Screening Films from Musical Sound Design Course with Ad Van Dongen

Sat 20 Dec 2014, 7 pm

DOCLAB

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

After a 5-week co-hosted course from DomDom and Hanoi DocLab we are proud to present the results of the participants of the Sound Design Workshop. The course has been instructed by award-winning Dutch composer and sound designer Ad van Dongen.

Participants of the course are either musicians or filmmakers and they have been teamed up in couples consisting of one of each kind. The teams will present the sound design they made to a short film of their own hand.

During the course attention has been paid to the relationship between sound and image. Different sound design techniques and sound processing possibilities have been introduced and explored. Participants have made exercises in storytelling in sound. The short films presented at the concert will have sound design that is the result of combining the different techniques treated in the course.

Free entrance.

Pre-meeting of Knowmads Hanoi Team 3

Sat 20 Dec 2014, 3 – 5 pm

Nola Cafe

89 Ma May, Hanoi

If you are thinking of joining Knowmads Hanoi Team 3, we are very curious to know who you are! We can answer your questions about Knowmads Hanoi, the application form, or any other questions you might have about the program, the staff, the trainers and the previous teams.

This is the reason why we would like to meet with you coming Saturday the 20th of December between 3.00pm and 5.00pm in Cafe Nola at 89 Ma May street in the old quarter.

Sa Quyen Concert at Chula

Fri 19 Dec 2014, 8 pm

Chula

6 Nhat Chieu, near Water Park, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Sa Quyen is making a stop in Chula after Tadioto for her Hanoi Tour!

The singer-songwriter from Saigon once said: “I don’t think of the songs purely as jazz, pop, punk, or any other forms. I let my emotions guide me.”

Film Screening “A Christmas Story”

Fri 19 Dec 2014, 7.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

You are invited to the masterpiece screening “A Christmas Story (1983)” – a special event for this Christmas. This is one of the greatest Christmas films ever made that the whole family watches in every Xmas.

The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

About film

A Christmas Story is a 1983 American Christmas comedy film based on the short stories and semi-fictional anecdotes of author and raconteur Jean Shepherd, based on his book In God We Trust, All Others Pay Cash, with some elements derived from Wanda Hickey’s Night of Golden Memories. It was directed by Bob Clark. The film has since become a holiday classic and is shown numerous times on television during the Christmas season on the American network TBS, often in a 24-hour marathon.

The film earned director Clark two Genie Awards. In 2012, the film was selected for preservation in the National Film Registry by the Library of Congress for being “culturally, historically, or aesthetically significant”.

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

Music Night with John Morales from New York

Sat 20 Dec 2014, 9 pm

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

You are invited to a music night with John Morales 100% NYC disco DJ legend. In Hanoi for one night only – a XMAS special!

DJ John Morales was born in the Bronx and has been involved in the creation of hit records for the better part of 30 years, playing at historic NYC spots like Stardust Ballroom, Pippins, Bentleys, Limelight and the infamous Studio 54.

Support from InCogNegro (Soul Deep Sessions, USA).

Tickets: 80k advance, 120k on the door.    

Exhibition “Motion”

Opening: Sat 20 Dec 2014, 6 pm

Exhibition: 20 Dec 2014 – 20 Jan 2015

Cafe Workshop

27 Ngo Duc Ke, Ben Nghe Ward, Dist 1, HCMC

You are invited to the solo exhibition “Motion” by Nguyen Chi Long.

“The space that his artworks cover must be “Cosmo” which encompasses several worlds, not only the human’s one.

From the galaxy to the planet, all coexists in a large space. Nguyen Chi Long emphasizes the motion in his series by using numerous color palettes. Each painting moves in totally different paths, but they interact and connect with each other in a dance … ”

(Le Anh Hoai)

Art Talk with Cong Thanh and Thuy Ngo

Thu 18 Dec 2014, 8 pm

3A Station

3A Ton Duc Thang Street, District 1, HCMC

You are invited to art talk with Cong Thanh and Thuy Ngo and their small exhibition from 18 to 27 Dec 2014. In a warming atmosphere, without any distance or hesitation, we can listen to their passionate story, where inspiration and motivation spread your wings.

Entrance fee: 100,000 VND

Limited seats to maximum 50 guests

Register at:

Via email: ngocmy.le3a@gmail.com

Purchased directly at 3A Ton Duc Thang, district 1, contact Ms. My – 0909 123 309.

* The talk show will be in Vietnamese speaking only.

Christmas in Italy: Traditions, Rituals and Culinary Customs

Sat 20 Dec 2014, 6 pm

Casa Italia

18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi

The Embassy of Italy in Vietnam, in the framework of “Y-Viet 2014″ is pleased to announce that on Saturday, the 20th December at 6pm, at Casa Italia (18, Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi) an event will take place on the theme “Christmas in Italy: traditions, rituals and culinary customs”.

As a start Maestro Ton That Triem and his choir will sing some typical Italian Christmas Carols, the most popular of which is “Tu scendi dalle stelle” (“You come down from stars”) .

