Exhibition “Young Sculptors 2013″

Opening: Sun 30 Jun 2013, 4.30 pm

Exhibition: 30 Jun – 05 Jul

Artist Talk: Fri 05 Jul 2013, 08.30 – 11.30 am

Art Exhibition Hall

16 Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

“Young Sculptors 2012″ – an exhibition specializing in sculpture (for artists below 35 years old) of Young Artists’ Club, was held for the first time under the auspices of Vietnam Fine Arts Association. Most of the works in the first exhibition were figurines which were made ​​carefully and dressed up meticulously and expressing brand new outlooks. However, the second one will give more preference to spaces with separate stories which evoke individual emotions and give deeper perspectives.

Mystic Echo – Electronic Music Night with Henrik Frisk

Sat 29 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Vietnam Film Association Cinema, 2nd floor, backyard

51 Tran Hung Dao street, Hanoi

Domdom is proud to present Hanoi’s most exciting electronic music night of the month with the performance of the prominent Swedish musician Henrik Frisk and his very young talented students with the age from 15 to 24.Since April 2013, being invited by Domdom, Henrik Frisk has been giving workshop in Electronic music to selective young musicians with an interest to create a unique and exciting version of Vietnam contemporary experiment music.

The concert is the fruit of Henrik and his promising students’ creative hard working and also a chance to witness the growing of a new group of original young musicians.

From the soft spoken to pure outbursts of sound, like no others, the concert definitely will surprise you with electrifying experimental sounds!

Free entry!

Music Nights with Gentle Ohm, Unconventional Science and JC This Weekend

Fri 28 Jun, 9pm: Gentle Ohm

Sat 29 Jun, 8.30pm: Worlds Apart: Unconventional Science & JC (Hanoi Sessions)

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

Come to these 2 interesting music gigs this weekend. Expect some experimental electronic sounds on Friday with Gentle Ohm (aka Josh Kopecek) and a great DJ night on Saturday with Unconventional Science and JC.

Gentle Ohm: Friday 28 June

Gentle Ohm is the new moniker of Josh Kopecek, one of Hanoi’s most interesting musicians.

The British music graduate has built a reputation in the capital for his complicated compositions and home-made instruments. His live shows are rare and to be savoured.

Words Apart: Unconventional Science & JC (Hanoi Sessions): Saturday 29 June

Unconventional Science returns to Hanoi to team up with fellow Sub Elements maestro JC (Hanoi Sessions) for a night of eclectic music.

With the release of albums Open with Emotion and Tiger Mustache, Unconventional Science has left a trail of admirers in his wake. Rhythmic fusions of modern bass music with tribal drum patterns and samples from world music attracted remixes by producers from all over the globe and a headline slot at Kuala Lumpur’s Raising the Bar festival. His latest project Worlds Apart sees him team up with Sub Elements’ most eclectic selector JC (Hanoi Sessions) for a conceptual night.

Not a dance party, though you may well boogie, the evening will see juxtaposing musical styles jutting up against each other in ways that shouldn’t quite work, but somehow do. From jazz to hip hop to funk to drum and bass and psych rock or whatever else happens to fit, Unconventional Science and JC set out to find the thread that proves the Rev. Jesse Jackson right.

“On this program you will hear gospel,

And rhythm and blues, and jazz

All those are just labels

We know that music is music.”

- Rev. Jesse Jackson

Ticket

Worlds Apart: Unconventional Science & JC (Hanoi Sessions): 50k

Gentle Ohm: Free Entry   

Talk with Singaporean Sound Artist Dennis Tan

Fri 28 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Nha San Collective

3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi

Dennis Tan, current residence artist at the New Space Art Foundation in Hue, will give a talk about his sound works along with a sound performance. A day before our talk, Dennis Tan performs with Vu Nhat Tan and Nguyen Van Thao at Manzi.

Dennis Tan is a sound artist who deals with universal themes and the communication between individuals and society. His work is conceptual and influenced by his personal experiences. The impulse to develop sound body resulting from his interest in the sound and the material in the literal sense. In the creation of sound bodies the inclusion of environment, perception and communication patterns play a formative role. His works convey “stories” about the ideas of music and instrument and its analysis are also marked by hidden humor. All of this happens out of the quest, to develop new worlds of sound and to expand the multimedia perspectives and to promote their reception.

As an improvisor and an experimentalist, Tan has performed with different musicians and have played in Germany, Finland, Poland, Estonia, Bangkok and Singapore. In 2011 he co-hosted a series of DIY electronics workshop and currently he has been conducting workshops in Bangkok, Leipzig and Singapore.

Exhibition of Fifteen Emerging Artists

Opening Reception: Sat, 29 Jun 2013, 6-9 pm

Exhibition: 29 Jun – 21 Jul 2013

Craig Thomas Gallery

27i Tran Nhat Duat, Tan Dinh ward, Q.1, HCMC

Opening hours: Tuesday to Saturday 11 am to 6pm; Sundays 1 to 5 pm; and by appointment

On the occasion of Craig Thomas Gallery’s 4th anniversary, new works by 15 young Vietnamese emerging artists will be displayed at the gallery for almost all of the month of July. Among the artists are Ngo Van Sac, Bui Thanh Tam, Bui Tien Tuan, Nguyen The Hung, Tam Minh, Tran Quoc Tuan, La Huy, Lieu Nguyen Huong Duong, Le Kinh Tai, Bui Hai Son, Nguyen Thuy Hang, Mac Hoang Thuong, and Luong Luu Bien.

Four years on, we are proud of their continuing progress and evolution and would like to take this opportunity to introduce their latest creations as we celebrate our own development and growth as a gallery.  Working in a multiplicity of mediums, materials and styles and hailing from throughout the country, we believe the fifteen artists represented are among the most talented and intriguing artists in Vietnam today.

Lost memory - Ngo Van Sac

Screenings of “For Us and June” and “Taxi Driver”

Sat 29 Jun 2013, 2 pm: discussion about actor Robert De Niro & screening of “Taxi Driver”

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

You are invited to the two film screenings at TPD this week. On Friday, TPD Center will organize a program on ‘Friday Night with Vietnam Cinema’ with the screening of “For us and June” (director Nguyen Huu Tuan) and on Saturday, TPD Center will host a discussion about actor Robert De Niro, together with the screening of “Taxi Driver” (1976).

About For us and June!

Year: 2012

Director: Tuan Nguyen Huu

Cast: Trung Do Quoc, Tu Tran Thien, Huynh Anh

Genre: Romance / Sport

Runtime: 81 min

Synopsis: A group of close friends – Kien, Hoang and Minh – shares the passion for basketball. However, they are about to miss their biggest game of high-school time when Kien quit and left after Minh has rejected his love. Hoang, his best friend, decides to search for him, accompanied by Minh. Can they eventually make it to the game?

About Robert De Niro

Robert De Niro is an American actor, director and producer. His first major film roles were in Bang the Drum Slowly and Mean Streets, both in 1973. Then in 1974, he was cast as the young Vito Corleone in The Godfather Part II, a role for which he won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actor.

His longtime collaboration with director Martin Scorsese began with 1973′s Mean Streets, and later earned De Niro an Academy Award for Best Actor for his portrayal of Jake LaMotta in the 1980 film Raging Bull. He would also earn nominations for Taxi Driver in 1976 and Cape Fear in 1991. De Niro received additional Academy Award nominations for Michael Cimino’s The Deer Hunter (1978), Penny Marshall’s Awakenings (1990), and David O. Russell’s Silver Linings Playbook (2012). His portrayal of gangster Jimmy Conway in Scorsese’s Goodfellas earned him a BAFTA nomination in 1990.

De Niro has received accolades for his career, including the AFI Life Achievement Award (2003) and the Golden Globe Cecil B. DeMille Award (2010).

(Source: Wikipedia)

Tickets/ Fee

Screening on Friday: Different from other non-profit screenings on Saturday afternoon, the program Friday with Vietnam Cinema is a fundraising event. In this program, we are calling out for audiences’ contribution to continue the operation of TPD Center in the future. Suggested Donation 50,000 VND.

Screening on Saturday: The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

Spot Art’s Open Call for Young Artists in Asia

Deadline: 05 Jul 2013

Notification of selection: 26 Jul 2013

From Spot Art:

SPOT ART is an international, juried, visual arts festival featuring the works of artists 30 years old and younger with a focus on Southeast Asia. Selected artists have the opportunity to present work to and network with an international audience of fellow artists, art lovers, art professionals, gallerists, and curators in the spectacular Singapore ARTrium, in parallel to the Singapore Biennale. This high profile event will receive press and social media coverage in over 22 countries. Selected works will have the opportunity to be sold during the festival.

SPOT ART, 2013 selection committee will select artists through review of online submissions. Our committee will review all submissions for the highest quality examples of new art that aims to stretch the notions of sculpture, painting, photography, printmaking, film and video. SPOT ART, 2013 is meant to be an inclusive, artist-driven exploration of Asia now.

