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Art Talk “In Search of the Lost Time”
Fri 15 Mar 2013, 7 pm
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Hanoi Grapevine and Manzi proudly present a special talk with poet/translator Duong Tuong, writer/educator Pham Toan and writer Bui Ngoc Tan.
Looking into the personal experiences and memories of three well-known intellectuals of Vietnam, the talk will offer an opportunity to explore further the country’s tumultuous history in the second half of the 20th century.
The talk will be conducted in Vietnamese only. Due to limited capacity, please register at manzihanoi@gmail.com before 3.00 p.m, Thursday March 14.
The event is part of the series ‘Art Forum Events’ funded by CDEF.
(*) The event’s title is inspired by Marcel Proust’s renowned novel “In Search of Lost Time”, currently being translated by Duong Tuong.
Screening of “Crossroads: Between Vietnam and Mongolia”
Thu 14 Mar 2013, 8.30 pm
ATK
73 a Mai Hac De
You are invited to the screening of Perrine Le Roy’s Crossroads: Between Vietnam and Mongolia. Crossroads is a silent exploration of the daily life of both countries: from emptiness to crowds, family relationships and the everyday expressions of religion to attitudes to work. Rather than being a comparison between cultures, the film instead represents a melting pot; from a Vietnamese cyclo-driver to a Mongolian shaman’s spirit ritual, Perrine’s film brings cultures closer together.
The film will be accompanied by a live score from three talented Vietnamese musicians.
Nguyen Quynh Chi won second prize at the international Accordion Competition in Reinach, Switzerland, which means she can play a bit. In Hanoi, she can often be found playing at L’Espace’s musettes and cafés around the capital.
Vocals will be provided by Dinh Lan, singer with French-Vietnamese band, Puzzle. She’s a regular at L’Espace’s montly Cabaret event singing a selection of Vietnamese, French and Spanish songs.
Completing the line-up is Nguyen Thuy Dung. Dung has started to make a name for herself through her genre-defying collaborations. Whether playing with African musicians, creating free-form experimental improvisations or filling floors alongside international DJs, Dung is constantly pushing the boundaries of what the traditional Dan Tranh can do.
The event will also feature a screening of Hanoi DocLab’s cult documentary, Hard Rails across a Gentle River. Through the observances of four filmmakers, a mosaic of Long Bien life unfolds. Whether exploring communities of nudist bathers on Long Bien Island, female workers on city intersections or security guards patrolling the iconic bridge’s ancient rails, the film presents Long Bien as you’ve never seen it before. The end result is a gently unfolding documentary mosaic of difficult living, compassion and direct observations of life and culture in contemporary urban Vietnam.
Ticket: 100,000 VND at door
Hue – Exhibition “Ancient Capital Energy”
Opening: Wed 13 Mar, 4.30 pm
Exhibition: 13 – 19 Mar 2013
New Space Arts Foundation
2nd Floor, Number 15 Le Loi, Hue City
Come to the exhibition ”Ancient Capital Energy”. The present exhibition in Hue is one such platform, giving emerging Vietnamese artists an excellent opportunity to share their ideas, dreams and achievements with the public in a formal setting. Further, presenting art in this environment gives artists a space to grow their voice which vibrates in unison with the rhythms of the rapidly developing country.
The artists included in this exhibition raise a wide range of themes and questions: they contemplate social change as well as shifting values, speak about traditions and the impact of development, explore the personal psyche and sources of spirituality, and touch upon the eternal issue of human existence…. Their topics inspire the audience to consider a broad spectrum of problems and their possible solutions.
This exhibition demonstrates the young generation’s keen interest in exploring new expressive territory and experimentation with media to establish a direct and frank dialogue with the audience. Beyond any doubt it’s a constructive platform for artistic utterance and a significant addition to Vietnam’s art infrastructure.
Discussion “What Does FREE Mean?”
Wed 13 Mar 2013, 7 pm
L’Eté
95 Giang Van Minh, Hanoi
On Wednesday March 13th, the “Repaire de Hanoi” will propose its second debate. We will have a collective discussion – in French – about “what does FREE mean?” (and other topics like “incredible edibles”).
Language: French only.
DJ Unconventional Science at Umbrella Club
Fri 15 Mar, 8 pm
Umbrella Club
Umbrella is an up-and-coming bar where you will find not only great drinks and music but also lots of culture and art. It transforms from a chill hangout spot in the afternoons to a lively bar with a promise of fun-filled nights.
DJ Unconventional Science, originally from Los Angeles, now residing in Ho Chi Minh City, will be spinning at Umbrella from 9 PM. We’re expecting lots of ladies lined up on the dance floor, showing off their best moves for this handsome chap.
His sets are pretty spectacular as well, of course.
Before that, however, Evan Thompson, with his soul piercing voice and well-tuned acoustic guitar, will start up the evening. And JC Smith will start his set at 11PM, to keep, the forever craving more, party-goers, dancing on.
Throw on a pair of comfortable shoes, because we promise, it will be fun and you will be dancing!
Line Up
8PM Evan Thompson
9PM DJ Unconventional Science
11PM DJ JC Smith
Free entry.
Screening of “Vietnam: 1990″ and “Vietnam: Talking with the People”
Thu 14 Mar 2013, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
Come to the screening of two post-war documentaries by American Director Jon Alpert.
The first film “Vietnam: 1990” is a collection of stories from day-to-day life in the Vietnam of 1990. From bar girls and roller-skaters to Amerasian youth, the centerpiece is the story of Nguyen Van Lan’s 15-year separation from his family.
As the Vietnam War ended, Lan- a South Vietnamese army officer, put his pregnant wife on the last plane out of Saigon, destined for America and when she arrived, she gave birth to their daughter – and wondered if she would ever see her husband again.
Lan entered in a re-education camp, and after 15 years of imprisonment was finally free to join his family in the U.S. This touching movie got Cine “_Golden Eagle Award_”
The second film “Vietnam: Talking to the People” shows the daily life of Vietnamese people from drunken weddings to slow-moving funerals, from Mekong Delta journey to peppers pickers, an operational Vietnamese prison camp, sealed off from foreign observers for 10 years.
Showing also an examination of the Orderly Departure Program, in which American officials interview and process the applications of thousands of Vietnamese awaiting visas to the U.S, to Vietnam’s failing birth control program and its orphanage centre.
Above all, the highlight that emerges here are the determination, hardship, humor and resiliency of the Vietnamese people.
Duration: 90 minutes
Languages: English
Cost: 100,000 VND (Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema, 6:30-7:15 pm).