Soon after VivereVietnam, a project by teachers of Italian Language and Culture, will introduce some Italian Christmas practices, rites and typical dishes served on the occasion of the Festivity.

The highlight of the event will be the official unveiling of the Christmas Tree and the Crib prepared by VivereVietnam and some Vietnamese students from different universities and Institutions. Also the meaning that children and adults give them in Italy will be shortly explained.

The evening will be closed by drinking toasts to everyone, to the Festivity (and to the forthcoming New Year too) with “Spumante” (the Italian champagne), and by tasting the centerpiece of Italian Christmas dessert, “ il Panettone”.

Exhibition “Fine Arts Exchange”

Exhibition: 15 – 22 Dec 2014

Vietnam University of Fine Arts

42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi

You are invited to the exhibition titled “Fine Arts Exchange”, a cooperation between Vietnam University of Fine Arts in Hanoi and HCMC University of Fine Arts. 65 artworks including paintings, graphics, sculptures will be featured during the exhibition, 35 of which are contributed by Vietnam University of Fine Arts and the rest come from HCMC University of Fine Arts.

The exhibition promotes shared experience and knowledge on fine arts among lecturers and contributes to the exchange of education, scientific research and art creation.

Painting Exhibition “Still Life Painting”

Opening: Fri 19 Dec 2014, 5 pm

Exhibition: 19 Dec 2014 – 09 Jan 2015

Mai Gallery

3rd Floor, 113 Hang Bong Str, Hanoi

You are invited to exhibition “Still Life Painting” by two artists Hoang Duy Vang and Dinh Quoc Vu.

Christmas Photo Contest “The Colours of Christmas” at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

15 – 31 Dec 2014

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

15 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi

The festive season is coming upon us! It’s the most colourful and magical time of the year, when warmth and happiness spread all over the town. Continue to follow the tradition; Metropole Hanoi also had a dramatic makeover on this Holiday Season with glittering lights, sparking ornamented Christmas trees, reindeers and Santa. Last but not least, a touch of exotic element: Thổ Cẩm (Sapa brocade patterns) makes the ambiance even more colourful and plenty of excitement.

Inspired by such a vivid ambience, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi celebrates the upcoming Holiday Season with a photo competition which will be held on our Facebook fanpage, namely: “The colours of Christmas”. Let’s take some wonderful photo which could tell why you love Christmas so much then share with us and have a chance to win attractive prizes from Metropole Hanoi.

Prizes:

• The most meaningful picture: 4-course dinner for 2 at Le Beaulieu, including a welcome glass of wine for each person.

• The most creative picture: 3-course dinner for 2 at Angelina, including a welcome glass of wine for each person.

• The most liked picture: Lunch buffet for 2 at Spices Garden, including a welcome glass of soft drink for each person.

How to join?

• Snap a photo that showcases the items, people, settings, or scenery that carries the holiday spirit. The size must be minimum 500 Kb and maximum 2 Mb.

• Send your photo along with a short description (maximum 200 words) to: h1555-mk4@sofitel.com. After a qualification process, it will be posted on our event page if there’s nothing inappropriate.

• Like the Facebook fanpage of Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi, then go to the event page and publicly share it on your timeline.

Christmas-Photo-Contest-Metropole-2 Christmas Photo Contest “The Colours of Christmas” at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

Rules & regulation:

Eligibility:

This contest is open to anyone who liked Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Facebook fanpage.

Voting:

Vote for your favorite picture by giving it a “like” on the event page.

We will receive your submission and open for voting during the following time frame: from Monday, December 15th, 2014 to 23:59 Wednesday, December 31st, 2014. Any submission after this deadline will not be validated.

Winner Selection and Prize:

The winners will be announced via the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Facebook fanpage on Wednesday, January 7th, 2015 at 21:00 GMT +7.

Each submission can only receive 1 prize

Entry Requirements:

Entries may not include any:

• Unauthorized copyrighted works.

• Third party trademarks that suggest affiliation with any trademark owner.

• Sensitive contents such as profanity, nudity and depictions of violence, etc.

Chamber Music Concert

Fri 19 Dec 2014, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

The chamber music concert will come back for one night with the participation of three artists from HBSO: Tran Hong Vy, Pham Duyen Huyen, Trang Pham. The great melodies of famous musical excerpts will combine pleasantly with the best-loved orchestral pieces all over the world.

Program

Piano: Ju Sun Young

Cello: Mer. A. Nguyễn Tấn Anh

Violin: Tăng Thành Nam, Nguyễn Trúc Thuyên

Viola: Bùi Anh Sơn

Tenor: Phạm Trang

HBSO Wind Quintet

PART I:

Franz Liszt Concert Paraphrase on Rigoletto, S. 434

Piano: Ju Sun Young

Robert Schumann Fantasy pieces op. 73 for cello and piano

Cello: Mer. A. Nguyễn Tấn Anh

Piano: Ju Sun Young

Henryk Wieniawski Legend op. 17 for violin and piano

Violin: Tăng Thành Nam

Piano: Ju Sun Young

Giuseppe Maria Cambini Wind quintet No. 1 in B-flat Major

Performing: HBSO Wind Quintet

PART II:

