Mime Solo Act “The Comeback of Pantomime”

Sun 08 Mar 2015, 8 pm

Golden Bell Theatre

72 Hang Bac, Hanoi

You are invited to two pantomime performances titled “The Comeback of Pantomime” with young artist Nguyen Hoang Tung. Tung has traveled in Japan and and many other countries to perform and, at the same time, learn about pantomime.

“The Comeback of Pantomime” incorporates classical pantomime techniques and modern body movements to tell the story of contemporary life from the viewpoint of the artist. Each performance carries a particular theme, philosophy, reflection, emotion which undoubtedly will bring to the audience unforgettable experiences.

Tickets: 80,000 – 100,000 – 150,000

Video Night – Family

Sun 08 Mar 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Have a relax Sunday night with Video Club. We will be showing short movies and short videos in the topic of Family. This will also be a night for socializing with other people with same interests of watching movies or making films. At the end of the night, feel free to share your own videos.

Please come a bit early to order your drink on the first floor, before getting your favorite seat on the second floor.

Note: This event will be run mostly in Vietnamese.

Free entrance.

Artist Talk by Mechthild Schmidt Feist and Tamiko Thiel

Sat 07 Mar 2015, 4.30 pm

Sàn Art

48/7 Me Linh Street, District Binh Thanh, HCMC

You are invited to artist talk by Mechthild Schmidt Feist and Tamiko Thiel “From Engaged Media to the relation of Body – Site – Virtualities”.

On mutual practice of media art to awaken public’s awareness of climate change, Mechthild Schmidt Feist and Tamiko Thiel will present their most significant individual works as visual artists and educators in New York, Germany and Singapore.

Mechthild Schmidt Feist has engaged herself in New York environmental movement through various projects, including ‘Mirror Garden3’ which builds artificial Flora and alludes to the Icarus saga of human’s struggle to balance exploration of and interference with nature and her current project ‘L-E-S-S / Less of  

Everything – Esthetics of Sharing and Sustainability’ – an artistic comment on a western society of excessive consumption by combining an animation with a participatory site.

Tamiko Thiel seeks to engage the viewer bodily with virtual manifestations of climate change or potentials for alternative energy sources, where mobile devices act as magic lenses, enabling viewers to search their surroundings for visions of the future. Tamiko will introduce several of her projects, such as Water Lily  

Invasion presenting visions of beautiful but threatening giant mutant water lilies infiltrating our cities, attracted by the energy radiating from our portable electronic devices; and Transformation: Lehel engaging residents of a neighborhood in Munich, Germany to reflect on the past energy structure of the area, when waterwheels powered the local industries, and imagine a future with water power restored and wind power triumphant.

HCMC – Concert “Bach and Handel”

Mon 09 Mar 2015, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

You are invited to the concert titled “Bach and Handel” to commemorate the 330th birthday of Bach and Handel at HCMC Opera House on 09 Mar 2015, with the participation of Russian pianist Igor Chistokletov, Korean soprano Cho Hae Royng, Duyen Huyen and Vietnamese baritone Dao Mac, along with the HBSO chorus and symphony orchestra. The programme aims to introduce classical music aficionados to prominent works of two composers.

Conductor: Trần Nhật Minh

Piano: Igor Chistokletov

Soprano: Cho Hea Ryoung, Duyên Huyền

Bariton: Đào Mác

HBSO Symphony Orchestra

HBSO Chorus

Program

PART I: Johann Sebastian Bach

Orchestral Suite No. 3 in D Major BWV 1068

Keyboard Concerto in D Minor BWV 1052

I. Allegro

II. Adagio

III. Allegro

Piano: Igor Chistokletov

PART II: George Frideric Handel

Sinfonia “Arrival of the Queen Sheba” from “Solomon” HWV 67

“Lascia ch’io pianga” from “Rinaldo” HWV 7

Soprano: Nguyễn Duyên Huyền

“What passion cannot music raise and quell” from “Ode for St. Cecilia’s day” HWV 76

“Let the Bright Seraphim” from “Samson” HWV 57

Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong

“Ombra Mai Fu” from “Serse” HWV40

Baritone: Đào Mác

Excerpts from “Messiah” HWV 56

“For unto us a child is born”

“Behold the Lamb of God”

“He trusted in God”

“Halleluja”

Tickets

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

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

HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

Online Booking via ticketbox.

