Film Screening in Jan at IDECAF

Sat 14 Jan 2012, 3 pm
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

You are invited to the film screenings in January including: “Cash”, “Astérix et Obélix – Mission Cleopatre”. All films are original and have Vietnamese subtitles.

Sat 14 Jan, 3 pm: Screening of “Astérix et Obélix – Mission Cleopatre”

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

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

Art Event “Going Wild”

Sun 15 Jan 2012, 7.30 pm
Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Project Black is showing “GOING WILD” the fourth of its series on Sunday 15th. This time we feature Tran Chi Thanh, a the young artist who escapes the culturally  restrictive environment where he grew up and flees to the city only to find that here he is even more crushed.

He feels like a wild animal killed by civilization. Thus he paints vast canvasses of dead wild animals as if to resurrect them and free them as he frees himself. Opening the show we have “THE SHORTAGE” a performance art/dance by Pham Van Truong that explores the impact of global warming on our food supplies. He will end by giving out food to the audience. There will be no entrance fee. Invitations can be picked up at Hanoi Cinematique on the day.

Tet Event at Bookworm

Sun 15 Jan 2012
Bookworm
44 Chau Long, Hanoi

BOOKWORM  and Hanoi Cooking Centre invite you to celebrate the YEAR of the DRAGON this Sunday. There will have a lot of interesting activities in the whole day: Tet Calligraphy, making To He, Banh Chung and Live Traditional Vietnamese Music.

12-4pm: Tet Calligraphy by expert calligrapher
12-4pm: To He (sticky rice figures) by a master craftsman
1-2pm:  making Banh Trung with Hanoi’s best Banh Trung moulder
2-4pm: Live Traditional Vietnamese Music

ALL DAY:

•Complimentary hot gluhwein
•20% off all second hand books and 10% off all new books
•delicious food and coffee
The Bookworm is the best little book cafe in southeast Asia
and the coolest place to browse.

Rocky Hanoi Horror Show

Fri 13 Jan 2012, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Black humour and big music will roar uo and rip through Rock City as not one, not two, but three loud live bands stir up the spirits of the underworld, supplemented by dark visuals, a burning campfire, a film screening and more!

Come in costume to win prizes!
Don’t come at all if you are easily frightened!

On the stage:
* MACHETE.SEX.MIX
* THRASHER
* NURANIUM

On the screen:
1975 rock cult classic: THE ROCKY HORROR PICTURE SHOW

Steady your bones, bring out your inner sadistic selves, and party on all night with Hanoi’s hottest zombies.

Ticket price: 50 000 VND at door.

Music Night “Always Gam”

Thu 12 Jan 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi
Clear your diaries on Thursday night! Amazing voice and all-round beautiful person Gam is performing as Always.Gam at The Hanoi Social Club!

Expect real Hanoian, foot-tapping melodies and acoustic sounds in songs about healthy drinks (nuoc chanh, khong duong) and even one about Phuc Tan – quite amusing!!! She will be singing in both English and Vietnamese.

This is her final gig in Vietnam before moving to Australia. If you haven’t seen her before, I highly recommend coming along as Always.Gam will provide you with a treasured memory of Hanoi that will last forever.

Ticket price: 80 000 VND.

Screening of “With or Without Me”

Thu 12 Jan 2011, 7.30 pm
Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

You are invited to a film screening “With or Without Me” by Friends of Vietnam Heritage. A work partnered by Phương Thảo Trần (Vietnamese) and Swann Dubus (French), the film won Planète Rouge 2011 award by Marseille International Film Festival 2011 and was featured at Torino Film Festival 2011.

Thi and Trung live in the lush, rice-terraced mountains of Vietnam’s far northwest territory of Điện Biên. Like many young people in this region (which is on the main heroin route from Laos to China), they are addicts and are also HIV positive. Forced to live a life marked by the efforts of family members, friends and doctors to keep them away from drugs, Thi wants to kick his habit but Trung just wants to die.