Leo Delibes Flower duet

Performing: Mer. A. Trần Hồng Vy, Phạm Duyên Huyền

Gaetano Donizetti “Una furtiva lagrima” for tenor and chamber group

Tenor: Phạm Trang

Robert Schumann Violin Sonata No. 1 in A minor, Op. 105

I. Mit leidenschaftlichem Ausdruck

II. Allegretto

III. Lebhaft

Violin: Nguyễn Trúc Thuyên

Piano: Ju Sun Young

Alessandro Marcello Concerto for oboe and piano in D minor

I. Andante e spiccato

II. Adagio

III. Presto

Oboe: Phạm Khánh Toàn

Violin I: Tăng Thành Nam

Violin II: Nguyễn Trúc Thuyên

Viola: Bùi Anh Sơn

Cello: Mer. A. Nguyễn Tấn Anh

Tickets

Ticket price: 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 VND (for students only)

Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Huong 0989874517, Ms. Ly: 0908057972

At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn

“Việt Nam danh tác” Collection Launch

Wed 17 Dec 2014, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the collection launch “Việt Nam danh tác” (“Masterpieces of Vietnamese literature”) with the participation of speakers: Literary critic Pham Xuan Nguyen, researcher Lai Nguyen An, Literature Dr. Tran Ngoc Hieu.

“Việt Nam danh tác” consists of selected masterpieces by great Vietnamese authors in the 20th century, which are reprinted in complete fidelity to the original text, without cut or change as Dumb Luck (Vu Trong Phung), Việc làng (Ngô Tất Tố), Gió đầu mùa, Hanoi’s 36 Streets & Guilds (Thach Lam), Miếng ngon Hà Nội (Vũ Bằng), Vang bóng một thời (Nguyễn Tuân).

Conference language: Vietnamese

Free entrance.

Knowmads Hanoi Information Meeting

Mon 15 Dec 2014, 7 – 9 pm

Hầm Hành

170 Doi Can Str, Hanoi

After 2 successful programs, we have created a community of students, staff and trainers who share the same passion about changing their world. We know that there are many people out there who are entrepreneurial, creative, curious, brave, involved and who want to take action.

Many people still wonder who they are, what they want to do and what they want to bring to the world.

To inform you about what we are about and what we do, we would like to invite you to our info meeting.

Register here to save yourself a seat and a lot of hugs.

In this workshop, you can:

– Get to know the program, the staff and the trainers.

– Find out what chances are waiting for you.

– Networking & nice talks with like-minded people.

– Ask all the questions you have.

To know more about Knowmads Hanoi, please visit our website.

Check out this 3-minute video before going to know what we offer:

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop a line at guus@knowmads.nl (Mr. Guus Wink – program manager), or call 0122 842 4035.

Art from Hanoi on Show in Sydney

14 Dec 2014 – 10 Jan 2015

SLOT gallery

Sydney, Australia

Exhibition “Democracy” presents the latest work by Hanoi-born and Hanoi-based Australian artist George Burchett.

Born in Hanoi, Australian artist George Burchett was delivered in exile. 15 years later he was granted his rightful citizenship. By this time he had lived in Vietnam, Russia, Bulgaria, Cambodia and France. After relocating to Australia, despite his best efforts, Burchett just never felt at home. A 2006 visit to Hanoi confirmed his decision to return and live there.

This SLOT work has its genesis in an appreciation for 1925-1945 historical drawings from the era of French colonisation, combined with Burchett’s own research into his father’s journalistic photographs spanning 1954-1966, and including a close association with the independence leader Ho Chi Minh.

The figure in conical hat is in fact interpreted directly from a photo of his father wearing a conical hat. It is repeated across the page in vermin-like fashion, as if some disposable faceless stereotype. Burchett reclaims the symbol in an ironic play on propaganda countering propaganda, a statement of stubborn persistence and resistance.

Suspended in space like apparitions across the page these figures seem determined to be recognised; to form a statement of belonging all of their own. An inked finger, violent, impertinent, dirty punctuates the top left hand area of the work, titled Democracy (mis/spelt in Greek).

The work is quite simply a memoriam to the life of Burchett’s father, this year posthumously awarded for his journalistic achievements. Wilfred Burchett was an Australian (minus 17 years of barred citizenship) with an interest in presenting news stories from more than one perspective – an endeavour which necessitated interviewing the “enemy” and finding their humanity, as well as the “democratic” forces in conflict.

Whatever the case or situation, the impact upon Burchett, as an individual and as artist, would be inevitable. I have a sense that Democracy is only the tip of the iceberg, the beginning of a very personal journey to reclaim, deconstruct, reconstruct, the multiple forces that have pained, scarred and enriched his life, and a testimony to the intergenerational effects of war.

This exhibition has been facilitated by Mai Nguyen Long following her recent self-driven residency in Vietnam.

Knowmads Hanoi Information Meeting

Mon 15 Dec 2014, 7 – 9 pm

Hầm Hành

170 Doi Can Str, Hanoi

After 2 successful programs, we have created a community of students, staff and trainers who share the same passion about changing their world. We know that there are many people out there who are entrepreneurial, creative, curious, brave, involved and who want to take action.