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ELIGIBILITY

SPOT ART juried competition is open to all artists under the age of 30 currently living and working in Asia. Professional and non-professional artists are eligible to apply. Any artistic, visual medium is acceptable. Images submitted must represent ACTUAL artworks competed within the past 3 years. Multi-media installations must have already been completed and documented. Proposals for artworks or installations will not be considered. Any subject or theme may be explored by the artist. Due to logistical restraints, artworks must not exceed the following dimensions:

2-Dimensional works: 
150cm (height) by 150cm (width) by 10cm (depth) and not more than 10 kilos

3-Dimensional works:
90cm (height) by 90cm (width) by 90cm (depth) and not more than 20 kilos

All artworks must be original and not reproduced, copied, appropriated or otherwise infringe on international copyright laws

SUBMISSION GUIDELINES

Each artist is allowed to submit images or videos of 3-5 works of art completed within the past 3 years. If necessary, multiple images of the same artwork may be submitted in order to show different perspectives. No more than 5 total images may be submitted. Applications with fewer than 3 or more than 5 images will not be considered.

HOW TO APPLY

Artists should submit the following materials via email to: opencall@spotart.sg

1. Completed application form (download here)

2. No more than 5 images of works of art completed within the last 3 years

3. Artist’s CV or bio (optional)

Guidelines on formatting images:

1. JPEG files ONLY, 72dpi, not to exceed 3MB for each image.

2. Image may not exceed 1000 pixels in any direction.

3. Image must be oriented properly (ie: top of image is up)

4. URLs for images or videos on websites are acceptable, as long as you clearly indicate the exact artworks that are entered, and they are reasonable size.

JPEGs should be labelled: Lastname_Entry#_Worktitle.jpg. For example, vermeer_1_thelacemaker.jpg

If submitting more than one image of the same work they should be labeled: Lastname _Entry#a,b,c,etc_Worktitle.jpg. For example, vermeer_1a_thelacemaker.jpg

The title and entry number should correspond to the application form. For example:

Entry #1
The Lacemaker
Oil on canvas
24cm x 22cm

SELECTION PROCESS

SPOT ART, 2013 jurors will select artists through review of online submissions. Our panel of jurors will review all submissions for the highest quality examples of new art that aims to stretch the notions of sculpture, painting, drawing, photography, printmaking, film and video. SPOT ART, 2013 is meant to be an inclusive, artist-driven exploration of Asia now.

Selected artists will be notified by email no later than July 26th, 2013.

Selected artists will be required to send their artwork to a local collection center. Artworks must be received at the collection center no later than August 23rd, 2013. Artworks must be in good condition and durable enough to endure international shipping.

Upon being selected, artists consent to release their artwork to SPOT ART to be sold during the festival. SPOT ART will collect a commission of 60% of retail sale price to cover international logistics and operating costs. Artists are encouraged to price their artworks within a reasonable range (we suggest $500 -$5,000 Singapore dollars). SPOT ART will make every effort to accommodate artists’ requests but reserves the right to determine the retail value of all artwork. We believe the event will be commercially successful if the artwork is priced reasonably. In the event the artwork does not sell, artists will be responsible for return shipping. Artists must include their suggested retail price in the original application.

SUBMISSION DEADLINES

05/07: 
DEADLINE for Open Call

26/07: 
Notification of selection

LIABILITY

SPOT ART, their affiliates, board of directors, agents and employees are not responsible for any loss, damage, breakage, replacement or cost associated with any artist’s work if any artist’s work has been damaged or has incurred breakage during transport or unpacking or while the work in the SPOT ART exhibition. Every precaution will be taken in handling the entries, but each of the above entity/persons assumes no liability for any loss or damage to any artist’s work while in our care, custody or control, before, during or after the exhibition. Each artist, if they wish, needs to provide their own insurance.

USE OF IMAGES

Any image submitted may be used for marketing and promotional purposes directly related to this show. This use may include publication in any publications, printed materials, advertisements, or electronic media. Copyright and all other rights remain that of the artist.

Live Performance of The Boston Children’s Chorus

Wed 26 Jun 2013, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

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Sat 29 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

01 Trang Tien, Hanoi

The Boston Children’s Chorus (BCC), known as “Ambassadors of Harmony” of Boston (the United States), will visit Vietnam to perform live for the first time in the 26th and 29th of June.

During their performances, the Boston Children’s Choruswill entertain audiences with an exclusive collection of songs, which they have already performed all over the world by themselves, such as Ain’t Gonna Let Nobody Turn Me Round, Africa, Dreams, and We sing.Their performances will offer the Vietnamese public the universal message of peace – a strong belief that the power and joy of music can unite our society’s diverse communities and inspire social change.

Not only does the Boston Children’s Chorus have high-profile public performance experience butit also represents peace in the city of Boston. Members of the chorus were the ones to sing with the accompaniment of Cellist Yo-Yo Ma during an interfaith healing service to honor the victims of the Boston Marathon bombing in April, in front of President Barack Obama as well as people watching from around the world.

Pianist Trang Trinh, representative of Charles Ansbacher Musical Club in Vietnam, an organizing collaborator, said: ‘As the voice of harmony and love, The Boston Children’s Chorus surely will bring unforgettable happiness to the Vietnamese. The performances are expected to be a special public cultural event.’

The BCC’s performance program will be organized in two major cities (Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City) by the Vietnam National Opera Ballet, in collaboration with GafimCulture and Charles Ansbacher Musical Club and partnership with Tran Nhan Tong Academy. The program is embedded with messages of peace not only from the BCC but also from the co-organizers, such as Charles Ansbacher Musical Club’s mission of promoting music for the masses, and Tran Nhan Tong Academy’s advancing the cause of reconciliation and compassion  in Vietnam and around the world. Tickets will be given away free to the interested public.

During the visit in Vietnam, the BCC will also participate in many other cultural exchange activities, such as the meeting with their host families at Diamond Island and especially, “A O Show”, a special Vietnamese cultural program. These activities are expected to provide the youths with an unforgettable chance to learn about Vietnam and its culture of friendliness, kindness, warmth and love.

Founded in 2003, the BCC currently has nearly 500 singers from Boston’s neighborhoods;they have performed in many countries. All the graduates of the BCC have gone on to prestigious colleges including Harvard, Stanford, New York University and Berklee College of Music. The BCC won the Margaret Hillis Award for Choral Excellence from Chorus America in 2011, appeared in Opera Boston’s world-premier production of Madame White Snake, and performed at the invitation of HM King Abdullah II in the Middle East country of Jordan.

Free tickets. Registration via email: boston@newmedia.edu.vn    

Noi Hanoi Open Reading at Manzi

Wed 26 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Because we use language constantly and don’t often enough listen to it, a poetry reading. Noi Hanoi presents an evening of poetry plus other forms and non forms of writing. For those who write, those who read, those who translate, and those who like watching, come.

The event is open to public participation while featured readers include Nha Thuyen, Claire Barnard, Phung Ha Thanh, Kaitlin Rees, Thuy Anh, Susmita Paul, Marianne Brown, and Vuong Bich Ngoc. There may even be a few men.

Please join us on June 26th 8pm at Manzi to give our languages a little love. The reading will start at 8pm.

Young Melody Program – Chamber music

Sat 29 Jun 2013, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

Continuing the art program YOUNG MELODY made for young generation, on 29 Jun HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera will organize an event to introduce chamber music, with explanation of a young but talented conductor Tran Nhat Minh.

This program will provide young audience deep feelings and detailed understanding of chamber music as well as its history and development, the difference in tone mixtures between instruments and voice, the similarity in structure and basic movements among different kinds of performances such as solo, duet, trio, quartet etc. The audience will enjoy the popular works of Mozart, Grieg, Rachmaninov … performed by outstanding artists who become vaguely familiar to Vietnam music lovers: Ly Giai Hoa, Cho Hae Ryong, Bui Anh Son, Dao Nhat Quang, Meritorious. Nguyen Tan Anh …

The program

1. Solo Piano: Ritual fure dance

2. Duet: soprano with piano accompaniment, 2 vocal works of Rachmaninov

3. Duet between Piano and Clarinet: Oriental dance of S.Vasilenko

4. Suite Peer Gynt of E. Greig, arranged for wooden trumpet quintet by Joachim Linckemann

5. The string quartet with piano works of Mozart

6. “Time to say goodbye” to say goodbye and express thankfulness to young audience.

Solo Exhibition by Sandrine Llouquet

Opening: Thu 27 Jun, 6 pm

Exhibition: 28 Jun – 31 Jul 2013

Galerie Quynh

65 Đề Thám

District 1, HCMC

+84 (8) 3836 8019

Gallery hours: Tuesday – Saturday, 10 AM – 6 PM; closed Sundays and Mondays

We are pleased to present Chapter I: Where I attempt to drown the dragon – Sandrine Llouquet’s fourth solo exhibition at the gallery. Alchemy, transformation, discovery and rebirth are recurrent themes in the show represented through highly symbolic images and metaphors. The ambitious exhibition is divided into two parts: nigredo (blackness) andalbedo (whiteness) in reference to the first two of the four major stages of the Magnum Opus in alchemy.

With a nod to Victorian novels, the whimsical exhibition title suggests the beginning of an elaborate journey full of fantasy and drama for our protagonist. References to Jung, archetypes and the collective unconscious abound in the show. The dragon itself refers to personal obstacles and symbolizes the shadow, an archetype that represents the darker side of the human psyche. Llouquet states, “Each of my artworks is a step left behind that shows a building of oneself: wandering, passage from one stage to another, rebellion, escape, rebirth… By pursuing my research on this idea of building oneself, I naturally came to study the history of alchemy and found deep similarities with my conception of art: a quest for wisdom that goes with material experimentations.”