Showing the daily struggle of living with drugs and the devastating consequences of addiction, the camera becomes a part of their existence and reveals how their ‘habit’ destroys their hopes and dreams. Through showing the destinies and tragedy of two individual lives, the film sheds a light upon a wider unfolding story about drug use in Vietnam and, in doing so, it hopes to contribute to the debate about how best to tackle this issue.

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitle

Cost: 100,000 VND
Limit: 90 people

Hue – Workshop about Contemporary Arts

Tue 10 Jan 2012, 2.30 – 4.30 pm
New Space Arts Foundation, Hue
2nd Floor, Number 15 Le Loi, Hue City

You are invited to the discussion on contemporary arts of the 2 artists: Laura Cooper and Connelly LaMar. The discussion includes 2 parts: presentation and Q&A and exercises for students.

Part One: Lecture and Q&A

In the first part of our joint-workshop Laura Cooper and Connelly La Mar will discuss selected individual works, and show examples of prior projects, installations and performances. Both artists will then discuss collaborative work, and projects, along with showing stills and/or clips from collective works.

The breakdown will be roughly 20 minutes for each artists’ discussion of personal work, and and 20 minutes for an introduction to our collaborative projects. This will culminate in an introduction to our current project, and investigation during this residency dealing with the nature of alarm calls.

Part Two: Exercise

The second hour of the workshop will be encompassed by a collaborative exercise with all the students, which will be led and organized by Connelly La Mar and Laura Cooper. Documentation of this process will be done in video by the Brothers, or available assistants. We will give a series of instructions related to alarm calls using a game-like structure. We will give a draft of this in advance to be translated into Vietnamese for ease of understanding and completion of the exercise. The end result will be a series of groups making different alarm call noises, which will have a clear conclusion. The end of the game.

Screening of Canon 48HFP

Hanoi: Pico Mall
HCMC: Hung Vuong Plaza

The censorship certificates have finally come in! So that means… the tickets for the Canon 48HFP MegaStar screenings are available for purchase online and at the box office NOW at:

Hung Vuong Plaza – Tầng 7 | Hùng Vương Plaza, 126 Hùng Vương, Quận 5, Tp. Hồ Chí Minh
Pico Mall – 229 Tây Sơn, Quận Đống Đa, Hà Nội

Ticket

Ticket price: 40,000vnd per screening – the cheapest ticket available in MegaStar!!

The awards for the Audience vote will be presented at the end of Screening Group D in Hung Vuong Plaza.

Please check the following screening groups to see when your film will show. If you wish to book online please click on the following links: in Vietnamese, in English.

Only a limited number of tickets can be bought online, so if you want a large quantity then please go into the cinema to purchase.

If you have any questions, please do not hesitate to contact:

Nguyen (HCMC) – nguyen@48hfilm.tv
Lam (HANOI) – lam@48hfilm.tv

The First Open Mic Night in 2012

Wed 11 Jan 2012, 7 – 9 pm
La Habana Cafe
6 Cao Ba Quat, D.1, HCMC

For 2012, we’d like to welcome you to the first Open Mic Night of the year. We’re welcoming any one with just a little talent for music, poetry, acting, magic, jokes, or anything you want to say or perform! We’ll be back at La Habana this time and will have some new fresh prizes and acts for the performers. If you’d like to perform, remember to Sign-Up here and if you’re coming to support, remember to bring your friends and your applause!

The stage is yours from 7pm to 9pm at La Habana (6 Cao Ba Quat, Q1) on Wednesday, Jan 11th. Prizes will be awarded to the best acts of the night.

Conference with Pham Quynh on His Work

Wed 11 Jan 2011, 6 pm
L’Espace

You are invited to the conference with Pham Quynh on his literature works with the participation of literature critic Lai Nguyen An, musician Pham Tuyen, MC Tran Quang Duc. Used to work in the Nguyen Dynasty, Pham Quynh (1892-1945) was jouralist and a writer. He was pioneered in promoting Vietnamese language and using Vietnamese in research.

