samuel L. Jackson and Uma Thurman.
The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
VietPride 2013
24 and 25 Aug 2013
Culture Labour House
Hard Rock Cafe
Come to participate in different kinds of activities by the LGBT community and their allies in VietPride 2013 in HCMC. The VietPride program this yeas has been going through 10 different cities in Vietnam with the beginning in Hanoi on 2 Aug and ending in HCMC, Da Nang and Nha Trang on 25 Aug.
Sat 24 Aug at Culture Labour House
Community booths “Rainbow Hall” (LGBT representatives) (all day)
Photo exhibition “Road to Equality” (LGBT events) (all day)
- 14:00 – 16:00: Opening Ceremony with the theme of “5 years of Vietnamese LGBT community”, followed by a talk show with PFLAG Vietnam and allies (PFLAG: Parents, Families and Friends of Lesbians and Gays)
- 16:30 – 19:00: Music gala.
- 19:00: Film screening and dialogue with filmmakers
Sun 25 Aug
08:00 “Share The Pride” walk at Culture Labour House
11:30: Closing Ceremony at Culture Labour House
21:00 – 23:00: “Rainbow Night” at Hard Rock Cafe
Culture Labour House
55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Dist 1, HCMC
Hard Rock Cafe
39 Le Duan St, Dist 1, HCMC
Android-Human Theatre “Sayonara”
Sat 31 Aug 2013, 10 am, 3 pm, 8 pm
Worker’s Theatre
42 Trang Tien Str, Hanoi
In celebration of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents the Android-Human Theatre “Sayonara” in Hanoi on Saturday 31 August 2013.
Internationally acclaimed playwright and director Prof. Oriza Hirata of Osaka University and Seinendan Theatre Company, has been uniquely collaborating with world-renowned robotics specialist Professor Hiroshi Ishiguro Ph. D., also of Osaka University, ATR Intelligent Robotics and Communication Laboratories, in their Android-Human Theatre projects since 2007. Their past plays, in which human actors share the stage with robots, are groundbreaking in arts and sciences.
“Sayonara” [which literally means Good Bye in Japanese] is an innovative short play performed by human actors and a Geminoid F, a humanoid robot that looks exactly like the woman who it was modeled after, developed in 2010 by Prof. Ishiguro’s laboratory.
It was premiered in 2010 at the Aichi Triennale in Japan and since then, it has been staged in a plethora of countries including Austria, France, Germany, Italy, Denmark, the United States, Australia, Korea and Thailand, winning both general and expert’s extremely high applause.
The original play depicts a scene in which a humanoid-robot recites Japanese, French and German poems to her dying young master. In the latest version of the play, however, Playwright Hirata adds a short episode after the young master’s death. After losing her master, the humanoid-robot is assigned to a new task; mourning for the deceased at the place where humans cannot enter.
The play might be simple and short in length (30 min.) but pregnant and deep in meaning, questioning us, “What do life and death mean to humans and robots?” We do hope the audience will enjoy this extraordinary theatrical event not simply by admiring for the humanoid robot’s acting but by being deeply moved by her.
The play will be held three times at 10:00/15:00/20:00 on Saturday 31 August 2013 at Worker’s Theatre (42 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi), followed by Oriza Hirata’s talk on Android-Human Theatre projects. Both programs will be delivered in Japanese with Vietnamese sub-titles or interpretation.
The admission is free but you are required to get free advanced tickets which will be distributed at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi / 04-3944-7419).
Children under 15 years old are not allowed to attend.
French singer to perform acoustic set
French singer and guitarist Isis L will go acoustic at the Decibel Lounge August 23
The singer, who was influenced by pop-folk and soul music, began to learn guitar by herself in 2007, and wrote her first song two months later. Now she has some 20 original songs to her credit and remixed more than 70 popular songs by Benjamin Francis Leftwhich, and Panic at the Disco!
Her show will begin at 8.30pm. The venue is at 79/2/5 Phan Ke Binh Street, District 1.
HCM City club to present cosplay, Japanese music
The District 1-based Darts Darts Darts Club will host a Japanese animation party on Sunday featuring cosplay and music performed by Japanese artists.
Five-member band L.C.L will perform cosplay as well as rock music, while DJs Sakana Chan and Shikamaru will play Japanese pop and rock, and music from Japanese idols, animation, TV game, and Vocaloid.
The party will be held from 1pm – 4.30pm. The club is at 224A Pasteur Street.
Entrance is VND50,000, and free for cosplayers.
American death-metal band comes to town
American death metal band Disgorge will present a night of rock at Q4 in District 4 on August 22 as part of an Asian tour it calls "Asia Infinite Torture".
The band will perform together with local bands Black Infinity, Atmosphere, and Brutore, Soul Obsolete from Thailand, and Clandestined from Japan.
Formed in 1992 in San Diego, the five-member band has released five albums and toured the world.
The show will begin at 6.30 pm. The venue is at 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh Street.
Tickets are available at Hoi Uc Coffee, 4 Cu Lao Street in Phu Nhuan District, and Nham Coffee, 40 Truong Sa Street, Binh Thanh District.
American-Japanese Hip Hop: Kenso Kuma and DJ Cloude NI9E
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 9 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Bilingual rapper, Kensho Kuma and Tokyo based beat maker Cloud NI9E celebrate the launch of their latest EP, The Program, with a South East Asian tour that’ll bring them to Hanoi.
A 15 year veteran of West Coast American Hip Hop culture & community, Kensho Kuma’s bilingualism and slick rhymes have seen him share the stage with hip hop heavy-weights Talib Kweli and Hieroglyphics, to name just two. His collaborations with producer and DJ Cloud NI9E are a match made in beat-heaven with their latest EP garnering plenty of attention both in the US, Japan and Europe. Cloud NI9E rose to prominence in Japan with the jazz and soul heavy compositions that saw some of the world’s best lyricist looking to collaborate with the far Eastern beat-maker.
Kensho’s double edged rhymes, and Cloud NI9E’s smooth-as-Sake beats promise a glimpse of Hip Hop inspired by the golden age of 90’s Wu Tang Clan.
Entry VND 100,000 (free before 8 pm).
After Summer Welcome Party
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 6 – 10 pm
Snap Cafe
32 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien Ward, Dist 2, HCMC
Summer is over. People are coming back to their old jobs, or starting a new job, or need some adventure for a shorter and maybe longer period of their life… whatever reason it is, we throw a big ‘After summer, Welcome party’ to say hi. Sweet live acoustic music with different bands will jam from 6 pm – 10 pm …. come by on the 29th of August, don’t miss out.