Born in 1975 in Montpellier, France, Sandrine Llouquet has lived in Vietnam since 2005. She graduated from École Pilote Internationale d’Art et de Recherche – Villa Arson in 1999. A dynamic contributor to the development of contemporary art in Vietnam, she was a founding member of Wonderful District, a project that promotes contemporary art through exhibitions, concerts and theater pieces, as well as a member of Mogas Station, a Vietnam-based artist collective. Llouquet’s work has been exhibited in numerous venues including the Palais de Tokyo, Paris, Yerba Buena Center for the Arts, San Francisco, California and Tate Modern, London. She has also participated in a number of biennales with Mogas Station such as the Shenzhen Biennale (2007), the Singapore Biennale (2006) and in Migration Addicts – a collateral event of the 52nd Venice Biennale. Her drawings, objects and videos are in private collections around the world.

Green Drinks Saigon about Sustainability and Product Design

Tue 25 Jun 2013, 6.30 pm

Zest Cafe

5 Ton Duc Thang, District 1, HCMC

Green Drinks is active in 607 cities worldwide.  It’s free and open to everyone interested in the environment, from CEOs to students, bankers to artists. We all share a common interest so come and meet some new people, spark some fresh ideas, and have some fun.

This month we welcome guest speaker Andrew Nguyen Miller to talk about going beyond materials and energy to live more sustainably in our built world.

Andrew is a self-proclaimed “greener designer” who recently led a cross-cultural design team in a collaborative sustainable product design project called Future Living Studio.  His perspective is informed by a blend of Vietnamese and American values and a belief that genuine sustainability can be achieved through cultural goodness rather than focusing on products themselves.

The presentation will be in English with Vietnamese translation.

Free entry.

9A4 M Studio Special Opening

Opening: Fri 28 Jun 2013, 7 pm

9A4M Studio

4th Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi

After Tadioto, Work Room Four, and Nha San COLLECTIVE, another art studio is opening at number 9 Tran Thanh Tong, and soon will come many more. This premise, ruins of an old factory, is now quickly changing itself into the new art hub of the capital. Definitely will become the destination for all the creative community in town!

And this Friday we welcome the opening of artist Phuong Vu Manh‘s 9A4 M Studio with a special performance called “RECYCLE” that includes body painting, installation, contemporary music and dance.

9A4 M Studio takes pleasure in welcoming you to our special opening and also our first performance called “RECYCLE”. “RECYCLE” marks the celebration of our new studio and art space.

”RECYCLE”, organized by Phuong Vu Manh, includes body painting, installation, contemporary music and dance:

Body painting & installation- Phuong Vu Manh

Music- Vu Nhat Tan & Hoai Anh

Dance- Doan Minh Hoan

Model- Pham Thu Phuong

RECYCLE historically has always been implemented as a way to reuse materials that were no longer needed or suitable for their initial purpose. It is closely related to the context of what 9A4M studio has been doing to the abandoned and ruined medicine factory, built by the French, Soviet and Chinese back in the 1960s. RECYCLE uses the combination of body painting and dance with the background of noise music to create a new sensation of contemporary art. The stage is a big installation created from materials that were used in the assembly line of the medicine factory.

All artists participating in RECYCLE are individuals who share the same passion of looking for new ways to express art and beauty. Phuong Vu Manh is known as the first one to do body painting in Vietnam. Vu Nhat Tan is widely recognized for his experiment in noise music. Doan Minh Hoan is known for her new style in dance movement – using her legs and feet rather than her arms. By RECYCLE, these artists want to document the process of transforming this abandoned place into a nurturing place for art. From death to life, from dark to light, from being abandoned to being warmly welcomed, all is done and become possible by the love for art and the love for things.   

Mintown Handmade Fair – Summer Spirit

Sun 30 Jun 2013, 9 am – 5 pm

Tran Phu High school

No.8 Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi

Mintown Handmade Fair is considered a familiar event and is expected by young people who love originality and creativity. Along with the colorful, wonderful theme “Summer Spirit”, this is also regarded as an ideal place to gather with friends in the summer.

Coming to Summer Spirit Fair, you can search and buy unique handmade items in a brilliant space with full of creativity that you can only find in the events of Mintown. Besides, handmade class, exciting local service and delicious food stores will bring you surprises and happiness in hot summer days.

Tickets: 20,000VND. Pre-sale only at Handymoon Handmade Shop – No.3, 409 Kim Ma St., Hanoi.

Or register for shipping tickets in Hanoi: (15,000VND).

Exhibition “Comics, Manga & Co. – The New German Comics Culture”

Exhibition: 15 – 23 Jun 2013, 9 am. – 6 pm.

Exhibition Hall in Ho Chi Minh City

92 Le Thanh Ton, Dist. 1, HCMC

What do a stolen bicycle, a short-sighted rabbit named Supa-Hasi and the singer Jonny Cash have in common?

Right – nothing!

But along with other numerous protagonists they form the very colorful and multifaceted exhibition “Comics, Manga & Co. – The New German Comics Culture”.

The exhibition of 55 different comics will take place in the Exhibition Hall in Ho Chi Minh City from 15th June – 23rd June 2013. It presents two generations of artists, which have been influencing the German comic culture in many different ways.

You will discover detailed and scientific drawings of Jens Harder in Alpha, which shows the evolutionary history from the Big Bang to the first humans, or the exciting film-like drawn graphic novels by Reinhard Kaiser or the girl manga by Christina Plaka – the comic book world knows (almost) no bounds!

13 artists were selected for this exhibition, whose versatile works present all important German tendencies.

Your Chance and your Choice for YxineFF 2013

Deadline: 10 Jul 2013

Don’t miss the chance to have your film(s) being part of YxineFF 2013! Choose your best film(s) to submit to us! It’s still possible until 10 of July 2013, but send us your submission TODAY to avoid any issues of late entries that may not fit the requirements.

We are Yxine Film Fest (YxineFF), an annual international online short film festival at our website. This year is the 4th edition in row of our film festival which is based mainly in Vietnam. With the slogan “Sharing. Love. Cinema.”, YxineFF’s target audience is young independent filmmakers and cinema lovers. YxineFF is a voluntary, non-profit and independent project. YxineFF is unique in its kind and a pioneer in modern film festival management.

At Cannes Film Festival 2013, YxineFF was represented with 3 short films: 16:30 (Opening Film YxineFF 2012, International Competition YxineFF 2012, 4 Awards); Monday, Wednesday, Friday (Closing Film YxineFF 2012) and Oasis Redux (International Competition YxineFF 2012). These 3 films were among 66 films from 15 countries of 5 continents in the Official Selection of YxineFF 2012.

YxineFF is supported by Jane Campion, Phillip Noyce and Tran Anh Hung among others.

YxineFF is also supported by Goethe Institut and British Council among others.

YxineFF films have made it to Cannes Film Festival and Berlin International Film Festival among others, AFTER having participated in our festival.

Indeed, the participation in YxineFF does not affect negatively the chance that your film will be selected at other (major) international film festivals.

We are working with many film festivals and institution partners worldwide to promote your film. We also work with television channels to get your film distributed.

With YxineFF, you and your films would have the chance to get acknowledged worldwide, because our audience are from 5 continents. In 2012, we got nearly 2,5 million hits.

With YxineFF, you and your films would have the chance to win awards with cash up to 20,000,000 VND (ca. 950 USD) each.

We now call for entry of films of all genres from all over the world for International Competition (for films up to 20 minutes), Local Competition (for films up to 15 minutes), Panorama (for films up to 30 minutes) and In Focus (for films up to 60 minutes). The deadline is 10th July 2013.

The festival will open on 9th September 2013 and the Award Ceremony will be organised in December 2013 in Ho Chi Minh City (Vietnam).

We would be grateful to review your film(s) for the Official Selection of YxineFF 2013.

The film submission is free of charge. How to submit your film(s)?

If you have any question, please do not hesitate to contact us at film@yxineff.com.

Screening of Irish Film “Once”

26 and 27 Jun 2013, 7 pm

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Come to the screening of Once, a musical film set in Dublin, the capital of Ireland.

It tells the story of an Irishman, played by Glen Hansard, who plays the guitar on a popular shopping street in Dublin, and a young Czech flower-seller, played by Marketa Irglova. The Irishman and Czech girl start talking and discover their mutual interest in music. Together, they sing and play music and the story follows them as they record a demo CD together. This is also a tale of unrequited romance.

Made in Ireland on a shoestring budget, with the support of the Irish Film Institute, the film features scenes of Dublin city and beautiful music by its musician stars. It received the 2008 Academy Award for Best Original Song. It has recently been made into a Broadway Musical.

A small number of tickets for the screenings can be reserved on a first-come-first-served basis by contacting the Embassy of Ireland irishembassyhanoi@dfanet.ie. Tickets can be collected at the Embassy of Ireland (2nd floor, Sentinel Place, 41A Ly Thai To, Hanoi) from 24 to 26 June 2013, from 9:00 to 15:30.

Photo Exhibition “Autopsy of Days”

Opening: Wed 26 Jun 2013, 6.30 pm

Exhibition: 27 Jun – 21 Jul 2013, 9 am – 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

The word ‘autopsy’ derives from the Greek word autopsia meaning ‘to see for oneself’.

The fifteen Vietnamese photographers whose recent work is exhibited here are showing us intimately and through small, personal dissections of their own lives and interests what they have seen for themselves. These are forensic self-investigations, observing from the inside the state the individual. This is an inexact science but in it much is to be seen and more to be learned through careful examination.