Many people still wonder who they are, what they want to do and what they want to bring to the world.

To inform you about what we are about and what we do, we would like to invite you to our info meeting.

Register here to save yourself a seat and a lot of hugs.

In this workshop, you can:

– Get to know the program, the staff and the trainers.

– Find out what chances are waiting for you.

– Networking & nice talks with like-minded people.

– Ask all the questions you have.

To know more about Knowmads Hanoi, please visit our website.

Check out this 3-minute video before going to know what we offer:

If you have any questions, don’t hesitate to drop a line at guus@knowmads.nl (Mr. Guus Wink – program manager), or call 0122 842 4035.

Sa Quyen in Concert

Sun 14 Dec 2014, 8.30 pm

Tadioto

24B Tong Dan, Hanoi

Sa Quyên conquers Hanoi again with her own compositions and select songs. The singer-songwriter from Saigon once said: “I don’t think of the songs purely as jazz, pop, punk, or any other forms. I let my emotions guide me.”

For more information, contact hotline 04 6680 9124.   

Vintage Art Fair

Sun 14 Dec 2014, 8 am – 9 pm

Sum Villa

100 Quang An, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi

A unique fair held once a month with the presence of many painters, artists well known for their art masterpieces.

Exciting time for shopping at over 40 handmade & fashion booths and a rare opportunity to see valuable artifacts of antique market’s members.

Bringing more fun, several dancing groups of Ha Noi will also be available.

Music Night with Tonstartssbandht from Florida

Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

You are invited to music night with Tonstartssbandht (Arbutus Records, USA).

2 brothers from Florida, Andy + Edwin White, should be fully appreciated in a live setting. To get an idea, here’s a comment from someone who recently saw the duo live: “Andy and Edwin White sent the bitch up. Edwin’s percussive assault, Andy’s tectonic riffs on his Danelectro, and their telepathic sibling jam instincts turned the packed room into a shaking jello mold of sweaty flesh.”

Support from the Clutter Collective! (Hanoi)

Tickets:

80k advance tickets (pick up at ATK or on ticketbox.vn)

150k on the door   

The Rose Of Autumn Concert

Sat 20 Dec 2014, 8.30 pm

The Black Box

56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi

You are invited to “The Rose Of Autumn” concert, featuring a selected repertoire of guitar and vocal chamber music performed by:

– The Rose Of Autumn (Quang Binh and Thu Hong), a guitar duo from Houston, Texas.

– Guest performer Pham Van Phuc, the venerable one of The Seven Legendary Guitarists.

– Violist Tuan Anh, a member of The Vietnamese National Symphony.

– Vocalist Dinh Thu Ngoc.

In honor of the Vietnamese songwriters Pham Dinh Chuong, Pham Duy and Dinh Tien Hau, guitarist Quang Binh have painstakingly prepared all arrangements in the various chamber music styles from classical romanticism to minimalism.

The well-known guitar works by famous composers from Francisco Tarrega to Heitor Villa-Lobos, including German and Japanese folk music have also been arranged and modified in a non-conventional style. A couple of Christmas songs will be presented as our best wishes to the audience in this very season of the year 2014.

The Rose Of Autumn Guitar Duo is on a performing tour to Ha Noi, Sai Gon and Australia.

Tickets

This non-profit music event has a limited number of seats,tickets are 200.000 VND each, available at:

Mr. Bui Hien hienkdi@gmail.com, phone: 0912081950

and bar84hn@gmail.com (BAR +84), phone:+04-3943-4045 or 0912485620.

Please reserve your seats before 8pm, Friday Dec19,2014.   

Film Screening “The Godfather Trilogy”

Fri 12 Dec 2014, 1 – 10 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

You are invite to the screening of film series The Godfather including The Godfather Part I, Part II and Part III on Friday 12 Dec at TPD.

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

About film

THE GODFATHER is a 1972 American crime film directed by Francis Ford Coppola and produced by Albert S. Ruddy from a screenplay by Mario Puzo and Coppola. Starring Marlon Brando and Al Pacino as the leaders of a fictional New York crime family, the story spans the years 1945-55, concentrating on the transformation of Michael Corleone from reluctant family outsider to ruthless Mafia boss while chronicling the Corleones under the patriarch Vito.

THE GODFATHER: PART II is a 1974 American crime epic produced and directed by Francis Ford Coppola from a screenplay co-written with Mario Puzo, starring Al Pacino and Robert De Niro. Partially based on Puzo’s 1969 novel The Godfather, the film is both sequel and prequel to THE GODFATHER, presenting parallel dramas: one picks up the 1958 story of Michael Corleone (Pacino), the new Don of the Corleone crime family, protecting the family business in the aftermath of an attempt on his life; the prequel covers the journey of his father, Vito Corleone (De Niro), from his Sicilian childhood to the founding of his family enterprise in New York City.