Reservation: Please contact Hang at: fvh.films@gmail.com
Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our return confirmation email.
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.
Exhibition “What Young Artists Think”
Opening: Mon 11 Mar 2013, 5 pm
Artist Talk: Fri 22 Mar 2013, 8.30 am
Exhibition: 11 – 22 Mar 2013
Exhibition room 16 Ngo Quyen, Ha Noi
Welcome to exhibition “ WHAT YOUNG ARTISTS THINK” with the participation of artists under 35 years old from the Young Artist Club, Vietnam Fine Art Association.
Each artist brings one of their art works made from any material, which can be painting, graphics, sculpture, etc.
World Music Sundays – AOF
Sun 10 Mar 2013, 2 pm
The Hanoi Bicycle Collective
44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi
Annop Daokaew (AOF) is a professional singer and acoustic guitar player from Bangkok.
He appeared today in our shop, as he’s visiting his sister and we offered him to play this coming sunday.
He promised us, he’ll be delighting us with a variety of music styles, rock, reggae, thai music…
We really say thanks to his sister for inviting him to spend his holidays in Hanoi!
Ticket price: 100 000 VND (50% discount if you come by bicycle).
Exhibition “Massakory, A Village in the Sahel”
Opening: Thu 14 Mar, 6.30 pm
Exhibition: 14 Mar – 15 Apr 2013
21 NORTH
49 Lang Yen Phu, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Located in the Sahel between the Sahara Desert and the tropical zone, Massakory is a regional capital. This city of 20,000 inhabitants is located about 150 km north-east of N’Djamena, Chad’s capital, and is the last stop before the desert. The road stops there.
For 6 months in this arid region, in the heart of the African continent, Bertholon captured in photos and drawings scenes of everyday life in this city. His work reveals an overview of life in the Sahel during the transition between the slow and the vital dry season rains.
Exhibition by Artist Ly Truc Son
Opening: Sun 10 Mar, 5 pm
Exhibition: 10 – 20 Mar 2013
Art Talk Cafe
12 Quan Su street, Hanoi
Come to an exhibition of lacquer and paper by artist Ly Truc Son.
In this exhibition, artist Ly Truc Son introduces about 35 paintings on rhamnoneuron paper and lacquer since 1986 to present. Series begin with many paintings on rhamnoneuron paper called “wild Van”, inspired by a character in the Vietnamese traditional operetta, then continue with the experimental research of abstract language in Berlin and Paris, along with those papers colored by herbs recently is finally the lacquered painting that developed the spirit of rhamnoneuron – paper – painting.
HCMC – Exhibition “Gifted Color”
Nguyen Xuan Khanh painting
Opening: Sat 09 Mar, 10 am
Exhibition: 09 – 30 Mar 2013
Tu Do Gallery
53 Ho Tung Mau Str, Dist 1, HCMC
You are invited to the exhibition “Gifted Color” in commemoration of the Late Artist-Painter NGUYEN XUAN KHANH.
In the same way the Fauves artists experimented with light and color at the beginning of this century, Khanh is looking for the optimum use of color. Khanh’s paintings are not a true reproduction of the things he sees around himself. He makes a lot of sketches, but none of them we find back in his paintings.
Program “The Story of Dragon Bridge”
Sun 10 Mar 2013, 1.30 – 7 pm
Maison des Arts
22A Hai Ba Trung Str, Hanoi
To assist Vietnamese youngsters and foreigners to discover and share their responsibilities in the campaign for saving Long Bien Bridge,come to the event, named “Windy Day” with the theme “The Story of Dragon Bridge”. This culture and tourism event consists of two parts:
Part 1:
13h30 – 14h15: Talkshow “Dragon Bridge” – past and present
14h15 – 15h00: Documentary film showing “the Bridge’s memory”
Part 2:
15h00 – 17h30: Culture tour “The story of Dragon Bridge”
17h30 – 19h00: Talking with Ms. Nga Nguyen
Fee: 50,000 VND @door
Register here: http://bit.ly/148e9dA
Contact: Hotline: 0903 228 382 (Hà Lemmy)
The Lonely Langur Drawings
From Fri 08 Mar 2013
Bookworm Too
Lane 1/28, Nghi Tam Village, Hanoi
Suzi Garner’s pen and ink art work from her new illustrated book based on the endangered Langurs on Cat Ba will be on exhibit and for sale, Prices start from $25 and are negotiable if you are a keen bargainer. Purchases are immediately available
These framed, exquisite, 3 dimensional drawings are collectors’ items
To celebrate the Langur excellent red and white wine will be on sale @ 50 000VND and Beer Hanoi @ 15 000VND every March afternoon until 6pm, with nibbles.
Also 20% March discount on all second hand books…10% all new books..
The Bookworm is the best little book cafe in southeast Asia and the coolest place to browse.
Music Night with Similar Objects
Fri 08 Mar 2013, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De Str, Hanoi
The two hottest young beat-makers that the Philippines and Vietnam have to offer will be playing together for the first time when Similar Objects makes his first trip to Vietnam to spin alongside Slo-Lo. Catch these versatile and talented beat-makers, producers, DJs and experimental electronic musicians together.
Entry VND 100k (free before 8pm)
The Night of 7 at Module 7
Sat 09 Mar 2013, 7 pm
Module 7
83 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Number 7 is symbolic of creation spirit that is the pursuit of Module 7 design. We would like to invite you to celebrate this spirit with us.
Concert “ Through the window 02” by Pham Quang Tran Minh and friends on the occasion of reintroducing Module 7 signature collection: THE 7 SPIRIT.
MODULE 7
Open: Mon-Sun 9AM-7PM, Tel. +84-4-3719 7247
Screening of “Loin du Vietnam/ Far from Vietnam”
Fri 08 Mar 2013, 6 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Hanoi DocLab is pleased to present ”Far from Vietnam” by various French directors such as Chris Marker, Jean Luc-Godard.
Necessarily dated but still a fascinating document, this collective protest against the Vietnam war begins with a graceful ballet of bomb-loading and take-off preparations aboard an American carrier, contrasted with shots of civilians in Hanoi hurrying to pathetically inadequate improvised shelters.