Photo exhibition of artists: Nguyễn Lan Anh / Khổng Việt Bách / Trương Quế Chi / Nông Mạnh Cường / Bình Đặng / Tạ Minh Đức / Nguyễn Hoàng Giang / Trương Minh Giang / Đỗ Tường Linh/ Nguyễn Hoàng Nam / Nguyễn Thanh Nga / Nguyễn Hồng Ngọc / Phạm Mai Phương / Nguyễn Thủy Tiên / Chu Hà Thanh

Curated by Jamie Maxtone-Graham

In March 2013, Hanoi DocLab began an intensive, nearly 3-month long photography workshop focusing on a personal approach both to making photographs and the individual act of looking, of ‘seeing for oneself’. These photographers met twice weekly for more than two months, engaged in research, visual exercises and presentation of both personal work and research – all designed to encourage a re-evaluation of their individual relationship to photography and the act of seeing in all its simplicity and complexity.

It would be wrong to think of this photography as the work of students. Most are in fact amateurs – making photographs for the love that the word implies – with professions in other areas. But the images presented here are actually the photographic work of early-career artists. It is work produced with commitment and care, with intelligence and imagination, with an understanding of ones place in both social and artistic history.

It is one job of the artist to show society things it may not always be comfortable to observe about itself. But society must follow and, as the artist has, must see for itself. In that simple act of looking at what has been seen, we come to determine our own pathology, our own experience.”

Free admission.

Jamie Maxtone-Graham has a professional background of more than 20 years in commercial and narrative cinematography. His filmography includes independent films, mainstream feature films, episodic television and advertising. He worked as a Director of Photography both New York and Los Angeles before coming to Vietnam in 2007-08 with a Fulbright research Grant from the US State Department.

Still living in Hanoi, he continues to shoot films and also produced films, such as the award-winning documentary. Besides he conducts workshops for young Vietnamese artists and curates exhibitions. His own photography had been exhibited in Asia (Hanoi, Bangkok) as well as in Europe (England, Netherlands, France) and had been published in various magazines as burn Magazine, Trans Asia Photography Review, Culture Hall, Invisible Ph t grapher Asia, Photography And Culture, and tiny vices.

Paintings of Nguyen Quoc Hung

Regularly Ongoing Exhibition

Emotion Room Gallery

(via Lluvia Art Cafe)

26 Hang Voi Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi

Recently we received information from a gallery that exclusively exhibits artworks from artist Nguyen Quoc Hung.

Artist Nguyen Quoc Hung was born in 1950. As a self-taught artist for many years, he has silently worked with his paintings at home at 25 Hang Thung Street. Art collectors overseas only know about him through friends’ introduction.

Nguyen Quoc Hung’s creative career is a long process and divided into different stages. However, almost all of his paintings follow the style of abstract expressionism.

Tiger Translate Battle of the Bands 2013

Sat 29 Jun 2013, 7 pm

Independence Park

Tran Nhan Tong, Hai Ba Trung district, Hanoi

6 best Vietnamese rock bands including 18+, Dong Do, Bui Gio, Hemelians, Hac San, Parasite will take part in the final round of Tiger Translate – Battle of the Bands 2013 (the biggest competition for young rock bands in Vietnam)

The winner has chance to perform in the night music show Tiger International Event on 20 July in Ho Chi Minh City, together with Gothic Metal band LACUNA COIL – a world level one – on the huge stage in front of thousands of people.

The first 500 people attending the final round will have a lucky draw opportunity to win a free trip to Ho Chi Minh city for the Tiger International Event.   

Fête de la Musique 2013

Fri 21 Jun 2013, 8-10 pm

Ly Thai To square, Hanoi

For the first time being held outdoor in Hanoi in the framework of French year in Vietnam, “Fête de la Musique” (Music Festival) are open to all of you at Ly Thai To square from 8-10 pm on 21 Jun. You will have chance to enjoy the performance of ”Puzzle” group composed of Vietnamese and French singers performing monthly in L’Espace. They bring to this festival Vietnamese and French works.

Established in France in 1982 on the principle that everyone can sing or play an instrument, the Music Festival has become the major event in Jun, a great free popular event to celebrate the summer solstice, where each can perform on the street, alone or in groups, play any type of music, as the slogan” Music Festival: Make music!”. Exported in 1985, today it is celebrated on 5 continents in more than 100 countries and nearly 300 locations.

Music Night “How does it Sound?”

 

Thu 27 Jun 2013, 8.15 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

An evening of music at Manzi this June featuring classical composer and sound artist Vu Nhat Tan being joined by multi-instrumentalist Nguyen Van Thao.

Vu Nhat Tan: Tan is one of the capital’s best known classical composers, noise musicians and sound artists.

Nguyen Van Thao: Thao is often referred to as a “one man band” for his ability to improvise across a variety of instruments. He’ll be adding a modern rock-oriented interpretation of the Dan Bau (Vietnamese Monochord) and Dan Nguyet (Moon Lute) to Tan’s electronic compositions. Featuring just two relatively slack strings and low frets, the guitar like instrument relies on pushing the strings to achieve bending notes.

Tickets: 150,000 VND (including a free drink: one Hanoi beer or a soft drink)

Kindly buy at door, or call 0989796075 to pre-purchase.

Concert “At Grand Theater With Mozart”

Sat 22 Jun 2013, 7 – 9.30 pm

Conference Room, 5th Floor, Majestic Hotel

01 Dong Khoi Street, Ben Nghe Ward, Dist. 1, HCMC

“Mozart’s music is so pure and beautiful that I see it as a reflection of the inner beauty of the universe.” (Albert Einstein)

is what we have already known about Mozart.

However, what about other aspects of Mozart himself and his music? It will be reveal…

Saigon Classical Music Group proudly to present “At Grand Theater With Mozart” – The second quarter performance.

Register for the attendance

- Sign up online,

- Or send us your personal information: your first name and last name, Email, phone number to the email: volammk@gmail.com, with the title:

The performance is totally free.

Francesco Tristano DJ Set in Hanoi

Fri 21 Jun 2013, 11 pm

Angelina, Sofitel Legend Metropole

Not only known as a talented classical pianist, the young musician and composer Francesco Tristano is also famous across European dance floors for his modern Techno sets. And he will grant audience a DJ set this Friday at Angelina at 11 pm (right after his piano concert at the Opera House). Your chance to look at the artist from the seemingly opposite angles in just one night!

Being dubbed classical music’s next prodigal son might sound like a heavy load but Francesco Tristano carries it on his light shoulders with the most amazing grace. A graduate of New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, the Luxembourger now residing in Barcelona has recorded several albums with compositions from Bach, Ravel and Prokofiev among others. It’s his insatiable appetite for discovery and unique feeling for dance floor sensibilities though, that have made him a staple among music connoisseurs and the undisputed go-to pianist for experimental projects from the hotbeds of club and high culture.

No entrance fee.   

Screening of “Bi, Don’t be Afraid” and “Amadeus”

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

You are invited to the two screening of TPD this week. At 8p.m. on Friday 21 June 2013, TPD Center will organize a program on ‘Friday Night with Vietnam Cinema’ with the screening of the film Bi, Don’t be Afraid (director Phan Dang Di).

On Saturday June 22 2013, TPD Centre will host next session of Two Thumbs Up Movie programme. We will screen Amadeus (1984).

About “Bi, don’t be afraid”

Year: 2010

Director: Di Phan Dang

Cast: Tran Tien, Hoa Thuy, Ha Phong, Thanh Minh

Genre: Drama

Runtime: 90 min with English subtitle

Synopsis: In an old house in Hanoi, Bi, a 6-year-old child lives with his parents, his aunt and their cook. His favorite playgrounds are an ice factory and the wild grass along the river. After being absent for years, his grandfather, seriously ill, reappears and settles at their house. While Bi gets closer to his grandfather, his father tries to avoid any contact with his family. Every night, he gets drunk and goes and see his masseuse, for whom he feels a quiet strong desire. Bi’s mother turns a blind eye on it. The aunt, still single, meets a 16-year-old young boy in the bus. Her attraction to him moves her deeply.

Awards:

- ACID/CCAS Award – Cannes Film Festival

- Best First Feature Film and Best Cinematography Stockholm International Film Festival.

- Special Mention Vancouver International Film Festival

- New Talent Award – Asia-Hong Kong Film Festival.

About Amadeus

Amadeus is a 1984 film directed by Miloš Forman and written by Peter Shaffer. Adapted from Shaffer’s stage play Amadeus (1979), the story is a variation of Alexander Pushkin’s play Mozart i Salieri, in which the composer Antonio Salieri recognizes the genius of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart but thwarts him out of pride and envy. The story is set in Vienna, Austria, during the latter half of the 18th century.

The film was nominated for 53 awards and received 40, including eight Academy Awards (including Best Picture), four BAFTA Awards, four Golden Globes, and a Directors Guild of America (DGA) award. In 1998, the American Film Institute ranked Amadeus 53rd on its 100 Years… 100 Movies list.

Screening on Friday: Different from other non-profit screenings on Saturday afternoon, the program Friday with Vietnam Cinema is a fundraising event. In this program, we are calling out for audiences’ contribution to continue the operation of TPD Center in the future. Suggested Donation 50,000 VND.