Hoa đường tuỳ bút is a collection of written articles of Pham Quynh and the draft translation of 40 Duong poets of Do Phu. His final piece was about his thoughts on the life of Kieu, on life in general and on future…

Language: Vietnamese

Free entrance.

Quyen Van Minh and Friends with Jazz III

Tue 10 Jan 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to a Jazz Concert to commemorate musician and trompette player Quoc Truong with the performance of People’s Artist Quang Tho, People’s Artist Quyen Van Minh and singer Tung Duong, Nhu Quynh and the band Red River Bigband. The concert includes Vietnamese famous works and international jazz pieces.

Ticket
Ticket price: 300 000, 700 000, 1 000 000 VND. Tickets are available at:
- Jazz Club 65 Quan Su, Ha Noi
- or call Mr. Thiem: 098 602 9786

Special Screening of Short Cartoons

Fri 10 Feb 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the screening of 11 short cartoons at L’Espace. Each cartoon will bring one surpise and one special gift! For more information on the cartoons, see below:

- Mr. Tong, directed by David Celler – Florent Limouzin – Arnaud, 9’00
- The Baby Doll of Berni, directed by Yann Jouette, 11’18
- Hàm oan, directed by Johanna Bessière, 3’14
- The Sleeping Beauty, directed by Bernard Palacios, 12’51
- Calypso, The Deadly Dance, directed by Bruno Collet, 7’08
- Potr’ and the Mermaids, directed by Jean-François Laguionie, 12’01
- Even Pigeons will Be Sent to Heaven, directed by Samuel Tourneux, 8’25
- 50/50, directed by Geoffroy Barbel – Massin, 5’35
- The Lame Day, directed by Geoffroy de Crécy, 15’44
- The Sacred Love Story, directed by Jérémy Clapin, 9’09
- The Angel Fall, directed by Geoffroy Barbel-Massin, 5’03

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets:

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

Music Night “Fireside Fiddling”

Sat 14 Jan 2012, 8.30 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Put on your scarf, zip up your coat, and warm yourself up with mulled wine, flames, and beautiful sounds. Bring an instrument and join in the heat-making! Upstairs at the bar in The Hanoi Social Club. Luke destefano, Stophe p barthe, Zippy will be performing original material on the ukulele.  The music night is totally unplugged.

Music Night with DJ Jase

Sat 14 Jan 2011, 8 pm
ATK Bar
73A Mai Hac De, Hanoi

Celebrating the opening of Hanoi’s newest venue, Saigon’s king of the beats DJ Jaseis set to rock the capital on January 14. To mark the arrival of CAMA’s new venue ATK, Jase is going to play an Old-Skool Hip Hop set with some tangents into Ragga, Uk Funky, Future Garage, and other Bass heavy genres. Expect fine beats.

A long-time CAMA collaborator and the man behind the Saigon bass scene, Jase is a Vietnam native who spent his formative late-teens in Australia where collaborations with Sydney’s infamous Foreign Dub Crew got him heavily into jungle, DnB and all things bass. When he returned to Vietnam it didn’t take him long to hook up with CAMA on a host of shows including Onra, Ratatat and Spikey Tee. Fast-forward 5 years and Jase’s Saigon club night, The Beats Saigon is regularly attracting top notch talent from around the globe. Recent acts of note include Slugabed from consistently excellent label Ninjatune, Berlin’s Doshy, and D&B legend RSD.

One part gig venue, two parts underground bar with a splash of speakeasy and topped with twist of art space, ATK is looking to set itself apart from the crowd. Having already brought over 70 international acts to Hanoi, CAMA intend ATK to provide a cultural space to promote music and art of all stripes in a friendly, smoke free environment.

 
Exhibition “Remained Landscape”

Thu 12 Jan 2012, 6 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Hanoi

You are invited to a new exhibition of artist Phuong Linh titled “Remained Landscape” at Hanoi Rock City.