THE GODFATHER: PART III is a 1990 American crime film written by Mario Puzo and Francis Ford Coppola, and directed by Coppola. It completes the story of Michael Corleone, a Mafia kingpin who tries to legitimize his criminal empire. The film also weaves into its plot a fictionalized account of two real-life events: the 1978 death of Pope John Paul I and the Papal banking scandal of 1981-1982; both are linked with the affairs of Michael Corleone. The film stars Al Pacino, Diane Keaton, Talia Shire, and Andy García, and features Eli Wallach, Joe Mantegna, George Hamilton, Bridget Fonda, and Sofia Coppola.

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

Launch of Sustainable Fashion Line “Seeds” at manzi

Launch event: Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm

Textile installation: 12 – 30 Dec 2014

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

You are invited to the launch of sustainable fashion line and textile installation called SEEDS at Manzi. This new line uses traditional textiles and techniques to create a contemporary and elegant mens and womens collection.

To produce SEEDS Kilomet 109 worked with local artisans from Vietnam’s remote Northern highlands to incorporate, and thus help preserve, endangered methods of fabric dyeing, weaving and embroidery. By doing so we strive to reimagine the boundaries between cultural preservation and reinvention. The result is an exciting contribution to Vietnam’s fashion scene.

The idea behind SEEDS was born from the close relationship between the raw materials used to create the textiles, to the process of weaving, dyeing, beezwax printing, and all the way to the creation of the design sample and the 3D prototype.

The installation portion of the SEEDS exhibition is reconstructed in a three dimensional format, integrating all of the raw materials and techniques that were used in the garment design. Next to this will be displayed illustrations that lay out the recipe and the ingredients used to create the pigments and dyes.

The SEEDS collection is heavily influenced by a European sensibility regarding garment structure combined with the versatile functionality of streetwear. Most of the detailed finishing and decoration, however, has been adopted from the traditional dress of the people of Vietnam. Some of these details include the buttons taken from the neckline of the Thai women’s blouse, contours and slopes of the Nung men’s shirt, beezwax prints of the Dao Tien dress , the dense array of color coordination borrowed from the Lo Lo people , and the thin line button loops with transparent glass buttons inspired by the Trang An ao dai. But these traditional elements are designed to be ambiguous , or are even hidden somewhere in the design to create a special connection between the wearer and the piece, between functionality and decoration, and between the traditional and the contemporary.

SEEDS will bring the audience a view of the collection from the inside out.

SEEDS-collection-3 Launch of Sustainable Fashion Line Seeds at manzi

SEEDS will be launched at manzi art space at 8.00 pm, Friday, 12 December 2014. By invitation only.

SEEDS installation series will be on display at manzi till 30 December 2014.

Call for Donation: The first and last solo exhibition by Tran Trung Ky

Professor / painter / poet Tran Trung Ky is a Southern writer born in 1939 in My Trung commune, My Loc district, Nam Dinh province. He has just found himself suffering from cancer since the beginning of 2014 at the age of 76. He is fighting against the incurable disease, every single day, with his resilience and the caring from the family.

Tran Trung Ky has devoted his life to art and art education. The organizers including his colleagues and students would like to jointly organize a solo exhibition at his hometown as soon as possible, for the first time and maybe also the last time, to feature Tran Trung Ky’s paintings to the audience. This event has been approved by the artist, and we hope that he would enjoy it before the long road to heaven. The exhibition might come late for Tran Trung Ky, but it is never too late to celebrate such a respectful artist.

Please contact the organizer for donation:

– Artist Tran Trung Hung (the oldest son of Tran Trung Ky), tel: 0975.348972

– Researcher Vu Huy Thong (Institute of Fine Arts, Vietnam University of Fine Arts): tel: 0912.079143; email: vuhuythong74@gmail.com

– Journalist Vu Lam (Nhan Dan Newspaper), tel: 0977.700897; email: vulamvu@gmail.com

– Researcher Nguyen Anh Tuan (Institute of Fine Arts, Vietnam University of Fine Arts); tel: 0912.150841; email: nguyenanhtuan1979@gmail.com

Donations sent to the bank account of Dinh Thi Thuy Linh (the wife of Tran Trung Ky): Vietinbank Nam Dinh branch. Bank account: 711A07541274

or: Nguyen Anh Tuan, Vietcombank, bank account: 0021001811241

Film Screening “Kirikou et la Sorcière”

Fri 19 Dec 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the film screening “Kirikou and the Sorceress” (France, 1998, 70 mins) directed by Michel Ocelot.

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.

Xmas Event at Bookworm

13 and 14 Dec 2014

Bookworm

44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now open every day 9am – 7pm

Check out a wide range of Christmas event at Bookworm this weekend.

CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD

SAT: 2 to 4…..easy listening jazz combo

SUN: 2 to 4…..classical trio

FREE MULLED CHRISTMAS WINE AND GINGERBREAD BISCUITS: from 12pm each day

FOR CHILDREN LIVE and FREE: TWISTED BALLOON ANIMALS AND TO HE SCULPTURES

From 2 to 5 each day

Xmas-Event-2014-at-Bookworm-3 Xmas Event at Bookworm

WEEKEND DISCOUNTS: All day both days

BOOKWORM

30% off all used books

15% off all Children’s books

10% off all new books

10% off all other stock

HANOI COOKING CENTRE

10% off all Christmas puddings

Christmas mince pies

Panforte

THE HCC CHRISTMAS ROOFTOP MARKET: Saturday 13…………………11 till 3

A Night at the Opera – The Marriage of Figaro

Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7 pm

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Come to the screening of a classic version of The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) by the composer Wolfgang Mozart.