Suspected Vietcong sympathisers are beaten up; peace marchers in America are confronted by counter-demonstrators shouting ‘Bomb Hanoi!’; General Westmoreland appears reassuringly on TV to state that ‘Civilian casualties do not resultfrom our firepower; they result from mechanical errors’. All good, stirring stuff, edited into a remarkably coherent whole by Chris Marker. But the film goes on to probe the ambiguity behind the protest. Inherent throughout (but explicitly explored in fictional interludes directed by Renais and Godard) is the dilemma that, although this was ‘the first war everyone can watch’ and all of us were involved, the very remoteness (in every sense) of the conflict carried inevitable obfuscations. There is a certain amount of navel-gazing here, but at least the film acknowledges the sense of impotent frustration shared by many in trying to decide what to do.
The screening is non-profit and aims for research and studies only.
The film is in French with Vietnamese subtitle only.
If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news.
DOCLAB ‘s Enrollment for Documentary Film Making Class
DOCLAB calling for applications of Documentary Film Making Class
Deadline: 01 Apr 2012
DOCLAB - Goethe Institute’s enrollment is now open for a class of filmmakers (documentary film project) for people who love documentary films, art films and experiments. (age 18 or above).
The class will be 2 times/ 1 week and last for six weeks, from late April to Mid-June/ 2013.
If you are interested in participating in the class please subscribe to one of the following four meetings to find out information about the course (arrival on time is a must):
Location: Hanoi DOCLAB
Time: Tuesday, 12/3/2013 Morning: 10 am-11 am, Afternoon: 2pm-3 pm
Friday 15/3/2013: Morning: 10am-11am, Afternoon: 2pm-3 pm
After registered, (find the form attached) you will have one week to watch the documentary films (hand over the reviews after watching) and finally there will be an interview to select students.
During the course, you need to make sure you have 8-10 hours per week for self-study.
Each student join the course pay 1.000.000VND (One million Vietnamese dong).
Registration application can be sent directly to the address or email below. Deadline for receipt is 01 April 2013.
For more information please contact:
DOCLAB - Goethe Institute Hanoi
Address: 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Ticket Giveaways for Performance “Concert with Michel Lethiec”
07 & 09 Mar 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
Don’t forget the concert with the performance of Michel Lethiec. As the art director of Pablo Casals de Prades festival, Michel Lethiec is considered to be one of the outstanding artists on the global stage.
L’Espace in collaboration with Hanoi Grapevine will give away 20 invitation tickets (10 tickets for 07 Mar and 10 tickets for 09 Mar) for 20 earliest registration to Nguyen.Thi.Hong@espace-ccfhanoi.org. Note: One invitation ticket is for 2 people.
Deadline for registration: 06 Mar.
Batik Event
06 – 08 Mar 2013, 9 am – 9 pm
Mekong Quilts and Mekong Creations
58 Hang Trong Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi
Looking for unique gifts for your women as the celebration for International Women day is approaching? Apart from flowers, cards, cosmetics, shoes or bags make sure to that you have another option for your gift selection.
A special range of quilts appreciate the hard works of those women working on our project and the unconditional supports of our female customers. A limited number of Batik Quilts using special Batik fabrics with unique patterns that take themes from flowers, nature, folklore or people had been skillfully quilted. And also for the first time, it will come in a set with pillow cases. Take a note on your schedule and come by to get your beloved women a special gift at our special treat.
Artist Talk with Chen Hangfeng
Tue 05 Mar 2013, 4 – 6.30 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
MAC Hanoi Project is back with a first event for 2013 at Hanoi-DocLab by inviting an emerging young talent Shanghainese visual artist Chen Hangfeng to share his art experiences with us.
This is the first time he visits Hanoi and will give a presentation and discusion at 4pm to 6.30 pm on Tues, 05.03.2013 about his practicing and researching, also he will introduce some of artist-in residency programs and art projects which he have been participated in recently.
Wish to see your supporting from all of you guys to join and discuss with the artist. Thanks and see you there!
* Notice: Sorry that the venue is limited with around 25 sits, so please come on time to get your place and catch up with the talk.
Artist information
Chen Hangfeng
B.1974 in Shanghai
Mobile: +86 139 167 35537
Email: chenhangfeng@gmail.com
Website: www.chenhangfeng.com
I work in all media, from graphic, drawing, paper-cut, functional object, sculpture, installation, photo, to video and performance. My works deal with issues and problems of surrounding commercialization, environmentalism, globalization and cultural transmutation, often realized through playful metaphor and I merge concepts and mediums like an alchemist. I see artist as a present-day incarnation of ancient philosopher, artisan and literati.
If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news.
Screening of “TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay”
Wed 06 Mar 2013, 7 pm
The Hanoi Bicycle Collective
44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi
Come to the next session of Cinexin Hanoi this week with the screening of “TPB AFK: The Pirate Bay”.
OK, so we all know ThePirateBay and the majority of netizens have visited it on at least one occasion to share files. What do we really know about the Pirate Bay ? Not a lot it seems. I was luckily invited to see an advanced screening of this documentary. I expected it to be an interesting story. I got what I expected and more. The twists and turns of the reality of how The Pirate Bay was formed, how the authorities went after them and how much The Pirate Bay has affected the lives of so many people, is such an intriguing tale. I definitely recommend this film to all netizens as a 100% must watch film about our generation and at it’s core, our online culture and the attempts of the powerful to control the internet. Even if you are just a casual internet user who is mildly curious about internet culture, this is a must watch documentary. 10/10 because… gripping story that has never been told and doesn’t end up as you expected… is truly… “gripping story” - Jim Doyle @ IMDB
Free entry.
Screening Selection of Short Films
Fri 05 Apr 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Welcome to the screening of the best selection of movies from a famous college in France. The movies are: Weeds, Shirley, Trouble. For more information about the films and tickets, you can see below.
Screening movies:
Weeds
Director : Dounia Sidki (French, 2009, 30’)
Cursed by her father, Adèle lives in her own isolated space, a prison with the look of idyllic. Louise, a family- outcast – kid, always watches her from afar, and then the distance between them has gradually been over…
Shirley
Director : Jonathan Desoindre (French, 2009, 25’)
In 1812 in Yorkshire, Caroline – a young woman in humble circumstance, is madly in love with Moore – one of the industry who are ready to do anything to build up his career. Severely affected by the uprising of workers, Moore wants to marry Shirley – a wealthy land owner, to rescue his capital. Bound in the conflict period in history, love story of three people will face with a choice which is impossible between the heart and the prejudice…
Trouble
Director : Dominique Baumard (French, 2009, 37’)
Aurélien has time for his girl friend, his debt and his work until he almost made a trouble on his sister’s wedding day.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
HCMC – Dance Show “JAZZ”
15, 16 Mar 2013, 7.30 pm
Sun 17 Mar 2013, 3 pm
Nha Van Hoa Thanh Nien
4 Pham Ngoc Thach, Dist.1, HCMC
JAZZ! is a journey through the history of Jazz dance, as told by dancer and choreographer John Huy Tran. The show invites its audience to explore Jazz dance, all the way from its afro-American roots to Street Jazz in Vietnam today. Taking inspiration from Charleston, Swing, and Tap, and evolving through Music Hall and musicals to today’s Hip Hop, forever changing, Jazz always creatively incorporates the rhythm of the times.