Born and living in Hanoi, Phương Linh is one of the most active and promising contemporary artists in Vietnam. In her first solo exhibition in her homeland since returning from a 70-days Residence Program at Fukuoka Asian Art Museum (FAAM), Japan, the artist will introduce her newest work which continues and expands her recent interest in natural materials, presented across indoor and outdoor areas of the multi-space venue.

Free admission.

Singapore – Exhibition “Strange Dreams”

Opening: Tue 10 Jan 2012, 10.30 am
Ernst & Young Singapore Office
One Raffles Quay, North Tower, Level 18, Singapore

You are invited to the solo exhibition of artist Pham Huy Thong in Singapore. Thong’s highly collectable works emphasize his commitment to social commentary. His works encapsulate a political agenda by utilizing an ability to communicate through his artistic activity in the manner of “artivism” (combination of “art” and “activism”)

Pham Huy Thong said: “I often wonder whether art has to reflect eternity. However, I believe if art can make observations on social progress and uphold facts witnessed by the community at large, then that art will certainly pass the boundary of time and endure history.”

Exhibition “Students Make Art”

Exhibition: 4 – 10 Jan 2012
Viet Art Centre, 42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi

“Students make art”, E.A.T (Exerciation.Art.Term)  in Viet Art Centre, 42 Yết Kiêu, is the result of the whole process of Experimental Installation and Video Art Project by 14 students from fine art and art history department of Vietnam University of Fine Arts.

This project belongs to the extra-curricular activities proposed and guided by Fine Art department professor – M.A Le Tran Hau Anh and Art history and critic department professor – M.A Pham Dieu Huong. The project’s mai purpose is to first apply new methods of teaching and exercitation of Installation and Video art for students. The project aims to add knowledge about Contemporary art and help students to increase creative thinking and the freedom to develop ideas to express themselves as a visual artists by new media. “Students make art” exhibition also aims to create a healthy art playground to stimulate activity, interest in the studies of students in the university.

The project and the production of the artworks is from 15/08/2011 to 15/12/2011 through 4 processes:

Stage 1 : Selecting the students for the project, first experiment with fine art and art history students through tests and writing.

Stage 2 : Research on installation and video art through reference materials along with doing some theorical exercises about the making artworks method and developing ideas.

Stage 3 : Do sketch exercises and develop ideas to the topic and participate some art screenings and talk with guest artists.

Stage 4 : Develop main idea for the exhibition, official focus and finish the work through talks and discussions with the guidance professors.

There are some other art activities :

-         Students make art” exhibition art talk co-ordinated and moderated by group of students in the project from 16 :00 – 18 :00 on January 6th 2012 in Viet Art Centre, 42 Yết Kiêu.

-         Art round table on the topic “Research on theory in Fine Art university” with the participation of professors from Vietnam Fine Arts University: Dr. Bui Thi Thanh Mai, M.A Tran Hau Yen The, M.A Le Tran Hau Anh, M.A Pham Dieu Huong and guests, Zero Station art director Nguyen Nhu Huy at 15:00 on January 7th 2012 at P202 Building C, Vietnam Fine Arts University.

-         The honorarium ceremony, including 2 awards, one by the Art board of the university and one from the public choice at 15: 00 on January 9th 2012 in VietArt Centre, 42 Yết Kiêu.

Conference “3.3.3.9 The Everyday Soul”

Sat 07 Jan 2011, 3 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien Street, Hanoi

You are invited to the conference to discuss about Dang Than’s work titled 3.3.3.9 – The Everyday Soul. It’s an unique literature work in post Doi Moi period. It’s also a “bottom – up” revolution, a revolution of everyone and for everyone. Many literature critics and researchers including Da Linh, Do Lai Thuy, Do Minh Tuan, Nguyen Chi Hoan, Nguyen Quang Thieu and Dang Than will participate in the conferece.