Screening on Saturday: The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

Win Free Places in Digital Storytelling Workshops

The Learning Project Asia is giving away six FREE places for one week of their Digital Storytelling Summer Workshops.

The contestants need to submit the links to their own short films to Colin ccampbell@thelearningproject.asia by 21 June. And the six best short films will be awarded with FREE places in their summer program at Work Room Four. See detailed requirements from Learning Project Asia below:

The films should be:

- No more than one minute

- About one aspect of the filmmakers life (this could be a hobby, ambition, idea, job, problem)

- Have some element that links the film to Hanoi

- Be entertaining

- Posted on Youtube or Vimeo or another video sharing site.

- The film should not try to be an auto-biography but should communicate something about the filmmaker. Films can use moving or still images, music, text, English and/or Vietnamese language, graphics, drawing etc.

- If there is Vietnamese language (which we encourage) please find a way to communicate the message in English as well.

Art Talk with Dutch Artist Andrea Radai

Sat 22 Jun 2013, 6 pm

DOCLAB

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Hanoi Doclab cordially invites you to the art talk with Andrea Radai, an artist from the Netherlands.

Andrea Radai is a painter from the Netherlands, but she was born in Hungary. Her family used to live in Hanoi from 1973 to 1975, when her father worked here as a Hydro-Geologist. She was then 9 years old, and it was an amazing time. The cultural clash she experienced has made a profound and lasting impact on her. Now, after 38 years she is back in Vietnam as an artist in residence at NAMEARTSPACE. She is staying for three month, working on different projects.

She will talk about her personal works along with the works of her fellow artists in the Netherlands Miloushka Bokma (photographer/video artist), Lon Godin (painter), Frans van Lent (performance artist/video artist) and Mark van den Berg (filmmaker/writer).

Free entrance.

Opening of Art Space Nhasan Collective

Opening: Fri 21 Jun 2013, 6 pm

Nhasan COLLECTIVE

3rd Floor, Block A, 9 Tran Thanh Tong, Hanoi

Nhasan COLLECTIVE invites you to join our opening reception, celebrates our new art space.

The event will introduce:

DESTRUO, organized by Phan Thao Nguyen,includes work by:

Phan Thao Nguyen

Truong Cong Tung

Appendix Collective

Anahita Ghazvinizadeh

Hyounsang Yoo

The Collection of Nhasan COLLECTIVE members, includes work by

Nguyen Quoc Thanh

Nguyen Phuong Linh

Nguyen Tran Nam

Tuan Mami

Uu Dam

Lai Dieu Ha

and Ha Ho

Sound Affect: Vu Nhat Tan Solo

Thu 20 Jun 2013, 9 pm

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

A rare solo performance from one of Hanoi’s most respected underground musicians. A regular performer with an international reputation, Tan is equally respected for his classical compositions, electronic experiments and DJ sets.

Last year, Tan returned from Los Angeles where he premiered his latest compositions Cracking Bamboo and Song of Napalm at Southwest Chamber Music’s International New Music Festival. It was the second time Tan had been asked to contribute to Southwest Chamber Music events, with two-time Grammy Award-winning conductor Jeff von der Schmidt responding to the mid-performance standing ovation Tan received in 2010 with “I’ve never seen anything like it in my career.”

This Thursday, Tan will be playing sample based experimental music. His complex, ever evolving setup involves a laptop hooked up to a midi keyboard allowing him to add samples such as trains, street sounds and heavy machinery at will. Tan will also use a Kaos Pad full of digital effects and a modified mixer with hand-made noise presets and will even make use of simple sound apps on his Iphone.

Entry VND 100,000 (free before 8pm)   

Program of Luxembourg Cultural Events

Live performance with Sun Glitters: Wed 19 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Dance performance Warrior of Beauty II: Thu 20 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Youth Theater

11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi

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Concert with Francesco Tristano: Fri 21 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

01 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Come to the three special programs this week: Live performance with Sun Glitters with special guests Tran Xuan Hoa and Sylvia Camarda, Dance performance Warrior of Beauty II – a solo dance performance by Sylvia Camarda, and concert with Francesco Tristano, Le Phi Phi and the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra.

Luxembourg artist Sun Glitters’ (alias Victor Ferreira) sound, could be defined as a swirling melting pot of many different influences and textures. Reminiscent of Boards of Canada, My Bloody Valentine or Gold Panda, it is also a totally unique, emotionally charged experience. Sun Glitters visual presentation is dreamlike, in pastel sun-faded colors and hazy shadows.

Sun Glitters’ individual sounds and vocals are muffled, as if traveling underwater, defocused, spilling over one another and with an echo.

At the occasion of his first Hanoi gig, Sun Glitters will team up with contemporary Luxemburgish dancer Sylvia Camarda and renowned Vietnamese percussionist Tran XuanHoa for a unique and unforgettable live performance.

Warrior of Beauty is a dance theatre solo performed by Luxembourg dancer Sylvia Camarda. The performance engages in a dialogue with the audience that revolves around and explores one central question: how to be a warrior of beauty? This dialogue is also a monologue; at once the personal expression of the performer and a mirror held up to each and every member of the audience. How may individuals find themselves in their own true personality?

A woman attempting to find and define herself in all her diversity, covering the most outstanding (the diva, the politician, the virgin and the matron) as well as the most demeaning facets of that diversity that are the outcome of her aesthetic determination and her fear of failure.

The piece pays tribute to the grandes dames who fought for their cause throughout their lives: Marlene Dietrich, Judy Garland, Eddie Sedgwick, Cleopatra and Nelly Arcan.

Being dubbed classical music’s next prodigal son might sound like a heavy load but Francesco Tristano carries it on his light shoulders with the most amazing grace. A graduate of New York’s prestigious Juilliard School, the Luxembourger now residing in Barcelona has recorded several albums with compositions from Bach, Ravel and Prokofiev among others. It’s his insatiable appetite for discovery and unique feeling for dance floor sensibilities though, that have made him a staple among music connoisseurs and the undisputed go-to pianist for experimental projects from the hotbeds of club and high culture.

The concert at the Opera House will showcase Tristano’s passion for classic and contemporary music. This concert will be Francesco’s third performance in Hanoi after the solo recitals in 2011 and 2012.

Francesco Tristano will perform with the Hanoi Symphony Orchestra under the baton of acclaimed Vietnamese conductor Le Phi Phi.

For tickets contact Mrs Vu at : Giang.Vu@mae.etat.lu.

HCMC – Chamber Concert

Wed 19 Jun 2013, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

You are invited to the chamber concert on 19 Jun. The program presents the best artists of Opera House, who have enjoyed the famous training environments all over the world: Russia, China, Australia … and brought internationally prestigious awards, for example: clarinetist Dao Nhat Quang, violanist Bui Anh Son, sopranist Cho Hae Ryong, Meritorious Nguyen Tan Anh, pianist Ly Giai Hoa and guest pianist from HCMC Conservatory Joo Eun Young.

This program will bring to Vietnamese audience sculptures with beautiful melodies of 2-most-prominent-representative of Romantic music: Sergei Rachmaninov and Edvard Grieg, besides already-well-known works of Mozart, Sergei Vasilenko and Manuel de Falla.

Performing artists:

Piano: Joo Eun Young, Ly Giai Hoa

Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong

Violin: Nguyen Truc Thuyen

Viola: Bui Anh Son

Cello: Meritorious Nguyen Tan Anh

Flute: Nguyen Nhat Chi Lan

Oboe: Pham Khanh Toan

Clarinet: Đao Nhat Quang, Vo Minh Đong

Horn: Tran Trung Hieu

Bassoon: A Tach

Program

Part I:

Sergei Vasilenko

“ Eastern Dance” for clarinet and piano

Clarinet: Đao Nhat Quang

Piano: Joo Eun Young

Sergei Rachmaninov

“These Summer Nights” and ”Vocalise” for soprano and piano

Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong

Piano: Joo Eun Young

Edvard Grieg

Suite No.1 ”Peer Gynt” for wooden trumpet quintet.

Flute: Nguyen Nhat Chi Lan

Oboe: Pham Khanh Toan

Clarinet: Vo Minh Đong

Horn: Tran Trung Hieu

Bassoon: A Tach

Part II:

Manuel de Falla

“Ritual Fire Dance” for piano

Piano: Joo Eun Young

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

Quartet for piano with string G minor, K478.

Violin: Nguyen Truc Thuyen

Viola: Bui Anh Son

Cello: Meritorious Nguyen Tan Anh

Piano: Ly Giai Hoa

Tickets

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

All tickets are available at:

Ticket Counter, HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC, Tel: 08. 38237419   

Artist Talk – Pulau Ubin Artists-in-Residency Programme

Mon 17 Jun 2013, 3 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Manzi is proud to present a talk by Singaporean artists – Jeremy Hiah, Arif Ayab and Dennis Tan. The artists will talk about their practices and their Pulau Ubin Artists-in-Residency Programme.

Jeremy Hiah: Director of the Pulau Ubin Artists-in-Residency Programme and founder of Your MOTHER gallery. Jamie’s art projects span across Germany, Italy, Austria, Hong Kong, Vietnam, Indonesia, Australia, South Korea, Thailand and China. He has also been invited to several Artists in Residency program such as the UNSECO Artists in Residency in Vienna, Austria.

Dennis Tan: Singaporean sound and visual artist. Tan graduated from Hochschule fur Bildende Kunste, Braunschweig, Germany. He has recently produced a series of visual works in the form of sound installation and sound-producing sculptures.