Country Crooning at Hanoi Social Club

Fri 06 Mar 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

This is the niche that’s always been missing from Hanoi’s music scene – twanging strings, thigh-slapping, mandolins, old-time American yodelling.

But now it’s here!

A once-a-month event where you get to have your dose of the good stuff, and I don’t mean moonshine (although we’ve got things brewing out the back too).

Grab yourself a whiskey, whittle some wood, chew on a piece of straw – choose the country-style stereotype of your choice and have a yee-har good ol’ time!

Tickets: 60,000 VND at the door

Concerts of String Instruments Department

07 and 14 Mar 2015, 8 pm

New concert hall

Vietnam National Academy of Music

77 Hao Nam, Hanoi

You are invited to two concerts of string instruments department to celebrate the opening of new concert hall.

See detailed program below:

Hoa nhac

Ticket prices: 100,000, 200,000 VND

Films Screening “Finding Nemo” and “Ratatouille”

Screening of “Finding Nemo”: Fri 06 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm

Screening of “Ratatoille”: Sat 07 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

In the second week of Pixar film month, TPD presents two films by Pixar: Finding Nemo and Ratatouille.

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

FINDING NEMO is a 2003 American computer-animated comedy-drama adventure film written and directed by Andrew Stanton, released by Walt Disney Pictures, and the fifth film produced by Pixar Animation Studios.

The film received widespread critical acclaim, won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, and was nominated in three more categories including Best Original Screenplay. In 2008, the American Film Institute named it the 10th greatest animated film ever made as part of their 10 Top 10 lists.

RATATOUILLE is a 2007 American computer-animated comedy film produced by Pixar Animation Studios and released by Walt Disney Pictures. It is the eighth film produced by Pixar, and was co-written and directed by Brad Bird, who took over from Jan Pinkava in 2005. The title refers to a French dish, “ratatouille”, which is served at the end of the film, and is also a play on words about the species of the main character.

RATATOUILLE premiered on June 22, 2007 at the Kodak Theatre in Los Angeles, California, and had its general release on June 29, 2007 in the United States. The film grossed $623.7 million at the box office and received critical acclaim. The film later won the Academy Award for Best Animated Feature, among other honors.

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

Music Night with Canadian Band BLiND

Sat 07 Mar 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi   

BLiND is a Canadian music group founded in 2013. In this project, the members of BLiND engage in a collaboration between disparate musical worlds like psychedelic soft-rock, experimental, contemporary classical, traditional folk, among others.

BLiND – a Canadian band of voices, a piano and a guitar. They make beautiful sounds in a lovely new way. Yes, it’s a real mix, pushing the boundaries of what you thought music was, but done in an oh-so-right way. BLiND will both engage you and expand your mind in the most harmonious way possible.

Tickets: 100,000 at the door.

Exhibition “Two Sisters – Two Frontlines”

Exhibition: 08 Mar 2015

Vietnam Women’s Museum

36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội

You are invited to the exhibition “Two Sisters – Two Frontlines” on the occasion of anniversary of 55th “Long-haired army” (1960-2015) and 50th “Three responsibilities” Movement (1965-2015).

After the Geneva Agreement on Restoring Peace in Vietnam was signed in 1954, Vietnam was divided into two regions. The North was liberated and entered a period of building socialism. The North not only was the rearguard in providing human resources as well as financing for the Southern frontline, but also fought against the destructive wars of US imperialism. The South continued the struggle for unification, and struggled directly under US imperialism. Under these historical circumstances and the leadership of the Party, women from the two regions were able to partake in many activities through women’s organizations, that directly contributed to the revolutionary cause of the Nation.