The Marriage of Figaro, based on the stage play by Pierre Beaumarchais, premiered in 1786 and was the first of three operas composed in collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. The story is a follow-on to The Barber of Seville, the first of Beaumarchais’ trilogy. In the first of the plays, Figaro works with the Count Almaviva to win the hand of the lovely Rosina. Now three years later the honeymoon is definitely over and the Count has his eyes on Susannah, who happens to be Figaro’s betrothed. The Count’s ally has become his foe, and Figaro schemes with Susannah and the Countess to expose the Count’s licentious behavior.

The opera is a classic “numbers” opera with musical pieces stitched together by semi-spoken dialogue to move the comedy through a single crazy day. Countless musical pieces are familiar to anyone with an introduction to opera highlights. The composer Brahms wrote “In my opinion, each number in Figaro is a miracle; it is totally beyond me how anyone could create anything so perfect.”

Language: The opera will be screened in the original language with English subtitles.

For those with membership at the Cinémathèque, make a reservation as usual by phoning the Cinémathèque, daily between 14:00 – 21:00 at 3936-2648. A limited number of tickets are also available through the Opera Guild, send an email to info@hanoioperaguild.com. A donation of VND 60,000 is suggested.   

Exhibition “Earth by Fire and Zodiac”

Opening: Wed 17 Dec 2014, 4.30 pm

Exhibition: 17 – 19 Dec 2014

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str, Hanoi    

You are invited to ceramics exhibition “Earth by Fire and Zodiac” by artist Nguyen Bao Toan.

“He has been a unique narrator to relate different narratives for contemporary ceramics for two decades… The universe is joyous. And through the speed of time – the twelve circles of the zodiac bring life’s destiny closer into the sacred religious beliefs with the idyllic beauty of Meditation”. (Art researcher Luong Xuan Doan)

Exhibition “Typography”

13 and 14 Dec 2014, 9 am – 6 pm

Museum of Ho Chi Minh

92 Le Thanh Ton, D.1, HCMC

We face typography every day and everywhere, whether it is in our daily life or at work, on a billboard, in the newspaper or on the smartphone. “Whether the letters are small or big, bold or with serifs, whether they are red or green, all the things that we see will have an impact on us unwittingly and we will memorize them without noticing it”, said Erik Spiekermann (typographer and design legend, awarded with the TDC Medal 2011). That is the reason why we should have a more wittingly look at typography. A perfect occasion to do this is the annual exhibition of the Type Directors Club, where the best and most interesting designs of the year in the field of typography and graphic design will be shown.

The Type Directors Club invites everyone to attend a public showing of its sixtieth annual typography exhibit, TDC60, and the selections of the annual typeface design competition, TDC 2014 at the Goethe Institute Hanoi.

There was a total of over 2000 entries from 43 countries, 209 works from 18 countries were selected. Germany with its more than 40 honorees ranked in a high position in comparison to the other international participants this year. The winners will also be included in 7 exhibitions touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.

The annual awards competition of the Type Directors Club presents the best typographic designs in the world. Long a favorite of the design community, the awards are renowned for the quality of their selections and the accompanying annual book published by the TDC.

The exhibition addresses all professionals and students who work in the field of graphic design, advertising, marketing, communication, multimedia, publisher, education and who are interested in the written word.

Free entrance.

Piano Recital with Célimène Daudet in Hanoi, Danang, HCMC

Sat 13 Dec 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace, Hanoi

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Thu 11 Dec 2014, 8 pm

IDECAF

28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

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Fri 12 Dec 2014, 7.30 pm

Nhà hát Tuồng Nguyễn Hiển Dĩnh

155 Phan Chu Trinh, Da Nang

You are invited to the classical piano recital with Célimène Daudet.

Young pianist Célimène Daudet, winner of the Jean Françaix, is well-known through projects which combine piano with other performance arts, especially dancing. Her repertoire covers a coherent and cross fresco along the history of piano music, from triumphal hymns to melancholy compositions. Her expressive and playful music would be featured through compositions of Liszt, Chopin, Debussy and Franck at L’Espace.

Program

Chopin: Barcarolle

Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude

Debussy: 4 préludes (Brouillards, l

Tickets

In Hanoi and HCMC

Ticket price: 160 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace and IDECAF.

In Da Nang, free tickets are distributed at:

CDF Da Nang

5th floor, 91A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai st., Da Nang city

Tel: 0511 3 818270. Please contact for more information about distribution schedule.

Film Screening “Les Garçon et Guillaume, à Table”

Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Me, Myself and Mum” (France, 2012, 85 mins), screenplay by Guillaume Gallienne. The special comedy in which Guillaume Gallienne plays the role of both mother and son earned 5 César awards in 2014.