Band line-up:
6-7 pm: Apple Sauce
7-8 pm: Freckled Gypsys
8-10 pm: tbc
Free entrance.
Silence Teaches You How to Sing
Thu 29 Aug 2013, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
..in which The Onion Cellar challenges you not to utter a single word. To be at peace with your silence
We say:
Silence teaches you how to sing
featuring:
Christina Vantzou’s No.1: film screening (official Vietnam premiere)
Sebastien Gesell: quiet minimalism DJ set
Mathias Rossignol: atmospheric sound collages
YOU: talkless, shoeless, floor-sitting, mind-cleansing, being
Neither exactly a film screening or a concert, SILENCE has more in common with the teachings and practices of meditation. A silent retreat for the iPad generation, accompanied by beautiful, abstract and non-intrusive visuals and sounds.
One strict rule applies throughout the evening, at all times and not only while the film is showing: once you have entered the Red Room (which, for the occasion, would be transformed to resemble more its namesake and less a dancefloor one humid August night in Hanoi) – ABSOLUTELY NO TALKING ALLOWED.
That means, no ‘hello’ and ‘how’s it going’, no making acquaintances, no exchanging phone numbers, no finding out you two live on the same street, no flirting, no discussing arts and English football and Murakami and the war on terrorism. That means having a decent (and potentially transcendental) ‘night out’ without all the things you take for granted.
It might seem ironic to provide sound and visual accompaniment at an event partly inspired by John Cage’s (masterpiece) 4’33 – but we believe the wonderful film and music from CHRISTINA VANTZOU (one of the most distinct ambient / contemporary classical artists these days), the super-rare minimalism DJ set from SEBASTIEN GESELL as well as MATHIAS ROSSIGNOL’s mysterious sound collages, given your sole attention, will be the perfect vehicles for your ascent to galaxies afar.
Composed from original 16mm footage, animation, and found materials, CHRISTINA VANTZOU creates a moving, hypnotic dance of light and color akin to the cinematic sweep of the album. Effectively channelling experimental film titans Stan Brakhage, Maya Deren and John Whitney while also pushing the sound/image relationship into new, uncharted arenas, No. 1 is an enveloping, rapturous work pulsating with life.
What becomes more and more ambiguous when watching Nº 1 is if the music has been composed as a soundtrack for the originally composed images, or if the images have inspired a musical composition. The hierarchical relationship between image and sound which we’ve grown accustomed to from music videos and cinema is flipped upside down and ultimately erased, to produce a cohesive, synesthetic experience.
CHRISTINAT VANTZOU is an artist, musician, and composer. Christina is known for her work with The Dead Texan (kranky) as well as in a variety of creative mediums including video, drawing, and animation. After various collaborations and a short tenure as a touring member of Sparklehorse in the summer of 2007, Christina began composing the music for this album.
While certainly orbiting in the same musical galaxy as those of Stars of the Lid, The Dead Texan or A Winged Victory for the Sullen, Vantzou’s compositions are full symphonic movements as opposed to the shorter pop structures of the latter. These works also draw parallels to a number of late 20th century composers who concentrated on layering the string sections of orchestras while steering clear of bombastic brass and percussion elements.
SEBASTIEN GESELL has always been one helluva versatile DJ, and while this very special set of quiet minimalism music he will showcase on the night could not be more different from the tunes he usually throws at Hanoian ravers, it will be just as trance-inducing.
As a soundtrack to daydreaming, MATHIAS ROSSIGNOL will arrange and present a meditative collage of sounds that plays inside the Red Room throughout the whole evening – field recordings and musical fragments, sounds of nature and human, raw and processed, new and old, from here and from there, some random and some deliberate… If at all possible, refrain from expecting anything.
Listen to his music.
Tickets (available at doors)
VND 50,000
VND 20,000 ((Vietnamese/ international) student concessions)
Historical Display of Vietnamese Costumes
Opening: Fri 23 Aug, 6 pm
Showcase: 23 Aug – 09 Sep 2013, 9 am – 12 am
Talk with author Tran Quang Duc: Wed 28 Aug, 3 pm
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Come to a very special historical display of images, paintings and royal costumes exploring the attire worn by Vietnamese people from all levels of society throughout the last 1,000 years.
Conducted by the 28-year-old researcher Tran Quang Duc of the Viet Nam Institute of Literature, this study is described as the most comprehensive research ever undertaken on the subject, and was published by Nha Nam Company and World publishing house earlier this year.
“It is an absolute blessing that such valuable resources have been published as a book. Up until now, this is most likely one of the most in-depth and into-details studies on the Vietnamese culture and clothing, both locally and internationally.” – Researcher Trinh Bach, who has spent many years studying traditional culture, especially Vietnamese royal costumes, is one of many experts to praise the book.
Exhibition “Miniature Germany”
Opening: Mon 19 Aug 2013, 6.30 pm
Exhibition: 20 – 22 Aug 2013, 9 am – 7 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
The exhibition “Miniature Germany” will give you an overview of diversified Germany.
With a population of 82 million, Germany is the most populous country in Europe. Due to being located in the center of Europe, our country takes priority on trade and cultural exchange for a long time.
Germany is the world’s fifth largest economy with many world-changing inventions: BMW, Mercedes, aspirin, toothpaste, MP3 player and phone. The richness of ideas are shown through our global partners network.
Besides a strong economy, Germany also highly value culture, science and research. With more than 400 universities, about 6,300 museums which attract more than 100 million visitors each year, and hundreds of theaters, the Germany culture is introduced to people all over the world. A long-lasting tradition of scientists and famous philosophies is still preserved until today.
Free entrance.
Photo Exhibition “Accessible Arctic”
Opening: Wed 21 Aug, 12 pm
Exhibition: 21 – 31 Aug 2013, 8 am – 5 pm
Vietnam Women’s Museum
36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội
You are invited to a photo exhibition “Accessible Arctic”. These spectacular photos of Canada’s Arctic were assembled and curated by the Canadian Museum of Nature together with Canadian Geographic.
The photos in the “Accessible Arctic” exhibition are reflections of how the North has always been at the very heart of Canadian identity. Canada’s Arctic makes up over 40% of Canada’s landmass and is home to more than 100,000 Canadians. Northerners, including indigenous peoples, who comprise 80 percent of the population in some regions, have brought a number of issues to the world’s attention: the dangers and challenges posed by climate change; the need for sustainable economic development; and the importance of sharing experiences and knowledge with our circumpolar neighbours and the world.