Founded in 1961, the Women’s Union Liberation of South Vietnam became an effective banner to bring women from all classes towards resistance. Women in South Vietnam creatively implemented the motto “two feet, three kinds of attack” combining combat with political struggle, military and agitprop among enemy troops, they became the key force in political battles in the countryside and urban areas, creating the legend of the “long-haired army” – the Nation’s pride and the enemy’s fear.

Women in the North were eager to join the “Three Responsibilities” movement launched in March 1965: taking responsibility in industrial production, taking responsibility in family life and taking responsibility in combat and defending the homeland. Overcoming the difficulties of wartime life with a shared enthusiasm and a spirit of “All for the southern siblings”, these women were determined to build and defend the North, they dedicated themselves fully in all fields, both in production and combat, striving to become good leaders and managers. The movement developed to a large and exciting revolutionary crescendo, mobilizing millions of women to participate in not only creating a source of physical and mental strength which contributed to defeating US imperialism, but also forming the solid rearguard of the South’s frontline.

More than half a century has passed, but the echoes of a glorious historical period still resound. On the occasion of the 55th anniversary of the “Long-haired army” (1960-2015) and the 50th anniversary of the “Three Responsibilities” Movement (1965-2015), the Vietnamese Women’s Museum cooperates with the Southern Women’s Museum and the Museum of Nam Dinh Province, to present the exhibition “Two sisters – Two frontlines”. The exhibition describes the women’s productivity and combat life during the wartime through the memories of witnesses to this history. Visitors to the exhibition will see moments and examples of happiness, sadness, loss, sacrifice, great courage, and tenacity, from young girls to old mothers, across the two regions during the period of the American War.

Tickets

Entry fee: VND 30,000

Introduction of Photo Book Hà Nội CAPITAL City & TP. Hồ Chí Minh MEGA CITY

Sun 08 Mar 2015, 10 am

Salon văn hóa Cà Phê Thứ bảy

The book launch also takes place in Hanoi on 06 Mar.

From Goethe Institut:

Hanoi, city of the rising dragon, has a history stretching back for a thousand years. All significant turning points in Vietnam’s history have left their mark on the city. Hanoi has kept its soul. Visitors sense it as well, the marked contrast to other Southeast Asian cities with their freeways and concrete jungles, marvelling at Hanoi’s many squares and small parks, the tree-lined avenues with their leafy canopies, the bustling neighbourhoods and the endless stream of motorbikes. Hanoi’s growth and economic development is at a crossroads, though. How can Hanoi position itself as a world-class city in global competition without giving up its rich cultural and urban-architectural heritage? The city has further to live up to the demands of the higher living standards of its citizens; has to cope with the constant migration of the rural population to the city; overcome its traffic problems and, last but not least, provide an attractive location for international investors and knowledge-based industries. The challenge for Hanoi is to build on its uniqueness under global competition, instead of just falling back on it.

Michael Waibel is a senior researcher and project leader in urbanism at the Department for Geography of the University of Hamburg. In early 2014, he has already published the highly successful photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City” together Henning Hilbert from Vietnamese-German University (VGU).

The second book of this series introducing now about Hanoi’s recent urban development has an attractive coffee table book format and has been published in three languages, in Vietnamese, German and English. It contains over 600 photos illustrating the multi-facetted and vibrant city from a variety of perspectives – from bird’s eye views to portraits of its inhabitants. In addition to the visual illustrations, this publication has assembled some essays by Hanoi residents who share their personal perspective and reflect diverse, multigenerational points of view. This may contribute to a comprehensive picture of this city. The whole publication is targeting a wide audience. The work is based on many years of academic work stretching back till the late 1990s. Among other it got funded by the German National Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the initiative “Research for Sustainable Megacities of Tomorrow” . Further, a series of conferences in cooperation with the Goethe Institute have been organized, which dealt with urban sustainability issues, green housing, green growth or most recently with creative hubs and urban development.