Exhibition of Worshipping Mother Goddesses

Opening: Thu 05 Jan 2012
Vietnamese Women’s Museum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi

You are invited to an exhibition “Worshiping Mother Goddesses:  Heart – Beauty – Joy”. The religion’s beauty and core values as they affect worshipers in daily life converge in the exhibition. The worship of Mother Goddesses is a purely Vietnamese folk belief with a long history of adapting to social change. This religion addresses the concerns of daily life, including the desire for good health and good fortune. Worshipers who find great emotional support in their belief include followers from all strata of Vietnamese society.

Beginning in 2009, the Vietnamese Women’s Union began research for this temporary exhibit, “Worshiping Mother Goddesses: Heart – Beauty – Joy,” with sponsorship from The Ford Foundation and the Center for Research, Support, and Development of Culture. This exhibition will provide the public with information about the religion of Mother Goddesses in contemporary Vietnamese life.

Researchers collected interviews from hundreds of worshipers, who live mainly in Hà Nội and northern provinces, such as Lào Cai, Thanh Hoá, Nam Định, Hưng Yên, and Bắc Ninh. Visitors will be impressed with the exhibition’s portrayal of the Hầu Thánh ritual involving the sophisticated mixture of colors symbolizing the Four Palaces in the religion of Mother Goddesses; Chau Văn music; and the sacred principles involved in arranging the altars, offerings, costumes, and jewelry.

Visitors will also feel moved when experiencing a recreated sacred space paying tribute to the Mother Goddesses, who protect and support worshipers in overcoming difficulties and misfortunes as they search for a peaceful and prosperous life.

Who are the Mother Goddesses? What are the religion’s values of Heart – Beauty – Joy? This exhibit answers these questions in a lively, objective portrayal of the thoughts and emotions of the religion’s mediums, worshipers, and the Chau Văn musicians.

The religion’s beauty and core values as they affect worshipers in daily life converge in the exhibition, “Worshiping Mother Goddesses:  Heart – Beauty – Joy.”

The exhibition will be on display until further notice.

Matt Vend and The Tender Ten Live Music

Fri 06 Jan 2011, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

You are invited to the first event in the new year of Hanoi Rock City with the performance of Matt Vend and The Tender Ten and support bands TBA.

verdue solo project of South African born singer songwriter and nomad Matt “Beard” Wilson: lead vocalist of Car Boot Vendors, a band who describe their music as acoustic music the way it shouldn’t be played.

Currently on tour across South East Asia on the brink of an imminent debut solo album release, Matt Vend and The Tender 10 have roots in punk and folk inspired punk/rock ‘n’ roll, with Beard’s long running band Sibling Rivalry gaining a loyal and cult-like following across South Africa, and The Car Boot Vendors being the first of its kind to emerge from the city of Durban. Having also recorded in the studio with afro/reggae band Fruit and Veggies, new school/hardcore band Misled, and MC/hip hop producer Blaq Hitler.

Versatile, enjoyable and an addict of the stage with literally hundreds of live performances under his belt, Matt Vend (vocals, harmonica, melodica) and his Tender 10 (guitar, bass, any other instrument that’s around) will bring a buoyant acoustic sound to Hanoi Rock City on Friday 6th January, washing us all into a brand, spanking new year in suitably high spirits.

Support bands TBA.

Ticket price: 50 000 VND

New Year Concert

Mon 09 Jan 2012
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

You are invited to the New Year Concert with HBSO. The first part of the program includes performances of famous works by L.V.Beethoven, C.Franck and Prokofiev performed by Korean guest pianists Joo Eun Young and cellist Joo Hye Young together with violinist Tang Thanh Nam. The second part of the program will bring to the audience the Operette H. M .S. Pinafore.