The 3rd K-Pop Singing Contest in Vietnam Final
Sun 18 Aug 2013, 6:30 pm
Au Co Vietnamese Cultural Center
8 Huynh Thuc Khang, Hanoi
You are invited to the final round of “3rd K-Pop Singing Contest in Vietnam 2013″
After the success of the last 2 seasons, the 3rd K-pop Singing Contest in Vietnam was launched in 25 Jun 2013 with 2 elimination rounds in the South (3 Aug 2013) and the North (10 Aug 2013). The 3rd season has attracted nearly 300 registered candidates across the country, of which 16 talents were selected to the final round in Hanoi. This is an opportunity for contestants to show their passion in music in general and particularly in Korean pop music (K-pop).
The jury board for this final round includes pianist Trang Trinh, singer Dinh Huong and officials from several Korean institutions. The most talented contestants that receive best judge reviews this year will have the chance to take part in some Korean language courses at the University of Jeonju, Korea.
‘Encounter’ Lecture with Professor Ngo Bao Chau
Wed 21 Aug 2013, 6 pm
Auditorium D
HCMC University of Social Sciences and Humanities
10 – 12 Dinh Tien Hoang, Dist 1, TP HCM
Come to the inaugural ‘Encounter’ lecture with Professor Ngô Bảo Châu, renowned mathematician, 2010 Fields Medal winner and 2013 Simons Foundation recipient. Professor Ngô Bảo Châu will discuss the common ground between an artist’s and scientist’s work, addressing how he perceives artists as seeking rigor in their work in a fashion equal to scientists, especially mathematicians, who similarly look for ideas of beauty.
‘Encounter’ forms part of a larger interdisciplinary endeavor called ‘Conscious Realities’ (2013-2016), consisting of lectures, workshops and a residency program, focusing on the shared cultural histories of South East Asia, South Asia, Latin America and Africa, by inviting artists and creative intellectuals to engage the divergent reactions to these histories and the lessons to be learned in thinking laterally across creative communities.
Simultaneous translation will be provided (Vietnamese to English).
The lecture will be live-fed outside Auditorium D to accommodate extended audience.
Ngô Bảo Châu is a mathematician who is best known for his proof of the Fundamental Lemma, an intricate problem in number theory. He was awarded the Fields Medal in 2010, which is generally regarded as the highest distinction in mathematics. He teaches at the University of Chicago and also serves as the scientific director of the Vietnam Institute for Advanced Study in Mathematics. He is an editor of “Inventiones Mathematicae”, one of the best mathematical journals.
In his spare time, Professor Châu is a blogger. In his blog ‘thichhoctoan’, he writes on mathematics and science, on philosophy and literature, and occasionally on politics and society. He wrote the children’s book “Ai and Ky in the land of invisible numbers” with a popular blogger with the curious name 5xu. He also serves as editor of the books series “The doors wide open” with writer Phan Viet.
Screening of “La Fille de Monaco”
Fri 16 Aug 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “La Fille de Monaco” (“The girl from Monaco”, France, 2008, 95 mins) directed by Anne Fontaine. According to Le Parisien, a French daily newspaper “Using tragicomic mode, Anne Fontaine offers a brilliant variation about human desire and the relationship between people and their sexuality. A feast for the eyes as well as for the mind.”
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
A Talk about The Economic Subsidy and Art
Talk: Wed 21 Aug, 6 pm
Display: 21 – 25 Aug 2013
Nhasan COLLECTIVE
3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
Nha San Collective is inviting you to the talk with Nguyen Manh Duc and Nguyen Phuong Linh about Thời Bao cấp – The Economic Subsidy, and its representation, influences in Nha San artists’s works.
A presentation of collectible objects from so called “The Economic Subsidy” time will take place on Aug. 21st – 25th. This is an important period in Vietnam’s history as well as of the other socialistic countries. It still has strong influences in Vietnam’s economy, culture, society and art.
Nguyen Manh Duc is an artist, antique collector and restorer. He co-founded Nha San Studio – the first and longest running space for experimental art in Vietnam in 1998.
Nguyen Phuong Linh is an experimental, installation and performance artist. She is also an organizer and programmer of Nha San Collective’s art program. She will introduce artworks of Nguyen Manh Hung, Nguyen Tran Nam, Nguyen Anh Tuan (Tuan Mami), Appedix Collective (Phu Luc Group) and Katarzyna Golebiowska from Poland.
Free entrance.
TEDxHoankiem 2013: THE EYES
Sat 24 Aug 2013, 2 – 5 pm
Work Room Four
Building E, Floor 4
9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
After several highly successful events in 2011, 2012 and our latest event in June 2013, TEDxHoankiem are now back with our biggest event of the year: “The Eyes”. The event’s main purpose is to unleash the audience with a more opened and multilateral attitude about issues that are currently in a great public demand by sharing our guest speakers’ fascinating ideas.
The program will deliver unseen perspectives of the “old” issues that people might not know about or still attract lots of attention. TEDxHoankiem tries to minimize the possibility of identifying right or wrong views but actually focuses on eliciting the audience’s critics in order for them to unlock their potentials of evaluating things in an objective and multidimensional way with a higher minding consideration.
About registration
Registration fee: 50, 000 VND. Registration link (closed before 24:00, 22nd August, 2013)
(Please note that according to TED rules applying for TEDx events, there will be a limited number of seats, so as a result, it is mandatory to complete this application form so as the organizing committee can carefully select the audience and notify our final decisions via email in the shortest of time, based on the information provided. Check-ins will officially begin at 1.30 pm. Front seats will be arranged for early birds in order to greaten their opportunities to engage more with guest speakers. Early registrations but arriving late cannot attend the event after 2:15 pm).
For more information, please visit the website.
Please don’t hesitate to contact us regardless of any inquiries you may have:
Email: contact@tedxhoankiem.com
Hotline: 0946 120 773 (Ms. Thuy).
List of guest speakers:
1. Pianist Trang Trinh: awarded music scholarships to study at Royal Academy of Music in 2004 and also coordinated community musical projects.
2. UNESCO Central for International Education (UCIE)’s Vice Director Nguyen Thi Van, Founder of “Inner Space”, Mentor for seminars and intensive courses about human development.
3. Lê Thành Trung, MA: Lecturer at Hanoi Amsterdam High School and University of Languages and International Studies who has mastered English, German, French etc and obtained top 1% highest SAT scores in the world.
4. Hoàng Thúc Hào, Founder and Chief Architect of 1+1>2 Office, Lecturer at University of Civil Engineering who has won various awards in architectural design.