JAZZ! is written and directed by Linh Rateau, with a choreography team led by So You Think You Can Dance Vietnam 2012 (SYTYCD VN) judge and choreographer John Huy Tran. The show will also provide a space for young Vietnamese choreographers such as Nguyen Vu Hoang Minh, Nguyen Ngoc Tan, and Nguyen Nhat Anh to showcase their work. JAZZ! will feature some of SYTYCD VN’s leading performers – including winner Lam Vinh Hai and top four contestants Vo Hong Nhung and Do Quang Dang.
Tickets
VND 350,000 – 250,000 – 150,000
For ticket reservation contact reservation@dancentervn.com or call (08) 3519 4340.
Subscription Concert Vol.58 “Brahms Cycle”
15 and 16 Mar 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to Subscription Concert Vol.58 “Brahms Cycle” with conductor HONNA Tetsuji, violin soloist Takagi Kazuhiro, cello soloist Ngo Hoang Quan and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. For more information about program and tickets, see below:
PROGRAM
Johannes Brahms
Double Concerto for Violin, Cello and Orchestra
Symphony No.3
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200,000, 350,000, 500,000VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
HCMC – Installation Exhibition “Her”
Opening: Thu 14 Mar, 7 pm
Exhibition: 14 Mar – 14 Apr 2013
DeciBel Lounge
79/2/5 Phan Ke Binh, D1, HCMC
Two years ago, Dan Nguyen’s work began to shift in focus, concentrating on exploring and representing the feminine connection between all living things; with more concentration on Yin instead of Yang.
HER. is the next installment of Nguyen’s discoveries. It highlights the numerous connections we hold with the feminine spirit: Mother Nature, Mother Land, Mother Ship; the warmth of receiving maternal care, the protection and unity of sisterhood, the deep, soulful embrace of a female lover, or the companionship and trust of a close girl friend.
For more images and information contact Dan Nguyen at mail@dan-nguyen.com or Dasha Nguyen at daria.nguyen.m@gmail.com
Spring Gala Opera and Classical Ballet “Swan Lake”
13 & 14 Mar 2013, 8 pm
You are invited to Spring Gala Opera and Classical Ballet “Swan Lake” with conductor Nguyen Thieu Hoa and artists from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. For more information about program and tickets, see below:
Program
Part I
Tchaikovsky - polonaise from opera “Evgeny Onegin”(13/3)
J. Strauss -Overture “ Die Fledermaus”(14/3)
Tchaikovsky -Trike’s cuplet from opera “Evgeny Onegin”
Tenor: Mạnh Chung
G.Verdi - Gilda’s aria from opera “Rigoletto”
Soprano: Thăng Long
W.Mozart - Papageno’s aria from opera “Magic flute”
Bariton: Mạnh Dũng
Puccini - Musetta’s aria from opera “La Boheme”
Soprano: Vành Khuyên
Strauss - The voice of spring ( Orchestra perf.13/3)
Grieg - Solvejg song (Orchestra perf.14/3)
W.Mozart - Trio “Soave sia il vento” from opera “Cosi fan tutte”
Singers: Thăng Long, Ngọc Diệp, Mạnh Dũng
Puccini - Rodolpho’s aria from opera “La Boheme”
Soprano: Thanh Bình
Verdi Quarter “Bella Figlia Dell Amore” from opera “Rigoletto”
Singers: Thăng long, Ngọc Diệp, Mạnh Dũng, Mạnh Chung,
Tchaikovsky -Pa de deux from ballet “Nutcraker”
Interval
the Classical Ballet “Swan Lake” – Scene II
Music: P. Tchaikovsky
Choreographer: Kieu Ngan
Costume: Ngoc Diep
sorceress: Minh Hien
Main Performers: Han Giang – Cam Anh and Others Dancers of Vietnam National Ballet Company
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200,000, 350,000, 450,000, 600,000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.comFor free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
INVISIBLE LINES – Experimental Music Concerts
Hanoi: Wed 06 Mar 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi
HCMC: Fri 08 Mar 2013, 8.30 pm
Darts Darts Darts
224A Pasteur – District 3, HCMC
THE ONION CELLAR proudly presents the Vietnam leg of the INVISIBLE LINES tour, pairing ARCN TEMPL and CHOD (side projects of The Observatory members) with local experimental artists in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. For sure, this will be an uncompromising affair, but pure transcendental beauty is bound to be found under the seemingly endless layers of sounds – sometimes intricately crafted and arranged, sometimes results of unadulterated improvisations.
One year (to the day!) after that unforgettable Onion Cellar showcase of Japanese noise assaults (http://bit.ly/wqUXKI), it is time to reaffirm that statement: We don’t care about music anyway.., we make (and promote) it – that’s all.The events are organized in association with Hanoi Rock City (in Hanoi) and Sàn Art (in Ho Chi Minh City). Media partner: Hanoi Grapevine.
ARCN TEMPL is a side project of Leslie Low and Vivian Wang from The Observatory (Singapore), arguably one of Asia’s most adventurous bands. As ARCN TEMPL, Leslie and Vivian has been collaborating on numerous experimental cross-platform productions with both Singaporean and international artists, often subverting the norm of a rock arena type concert to perform in fittingly unique settings (such as playing live in a dark pentagonal room formed by screens while remaining invisible to the audience).
In 2010 the duo released their debut release Emanations of a New World through the US label Utech Records, recounting childhood memories surrounding a mythological theme park in Singapore called Haw Par Villa. The odd but colorful collection contains a strange mix of characters and familiar tales from Chinese mythology and folklore, mixed in with earthy depictions of modern life and the Chinese concept of hell. The mutual love and dread of the park is told over eight recordings. Voice, guitar, percussion and other traditional instrumentation weave a cloth of surreal bliss, eeriness and horror.