Arif Ayab (Reef): Member of the band Under the Velvet Sky (UTVS). Reef plays mainly guitar and bass but also plays other instruments like the drums, percussion, saxophone, flute, keyboard, effects and other strings instruments. Since January 2011 Arif Ayab has been working closely with The Artists Village and has been instrumental of keeping the current rented space buzzing with music and art.

For more information:

http://www.tav.org.sg/artistsinresidency/

http://www.tav.org.sg/

Free Entrance.

Screening of “L’exercice de l’Etat”

Fri 28 Jun 2013, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the screening of “L’exercice de l’Etat” (The Minister) (France, 2011, 112 minutes) by director Pierre Scheoeller, starring: Olivier Gourmet, Michel Blanc, Zabou Breitman. The film premiered in the “Un Certain Regard” section at the 2011 Cannes Film Festival where it won the Un Certain Regard FIPRESCI Award.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles.

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.

Dance Performance “Rite of Spring”

Sat 29 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi

Welcome to the dance performance conducted by choreographer Jean-Claude Gallotta, which is bustling and high energetic. The concert is within the framework of celebrating 40 years of diplomatic relation between France and Vietnam.

When recomposing the 100-year-ago ballet in Paris, Gallotta remains original music theme composed and recorded by Stravinsky. However, the character “Blessed” will be played by 7 female dancers respectively.

Two short chapters will lead the next epic one. Three of them were written to honor the great composer Igor Stravinsky: Tumulte – listen to the peace of dance, Dear Igor – show respect to the composer and Rite of Spring – enjoy the bustling and energetic rite.

Ticket price: 120 000/ 100 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000/ 50 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace from 29 May.

Screening of “38 Témoins”

Fri 21 Jun 2013, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Welcome to the screening of “38 Témoins” (38 Witnesses) (French, 2012, 104’) by director Lucas Belvaux. The film was nominated César Award 2013. This is not suitable for children under 12 years old.

You can see the synopsis in French, or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

Tickets:

Ticket price: 20 000 VND

Special discount for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Digital Storytelling Summer Program 2013

Duration: Mon to Fri from 17 Jun to 26 Jul, 8.30 am – 4 pm

Concordia International School Hanoi

CMC Building, Duy Tan Street, Cau Giay District

From The Learning Project Asia:

This summer The Learning Project Asia is hosting at Concordia International School Hanoi a program of activities and workshops based around Digital Storytelling. Students from ages 12-18 can join for between one and six weeks to develop research, communication, collaboration and problem solving skills through short photo and film projects. Learners are guided by experienced educators and will be encouraged to bring their own interests to the projects they develop. Each week will also involve hands-on workshops and field trips led by experienced creative industry professionals to help the participants build the skills involved in making engaging digital stories. Students develop an online portfolio of their projects that can be used to support and showcase their learning.

Language of the courses/workshops: English

More details about the this program and information on how to register can be found here, and registration form.

You can see the prices and register for the workshops here. For more information please call Gareth 090-422-8629 or Tâm (Vietnamese) 01698-803-581or email Colin ccampbell@thelearningproject.asia

New Circus “Here, Now and There”

Thu 22 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Youth Theater

Welcome to the new circus ICI, MAINTENANT ET LÀ (“Here, now and there”) by the Chabatz d’Entrar. The performance is a part of “French Year in Vietnam” to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relation between France and Vietnam.

An experiment of various visual art forms where the body language and motion are the starting point for the journey to explore this interesting contemporary performance act. The program includes object manipulation, acrobatics and live music – a creative product of French and Indonesian artists in Bandung residency.

Ticket price: 120,000 VND/ 100,000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND/50 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace, 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội from 22 May.   

Concert of Lo’Jo

Wed 26 Jun 2013, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to our world music concert with Lo’Jo. Lo’Jo is a community of global citizens playing a special music of their own: mixed and unique! that brought their own image: origin and unique quartet.

The concert is a part of the 40 year celebration of diplomatic relation of France – Vietnam.

In the past thirty years Lo’Jo find inspiration in friendship. Lo’jo music is not quite punk, not really singing, java, rasta, a bit of jazz or rock, Lo’Jo – the community of global citizens – creates their music reflecting their own characteristics of being “global” and “unique”. Is that Jazz-rock? Or remix? Or world music? The band will take us onto a journey around the world. 2012 was the year of “Cinéma El Mundo”, the band’s 13th album.

Tickets:

Ticket price: 120 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Subscription Concert Vol.62 “Homage to Vienna”

24 and 25 Jun 2013,8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to the Subscription Concert Vol.62 “Homage to Vienna” with conductor Andrea Pestalozza, piano soloist Trang Trinh and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. For more information, see below:

Program

F. Schubert Symphony no.7 B minor “Unfinished”

W. A. Mozart Piano Concerto no.27 B major K 595

Interval

M. Ravel La Valse

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.     

World Music with Lo’Jo

Tue 25 Jun 2013, 8 pm

IDECAF

28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

You are invited to the world music concert by music band Lo’jo from France.

In 2012,  Lo’jo celebrates their 30th anniversary with 13th album. Their unique music is perfectly expressed through this work. Album «Cinema el Mundo» is a combination among French, Asia, Caucasus and North Africa songs.

The concert is within the framework of 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between France – Vietnam.

Their music is considered harmony between performing arts such as dance, video, street theater, installation art and movies. They mix all of these together to create their own diverse, freestyle and artistic music. Each of their performances is a journey in the world of world music.

The band members:

Denis Péan: vocal, keyboard.

Richard Bourreau: violin, imzad, kora.

Nadia Nid El Mourid: vocal,  percussion.

Yamina Nid El Mourid: vocal, kamel n’goni, saxophone, percussion.

Kham Meslien: guitar bass, contrebass.

Baptiste Brondy: Hand drum heads and cymbals.

The program

1. Fragile

2. The Marseille in Creole

3. Two sticks

4. Attractive

5. As time goes by

6. Star

7. Alger

8. Lila

9. Cabo Blanco Bay

10. Vientiane

11. The beginning

Tickets

Entrance: 100.000 VND (50% discount for students)

Tickets on sale at the IDECAF. Tel : (08) 38 23 99 68

The band also plays at L’Espace Hanoi on Wed 26 Jun.

New Circus “Here, Now and There”

Thu 20 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Ben Thanh Theatre

6 Mac Dinh Chi, Dist.1, HCMC

The French Institute in Vietnam presents the circus show “Here, now and there” by the Chabatz d’Entrar Company at Ben Thanh theatre. The performance is a part of the 40 year celebration of diplomatic relation of France – Vietnam.

An experiment of various visual art forms, where the body language and motion are the starting a point for the journey to explore this interesting contemporary performance act .The program includes object manipulation, acrobatics and live music – a creative product of French and Indonesian artists after their Bandung residency.

“Here, now and there!” is the work that has been prepared for 6 months in Bandung. This performance keeps showing the characteristic of Chabats d’Entrar; the usage of simple items, stilts and bamboo to create an effect of fragile balance. They will go on tour to several cities in Indonesia, and then will finally perform in East Timor and Vietnam in June 2013 and France in June 2014.

Founded in 1997 in the Limousin, the company settled in rural Saint-Junien, where she set up a factory and place of artistic practice: « RUE DU CIRQUE ». The company has always experimented with visual art forms where the body and movement are the starting point of the search for contemporary performing arts. Object manipulation and tricks in the service of works that intend to entertain in the political sense: away, take a step back, deflect the trajectories of thinking.

Tickets

Entrance: 120,000 VND/100,000 VND/80,000 VND (50% discount for students)

Tickets on sale at the IDECAF. Tel : (08) 38 23 99 68.

The program is also performed at Youth Theatre in Hanoi on Sat 22 Jun.   

Concert by Vietnamese Musicians of the Youth Chamber Orchestra SEAYCO

Sun 16 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

In August 2012 South East Asian Youth Chamber Orchestra SEAYCO was founded on mutual initiative of the Goethe-Institut Southeast Asia and prestigious Mahidol College of Music in Salaya (Thailand). After numerous castings, 25 musical talents from six different countries were chosen: Thailand, Vietnam, the Philippines, Indonesia, Myanmar and Malaysia. After three weeks of intensive rehearsal work in October in Salaya under the direction of Nicolás Pasquet, professor at the Liszt School of Music Weimar (Germany), SEAYCO played its first concerts in Thailand and Myanmar.

This year, following another rehearsal period in Salaya, the orchestra will give a concert in Hanoi. As a foretaste the Goethe-Institut wants to present the Vietnamese members of SEAYCO to the Hanoian audience – almost all of them are students of the Vietnam National Academy of Music, one of them comes from HCMC: La Diem My (Violin), Hoang Ho Khanh Van (Violin), Tran Hong Nhung (Cello), Nguyen Thi Huyen Trang (Flute), Pham Khanh Toan (Oboe) und Nguyen Tuan Long (French Horn).

The young musicians have compiled a program rich in variety, ranging from Baroque to pop, from Vivaldi to Secret Garden.