Program
Part 1
Ludwig van Beethoven
Sonata for Cello and Piano in C Major
Cello: Joo Hye Young
Piano: Joo Eun Young

Cesare Franck
Sonata for Violin and Piano in A Major
Violin: Tăng Thành Nam
Piano: Joo Eun Young

Sergei Prokofiev
Sextet Overture on Hebrew Theme
Clarinet: Nguyễn Tuấn Lộc
Violin I: Tăng Thành Nam
Violin II: Lê Minh Hiền
Viola: Bùi Anh Sơn
Cello: Joo Hye Young
Piano: Joo Eun Young

Part 2
Artur Sullivan H.M.S Pinafore
Conductor: Lý Giai Hoa

Tickets

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

Exhibition “Hanoi, from One City to Another”

Opening: Thu 12 Jan 2012, 6 pm
Ete Bar
95 Giang Van Minh, Hanoi

You are invited to a drawings and pictures exhibition by Bertholon & Musil. Hanoi, from one city to another, is a book which gives a special insight of the fast changing capital city of Vietnam. Through pictures, drawings and sketches, this book offers to the readers a one-of-a-kind exploration of a city in transition, through foreigners eyes.

Do not miss the opening!!! Free tapas & organic rice wine from Meo Vac. Come and enjoy with us!!

Conference on Vietnamese Poems

Thu 05 Jan 2012, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to the conference “The Hidden Meanings in Vietnamese Poems in post Doi Moi Period” with the participation of researchers and writers Nha Thuyen, Pham Xuan Nguyen and Dang Than.

The conference will discuss some of the aspects regarding Vietnamese poems that pioneering poets in the post Doi Moi period followed. This is the result of the research titled The Underground Voices conducted by Nha Thuyen which was supported by the Arts Network Asia.

Language: Vietnamese

Free entrance.

German Film Week

06 – 11 Jan 2012

Goethe Institute:

At the beginning of the new year the Goethe-Institute Hanoi presents an exciting German film week from the 6th of January until the 11th of January, 2012. A colorful mixture of seven new films gives the audience the chance to dive into Germany’s current film scene.

The film week offers a program of a large range of films with unusual topics by famous film makers and young directors.

“Soul Kitchen”, the most recent film of the director Fatih Akin, is the opening film of this week, followed by the teen film “Sascha”, broaches the issue of a 19 year old boy’s coming-out. “Gravity” is a socio-critical comedy, which brings up an up-to-date topic during the financial crisis. In 70 minutes the short films on the evening of the 9th of January present a varied selection from severity to comedy, taking the viewer with them into an ebb and flow of feelings.

For film schedule and details about film, visit Goethe Institut’s website.

Free admission

New Year Special Concert “Hayden Night”

Wed 11 Jan 2012, 8 pm

1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

You are invited to VNSO New Year Special Concert. The concert will be “Haydn Night” with conductor HONNA Tetsuji, piano soloist Nguyen The Vinh and VNSO orchestra.

Program

Johannes Brahms Variation on a Theme of Josef Haydn op.15

Josef Haydn Piano Concerto D major Hob.XVIII-Orginal for Harpsichord

Interval

Josef Haydn Symphony No.101 “Clock” in D major Hoboken 1/101

Tickets

Ticket prices: 200 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com

For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.

Exhibition “Nothing New under the Sun”

Opening: Mon 26 Dec, 5.30 pm

Exhibition: 26 Dec 2011 – 09 Jan 2012

Hanoi Contemporary Art Center

621 De La Thanh Str (17 Thanh Cong Str), Hanoi

“Nothing new under the sun ” – the favourite quotation from Italian writer, philosopher Umberto Eco – taken by Vu Duc Trung (1981) as the title for his private exhibition. No over ambitious changing about consciousness, Trung desires via his artworks, to show his own “eyeing” to life, from any circumstances there still be though subtle belief and hope about the awareness of the youth – a youth generation.