CHOD (Singapore)
Dharma (from The Observatory) and Shaun Sankaran (of Dream State Vision and MFB) make up the duo CHOD. The name comes from a Tibetan Buddhism practice meaning ‘cutting through the ego’ or ‘dissolving of the ego’. The duo combines spirituality, the art of ancient chants with analog and electronic noise which takes one back to early man, invoking the process of purification from within. CHOD was formed in July 2012 and have performed a few times in Singapore at Earthbound (an experimental music showcase initiated by Shaun and Dharma), notably one on the same bill with Norwegian noise artist Lasse Marhaug. At the moment they are in the midst of recording their debut album.
JRG_ONE’s previous live appearances in Hanoi saw his woven sonic textures crafting a delicate (yet equally haunting) take on experimental music. Prepared samples, field recordings, synth tones and sequences, live vocal looping and other sound sources are combined to create soundscapes that alternate between dark ambient drones and waves of ghostly, ethereal beauty, all set to a visual backdrop of slowly decaying analog videotape. Not unlike the sound design from a David Lynch movie.
DANIEL HENNEBERRY (UK/ Hanoi)
In the words of the visual philosopher Leigh J Mccloskey “I think everyone has experienced a creative feeling, when writing or drawing, and as soon as you try to put it into words it dissipates and disappears”. This feeling of losing something as soon as it is written down has led DANIEL HENNEBERRY to the field of improvised electronic music, championing spontaneity over formality. Primarily a guitar player in a number of Hanoian projects (Van Der Beard, Electronic Acupuncture, Now That The Ground Has Stopped Trembling) treading the common ground between folk, drone and shoegaze, Daniel uses a non laptop approach to his sonic soundscapes and instead opts for effects units to process sounds created from a range of sources.
MOETH (France/ Singapore/ HCMC)
MOETH is a two-piece drone/doom/experimental metal band based in Saigon. Formed in 2011 by the Singaporean drummer Mohamad Wahid & the French visual artist/musician Thierry Bernard-Gotteland, they are influenced by the classic ‘Seattle sound’ and bands like Earth or Sunn O))), the sounds of the emerging and noisy Ho Chi Minh City, and modern poets such as Charles Baudelaire, Stephane Mallarme, James Joyce etc. Elsewhere, Mohamad used to drum for the stoner-rock group AKAT (RIP) before playing an active role in Saigon’s underground scene; while Thierry is a talented electronic musician in his own right (à la Raster-Noton) and puts on events in Saigon with his friends from the Institute of Lower Learning.
HYO JUNG KIM (South Korea/ HCMC)
From South Korea and currently based in Saigon, HYO JUNG KIM started doing free improvisation to put an end to her love/hate relationship with the violin; since then, she has been on the path to reconciliation. HYO JUNG used to play an array of musical instruments including samulnori (traditional Korean percussion music), nong-ak (traditional Korean farmers’ music), flute, piano, pipe organ and violin but initially did not know why she grabbed those instruments to make sounds. A new approach was born starting with the violin; while performing, HYO JUNG explores things spotted in ‘that moment’, at the same time paying careful attention to reactions from the audience and other performers, making sounds in response to those. Pure improvisation.
VAN THANH TRUNG (HCMC)
Talent and an uncompromising attitude together land the young guitarist VAN THANH TRUNG a firm position in Saigon’s underground music scene. His sound is a blend of experimental rock, psychedelic, noise and shoegaze. Once a member of the short-lived punk/funk outfit Purple Balloon, he took the solo path in 2011 to discover his own musical identity, and hasn’t looked back since.
World Music Sundays – Hi Jinks
Sun 03 Mar 2013, 2 pm
The Hanoi Bicycle Collective
44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi
Hi Jinks play a variety of music from fonk/soul to reggae and rock. We have keyboards percussion guitar sax and vocals. We play mainly originals with a few crowd pleasing covers: Nina Simone, Paul Simon, Cream. We have members from such diverse countries as Nigeria, England, New Zealand, Brazil, US and Vietnam. Our unplugged gig at Hanoi bicycle club will be a little slimmed down for the venue!
Ticket price: 100 000 VND.
Exhibition and Performance “Rural Market”
Sat 02 Mar 2013, 10.30 am
Football playground at the sandbank in the middle of the Red River, near Long Bien Bridge (See picture below)
Welcome to the combination of Exhibition and Performance: “Rural market” with the participation of Vietnamese and foreign artists. Painter Nguyen Than will exhibit his ”Rural Market” painting which is 180m2 length and combine with performance artists Dao Anh Khanh, Doan Minh Hoan, contemporary musicians: Robert Pepper and Brett Zweiman from New York to recreate village life and culture throughout thousand generations.
During the one-hour show, the artists are involved with the following roles:
- Painter Nguyen Than: painting exhibition and saxophone performance
- Musician Robert Pepper: contemporary music with flute and traditional percussion section of Vietnamese village
- Musician Brett Zueiman: playing contemporary music with drums, gongs of the village
- Artist Dao Anh Khanh, Doan Minh Hoan: Completion of contemporary art dance performance
HCMC – Screening of “Beasts of the Southern Wild”
Tue 05 Mar 2013, 7.30 pm
Snap Cafe
32 Tran Ngoc Dien, Thao Dien Ward, Dist 2, HCMC
You are invited to the film screening ‘Beasts of the Southern Wild’ (2012) by director Benh Zeitlin.
Film synopsis: Faced with both her foul-tempered father’s fading health and melting ice-caps that flood her ramshackle bayou community and unleash ancient aurochs, six-year-old Hushpuppy must learn the ways of courage and love.
Films are in English or have English subtitles. Films do not have Vietnamese subtitles. Films are not suitable for children.
FREE ENTRY.
Screening of “Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home”
Tue 05 Mar 2013, 7 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
At the end of the alley leading to Artist’s Hotel
Come to a free showing of the animal welfare documentary “Peaceable Kingdom: The Journey Home”. “This film tells a story of transformation and healing, and explores the awakening conscience of several people who grew up in traditional farming culture and who have now come to question the basic assumptions of their way of life. Presented through a woven tapestry of memories, music, and breathtaking accounts of life-altering moments, the film provides insight into the farmers’ sometimes amazing connections with the animals under their care, while also making clear the complex web of social, psychological and economic forces that have led them to their present dilemma. Interwoven with the farmers’ stories is the dramatic animal rescue work of a newly-trained humane police officer whose sense of justice puts her at odds with the law she is charged to uphold. With strikingly honest interviews and rare footage demonstrating the emotional lives and intense family bonds of animals most often viewed as living commodities, this groundbreaking documentary shatters stereotypical notions of farmers, farm life, and perhaps most surprisingly, farm animals themselves.”