During the launching event the editor Michael Waibel will highlight the rationale behind the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“. Further Henning Hilbert will introduce about the 2nd edition of the photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City”. A more academic input will be provided by Dr. Hung Do Phu, Dean of the Faculty of Urban Planning, Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture. He will give a talk about challenges of sustainable urban development in Vietnam.

Both photo books can be purchased after the talk, and there will be two complimentary copies of each book disbursed to the lucky winners of a draw. Last but not least, a series of select photos illustrating the recent urban development of Vietnam’s capital city will be exhibited.

Event Schedule

Short Movie briefly introducing about the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“

Introduction & Greeting

Representative of Goethe Institute Vietnam

Hanoi: Challenges of sustainable urban development in Vietnam

Expert talk by Dr. Hung Do Phu, Dean of the Faculty of Urban Planning, Ho Chi Minh University of Architecture

The Rationale behind the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“

The editor Dr. Michael Waibel, Department of Geography, Hamburg University

Introduction of the 2nd edition of photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City“

The co-editor Mr. Henning Hilbert, Vietnamese-German University (VGU)

Lottery drawing of two complimentary copies of the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“ and of the 2nd edition of the photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City“

Representative of AUDI Vietnam

Photo exhibition “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City” and Reception

Total duration: about 90 minutes

Languages: English / Vietnamese.

Free admission.

Bibliographical Information

Waibel, M. (ed.) (2015) Hà Nội: CAPITAL City. Sách ảnh / Fotobuch / Photo Book. 1st edition. Fine Art Publishing House, Hanoi, Vietnam, 308 pages. ISBN 978-604-78-1965-2.

Waibel, M. & H. Hilbert (eds.) (2015) TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City. Sách ảnh / Photo Book. 2nd updated edition. Book series PAZIFIK FORUM of the Association of Pacific Studies; Volume 15. Fine Art Publishing House, Hanoi / Vietnam, 208 pages. ISBN: 978-604-78-2038-2.

The Hanoi photo book has been officially endorsed by:

Vietnam Urban Development Agency at National Ministry of Construction (VUDA)

Hanoi Urban Planning Institute (HUPI)

Hanoi University of Architecture (HAU)

Institute of Tropical Architecture (ITA-HAU)

Vietnamese German University (VGU)

Institut des Métiers de la Ville de Hanoi (IMV)

HanoiKultour Co., Ltd

Association of Pacific Studies (APSA e.V.)

Salon văn hóa Cà Phê Thứ bảy

First Floor, Trung Nguyên Café, 19b Pham Ngoc Thach, HCMC

Film Screening “When the Autumn Sunlight Comes”

Thu 05 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Friends of Vietnam Heritage (FVH) would like to present to its members the screening of “When the autumn sunlight comes” or “Khi nắng thu về” – produced by Director Bui Trung Hai.

When Autumn Sun Returns is, at heart, a story about growing up, stuffing up, and trying to make good in a harsh world.

We first meet Trung in Autumn in a very recognisable modern-day Hanoi. He is young and confident, even a little reckless. Why shouldn’t he be? He has a beautiful girlfriend and just got himself a dream job as a TV presenter. But a quick succession of very believable events throws his life in to disarray. With help, he manages to pick himself up and dust himself off, only to fall again.

Over the course of one formative year in Trung’s life, the film oscillates in this way between good and bad developments – including an awakening of some dark elements in Trung (reminiscent at times of Deniro in ‘Taxi Driver’). His life is balanced on a knife-edge. How will he end up by the time Autumn returns?

This movie won the Gold Remi Award for First Feature Film at the 41st Houston Film Festival (USA – 2008), and was one of 5 Nominations for Best Feature Film at the 4th biennale Vietnam International Film Festival (Irvine, Los Angeles, USA – 2009).

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles – run time 103 minutes.