5. Artist Trần Lương: A notable painter in “Gang of Five” (well-known in the early 90s of the last Century) and Co-Founder at Nhà Sàn Studio (also known as Nhà Sàn Đức) and Hanoi Contemporary Art Centre.
6. Professor Nguyễn Lân Dũng, Member of the Foreign Affairs Committee X, XI, XII, Vice-President of the Association for Liaison with Overseas Vietnamese and Former Vice-Director of the Institute of Microbiology and Biotechnology at Vietnam National University. One of the leading biology specialist.
Concert “Mozart Cycle III”
21 and 22 Aug 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the concert “Mozart Cycle III” at L’Espace. This is the third collaboration between The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) and L’Espace, which includes the opening of the opera Don Giovanni, the Sinfonia Concertante and the Haffner Symphony.
Directed by Kim Xuan Hieu
Oboe Hoang Manh Lam
Clarinet Tran Khanh Quang
Bassoon Van Thanh Ha
Cor Ta Tien Dat
Program
W.A.Mozart : Opening of opera Don Giovanni
W.A.Mozart : Symphony Concertante K.297b
W.A.Mozart : Symphony No.35 “Haffner” D Major
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 “Le Petit Lieutenant”
Fri 23 Aug 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “The Young Lieutenant” (France, 2005, 110 mins) directed by Xavier Beauvois. “This beautiful film shows us the life in a police station”. (Elle)
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Screening of “Le Coeur des Hommes”
Fri 30 Aug 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “The Heart of Men” (France, 2003, 100 mins) directed by Marc Esposito. “The film brings the great feeling to us and endears people.” (Studio)
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Workshop for Photographers with OSTKREUZ
Deadline: 18 Aug 2013
Workshop: 02 – 06 Sep 2013, 9 am – 6 pm
Goethe Institut
Goethe Institut invites you to apply for Workshop for Photographers with OSTKREUZ, Berlin.
OSTKREUZ is the German match to the American agency MAGNUM: the major Photographer-Agency in Germany. Founded at the end of the GDRin East Berlin, OSTKREUZ is now internationally established and stands for highest quality in term of Photojournalism and art Photography.
In corporation with the exhibition “The City. From the becoming until the decay” two OSTKREUZ-Photographers are coming to Hanoi: Jörg Brüggemann and Ute Mahler represent two generations of photographers in Germany. There will conduct a workshop at the Goethe-Institute Hanoi:
Theme: “The Portrait-staging and observation: Human being in its environment”
Date: 2nd – 6th September, daily 9 – 18:00
Venue:Goethe-Institut
(We will announce the exhibition soon.)
The Workshop will be held in English. After the theoretical reflexion about the theme “portrait”, the workshop participants will make their own portrait-series under the guidance of the workshop conductors Jörg Brüggemann and Ute Mahler, who will curate the final presentation. The participants should have consolidated knowledge and bring some of their previous work to the first workshop day. Please apply with a short presentation and self-portrait as well as with your contact information per e-mail at the Goethe-Institute until the 18th of August:
Ms. Pham Thi Kim Chung, kimchung.pham@hanoi.goethe.org
The selected participants will be invited to attend the workshop free of cost.
In Collaboration with the Documentary Filmmaking and Video Art Center (Hanoi DocLab)
Concert and ballet “Seasonal song”
Fri 23 Aug 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a night of concert and ballet with the performance of famous works by Mozart, Charles Gounod, Fromental Halevy, George Gershwin, Giacomo Puccini and the Ballet “Rite of Spring”. For more information about the program, see below:
Program
Part I
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Piano Quartet E flat Major, K. 493
Le Tuan Anh, violin
Ho Viet Khoa , viola
Nguyen Thanh Tu, cello
Anne Chamberlain, piano
Charles Gounod Jewel’s song” from “Faust”
Thang Long, soprano
W. A. Mozart Duet “La ci darem La mano” from “Don Giovanni”
Manh Dzung, bass baritone
Huong Diep, mezzo soprano
Fromental Halevy “Rachel, quand du Seigneur”
Thanh Binh, tenor
George Gershwin “I’ve got rhythm”
piano 4 hands
Dinh Thu Hương, piano
Anne Chamberlain, piano
Giacomo Puccini “Visidarte” from “Tosca”
Vanh Khuyen, soprano
Giacomo Puccini Quartet “Bevo al Fresco Sorriso” from “La Rondine”
Thang Long, soprano
Vanh Khuyen, soprano
Anh Vu, tenor
Thanh Binh, tenor
Interval
Part II
The Ballet “Rite of Spring”
Music: Igor Stravinsky
Choreographer: Pham Minh
Perfomed by Dancers of Vietnam National Ballet Company
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.
Arts Festival Autumn Melodies 2013
16 – 22 Aug 2013, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
After 8 year from the first performance, the annual program “Gala Autumn Melodies” from Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera more and more develops and improves its quality. At first, this performance is in honour of the accomplishment and rewards of Vietnamese talents in performing arts who has studied abroad. Hundreds artists from “Gala Autumn Melodies” are successful in artistic path and continued to dedicate to Vietnamese academical art such as: Bùi Công Duy, Nguyễn Hữu Khôi Nam, Nguyễn Hữu Nguyên, Hoàng Linh Chi, Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh, Bích Trà, Đào Nhật Quang, Tăng Thanh Nam, Trần Nhật Minh, Trần Đức Minh, Lê Phi Phi, Nguyễn Anh Sơn, Trần Hữu Quốc, Nguyễn Phúc Hùng, Đặng Linh Nga, Phan Thị Hồng Châu, Cao Chí Thành, Nguyễn Thị Chúc Quỳnh, Tạ Thùy Chi …
Even the international artists are interested in this program because of the development and prestige, there are more and more international artists come to perform. “Gala Autumn Melodies” becomes the best quality annual program, it’s the demand of the public and tourists in Ho Chi Minh city. “Gala Autumn Melodies” is the valuable event of high art which is expected as well as the typical cultural feature of city.
In the year of 2013, because of the demand of new development, Gala Autumn Melodies” is improved and enhanced with the larger scale becomes “FESTIVAL AUTUMN MELODIES”, with the participation of hundreds professional artists from foreign countries as well as from Vietnam in the fields of concert and dancing.
Some famous artists from Hanoi: violinist Bui Cong Duy, clarinetist Quoc Bao from Vietnam National Academy of music, Mer. A – bassoonist Nguyen Tri Dung from Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.
A large number of international artists take part in festival this year: Two young talents from Moscow: Tran Dieu Linh & Tran Dieu An, 6 young talents from Spivakov foundation, Russia, the famous pianist from German: Hinrich Alpers, the famouse German conductor Christian Schumann, famous Norwegian choreographer Johanne Jakhelln Constant … will perform with HBSO artists.