Free entry.
Found Sound Pirate Radio
Sun 03 Mar, 2.30 pm
Hanoi Social Club
6 Hoi Vu, Hanoi
Found Sound is regular new music & culture discovery event. Hosted by the gregarious Seamus Doran, it will be presented live in panel style from the roof of The Hanoi Social Club on Sunday afternoons fortnightly. Come along to watch this week and see Zippy play an interpreted song live, hear from Bill Nguyen talk about his new café and art space, Manzi and catch the upcoming week’s schedule of art, music and cultural events with Mien from the Hanoi Grapevine. Episodes will be posted on THSC’s Soundcloud.
Free entry.
World Book Day Event
Sat 02 Mar 2013, 9 am – 12.30 noon
Tay Ho Weekend Market
No 4, Lane 67, Alley 12, To Ngoc Van Street, Tay Ho District, Hanoi
Plenty of new and old books on sale!
Buy or sell new and old books: English, French and Vietnamese!
Register at info@weekendmarket.org if you have books to sell.
1 table = 200,000 VND (or half a table with 100,000 VND)
Free for kids selling their second-hand books
Get your ready-to-eat lunch: Roasted Chicken & Potatoes
Roasted free-range chicken & potatoes
In a special bag, very convenient for microwave reheating (only 5 minutes)
Price: 280,000 VND
Best to order the day before via 0128 9090 158.
HCMC – Discussion “Strawberry Red”
Sat 02 Mar 2013, 6 – 9 pmGalerie Quynh
65 Đề Thám
District 1, HCMC
Come to discover a special project by Rice Creative for BRAIN Magazine in Tokyo.
Rice Creative was given a simple but challenging brief from BRAIN: Express Strawberry Red. Discussions began with color theory. What is color, light, reflection, refraction, etc. We talked matter, molecules. We considered what was strawberry red if there was no light.
We moved onto senses, like scent. Perhaps it is only a scent. Red is red, but if it smells like strawberry, maybe then it is strawberry red. Maybe the image could be any color, but smells like strawberries. Scratch & sniff would make it strawberry red. We needed limitations.
We decided to show red, as a limitation, and strawberry in some way. We kept coming back to the fact that there is no specific strawberry red. Each strawberry is different and has a spectrum of reds on its skin. There is no such thing as strawberry red. No Pantone, no CMYK, no RGB. The only thing that makes strawberry red is the context of the strawberry.
We began discussing printing with strawberries.
This led us to the goal of demonstrating the many reds of strawberry red as possible, by printing in large scale, with strawberries themselves. It could have simply been a field painting of strawberry derived pigment, but we felt using the pigment to spell strawberry is even more didactic, like a giant dictionary entry. The entry could not be reproduced in a dictionary though, in traditional print. It had to be created in actuality and experienced under a standard type of lighting, close to the lights used for color calibrating.”
Please join the Rice Creative team at the gallery this Saturday evening to experience, interpret and engage with the notion of strawberry red.
HCMC – The Melting Pot Art Festival
Melting-pot-2
Sat 02 Mar 2013, 10 am – 11 pm
Sun 03 Mar 2013, 10 am – 9 pm
Saigon Outcast
188/1 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, District 2, HCMC
Come to the festival to celebrate Art for Art’s sake ”l’art pour l’art”. See detailed program below:
Program
SATURDAY
10:00am – 3:00pm Art Exhibition / Art activities
12:00 Biscuits and Gravy (afternoon band)
2:30 Dance Performances
Anh Pham & Huong Pham – Latin
Anh Toan – Contemporary
All the Way Live Vietnam – B-boy/hip hop
Emily Navarra – Modern
Urban Dance Group – Jazz
3:45 Final call for Silent Auction bids
4:00 Silent Auction highest bids announced
BANDS
5:00 Echo Monkeys
6:00 Futureproof
6:30 DJ Samurai
7:00 Banana Project
DJ’S featuring Crazy Monkey – Live visual artist
8:00 Dan Lo
9:00 Bong
10:00 Hibiya Line (Optimist Club)
SUNDAY
10:00am – 3:00pm Art Exhibition / Art Activities
1:00 Biscuits and Gravy (afternoon band)
BANDS
3:30 Freckled Gypsys
4:30 Brian Wilson’s Brain
5:30 Allen Wilde – Black and white dance film presentation
DJ’S featuring Crazy Monkey – Live visual artist
6:00 Glaser
7:00 Larry
8:00 Joe T.
OUR FEATURED ARTISTS:
Vy Hoang – bottlecaps , vases , wooden pictures
Pat Bradbury – prints and paintings
Vo Hong Nhung – hand made jewelry, teddy bears
David Dredge – photography
Yves Schiepek – photography
Hanh Pham – handmade décor, accessories, clothes, photos
Cat Copley – handmade jewellery
Neena Nguyen – short films/photos
Jack Clayton – wood cut prints and digital print of illustration
Jose Alfredo Perez Hernandez and Martha Wells – handmade stencil t-shirts and bags
Nguyen Bong – photography
Crazy Monkey – live painting
Steven Wiig – earthen oven building
Green Youth Collective – awareness of design and installation of green roofs and living walls (green walls) and urban garden management
Tom Smith – 2D work and illustrations
Laurence Taylor – paintings and drawings
Arts and crafts activities: floating hat collective, face painting and stone painting for all ages……and more
SILENT AUCTION – (ALL DAY)
Art work donated from abroad by:
Jonathan Vaughn (U.S.A.)
Kirsten Downie (Scotland)
Aaron Boomgarner (U.S.A.)
….and locals who have donated:
Mirasol Tiansay Aguila (Philippines)
Derek Miyamota (U.S.A.)
Tickets:
30,000 VND. Free entry for people who bring an art tool: Paint brushes, paint, crayons, etc.
Screening of “Tom Boy”
Fri 15 Mar 2013, 8 pmL’Espace
Welcome to screening of the movie “Tom boy” (French, 2011, 82′) by Céline Siamma. According to Elle magazine, “Tomboy is messed up with surprises, and also raises the question about each viewer’s outlook.” Please see below for more information about the film and tickets.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles.
For more information about film, see Vietnamese post.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Exhibition “Cage”
Exhibition: 09 – 11 Mar 2013
Art Talk Cafe
12 Quan Su street, Hanoi
Expatriate Australian Artist Robert Natoli will be holding his first Hanoi based exhibition.