Afterwards will be a question and answer session with Director Mr. Bui Trung Hai.

Cost: 150,000vnd

Limit: 90 participants

To reserve seats contact: nguyenvu_nganhang@yahoo.com

Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our email.

Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema (7:00 to 7:15 pm). As a courtesy to those on the waiting list please cancel if you can’t come (phone 090 602 0960). Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis.

We don’t pre-book seating but if you come early you can pick your favorite seats.

Trinh Cong Son Music Night “Hạ Huyền 2″ (Dark Moon 2)

Sat 07 Mar 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Following the success of the concert “Ha Huyen” in 2012, Giang Trang is having her concert “Ha Huyen 2″ (Dark Moon 2) at L’Espace.

In this concert, Giang Trang and other musicians will play music composed by Trinh Cong Son, a famous Vietnamese composer who was deeply influenced by Western music and created “sad melodies of yellow skin”. Ha Huyen 2, a collaboration between 16-string zither, piano and flute, will explore a different path leading to the sources of Trinh Cong Son’s music, in lighter and more whimsical tones.

Unlike “Ha Huyen” with personal emotions, Ha Huyen 2 refers to someone who has found inner peace, but keeps looking towards the outside world. “Under Oriental and Western cultural heritage pierces Buddhist philosophy. “(Trinh Cong Son).

Thanh Phuong: arrangement, guitar

Giang Trang: voice

Van Mai: 16 string zither

Le Thu Huong: flute

Trong Kieu: piano

Tickets

Ticket price: 160 000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Music Night “Awesome Tapes from Africa”

Sat 07 Mar 2015, 8 pm     

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

CAMA ATK and MOON GRAMOPHONE are most ESTATIC to present a cassette-DJ set from the highly-in-demand AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA. FIRST TIME IN VIETNAM

AWESOME TAPES FROM AFRICA (African-music cassette DJ set)

“Armed with a suitcase full of highlife, fuji, benga, tsonga disco, soukous, hip-hop, rhumba and ethio-soul cassette tapes sourced on trips traveling across the African continent, his DJ sets epitomize the fun and vibrant spirit at the heart of any great party.”

“Brian Shimkovitz is the driving force behind a blog called Awesome Tapes from Africa, a repository of cassette tapes from artists who remain almost wholly obscure in the west but are screaming out for greater attention. Visitors to the site are greeted with the scanned images of the cassette artwork and links to MP3s of all the music, as well as Shimkovitz’s own pithy commentary.

Art Collector Club: Why and How to Start Collecting

Fri 06 Mar 2015, 7 – 9 pm

lAcA Cafe

2nd floor, 24 – 26 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi

On the occasion of the exhibition “Grapevine Selection – Volume 2″, we are organizing a “curator and collector talk” with the participation of established artist/curator Tran Luong, also one of the advisors of the exhibition, and Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh, economist, director of Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research, also an art collector.

Our Grapevine Selection exhibition series aims to promote young artists while contributing to develop a domestic art market in Vietnam. Therefore, together with the main showcase at the Fine Art Museum, we also put together a series of practical art talks with artists, curators, collectors, designers and architects in order to gather serious collectors and start forming a collector community in Hanoi in particular and in Vietnam in general.

The first talk in the series will present an overview of art collection with the following main points:

– What is collecting and what is it for? – This part will give audience the general idea about art collection and the reasons why people collect arts with definitions and examples of some famous collections in the world and in Vietnam.

– How to begin your collection? – This part will present practical experience from an art collector and give the audience instructions on their very first steps of starting a collection for themselves.

About the presenters:

Tran Luong: artist, curator, co-founder of Nha San Collective, advisor of “Grapevine Selection – Volume 2″:

Tran Luong is a pioneer in the Vietnamese contemporary arts scene and the best known curator from Vietnam. He has curated many exhibitions in Vietnam as well as internationally in Norway, Cambodia, Thailand, Philippines, Indonesia, Singapore, etc., including the prestigious art showcase Singapore Biennale organized by Singapore Art Museum.