“FESTIVAL AUTUMN MELODIES 2013” will be taken place from 16th to 22nd August, 2013 at Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, include 7 performances with impressive scale and high level with the purpose to become the typical arts festival of Ho Chi Minh city which is periodically organized to meet the demand of audiences in city or from other cities as well as international tourists.
Fri 16 Aug 2013, 8 pm: SYMPHONY AND CHORAL CONCERT
PART I: SYMPHPONIC MUSIC
Nguyễn Văn Thương: Return to the Motherland
Carl Stamitz Concerto for clarinet, bassoon & orchestra in B Flat Major
Clarinet: Nguyễn QuốcBảo
Bassoon: Mer. Artist Nguyễn Trí Dũng
Antonio Vivaldi Concerto for 2 violins in A Minor RV552
(arrangement for 2 pianos by Johann Sebastian Bach – Johann Gotlieb)
Piano I: Trần Diệu Linh
Piano II: Trần Diệu Ân
Performing: HBSO Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Trần Nhật Minh
PART II: FOLK SUITE ”DÒNG CHẢY” (35min.)
Composer: Trần Mạnh Hùng
Staging: Trần Nhật Minh
Choreography: Hữu Trị, Nguyễn Phúc Hải
I. Suối
Khúc mở màn
Mùa xuân
Ru em
Gà gáy te te
Hoa đào bên suối
Bắc kim thang
Đi cấy
II. Sông
Cây trúc xinh
Cò lả
Hò khiêng nước
Trèo lên quán dốc
Hò ba lý, Người ở đừng về
Cò lả
Lý qua cầu, Bèo dạt mây trôi
Xuân phong long hổ
Lý ngựa ô (Huế)
Lý ngựa ô (Nam Bộ)
III. Biển
Hò huê tình, Hạnh phúc
Hò thẻ mực, Hò hụi
Hạnh phúc, Lý kéo chài
Performing: Nguyễn Thị Thanh Nga, Như Ngọc, Hồ Hoàng Ngọc, Trần Duy Linh, Nguyễn Minh Khoa, Đinh Trung Kiên
Children Choir & HBSO Choir & Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Trần Nhật Minh
Autumn-Melodies-2013-opera
Sat 17 Aug 2013, 8 pm: CONCERT WITH BUI CONG DUY AND HANOI ENSEMBLE
PART I:
Edvard Grieg String Quartet No.1 in G Minor, op.27, 1st mov.
Violin I: Nguyễn Công Thắng
Violin II: Nguyễn Mỹ Hương
Viola:Nguyễn Thu Bình
Cello:Nguyễn Hồng Ánh
Astor Piazzolla “Histoire du Tango-Bordel 1900” for flute and two marimbas (5 mins)
Flute: Lê Thu Hương
Marimba: Doãn Mai Hương
George Frideric Handel “Passacaglia” Duo for violin and cello (7 mins)
Violin: Nguyễn Mỹ Hương
Cello: Nguyễn Hồng Ánh
Cesare Frank Sonate in A Major for violin & piano III – IV mov.(14 mins)
Violin: Bùi Công Duy
Piano: Nguyễn Trinh Hương
Nebosja Jovan Zivkovic Trio Per Uno for 3 percussions (1st mov.) (6 mins)
Performing: Doãn Mai Hương, Phạm Anh Tuấn, Trương Ngọc Hồng Minh
PART II:
Carl Maria von WeberGrand duo concertante for clarinet & piano (7 mins)
Clarinet: Đào Nhật Quang
Piano: Nguyễn Trinh Hương
Dmitri Shostakovich Three pieces for two violins and piano (6 mins)
Violin I: Nguyễn Công Thắng
Violin II: Nguyễn Thu Bình
Piano:Trần ThanhLy
Darius Milhaud “Scaramouche” for two pianos (10 mins)
Piano I: Nguyễn Trinh Hương
Piano II: Trần Thanh Ly
Camille Saint-Saens”Carnival of Animals” (22 mins)
Performing:Nhóm Hanoi Ensemble
Sun 18 Aug 2013, 8 pm: MODERN BALLET ”TOUCHING THE PAST”
Performing: Trần Thị Hoàng Yến, Nguyễn Thu Trang, Đàm Đức Nhuận, Hồ Phi Điệp & HBSO Ballet
Autumn-Melodies-2013-dance
Mon 19 Aug 2013, 8 pm: CONCERT WITH YOUNG TALENTS FROM THE SPIVAKOV FOUNDATION
PART I:
Camille Saint-Saens Allegro appassionato
Piano: Trần Diệu Linh
Jan JiriBenda Grave
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Piano: Huỳnh Ngọc Trinh
GaetanoDonizettiConcertino
Flute: Timur Dzhafarov
Piano: Huỳnh Ngọc Trinh
PiotrIlych Tchaikovsky Russian Dance
Domra (4 strings): Kirill Evstratov
Piano: Huỳnh Ngọc Trinh
Russian Folk Song“Ходиламладёшенькапоборочку” (arrangement by Yakovlev)
Accordeon: Lev Kaganer
Georgy Sviridov Romance
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Accordeon: Lev Kaganer
Jean-Baptiste LullyGavot
Classic dance: Sofia Kapralova
Flute:Timur Dzhafarov
Piano: Đỗ Như Phương Hồng
Vittorio Monti Csárdás
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Accordeon: Lev Kaganer
PART II:
Adolphe AdamGiselle Variation from ballet “Giselle”
Performing: Sofia Kapralova
Alexey MachavarianiДолури (Doluri)
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Efrem PodgaitsТанцующийэльф
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Accordeon: Lev Kaganer
Louis Ferrari Domino (arrangement by V. Kovtun)
Accordeon: Lev Kaganer
Cesare Pugni Esmeralda Variations from ballet “La Esmeralda”
Performing: Sofia Kapralova
Frederic ChopinAndanteSpianatoandGrandBrilliantPolonaise
Piano: Trần Diệu Ân
Aram KhachaturianNocturne
Violin: Julia Pishchagina
Piano: Huỳnh Ngọc Trinh
Alexander Tsygankov Коробейники (Russian Peddlers)
Domra (4 strings): Kirill Evstratov
Piano: Đỗ Như Phương Hồng
ValerySaparovAllatango
Flute:Timur Dzhafarov
Piano: Đỗ Như Phương Hồng
Piotr Ilych TchaikovskyMarch from ballet “The Nutcracker”
Piano: Trần Diệu Ân
Piano: Trần Diệu Linh
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Waltz “Flowers” from ballet The Nutcracker
Piano I: Trần Diệu Ân
Piano II: Trần Diệu Linh
Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Adagio from ballet “The Nutcracker”
Piano I: Trần Diệu Ân
Piano II: Trần Diệu Linh
Managing Director of The Spivakov Foundation- Ekaterina Shirman
Artistic Director – Piotr Gulko
Coordinator of Project – Elionora Konovalova
Tue 20 Aug 2013, 8 pm: Ballet ”CINDERELLA”
Cooperation with Transposition Program – Norway
Music: Sergei Prokofiev
Choreography: Johanne Jakhelln Constant
Assistant choreography: Nguyễn Phúc Hùng
Scenography& Costume design: Johanne Jakhelln Constant
Lighting design: Nguyễn Phúc Hải
Stage manager: Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh
Cinderella: Đoàn Vũ Minh Tú