After living in Hanoi for almost 3 years, Rob Natoli has produced an exhibition of paintings, etchings and small ceramic objects that explore a personal response to the environment in which he has come to live and enjoy. The exhibition, quirkily called CAGE, combines the artist’s spontaneous mark making techniques in a variety of media inviting personal responses from viewers.
MIME SOLO ACT: Time of Mime
Hanoi: 09 and 10 Mar 2013, 8 pm
Youth Theatre
HCMC: 05 and 06 Mar 2013, 8 pm
Youth World Theatre
On the auspicious occasion of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013, The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam shares the pleasure of hosting “MIME SOLO ACT: time of mime” by Iimuro Naoki in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City in March 2013.
Learned mime under Marcel Marceau, the founder of modern pantomime, Iimuro Naoki has been actively performing in plethora of festivals in the world, getting awards both in Japan and overseas.
In his previous full house performances in Vietnam in 2010 and 2011, he not only successfully triggered big laughter from the audience but also moved their hearts.
Receiving a lot of calls for an encore from the previous audience and those who missed his performances in past years, we decided to bring him back to Vietnam, not only to Hanoi but also to Ho Chi Minh City again.
Iimuro Naoki will perform different programs in two cities, Program A in Hanoi and Program B in HCMC.
The highlight of his performance in Hanoi will be a part of the acts entitled “Angel”, in which his slow motion successfully invites you to the dream-like scene in the depth of the sea. The highlight of his performance in HCMC, on the other hand, will be a part of the acts entitled “A World in Balance”, in which he received the Gold Medal at the 3rd World Delphic Games in 2009.
We hope that this show will entertain not only adults but also children (over 6 years old) with its universal body language, which is sublimed in the art of silence.
Note: Please refrain from bringing children under 5 years old to this performance because the performance is sensitive to noise.
■ Iimuro Naoki
Graduated from Ecole Internationale de Mimodrame de Paris Marcel Marceau. Graduated from Conservatoire Niedermeyer d’lssy Les Moulineaux Ecole Nationale de Musique de Dance et d’Art Dramatique, winning the first prize by the judge’s unanimity. In his dual role actor and producer, he takes an active role in many performances, thereby promoting pantomime in Japan.
*Gold medal for the mime improvisation section at Delphic Games (2009)
*Special prize in street performance competition at Kobe Biennale (2009)
Tickets
Hanoi: Free admission tickets are available at:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
[Opening hours] 09:00 – 18:00
(Closed on Sunday 3 March)
HCMC: Free admission tickets are available at:
Youth World Theatre (Nha Hat The gioi Tre)
125 Cong Quynh, Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1, HCMC
Tel: 0949470938 (Mr. Nam), 0919125827 (Ms. Linh)
(Ho Chi Minh City University of Stage and Drama)
[Opening hours] 09:00 – 17:00 (Closed on Sundays)
For more information about the program, click here.
Youth Theatre
11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
Youth World Theatre
125 Cong Quynh, Nguyen Cu Trinh, District 1, HCMC
Exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls”
Opening: Thu 07 Mar, 9.30 am
Vietnamese Women’s Museum
Exhibition: 07 – 31 Mar 2013
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Vietnamese Women’s Museum
36 Ly thuong Kiet, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
In celebration of the Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013 and International Women’s Day, the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and Vietnamese Women’s Museum, in cooperation with the Embassy of Japan in Vietnam, Traditional Edo-kimekomi Dolls Saciei-kai and Kimono Cultural Exchange Association, proudly present the exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls” and related activities in Hanoi in March 2013.
“Dolls” have been a part of everyday life in Japan since ancient times. Japanese dolls reflect the customs of Japan and the aspirations of its people, possess distinctive regional attitudes, and over the centuries have developed in many diverse forms. Japanese dolls now can be categorized in many ways according to the techniques and material used to create them, as well as the themes and shapes of the dolls.
The exhibition “Japanese Traditional Dolls” introduces over 250 Japanese dolls in total in two venues. In Vietnamese Women’s Museum, their collection of over 200 Japanese dolls, mainly Edo-Kimekomi Dolls but including the other genre of dolls used in the Doll Festival or Hina Matsuri, warrior dolls and objects from the Boy’s Festival, will be exhibited.
In the Japan Foundation, meanwhile, their long-time collection of around 40 selected Japanese dolls, including female dolls dressed in kimonos, dolls depicting characters from traditional Japanese performing arts like Noh and Kabuki, Hakata dolls or clay dolls, Kokeshi dolls with their unique character, will be exhibited.
In addition to the exhibition, the other Japanese culture related activities such as Kimono/Yukata trials, Origami workshops, Japanese traditional toys trials, etc., will be also presented in Vietnamese Women’s Museum (mainly on the opening day).
We hope you will enjoy Japanese traditional heritage and culture through skillfully handcrafted traditional dolls.
Related activities: The following activities will be presented at Vietnamese Women’s Museum:
- Kimono/Yukata trials
- Origami workshops
- Japanese traditional toys trials
For more details, please contact Vietnamese Women’s Museum, TEL 04 3825 9936.
Concert with Michel Lethiec
07 & 08 Mar 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
Welcome to the concert with the performance of Michel Lethiec. As the art director of Pablo Casals de Prades festival, Michel Lethiec is considered to be one of the outstanding artists on the global stage. Please see more information below.
Being a popular face at concerts and festivals, Michel Lethiec is also well-known as a teacher at Paris National Academy of Music and Nice Music Academy.
Solo clarinet : Michel Lethiec
and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra
Conductor: Honna Tetsuji
Program
W.A.Mozart : Concerto for clarinet
W.A.Mozart : Symphony No. 25
Tickets:
Ticket price: VND 120,000
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: VND 60,000
Tickets are currently available at L’Espace.
Exhibition “Lap loe”
Opening: Thu 07 Mar, 6.30 pm
Exhibition: 08 – 21 Mar 2013, 9 am – 7 pm
Goethe Institute
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội
The Goethe-Institut proudly presents the video installation “Lap Loe” by Tran Luong, one of the first Vietnamese artists who experiments with installation, performance and video art, to the audience in Hanoi. Previously in February 2013, this art work was shown in the group exhibition “No Country” – Contemporary art in South and Southeast Asia - at the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York, USA.
“Lap Loe” belongs to the interactive performance series “Red Scarf/Welts” which has already been exhibited in Beijing, Chongqing, Hangzhou, Shanghai – China, Seoul – Korea, Solo – Indonesia, Hanoi, Hochiminh City – Vietnam and Singapore. This art work was inspired by the red scarfs that pupils in Vietnam as well as other countries wear over their shoulders and expresses the artist´s concern about daily life and historical matters.