Recently Tran Luong has also been awarded Prince Claus Award (Netherlands) for his pioneering work in culture and development in the region.

Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh: art collector, economist, director of Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research:

Dr. Nguyen Duc Thanh is a respected economist, the founder and director of Vietnam Institute for Economic and Policy Research. He received his PhD in Development Economics from the National Graduate Institute for Policy Studies in Tokyo, Japan, in 2008, and currently is also a member of the Macroeconomic Advisory Group for the Vietnam’s Prime Minister.

Besides, he is an art collector by interest and has a valuable collection gathering artworks from Vietnamese and international artists.

Ticket:

This is a registration-required and ticketed event aiming to gather serious collectors. The fee is 200,000 VND including 1 drink. The number of participants is limited to 20. Please register at hanoigrapevine@gmail.com.

Book Presentation and Expert Discussion: Michael Waibel (Hg): Hanoi – Capital City

Fri 06 Mar 2015, 6 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Hanoi, city of the rising dragon, has a history stretching back for a thousand years. All significant turning points in Vietnam’s history have left their mark on the city. Hanoi has kept its soul. Visitors sense it as well, the marked contrast to other Southeast Asian cities with their freeways and concrete jungles, marvelling at Hanoi’s many squares and small parks, the tree-lined avenues with their leafy canopies, the bustling neighbourhoods and the endless stream of motorbikes. Hanoi’s growth and economic development is at a crossroads, though. How can Hanoi position itself as a world-class city in global competition without giving up its rich cultural and urban-architectural heritage? The city has further to live up to the demands of the higher living standards of its citizens; has to cope with the constant migration of the rural population to the city; overcome its traffic problems and, last but not least, provide an attractive location for international investors and knowledge-based industries. The challenge for Hanoi is to build on its uniqueness under global competition, instead of just falling back on it.

Michael Waibel is a senior researcher and project leader in urbanism at the Department for Geography of the University of Hamburg. In early 2014, he has already published the highly successful photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City” together Henning Hilbert from Vietnamese-German University (VGU).

The second book of this series introducing now about Hanoi’s recent urban development has an attractive coffee table book format and has been published in three languages, in Vietnamese, German and English. It contains over 600 photos illustrating the multi-facetted and vibrant city from a variety of perspectives – from bird’s eye views to portraits of its inhabitants. In addition to the visual illustrations, this publication has assembled some essays by Hanoi residents who share their personal perspective and reflect diverse, multigenerational points of view. This may contribute to a comprehensive picture of this city. The whole publication is targeting a wide audience. The work is based on many years of academic work stretching back till the late 1990s. Among other it got funded by the German National Ministry of Education and Research (BMBF) within the initiative “Research for Sustainable Megacities of Tomorrow”. Further, a series of conferences in cooperation with the Goethe Institute have been organized, which dealt with urban sustainability issues, green housing, green growth or most recently with creative hubs and urban development.

During the launching event the editor Michael Waibel will highlight the rationale behind the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“. Further Henning Hilbert will introduce about the 2nd edition of the photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City”. A more academic input will be provided by Dr. Hoang Manh Nguyen, Director of the Institute of Tropical Architecture, Hanoi University of Architecture. He will give a talk about challenges of sustainable urban development in Vietnam.

Both photo books can be purchased after the talk, and there will be two complimentary copies of each book disbursed to the lucky winners of a draw. Last but not least, a series of select photos illustrating the recent urban development of Vietnam’s capital city will be exhibited.