Prince charming: Đàm Đức Nhuận
Stepmother: Nguyễn Phúc Hùng
Fairy Godmother: Trần Hoàng Yến
Spring fairy: Nguyễn Thị Thu Thuỷ
Summer fairy: Trần Thị Hồng Vân
Autumn fairy: Đinh Thị Diễm Trang
Winter fairy: Nguyễn Thu Trang
Fierflies: Phan Thị Hồng Châu, Hoàng Ngọc Thuỳ Trinh, Đào Văn Thiện, Hồ Phi Điệp
Performing: HBSO Ballet
Hinrich Alpers
Hinrich Alpers
Wed 21 Aug 2013, 8 pm: PIANO RECITAL with HINRICH ALPERS
Cooperation with Goethe Institute in HCMC
PART I:
Ludwig van Beethoven Sonate in C Major, op. 53 “Waldstein”
Robert Schumann Sonate in F Minor, op.14
PART II:
Franz Liszt Sonate in B Minor
Thu 22 Aug 2013, 8 pm: SYMPHONY CONCERT
Cooperation with Goethe Institute in HCMC
PART I:
Aaron Copland Fanfare for the common man
Johannes Brahms Piano Concerto No.1
Piano: Hinrich Alpers
PART II:
Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.4
Performing: HBSO Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Christian Schumann
Tickets
Ticket price: 650,000 – 550,000 – 450,000 – 150,000 VND (for students only)
All tickets are available at:
Ticket Counter, HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Booking and delivery: 08. 38237419.
Exhibition “Mirai-Chan: A Little Girl with Chubby Red Cheeks”
Opening and Artist Talk: Sat 17 Aug 2013, 4 pm
Exhibition: 18 Aug – 15 Sep 2013
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung
Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
In celebration of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Nanarokusha Publishing Inc., proudly presents the photography exhibition “Mirai-chan: A little girl with chubby red cheeks” by Kotori Kawashima in Hanoi from Sunday 18 August to Sunday 15 September 2013.
A Japanese promising photographer Kotori Kawashima has shot a photography series “Mirai-chan”, through a year, containing portraits of the daughter of his friend in Sado Island, Niigata Prefecture in the northern central region of Japan.
Being on the cover of a legendary famous arts and culture magazine “BRUTUS” triggered a big sensation in Japan and “Mirai-chan” became the talk of the town as a super adorable girl who conveys the vitality and energy of life. The photography book “Mirai-chan” has been sold exceptionally well, with over 100,000 copies since March 2011.
The photography exhibition “Mirai-chan” has been also warmly received in several cities including Tokyo and Osaka in Japan, and was invited to Thailand and Taiwan. Vietnam is the third foreign country who hosts this charming exhibition.
Kotori thinks that the girl in the photography series possesses a lovable human nature which is universal for all human-being. He also thinks that there is a hint to think about future in the midst of beautifully changing four seasons and Japanese traditional culture remaining over generations in Sado Island. These ideas gave a birth to the conceptual girl “Mirai-chan”.
We do hope that the viewers will share the moments of the joyful and surprising feelings with “Mirai-chan” who experiences first contacts with the world in various occasions. The exhibition is free admission and held at the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi). Its opening starts at 16:00 on Saturday 17 August with the photographer’s talk and runs until Sunday 15 September 2013.
About Kotori Kawashima:
Kotori Kawashima was born in 1980 in Tokyo, graduated from Department of French Literature, School of Letters, Arts and Science, Waseda University and currently works and lives in Tokyo.
Studied photography under Genqui Numata. In 2006, Kotori Kawashima earned the Grand Prize at the 10th Itaru Hirama by Shinpusha for his work “BABY BABY” in which he took a photography series of one girl, resulting in the publication of the same titled photography book. In 2011, he received the 42nd Publishing Culture Prize by Kodansha for Photography for his work “Mirai-chan”. Currently he has been working mainly for shooting portraits but also active in taking photographs for books, magazines and CD covers.
Calligraphy Demonstration and Workshop “The Power of Calligraphy”
HANOI: Sun 17 Aug 2013, 10 am
Literature Temple
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HOI AN: Sat 24 Aug, 3 pm – Sun 25 Aug, 11 am
Meeting Hall, Song Hoai Square
On the occasion of the 40th Anniversary of Japan-Vietnam Diplomatic relationship, Embassy of Japan in Vietnam will organize the Calligraphy Demonstration and Workshop by Japanese Calligrapher Takeda Souun, entitled “The Power of Calligraphy”.
Mr. Takeda Souun, a famous Japanese calligrapher was appointed “Japan Cultural Envoy 2013” by Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs. He has made many demonstrations and lectures on calligraphy as well as calligraphy writings for various events in the world. (Some typical calligraphy writings such as the name of the world heritage “Hiraizumi”, the name of super computer “K computer” located at Japan Technology Research Institute). In addition to that, he has collaborated with the various artists such as musicians and sculptors and organized many original exhibitions with a lot of attraction in the world. This is the first time he come to Vietnam to have calligraphy demonstrations and workshops. In Hanoi, he will have demonstration and exchange with Vietnamese Excellent Actor Mr. Trung Hieu and members of Vietnam UNESCO Calligraphy Club at Literature Temple, the historical site in Vietnam. In Hoi An, he will have workshops at the Japan-Hoi An Festival.