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.

Concert “Eine Alpensinfonie”

12 and 13 Dec 2014, 8 pm

Vietnam National Academy of Music

77 Hao Nam Str, Hanoi

You are invited to subscription concert Vol.76 “Eine Alpensinfonie” with:

Conductor: Honna Tetsuji

French horn: Premysl Vojta

and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra

This year the music world celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of German composer Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949). In honor of this occasion and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will present the Vietnam premiere of two pieces by Richard Strauss: the Horn Concerto No. 2 and An Alpine Symphony, op. 64. The solo part will be played by Premysl Vojta, one of the most outstanding musicians in this discipline in Germany. With this piece he won the renowned ARD Music Contest, which marked the starting point for his successful career in Germany and in international concert halls. In addition to experiencing Premysl Vojta in concert on the 12th and 13th of December, music enthusiasts can also attend an artist talk with the musician on December 10th at the Goethe-Institut. There he will speak about his music career, his relationship to Richard Strauss and his favorite composers in contemporary music.

Richard Strauss composed his Horn Concerto No. 2 towards the end of his eighth decade of life. Its gentle serenity clearly identifies it as one of his later works, but at the same time Strauss looks back at his youth with this piece, which premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1943. And precisely that is the special appeal of this composition. An Alpine Symphony offers listeners an impressive tone picture, in which the different stages of a mountain hike are transformed into music: the ascent to the peak at and the path back down the mountain as night falls.

Program

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Opus 11

Allegro

Andante con moto

Rondo. Allegro

Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | An Alpine Symphony, Opus 64

Nacht (Night)

Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise)

Der Anstieg (The Ascent)

Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Forest) – Wanderung neben dem Bach (Wandering by the Brook)

Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall)

Erscheinung (Apparition)

Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows)

Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture)

Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (Through Thickets and Undergrowth on the Wrong Path)

Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier)

Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) – Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit)

Vision (Vision)

Nebel steigen auf (Mists Rise)

Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun Gradually Becomes Obscured)

Elegie (Elegy)

Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm Before the Storm)

Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Tempest, Descent)

Sonnenuntergang (Sunset)

Ausklang (Quiet Settles)

Nacht (Night)

Tickets

Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at vnso.org.vn.

For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.

Premysl Vojta

Přemysl Vojta born in 1983 in Brno (Czech Republic) is a prizewinner of international competitions in Brno, Bratislava and in Vidnava. In September 2010 he won first prize at the “International ARD Music Competition” in Munich, where he was also awarded the Audience Award, the prize for the best performance of a new work and the special award from the Neuen Philharmonie Westfalen. In 2011, after his very successful debut at the Beethoven Festival Bonn, he received the prestigious Beethoven Ring Award.

He was an intern at the Staatskapelle Dresden, solo hornist of the Prague Kammerphilharmonie, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and since 2009 of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. In addition, he has held a teaching position at the Universität der Künste Berlin since 2010. Přemysl Vojta performs regularly with major orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra or the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, and is invited to give recitals and solo concerts of festivals across Europe.    

Piano Night “Dark Winter”

Sat 13 Dec 2014, 7 pm

Conference Room, 2nd floor, Union of Literature and Arts Associations

81 Tran Quoc Thao, Ward 7, District 3, HCMC

You are invited to the piano night “Dark Winter” with beautiful classical compositions performed mostly in minor keys. The audience will be taken into a chilly winter with dreamy yet bitter cold melodies.

Program

PART I

Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 in B flat minor

Uyên Sa

Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 in B minor

Luân Du

Schubert: 4 Impromptus D.899 Op.90

Nguyệt Minh

PART II

Beethoven: 32 Variations WoO 80 in C minor

Mai Hồng

Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 22 in G minor, I. So rasch wie moglich

Thanh Nhật

Grieg: Piano Sonata Op. 7 in E minor, I. Allegro Moderato

Anh Phong

Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160, No. 2, “Au lac de Wallenstadt”

Anh Phong

Chopin: Étude Op. 10, No. 4, in C-sharp minor

Chanwoo

Chopin: Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G minor

Chanwoo

No pre-ticket for sale. Your donation is welcomed to contribute to cover the organizational cost.

4th Year Anniversary of Hanoi Rock City

12 and 13 Dec 2014, 9 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Founded in December 2010, HRC has been a major player in putting Hanoi on the music map for touring artists as well as emerging as a frontrunner in providing a solid, stable and dynamic creative platform for homegrown, grassroots talents across an eclectic array of live and electronic genres. Our diversity and interconnectedness to the local scene of original, current, contemporary and underground music is unrivalled in Hanoi.

Founded and run by a group of mostly Hanoi born and bred young musicians, DJs and artists, our approach to supporting the music scene as a promoter and a space is passionate, professional and open. Our success rides on our belief in what we do, our faithful commitment to creative art, and our genuine joy in witnessing our exciting city bring out the best in itself.

December 2014 will mark our 4th year running. We will celebrate with 2 days filled with festive activities, live music, and DJs.