Languages: English-Vietnamese

Free Admission

Event Schedule

• Short Movie briefly introducing about the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“

• Introduction & Greeting

Dr. Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch, Director of the Goethe Institute Vietnam

• Greeting

Dr. Tran Quoc Thai, Deputy Director General, Vietnam Urban Development Agency (VUDA) (tbc)

• Hanoi: Challenges of sustainable urban development of Vietnam’s capital city

Expert talk by Dr. Hoang Manh Nguyen, Director of the Institute of Tropical Architecture, Hanoi University of Architecture

• The Rationale behind the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“

The editor Dr. Michael Waibel, Department of Geography, Hamburg University

• Introduction of the 2nd edition of photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City“

The co-editor Mr. Henning Hilbert, Vietnamese-German University (VGU)

• Lottery drawing of two complimentary copies of the photo book “Hà Nội: CAPITAL City“ and of the 2nd edition of the photo book “TP. Hồ Chí Minh: MEGA City“

Dr. Almuth Meyer-Zollitsch

• Photo exhibition “ Hà Nội: CAPITAL City” and Reception

Total duration: about 90 minutes. Languages: English / Vietnamese.

The Hanoi photo book has been officially endorsed by:

• Vietnam Urban Development Agency at National Ministry of Construction (VUDA)

• Hanoi Urban Planning Institute (HUPI)

• Hanoi University of Architecture (HAU)

• Institute of Tropical Architecture (ITA-HAU)

• Vietnamese German University (VGU)

• Institut des Métiers de la Ville de Hanoi (IMV)

• HanoiKultour Co., Ltd

Association of Pacific Studies (APSA e.V.)

Film Screening “La Stratégie de la Poussette”

Fri 06 Mar 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Trang Tien, Hanoi    

You are invited to the film screening “The Stroller Strategy” (French, 2012, 90 mins) directed by Clément Michel. This is “a romantic comedy of the year, only for two people!”.

For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

Tickets

Ticket price: 40 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Exhibition “Harvest-Moon”

Opening: Thu 05 Mar 2015, 6 pm

Exhibition: 06 – 22 Mar 2015, 9 am – 9 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

During harvest time the moon over Vietnam changes his appearance bizarrely. The heat of the day, dust and fires of rice harvest keep the air constantly moving – a source of inspiration for husband-and-wife artists Christiane Campioni and Tobias Küster Campioni.

“Harvest-Moon” – an exhibition focused on Vietnam, the country in which both get to know each over 10 years ago. Since 2011 they present their work at a small gallery in Erfurt. The moon is reduced to a circle as the basic element and visually claimed in a square made of lacquer on metal. These materials are used in traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting. The utilization of metal – as a symbol for the western origin of the artists – a new artistically way is involved in the traditionally technique. Circle and Square as basic geometrical elements signify movement and peace.

Christiane Campioni was born 1976 in Erfurt. After graduating her studies in preservation and restauration of art and cultural assets in Dresden, she studied in Hanoi and acquired the craft of traditional Vietnamese lacquer painting. She also published a guide for the profession as restaurateur.

Since 2009 Christiane and her husband Tobias have been working with the “liquid metal”.

Tobias Küster Campioni was born 1976 in Brühl. He received 2005 the price for architecture of the Technical University Dresden because of outstanding performance (urban development). As an international Designer for prestigious buildings he is also working for big Hotel chains. Since 2014 he is guest lecturer for interior architecture at the Hanoi Architectural University in Vietnam.

Exhibition “Painting en Plein Air in America”

Opening: Sun 01 Mar 2015, 4 pm

Exhibition: 01 – 11 Mar 2015, 10 am – 6 pm

31 – 33 Hàng Đồng Str, Hanoi

For the first time “En plein air” landscapes of America by a Vietnamese artist-on-a-bicycle will be exhibited in the ancient downtown of Hanoi.

Sixty-seven oil paintings by Trinh Lu, created between July and December of 2014 with his minimalist studio-on-a-bicycle and capturing the landscapes of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, will be on display in a private hall at 31-33 Hang Dong Street which, to date, has been maintained as an auditorium exclusively for international Buddhist venerables and local congregations.

These paintings will be accompanied by the artist’s own stories of their creation told in a 170-page book titled “Painting en plein air– 2014 Diary” and just published by Phuong Nam Book and the Viet Nam Writers’ Association Publishing House.