Program
In Hanoi
Date and Time: 17 August 2013 (Saturday)
10:00 ~ 10:15 Opening Ceremony
10:20 ~ 10:30 Calligraphy Demonstration
10:30 ~ 12:00 Lecture and Workshop
15:00 ~ 15:30 Exchange with Mr. Trung Hieu*
15:30 ~ 17:00 Exchange with members of Vietnam UNESCO Calligraphy Club**
Venue: Literature Temple ( Quoc Tu Giam, Ba Dinh, Hanoi)
Organized by: Embassy of Japan in Vietnam
Co-organized by: the Hanoi Union of Friendship Organizations
Cooperated by: Japanese Agency for Cultural Affairs, Literature Temple, Vietnam UNESCO Calligraphy Club
Trung Hieu
Artist Trung Hieu
*Artist Trung Hieu is famous for his excellent performance on television, theater plays and dramas. He won the prize for the leading actor at Vietnam Film Festival 2009 and the Best Actor of the year 2012 by Vietnam Stage Artist Association. He started studying calligraphy in 2001 and becomes one of the best calligraphers of Vietnam Young Calligraphy Club.
**Vietnam UNESCO Calligraphy Club belongs to Vietnam Federation of UNESCO Associations. Since its establishment the Club has studied continuously and thoroughly the calligraphy and held a lot of exchange activities in order to make calligraphy closer to Vietnamese people’s life such as Calligraphy Festival in commemoration of 1000th year Thang Long-Hanoi at Literature Temple, Exhibition of Calligraphy writings of Ho Chi Minh Poems and Sayings on the occasion of 100th year since the departure of President Ho Chi Minh for finding the way of national libration (1911-2011) at Literature Temple and Hanoi National University.
In Hoi An
Date and Time: 15:00 ~, 24 August 2013 (Saturday) & 11:00 ~, 25 August 2013 (Sunday)
Venue: Meeting Hall, Song Hoai Square( in the venue of Hoi An- Japan Festival 2013)
Language: Japanese- Vietnamese.
Concert with Anne Chamberlain
Wed 21 Aug 2013, 8 pm
Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
The American pianist Anne Chamberlain already inspired the audience at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi in 2010. This time together with the Vietnamese musicians, she will take the audience on a musical journey from the 18th century German classic, Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, to the Argentinian tango, revisited in a contemporary way by the founder of Tango Nuevo, Astor Piazzolla in the 20th century. Tango Nuevo combines the passion and dramatic of the classical tango with new rhythm, influenced by jazz and folklore music.
We warmly invite you to this extraordinary concert with Anne Chamberlain (Piano), Le Tuan Anh (Violin), Ho Viet Khoa (Viola), Nguyen Thanh Tu (Cello) at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi.
Tickets are available from 10 am, Wednesday 14.08.2013 at the Goethe-Institut.
Program
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart (1756-1791)
Piano Quartet kn E-flat Major K493 (1786)
I. Allegro
II. Larghetto
III. Allegretto
ÁstorPiazzolla (1921-1992)
Piano Trio – Four Season (1965-70)
I. VeranoPorteño (Buenos Aires Summer)
II. OtoñoPorteño (Buenos Aires Autumn)
III. Primavera Porteña (Buenos Aires Spring)
IV. InviernoPorteño(Buenos Aires Winter)
About artists
Anne Chamberlain was born in New York City, graduated from the Oberlin Conservatory of Music and studied at the Juilliard School. She has given concerts as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. In recent years she has performed in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, coaching and accompanying singers from the Viet Nam National Opera Company and giving chamber music concerts with leading instrumentalists from Ha Noi community.
Le Tuan Anh was born into a family with long music tradition since his father is a profesional violinist. After graduating from Vietnam National Academy of Music he became a member of the VNOB (Vietnam National Opera and Ballet) as an artist and Concert Master of Orchestra. Besides, he also performs in various chamber music ensembles.
Nguyen Thanh Tu started her cello studies at Vietnam National Academy of Music and graduated in 2010. Since then she attended the Beethoven Festival as member of the Ha Noi Philharmonic Orchestra held in Berlin and Bonn and participated in AYO (Asian Youth Orchestra), joining their camps and tours in Japan, China, Thailand, etc.
Ho Viet Khoa graduated with a Master degree in Violin Performance in 2005. He is a lecturer at the String Department of Vietnam National Academy of Music and a member of the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra VNAM and the Red River Ensemble.
The artists also play a mini concert at Manzi Art Space.
Concert for the Fall
Sat 17 Aug 2013, 8 pm
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
manzi proudly presents a radiated beautiful evening of classical music featuring famous pianist Anne Chamberlain and her Vietnamese talents Le Tuan Anh (violin), Ho Viet Khoa (viola) and Nguyen Thanh Tu (cello).
Writing about Chamberlain, The New York Times stated: “Anne Chamberlain, a pianist with the technical tools and intellectual acuity necessary to play 20th century music well, did not let her century down in her recital at Alice Tully Hall. Early or late composers found in the artist a persuasive advocate.”
Anne Chamberlain has concertized extensively as soloist and chamber musician throughout the United States and Europe. Her numerous performances have included concerts at Alice Tully Hall and Town Hall in New York City, as well as appearances at other major halls, music festivals and universities, where she has premiered many works by her contemporaries. The Portland (Maine) Concert Association awarded Ms. Chamberlain the John Knowles Paine Award in recognition of her performances of American music of the late 20th Century. In recent years she has performed in Ha Noi, Viet Nam, coaching and accompanying singers from the Viet Nam National Opera & Ballet Theatre.
PROGRAMME
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart: Piano Quartet kn E-flat Major K493 (30′)
Interval 15′
Ástor Pizzolla: Piano Trio Four Seasons (35′)
Photography Exhibition “The City. From the Becoming until the Decay”
Opening: Wed 28 Aug, 6 pm
Opening: 29 Aug – 14 Sep 2013, 9 am – 6 pm
Lecture on Photography: Fri 30 Aug, 7 pm
Workshop: 03 – 07 Sep 2013
Goethe Institut and Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Ba Dinh, Hanoi
The Goethe- Institut presents photo reportages of 22 cities around the world.
The city is the origin of civilization, melting pot of cultures, mentalities, religions and ideas. Each day around the world almost 200.000 people are moving from the countryside to the cities, looking for a better life, security, freedom and prosperity. The city offers great chance, but also great risks for each individual: poverty, criminality and anonymity as well as blatant contrasts which shape many megacities today. Although: The city is the future of the world, the place which determines how people will henceforth live together.
The 18 photographers of the German agency OSTKREUZ are on the quest for finding the urban realities of today: How are people living in Tokyo and Manila, Lagos and Las Vegas, Berlin, Minsk and Gaza? Made up of overall 22 cities around the globe, the photographers have concentrated their personal impressions into photographic essays – a once-only long-term project. Shown are cities as places of future hope, but also in a way in which they seem to perish under the waste and chaos. All pictures present as a whole: the city of the future.