Successful in abstract-expressionism with lacquer, won first prize in Jeune Regard Award (sponsored by French embassy and L’espace Hanoi in 2005) and with acrylic the artist has so far differentiated his style. Saying contemporary Pop Art language, the artist taken himself as folded sitting poses in his artworks. The nonsense from sitting sleeping poses with formal suits in a romantic spaces, creates an opposite in mind, being pessimistic, exhausted. All reflects the dispirited, stubborn, repeated minds that can be easily caught in modern society, partially in the youth.

Exhibition of Worshipping Mother Goddesses

Opening: Thu 05 Jan 2012

Vietnamese Women’s Museum

36 Ly Thuong Kiet, Hanoi

You are invited to an exhibition “Worshiping Mother Goddesses:  Heart – Beauty – Joy”. The religion’s beauty and core values as they affect worshipers in daily life converge in the exhibition. The worship of Mother Goddesses is a purely Vietnamese folk belief with a long history of adapting to social change. This religion addresses the concerns of daily life, including the desire for good health and good fortune. Worshipers who find great emotional support in their belief include followers from all strata of Vietnamese society.

Beginning in 2009, the Vietnamese Women’s Union began research for this temporary exhibit, “Worshiping Mother Goddesses: Heart – Beauty – Joy,” with sponsorship from The Ford Foundation and the Center for Research, Support, and Development of Culture. This exhibition will provide the public with information about the religion of Mother Goddesses in contemporary Vietnamese life.

Researchers collected interviews from hundreds of worshipers, who live mainly in Hà Nội and northern provinces, such as Lào Cai, Thanh Hoá, Nam Định, Hưng Yên, and Bắc Ninh. Visitors will be impressed with the exhibition’s portrayal of the Hầu Thánh ritual involving the sophisticated mixture of colors symbolizing the Four Palaces in the religion of Mother Goddesses; Chau Văn music; and the sacred principles involved in arranging the altars, offerings, costumes, and jewelry.

Visitors will also feel moved when experiencing a recreated sacred space paying tribute to the Mother Goddesses, who protect and support worshipers in overcoming difficulties and misfortunes as they search for a peaceful and prosperous life.

Who are the Mother Goddesses? What are the religion’s values of Heart – Beauty – Joy? This exhibit answers these questions in a lively, objective portrayal of the thoughts and emotions of the religion’s mediums, worshipers, and the Chau Văn musicians.

The religion’s beauty and core values as they affect worshipers in daily life converge in the exhibition, “Worshiping Mother Goddesses:  Heart – Beauty – Joy.”

The exhibition will be on display until further notice.

Five Successful Fund Applicants of British Council Arts Fund

Five lucky artists have been selected by the British Council to receive a financial grant from the British Council Arts Fund (BCAF). The selected projects to be funded in Phase 1 all demonstrate multi-information channels, interaction and high impact to the community.  This applies BCAF’s criteria for art projects and also supports the priorities of Vietnamese artists.

List of funded projects in Phase 1:

•Projects: Training and Practice of Devising Theatre & Exploring power struggle between women and men with Devised theatre of Phan Y Ly .

•Film project: Online short film Festival (YxineFF) of Vu Quynh Ha.

•Photography project: Limited of Phan Thanh Quang

•The Third Vietnam Caricature Prize – Rồng Tre Cup of  the Culture & Sport Newspaper

•Visual art exhibition: The Pedestrians of a group of artists: Vu Khanh Van, Le Hien Minh, Nguyen Thuy Hang, Ly Tran Quynh Giang, Nguyen Kim To Lan.

There will be a second opportunity to send proposal to BCAF funding with the next deadline extended to 20 January 2011.

Established in July 2011, the fund aims to support artists and arts organizations in Vietnam and to enhance collaborative practice between Vietnam and United Kingdom while promoting understanding of the two cultures.  The initiative immediately attracted interest from the Vietnamese arts community, and by the deadline of 15th September the BCAF had received 20 applications to support a range of art forms, including photography, cinema, visual art, cartoons, theatre, craft design, graphic novels, and fine art books.  There are also proposals which combine different art forms in interesting ways.  Most applications come from contemporary artists who demonstrate the very latest in creativity.