Lineup:

:: Martin Eyerer (headline)

:: XAI

:: Djy InHanoi

:: Atinybit

:: Phương Đặng

:: La-Nai Gabriel

:: Stealing Heads

:: HI Jinks – Soulful Funksters

:: Let’s Folk (Tim Coker)

:: Dan Henneberry

:: Dee.F

:: Dj Cybersnack-Snare,Snake

:: Vaughan Evans

:: DJ Knobz

:: Gingerwork

:: Mark Harris

:: Blip Blop

:: GiGi Mix

:: DJ Chamber

:: OMG

:: Lizo

:: Mood Bud

Tickets

VND 80K for one event (VND 40K before 9PM)

VND 100K for both (VND 80K before 9PM)

50% OFF ticket price with a valid student card.

Ngũ Cung Rock Live Show – Highland Rock Plateu

Fri 12 Dec 2014, 7 pm

Giang Vo Exhibition Center

148 Giang Vo, Hanoi

Live show “Ngũ Cung Liveshow – Cao nguyên đá” is the biggest event in 2014 of Ngũ Cung Band on the occasion of releasing their second album titled “Cao nguyên đá” (Highland Rock Plateu).

Lineup band: Ngũ Cung, Hà Trần, OringChains, Black Infinity

Let’s join and and feel the best rock party ever!

*About the band:

The Ngũ Cung Rock Band (The Pentatonic) was established to contribute to the Progressive-Hard Rock (Proghard) market, aiming at becoming THE most famous progressive rock band in Vietnam and beyond. They wish to promote the strength of progressive rock music well know in other countries (and yet still bring forth music that has an identity of Vietnamese pride. Although Ngũ Cung composition is based on a variety of dramatic “themes & stories” (native to progressive rock), the band also tries to write lyrics that their native fans (of Vietnam) can follow & identify with during normal/everyday life in that country & culture (past, present & future). Now that Ngũ Cung has reached a strong level of national fame in its own country, they have branched out to perform live in larger-scale public events & begin penetration outside of Vietnam. Stand as the band soon conquers the world in full!

Ticket

Ticket price: 95,000 VND

Hotline: 090 620 2256, 094 222 6363, 090 433 7427, 091 247 2574

Korean Music Performance “Time and Space in Harmony” in HCMC

Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm

Ben Thanh Theatre

6 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1, HCMC

The Korea Foundation and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi are co-hosting the concert entitled “Time & Space in Harmony” in celebration of the ASEAN-KOREA Commemorative Summit to be held on December 11-12, 2014 in Busan, Korea. This joint concert will be presented by Gongmyoung firmly based in tradition but which is nevertheless innovative and experimental rather than being “conventional.” Their performance will show that it is creativity which enables traditional musical groups to survive in today’s rapidly changing digital and global age.

To get tickets, register (name, telephone number) via email: tranthucuc@karts.ac.kr and receive tickets directly at Ben Thanh Theatre on 12 Dec.

GongMyoung51 Korean Music Performance Time and Space in Harmony in HCMC

Performing arts group GongMyoung, formed in 1997, re-interprets classical Korean music in a modern way and is the most inspiring drumming collective of Korea today. In particular, GongMyoung has been praised not only for their innovative musical ideas but also for their refreshing performances. GongMyoung synthesizes various kinds of music and sounds into a harmonious artwork. Their effort in creating instrument extends Korean music’s boundaries to the world and the future. Ever since GongMyoung’s debut, they have held the position of ‘ambassadors’ of traditional Korean music, being featured in numerous international festivals, art markets and diplomatic events such as: Vancouver Music Festival, Melbourne National Art Festival, World Music Expo ‘WOMEX’…

The group also plays in Hanoi on 09 Dec.

Showcase of Muong Ceramics

Opening: Fri 12 Dec 2014, 5.30 pm

Exhibition: 12 – 18 Dec 2014

MODULE 7

83 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi

The Muong’s Cultural Museum, Muong Studio and Module 7 cordily invite you to the Showcase of Muong Ceramic.

Since Ly – Tran Dynasty (from the 11th to 12th century), Vietnam has been well-known for its tradition of ceramics with many products of white, celenon, brown, and blue salt glaze. Nowadays, ceramics is an arts language and material to some artists. Their recent works have gone beyond the traditional design, performances, and senses.

Muong Ceramics is named after experimental pottery, and this is the result of hard work by two artists with the same name of Hieu. Traditional materials like clay, water, glaze, ash, and hand-building techniques are used to create Vietnamese ceramics works.

Muong Ceramics is a product of Muong Studio of Ceramics, an Arts Centre at the Muong’s Culture Museum. In collaboration with Module 7, these works will be exhibited with interior products, that are designed and made in traditional craft villages and held long-standing cultural values of traditional artisanal know-how with a resonance of modernity.

Muong Studio of Ceramics was opened in September 2014 for Vietnamese and international artists participating in the artist-in-residency program. Muong Ceramics with initial pottery works, is an prerequisite for a huge Workshop of Artistic Ceramics in 2015. The workshop will gather many international artists from Asian Ceramic Network to collaborate with Vietnamese artists at Mường Studio.

This event is made possible with the generous support from Module 7.