OSTKREUZ is the most significant Germanphoto agency. Founded at the end of the GDR in East Berlin after the model of Magnum it hosts the most import contemporary German photographers. To its 20-year-anniversary OSTKREUZ members conceptualized and realized the exhibition “The city. From the becoming until the decay”, which is on an international tour since 2010.
The exhibition will be presented by the Fine Arts Museum Hanoi and the Goethe-Institut.
Two OSTKREUZ photographers JörgBrüggemannand Ute Mahler, will give a lecture about the exhibition and conduct a workshop.
Free admission.
Schedule
Opening/ Wednesday, 28.08.2013, 6 pm at the Fine Arts Museum
With an Introduction by JörgBrüggemann, OSTKREUZ, Berlin.
Exhibition | 29.08. – 14.09.2013, daily from 9 am to 6 pm
Fine Arts Museum Hanoi and Goethe-Institut Hanoi
Free Entry
Lecture: “OSTKREUZ and the new Photography in Germany. Perspectives and tendencies” JörgBrüggemann and Professor Ute Mahler, OSTKREUZ, Berlin.
Friday, 30.08.2013, 7 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
(German with Vietnamese translation)
Free Entry
Workshop | 3. – 7.09.2013
conducted by JörgBrüggemann and Prof. Ute Mahler with Vietnamese Photographers. Topic: “Portrait – staging and observation: Human being in its environment”
Registration untill 18.August 2013: Ms. Pham Thi Kim Chung, Email: kimchung.pham@hanoi.goethe.org.
Please find more information on the following websites: www.ostkreuz.de or www.goethe.de/vietnam.
Piano Recital with Tran Phuong Nam
Sat 24 Aug 2013, 8 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music
You are invited to the piano recital night with the performance of pianist Tran Phuong Nam at 8 pm on 24 Aug at HCM Conservatory of Music. The audience will have chance to enjoy the work of Beethoven, Debussy and Liszt.
Ticket
Ticket price: 300.000 VND (+ cocktail) / 200.000 VND / 150.000 VND / 100.000 VND
Tickets are available at:
Mekong Merchant
23 Thao Dien, An Phu, District 2 – Tel: 37 444 713
B A C H Music School
63 Nguyen Binh Khiem, District 1 – Tel: 39 111 376
123 Tran Quoc Thao, District 3 – Tel: 39 326 593
Ánh Dương Music
179 D1 st, Binh Thanh District – Tel: 66 525 666 – 0989 909 191
141 Binh Loi, Binh Thanh District – Tel: 62 592 592
HCM Conservatory of Music
112 Nguyen Du, District 1 – Tel: 38 22 58 11 – Ext: 102
Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music
112 Nguyen Du Street, Ward 1, HCMC
The Hanoi Open Exhibition Calls to ArtistsDeadline for submissions: 15 Sep 2013-
Exhibition: 26 Sep – 13 Oct 2013
Work Room Four
Building E, Floor 4
9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
The Hanoi Open exhibition aims to be the largest mixed media contemporary art exhibition to be hosted in Hanoi.
The exhibition will draw together a broad range of varied works by established and unknown artists, professional and amateur. The exhibition is designed to be a unique showcase for art and design in all styles and media, including painting, sculpture, photography, print, product, architectural models, film and fashion.
Work Room Four is putting out the call to artists to submit to be selected to participate in Hanoi’s first mixed open submission exhibition. Any artist may enter work for submission and artists are strongly encouraged to enter work that is available for sale. Work will be selected for exhibition by a panel of national and international art professionals. Selected work will then be curated by Work Room Four Directors and artists. There will be a series of prizes for each submission category, details of which will be launched closer to the exhibition opening.
The open exhibition will run from 26th September till 13th October 2013. The deadline for submissions is the 15th September 2013. Artists not selected for exhibition will be required to collect their works by 20th September 2013.
For more information, you can send email to: workrmfour@gmail.com.
Euphoric Rock with Canadian Band Japandroids
Wed 21 Aug 2013, 7 pm
Cargo Bar / Q4
7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, Dist 4, HCMC
Come to the music night with Canadian rock-duo, Japandroids.
Having taken 2012 by storm, their sophomore release, Celebration Rock, was lauded as one of the albums of the year across the international music press, making no. 9 on Rolling Stone’s top 50.
This critical acclaim has been matched by their well received hi-energy live sets, which have seen the Vancouver duo tour relentlessly, playing to huge crowds at the world’s biggest festivals and developing an ever-growing fanbase.
This will be their first show on Vietnamese soil, and it promises to be one of the greatest rock shows Vietnam has seen.
To support on the night, we have drafted in UK/Thai conglomerate, The Standards. A worthy headliner in their own right, The Standards have previously supported The Charlatans and Blood Red Shoes. They return to Vietnam after tearing up CAMA festival in Hanoi in 2011.
Saigon’s own rising stars, White Noiz, will also perform on the night.
If that wasn’t enough, local ex-pat rock n rollers, Joy Oi! Will be kicking things off while Saigon’s pioneer of everything indie/electro, DJ Superkid (Everyone’s A DJ), will keep the party going into the early hours.
Tickets
Tickets now on sale priced 300k (Adv), 150k (with student ID) 350k (door).
Available from:
Cargo/Q4 box office; 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh
Saigon Sound System; 39 Ly Tu Trong, Q1
Asian Kitchen / Alley Cat; 185/22 Pham Ngu Lao
or email us on q4.info@saigonsoundsystem.com for delivery.
hotline: 0909084861
Art Talk about Artist’s Books
Sat 17 Aug 2013, 4 – 8 pm
Nha San Collective
3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi
Artist’s Books: An Introduction to a New Form of Contemporary Art in Vietnam.
Not every art book is an artist’s book. Artist’s books are neither books about artists nor books about art, and they are not intended for bookshelves or libraries. Like most other contemporary art forms, artist’s book is a mixed-media work and is considered a work of art.
This talk will focus on the following themes:
- What an artist book is.
- How artist books have changed (includes examples of famous artist books).
- Whether Vietnamese artists make artist books.
The talk will use a few works from Joan Flasch’s Artists’ Book Collection and Vietnamese sources.
The introduction is given by Nguyễn Hồng Nhung, curator and founder of Nối, an art organization that connects Vietnamese artists with the outside world. She is currently studying Art Administration and Policy at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago and is working at Joan Flasch’s Artists’ Book Collection, Chicago, US.
Free entry
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