Concert with Limousine

Thu 12 Jan 2012, 8 pm

L’Espace

You are invited to the Jazz-pop music night performed by the Limousine group. Influence from the music of The Doors, Pink Floyd, Leonard Cohen and the soundtrack from Jim Jarmusch’s films, the four jazz musicians in the band will exploit pop rock genre in great depth.

Limousine plays deep and very cinematographic modern music: a combination of Jazz, contemporary music, rock and electro. Limousine invents erotics pop sounds to transcend instrumental and contemplative music with another idea of forms and rhythms. In orbit around their fantasies, the four from Limousine add up the guitars’ spleen with saxophone’s warm volutes to appreciate the silence following their music.

Laurent Bardainne - saxophone and keyboard

Maxime Delpierre - guitar

David Aknin – drum and percussion

Fréderic Soulard - keyboard

Tickets:

Ticket price: 100 000 VND

Special ticket for L’Espace members and students with appropriate ID: 50 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace from 12 Dec 2011.

Check out Limousine’s myspace

Part of work: La Gaviota

Charity Event “La Vita e La Morte”

13, 14, 15 Jan 2012

Boomarang Bistro Saigon

The Crescent Residences, Phu My Hung, Dist 7, HCMC

This will be a 3-day arts event that will showcase visual and performing artists from Ho Chi Minh City. Participants will include professional and student artists (painters, sculptors & photographers) who will be contributing art pieces depicting the theme, La Vita e la Morte (Life and Death) Live performances by theater actors, dance artists and musicians will also be featured. Proceeds from this festival will go to charity (Helping Hand Saigon)

Artists participating in the event

Visual Artists

Loic Bertrand-Chichester  ● Peter Hoyles ●  Suzyn Hutton Kelley ●  Sepi Johnson  ● Helene Kling ●  Helena Sharon  Malinis ● Jama Mangalindan-Ramos ● Adam Martin ● Alex McMillan ● Jensen Moreno ● Glen Nicholson ● Jose Mari Ramos ● Erwin Bryan Utchanah ● Ruby Do ● Truong Mai ● Yen Khe Nguyen

Performing Arts:

Drama:

No Exit (Huis Clos) by Jean Paul Sartre

Performers: Saigon Players

Director: Jennifer Dizon (Philippines)

Cast:

Garcin:            Patrick Hughes (Australia)

Inez:                Imogen Dobbs (UK)

Estelle:            Frederique Bouilheres (France)

Valet:              Robert Cotgrove (Australia)

Dance:

● Nguyen Ha Tu Trinh (Vietnam) ● Nguyen Thi Thanh Hang (Vietnam)

● Alice Borman (USA), teacher and students from The American School of Vietnam

● Helen Sarah Cowie (UK), Andrea Flores and Ina Stewart from The Helen O’ Grady Drama Academy

Music:

● Aaron Wilson and Performing Arts Academy of HCMC faculty and students

●  Charles Barnes (USA)●  Brett Newski (USA)

●  Matt Vend and the Tender 10

Poetry Reading/ Recitation:

● Tomaso  Andreatta (Italy)

● Mattia Miani  (Italy)

●  Minh Do

Detailed schedule

January 13: Opening Ceremony and Media Night

Visual Arts Show (free)

4 PM -6 PM Art Exhibit

6 PM- Opening Ceremony

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation)

7 PM No Exit by the Saigon Players

8 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art

January 14: Sponsors Night

Visual Arts Show (free)

4 PM -6 PM Art Exhibit

6 PM- Address Sponsors

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation)

7 PM No Exit by the Saigon Players

8 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art

January 15: Closing Ceremony 7PM

Visual Arts Show (free)

8 AM -5 PM Art Exhibit

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation)

5 PM- No Exit by the Saigon Players

6 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art

7 PM- Closing Ceremony

*You will be helping children who are HIV-positive or who had parents who died of AIDS for every donation and art work sold.