Program

Alessandro Marcello | Concert D-Moll for Oboe and Piano: Andante e spiccato

Oboist: Pham Khanh Toan

Pianist: Ngo Phuong Vi

Pierre Octave Ferroud | Solo-Flute: Bergere Captive; Jade

Flutist: Nguyen Huyen Trang

Antonio Vivaldi | Concert for Flute, Oboe and Basso continuo: Largo; Allegro

Flutist: Nguyen Huyen Trang

Oboist: Pham Khanh Toan

Cellist: Tran Hong Nhung

Pianist: Ngo Phuong Vi

Rodion Shchedrin | In the Style of Albenitz

Vilonist: La Diem My

Pianist: Doan Le Phan Anh

Alexander Egorovich Varlamov | The Red Sarafan

Rolf Lovland | You raise me up

Hornist: Nguyen Tuan Long

Pianist: Nguyen Tuan Anh

Antonio Leopold Dvojak | Rondo for Cello

Cellist: Tran Hong Nhung

Pianist: Pham Nguyen Hoai Trang

Ludwig van Beethoven | Three Duos for Violin and Cello: Nr.1 – Allegro comodo

Violinist: La Diem My

Cellist: Tran Hong Nhung

Johannes Brahms | Scherzo in c-Moll for Violin and Piano

Violinist: Hoang Ho Khanh Van

Pianist: Hoang Ho Thu

Nguyen Thi Nhung | Chieu que huong

Violinist: Hoang Ho Khanh Van

Pianist: Hoang Ho Thu

Free tickets are available from 2pm, 11th June 2013 at Goethe-Institut Hanoi.

Concert for adult and teenagers from 10 years up – Child care with kid movies in our library.    

Concert of Lo’jo

Tue 25 Jun 2013, 8 pm

IDECAF

28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC

Come to a world music concert with the group LO’JO. Lo’Jo are a group of France-based musicians, performing and recording a blend of world music with strong North African as well as French folk elements.

The concert is a part of the 40 year celebration of diplomatic relation of France – Vietnam.

The band was founded in 1982 in Angers by singer/keyboardist Denis Péan and Richard Bourreau (violin/kora). These two have remained central to Lo’Jo throughout their history. For several years, with a rotating cast of members, they played events locally, working with acrobats, street theatre, mime, dancers and film as part of their overall presentation. They have subsequently maintained a communal lifestyle, based in Angers.

By the end of the 1980s, they were playing throughout Europe and had appeared in New York as part of an artists’ collective. Including Nicholas ‘Kham’ Meslien (bass) and Matthieu Rousseau (drums) (later replaced by Franck Vaillant), they consolidated their line-up, and their first album, Fils de Zamal, was released in 1993. In 1995 the group added Berber singer/saxophonist Yamina Nid El Mourid and her sister, Nadia, who brought a strong North African influence to the music. In 1996, the new lineup recorded Sin Acabar, and 1997 saw them complete Mojo Radio, both with English producer Justin Adams. Upon the latter’s release they found more acclaim in the world music community, getting them on the WOMAD circuit.

In 1999, they journeyed to Bamako, Mali, to begin work on Bohème de Cristal. While in Mali, they became involved in the organization of the Desert Music Festival held in January 2001. They have also collaborated with a wide variety of musicians, including Tinariwen.

In 2002 they released the acclaimed Au Cabaret Sauvage (originally issued in France as L’une des Siens). This was followed by a live album Ce Soir Là (2003), and a new studio album Bazar Savant (2006). In 2009 they released the album Cosmophono, and toured in the UK.

2012 is Lo’Jo’s thirtieth year of existence, and Cinema el Mundo is their thirteenth album. Lo’Jo brings sounds, instruments, experiences and friends back to the blank canvas of their native land.

Denis Péan: vocals, indian harmonium, piano, sampler.

Richard Bourreau: violin, imzad, kora.

Nadia Nid El Mourid: vocals, percussions.

Yamina Nid El Mourid: vocals, kamel n’goni, soprano saxophone, percussion.

Kham Meslien: bass guitar, double bass.

Baptiste Brondy: hand drums and cymbals.

Program

1. Tout est Fragile

2. La Marseillaise En Créole

3. Deux Batons

4. Magnétik

5. Au temps qui passé

6. Zetwal

7. Alger

8. Lila

9. El Cabo Blanco

10. Vientiane

11. Au début

Tickets

Entrance: 100.000 VND (50% discount for students)

Tickets on sale at the IDECAF. Tel : (08) 38 23 99 68

Lo’jo also performs at L’Espace Hanoi on 26 Jun.   

Seattle’s Shabazz Palaces in Hanoi

Sat 22 Jun 2013, 6 pm

American Club

19 – 21 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Enjoy an evening of outdoor entertainment with live music from Seattle’s Shabazz Palaces, new Hanoi group Tone Ripples as well as DJ Vaughan and a reggae take over from the Skank the Tank Sound System. With delicious Vietnamese food courtesy, refreshing ice-cream and great drinks, you’re in for another great summer night of music and fun.

Schedule

6pm doors open

6.30pm DJ Vaughan

7.30pm Tone Ripples (band)

8pm DJ Vaughan

9pm Skank the Tank (Sub Elements)

10pm Shabazz Palaces

One of the most widely celebrated acts of the last few years are bringing modern hip hop to Hanoi.

When Shabazz Palaces dropped Black up in 2011, they made one hell of a splash. Universally hailed as one of the albums of the year, the record took hip hop to new levels of deep bass exploration. Bass like treacle, broken disorienting beats and fragmented, woozy raps make up one of music’s most innovative albums in recent memory.

Undoubtedly, Shabazz Palaces are one of the finest groups ever to come to the capital.

NME “Innovative, bold and brilliantly fresh” 8/10

Pitchfork – “magic” 8.8/10

Under the Radar – “Black Up is black gold: it is rich, divisive and elusive” 8.3/10

#36 – Mojo‘s “Top 50 albums of 2011.”

#30 – Popmatters – PopMatters’ 75 Best Albums of 2011

#14 – Pitchfork Media – Best Albums of 2011

#10 – Hip Hop Is Read – Top 25 Hip Hop Albums of 2011

#4 – Epitonic – Epitonic’s Top 40 Albums of 2011

#1 – Gorilla vs. Bear – Albums of 2011

#1 – Prefixmag – Prefix’s Top 50 Albums Of 2011

#1 – The Seattle Times – Best pop music 2011

#1 – Potholes in my blog – Top 15 Albums of 2011

#1 – Cokemachineglow – Top 50 Albums of 2011

Tone Ripples

Support on the night will come from Tone Ripples, a contemporary take on tradition that are Hanoi’s latest sonic experiment.

Made up of talented musicians from a host of countries, The Tone Ripples look set to sound like something only Hanoi could produce. Dan Henneberry’s experimental guitar sounds are responsible for keeping things astral, while American Bill Badger’s percussion drives the sound. Arnaud Grignard’s French jazz background supplies intricate bass-lines to pull everything together, and – having played everything from French films to Mali rhythms on her once-traditional instrument – Nguyen Thuy Dung provides the rhythmic melodies that push the dan tranh far into the next century. The result is one of the most unique sounds ever heard in Hanoi – or beyond.

Skank The Tank (Sub Elements)

The Skank the Tank Sound System are Hanoi’s finest Reggae collective, spreading positive vibes and the finest reggae selections from the early 60’s to the future dub sounds of tomorrow. The crew’s regular Hanoi Skanking nights have done more than any other to promote reggae, dub and dancehall in Vietnam’s capital, so put on you skanking shoes and come inna di dance with a peaceful mind!

Tickets: 150,000 VND    

Concert with Pianist Krystian Tkaczewski

Thu 20 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Concert Hall

Vietnam National Academy of Music Concert Hall

77 Hào Nam,Ô Chợ Dừa, Đống Đa, Hà Nội

You are welcome to the concert of Polish pianist Krystian Tkaczewski, one of today’s most popular Polish musicians. Krystian Tkaczewski has performed all over the world, and been invited to judge many international piano contests in Europe and America at a very young age.

Hailed  as “Polish Virtuoso”  Krystian Tkaczewski is pursuing his splendid  career in  USA, Asia  and Europe. He had his triumphant  Carnegie Hall Debut in April 2007. Anthony Aibel (critic of New York Concert Review) wrote: “Tkaczewski was elegant, showed in-depth knowledge, played with passion, showed power-house technique. Reading of Rachmaninov and of Prokofiev was excellent. Szymanowski  was exquisitely shaped, showing lovely shadings and contrasts of dynamics. He showed devotion and natural affinity for music of his homeland.”

Krystian Tkaczewski will lead a master class at the Music Academy from 19 to 22 June.

Ticket

Ticket prices: 200.000 VND and 150.000 VND

All ticket available at A1 Building, Vietnam National Academy of Music or can book over number: 0913306786

Fete de la Musique at Metropole

Fri 21 Jun 2013, 6 pm

Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi

15 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi

“Le Cat Trong Ly is my favorite Vietnamese musician. She plays original contemporary folk music that nobody else is doing in Vietnam”, said an Australian expat in Hanoi. Obviously, this young talented Vietnamese singer/musician/songwriter has fascinated not only Vietnamese audience but also most of the foreigners who have had a chance to see her perform.

Born in Da Nang, based in Ho Chi Minh City, Ly is now exclusively invited to play in the capital by Metropole to cool down a hot summer night. Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi presents to you La Fête de la Musique with the participation of Le Cat Trong Ly:

As the mercury rises and the nights get longer, Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi will welcome the season of sun with a very special music festival guaranteed to evoke the sounds of summer. Tuning up on June 21, French-infused La Fête de la Musique offers a  celebration of all musical genres in a very special setting. Join us for an unforgettable evening and enjoy the fabulous vocals of Jazz Diva Diane Witherspoon at Hanoi’s hottest nightspot Le Club at 6 pm, followed by live poolside music from famed Vietnamese singer Le Cat Trong Ly at 7pm.

Tickets information to be updated.

Exhibition “Light of Kindness”

Opening: Tue 18 Jun, 4 pm

Exhibition: 18 – 23 Jun 2013

Vietnam Women’s Museum

36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội

On the occasion of Vietnamese Journalism Day, a photo exhibition will be organized by a group of journalists and photographers in Hanoi to raise funds for the poor pediatric patients at National Hospital of Paediatrics. The exhibition will show more than 70 photos by 6 photographers including Mr. Nguyen Quang Tuan (Vietnamese Association of Photographic Artists), Ms. Chu Thu Hao (Department of Fine Arts, Photography and Exhibition), Ms. Nguyen Phuong Hoa (Vietnam News Agency), Mr. Nguyen Hong Vinh, Mr. Nguyen Manh Ha (Tien Phong Daily), Mr. Dam Duc Vu.

The photos displayed in the exhibition are diverse in genre, ranging from landscape, portrait, still-life to real life. Among those, some photos won prizes in Vietnam as well as abroad. The exhibition aims to demonstrate the artworks that viewers can easily feel and understand. Money earned from selling photos and raising funds during the exhibition will be donated to the patients suffering from severe financial difficulty at National Hospital of Paediatrics via the hospital’s Department of Social Work as well as the volunteers in Kindness Group.

Light of Kindness will bring to the viewers the beautiful and unique photos. These artworks are not only suitable for interior decorations but also enable purchasers, organizers and photographers to bring new hope about a better life for the pediatric patients suffering from severe difficulty.

Photographers participating in the exhibition:

NGUYEN QUANG TUAN

- Year of birth: 1962.

- Member of Vietnamese Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA).

- Member of International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP)

- Member of Hanoi Photographers Association.

- Personal exhibitions: Echo of the rock – Ha Giang, July 2010

- Participated in charity photo exhibitions: For the poor children in mountainous areas – Ha Giang 2010; Light up the belief – Ho Chi Minh City 2011.

- Domestic awards: Runner-up in Excellent Photographs in 2011 and 2012; Silver Medals, Bronze Medals, Consolation Prizes in other national and regional contests.

- International awards: Gold Medal in International Federation of Photographic Art, Vietnam 2011; Gold Medal in Asashi – Japan 2012; Honorary Degrees and exhibited in the UK, France, the US, Italy, Spain, Belgium, Austria, Ukraine, Turkey, Yugoslavia, South Africa, Saudi Arabia, India, Hong Kong, Macao, Singapore, Thailand.

- Email: quangtuanbeatles@yahoo.com

NGUYEN PHUONG HOA

- Year of birth: 1983

- Bachelor of Journalism, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities and Bachelor of Photography, Hanoi University of Movie and Stage.

- Reporter at Photo Editorial Department, Vietnam News Agency.

- Awards: highest rank in National Jounalism Awards 2010; A Prize – Young Journalist Vietnam News Agency 2009, 2010; 3rd Prize Golden Moment Contest 2009; Promising Young Journalist 2009.

- Email: hoavnp@gmail.com

NGUYEN HONG VINH

- Year of birth: 1973

- Bachelor of Journalism, photo editor at Tien Phong Daily.

- Awards: First Prize – Hanoi Photograph Festival 1992; First Prize – Smile Vietnam sponsored by Vietnamese Association of Photographic Artists 1997; 2nd Prize National Press Photograph 2004…

- Email: hongvinhtp@gmail.com

CHU THU HAO

- Year of birth: 1972

- Master of Journalism, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

- Deputy of Photography Division – Department of Fine Art, Photography and Exhibition.

- Member of Vietnam Journalist Association, Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists (VAPA), International Federation of Photographic Art (FIAP), Hanoi Photographers Association.

- Book published: A Perspective on Photography in 2008, and several photo exhibitions at domestic and international contests and exhibitions…

- Awards: Bronze Cup Vietnam Association of Photographic Artists 2008, Consolation Prize Vietnam Country and People Contest and Exhibition 2009, 3rd Prize Trade Union, Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism 2010.

- Email: chuthuhao@yahoo.com

DAM DUC VU

- Year of birth: 1976

- Currently working as a freelance

- Exhibitions: Blending in- British Council 2004, Spice of life – Metropole Hotel 2006,

Coup de pouce- L’Espace 2007, Oasis of Silence- Art Vietnam Gallery 2008, Mapping invisible cities- Jakarta, Manila, Bangkok, Singapore, Kuala Lumpur and Hanoi 2009.

- Awards: Prix du Publique – Coup de pouce 2007.

- Email: dv.artvietnam@gmail.com

NGUYEN MANH HA

- Year of birth: 1976

- Master of Journalism, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities.

- Currently working at Culture and Art Division, Tien Phong Daily.

- Participated in the mutual exhibition organized by Hoa hoc tro Photography Club and Journalism Faculty, Hanoi University of Social Sciences and Humanities

- Email: nmh2k2@yahoo.com   

Dance Performance of “Rite of Spring”

Thu 27 Jun 2013, 8 pm

Ben Thanh Theatre

6 Mac Dinh Chi, Dist.1, HCMC

Come to a performance “The Rite of Spring” by the choreographer Jean-Claude Gallotta at Ben Thanh Theatre. The performance is a part of the 40 year celebration of diplomatic relation of France – Vietnam.

Each choreographer has a Sacre within him. Jean-Claude Gallotta’s comes from his childhood as a schoolboy when he hears Igor Stravinsky’s work for the first time. With thirteen dancers as carnal and explosive as the music, a whole scene devoted to the daring experimental composer, Jean-Claude Gallotta takes us to seraphic figures, sensual shadows, tormented bodies, forbidden awakenings, unexplained agitation, disturbing palpitations.

Le Sacre was preceded by two short works:

I – Tumulte, in which the choreographer invites you to take notice of the primitive silence of the dance that precedes the musical explosion.

II – Pour Igor, a solo performed by Cécile Renard in homage to the composer, who is heckled and addressed familiarly like a God being thanked endlessly for having “picked music’s nose” and, a century later, to have remained the “wild young man” of 1913.

The Grenoble National Choreographic Centre has worked constantly to extend the scope of dance through the creative and choreographic work that it has performed in France and worldwide for over 30 years. The NCC’s functions have broadened over time: hosting companies, cultural action, regular dance training courses, amateur workshops, work on images, and production of short video films.

Tickets

Entrance: 120,000 VND/100,000 VND/80,000 VND (50% discount for students)

Tickets on sale at the IDECAF. Tel : (08) 38 23 99 68.

The program is also performed at Youth Theatre in Hanoi on Sat 29 Jun.   

Exhibition “The Facebook of Le Quang Ha”

Opening: Sat 15 Jun, 6.30 pm

Exhibition: 16 – 30 Jun 2013

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Manzi art space is proud to present the ‘Facebook of Le Quang Ha’ featuring a series of current sketches by this Hanoi based artist.

Known as one of the leading Vietnamese contemporary visual artists, for more than two decades, Le Quang Ha has quietly produced one of the most coherent and nuanced bodies of artwork in Vietnam. In his art, there is always an unexpected link between his assertion of emotional statements and the figurative.

In the series of drawings on show this time Ha has captured the emotional essence of his subjects and interpret it with a deeply felt understanding of humour and grace.

About Le Quang Ha

Born in Hanoi in 1963 and graduated from the Hanoi Industrial College of Fine Arts in 1992, Le Quang Ha avoids traditional, academic subjects in his art, and instead chooses to address issues that many artists prefer to overlook or even ignore in their work. There is much vitality, meaning, and social critique in the brutal honesty of his art. The works present a sophisticated discourse on the clashes between tradition and the modern values of contemporary Vietnam. Apart from exhibitions in Vietnam, Ha has also taken part in shows in Germany, China, Switzerland, Hong Kong, Japan, USA, and Great Britain. His paintings are in the permanent collections of the Fukuoka Asian Art Museum, Japan and the Singapore Art Museum.

Screening of German Documentary “Carte blanche”

Wed 19 Jun 2013, 7 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

“Film teams never go on mission…” is the hard and fast rule of the International Criminal Court in The Hague. There is one exception: Heidi Specogna. The journalist and documentary filmmaker received the permission to accompany the investigators of the International Criminal Court in the case against the Congolese rebel commander Jean-Pierre Bemba.

In 2002 he issued the “Carte Blanche” – a charter to pillage, kill and rape – to his subordinates which provoked a wave of violence in the Central African Republic. The resulted documentary film by Heidi Specogna entitled “Carte Blanche” was screened in 2011 at the International Film Festival in Locarno.

She already attended the Festival in Locarno in 2010 with her previous film “The Goalgetter’s Ship”, which examines the connection of a former professional football player to a child labor scandal in West Africa.

Now both films will be shown by the Goethe-Institut: “The Goalgetter’s Ship” is the German contribution for the European-Vietnamese Documentary Film Festival and “Carte Blanche” will be screened a week later at the Goethe-Institut. Specogna will be present for the screenings for Q&As with the audience.

Free entrance.