Free Admission.
Tokyo Jazz Club
Sat 02 Mar 2013, 6 – 11 pm
Outdoor Stage
Van Ho Exhibition Center
2 Hoa Lu Str, Hanoi
The Japan Foundation and CAMA Vietnam are proud to present internationally famous Japanese jazz group SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS who will entertain Hanoi on March 2. The event marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic ties between Japan and Vietnam (Japan – Vietnam Friendship Year 2013) and will take place at the Van Ho Exhibition Center, Hanoi.
SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS combine world class musicianship with the coolest of sounds and attitude into a heady mix of jazz, fun and entertainment. Their brand of jazz is unconventional and designed to break down barriers, whether they be conventions of genre, cultural barriers or stolid audience-performer relationships.
Starting out in Tokyo clubs in 2001, the band quickly became notorious and attracted worldwide attention for their new brand of aggressive, energetic and danceable music which they called “death jazz”. Before long, the band was being championed by musical tastemakers like Giles Peterson who released six of the group’s seven albums on his Brownswood recordings label. Since 2005, the band have played the biggest festivals in Europe, such as Denmark’s Roskilde Festival, Glastonbury in the UK, Fuji Rock in Japan and the prestigious Montreux Jazz Festival in Switzerland. They also appeared on Later…with Jools Holland, the UK’s longest running and most respected live music TV program.
The band’s live show is famous the world over for being an interactive experience, something that sets them apart from other jazz groups. As the band themselves say, “We always felt that in the world of jazz, there was an unwritten rule that the musicians were to concentrate on their techniques and the audience were simply there to admire, like a transmitter/ receiver relationship. We wanted to break away from that and create exciting jazz with far more interaction between the players and the audience”. The band pulls this off with both their infectious rhythms and their energetic frontman Shacho, who acts as “the agitator”, playing a key role by in connecting the audience to the band.
Joining SOIL & “PIMP” SESSIONS in Hanoi will be local jazz-funk group, Nga tu Mat dien. The quintet has been playing shows in Hanoi’s capital for more than 15 years and has a tight enough sound to prove it. At the Van Ho Exhibition Center, the group will be reinventing jazz standards through a funk and Latin lense.
Keeping the party going between bands will be GiGiMix, one of Hanoi’s most entertaining DJs. With a love of swing, jazz and funk, the French-native never fails to keep crowds in the party mood with up-beat, feel-good sets that cross genres and cultures.
The concert will take place at the Van Ho Exhibition Center, 2 Hoa Lu, Hai Ba Trung on Saturday March 2nd. Tickets are free and can be obtained from CAMA ATK, 73A Mai Hac De, Hai Ba Trung and The Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem.
Free tickets advance outlets:
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
CAMA ATK
73A Mai Hac De, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
(Advance tickets available from Wednesday 20th February)
Spring Gala 2013 Concert and Ballet
Sun 03 Mar 2013, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Come to the Spring Gala 2013 Concert and Ballet with director People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong, conductor Nguyen Thieu Hoa, piano soloist Tam Ngoc, Quynh Trang and artists from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. For more information about program and tickets, see below:
Program
Part 1
Tchaikovsky
• Polonaise from opera “Evgeny Onegin”
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
• King Rene’s arioso from opera “Iolanta”
Tenor: Quốc Hưng
• Spain dance from ballet “Swan lake”
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
Puccini
• Tosca’s aria from opera “Tosca”
Soprano: Vành Khuyên
• O, mio babbino care from opera “Gianni Schicci”
Soprano: Thăng Long
Ketelby
• In a Persian Market
Perform: Symphony Orchestra
Grieg
• Anitra’s dance
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
• Solvej’s song
Perform: Symphony Orchestra
J. Strauss
• Overture “ Die Fletdermause”
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
Mascagni
• Intermezzo from opera “Cavaleria Rusticana”
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
Tchaikovsky
• Pas de deux from ballet “Nutcraker”
Perform: the Symphony Orchestra
Interval
Part 2
W A Mozart
• Sonata for piano four hands in D major, KV 381
Piano Soloists: Trần Thị Tâm Ngọc – Phạm Quỳnh Trang
Ballet “Heart of Silk”
Music: J S Bach
Choreography: Pontus Lidberg
Perform: Dancers of Vietnam National Ballet Company
Tickets
Ticket prices: 150000, 250000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien.
Free delivery more details: 0913489858,0983067996
Screening of “Les Petits Mouchoirs”
Fri 08 Mar 2013, 8pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Ha Noi
Welcome to the screening of “Les Petits Mouchoirs” (French, 2010, 154’) by Guillaume Canet. According to Le Journal du Dimanche newspaper, this is a “fantastic, hilarious and moving movie”.
Film synopsis: After a disturbing situation, a group of friends still decide to have their vacation together by the beach as ususal. Friendship, trust, guilty feelings and their romances are all shaking. In the end, secrets and lies must be revealed.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Music Night “Live Alive”
Fri 01 Mar 2013, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
The rumours are true! Bread & Circus are back! Hanoi’s favourite duo have reunited after more than year and are feeling breaddier and more circussy than ever! The piano rock hotshots are ready to punch the colour into your Friday night alongside sunsplashed Raggamuffins and brand spanking new riffy rock band Lady Gargamel!
If this week seems like a giant jam sandwich of musical sweetness, then this is most certainly the jam! Delicious. Come out and support your own… Hanoi’s grassroots scene with some of the most radiant acts ever to have stepped foot on the nutty vanilla rock city stage.
Bread&Circus
Vocals, drums, guitars, electronic keys and stacks of on stage chemistry: we almost fainted when we heard of Luke DeStefano’s Vietnam return to reignite the glory days of Bread & Circus. Reunion of the year! The multi talented percussionist has been the drumming backbone behind some of Hanoi’s most dynamic and poplar bands since 2010 – Zamina, Machete, Toothbrush as well as Bread & Circus, where he pulls Phuong Dang onto paths she wouldn’t dare to tread alone.
Raggamuffins
Sax-tastic smooth boys Raggamuffins are the mango juice of the rock band world. All feet shifting, shoulder swaying, slinky funk-tinged, orange ragga pop grooves, this multi national band has been soaking our souls in sexy riddims since last summer and show no sign of throwing in the the pips just yet. It’s spring, it’s time, and we can’t wait to welcome back the band that can sing with ear to ear grins.
Lady Gargamel
Lady Gargamel are a newly formed band who have been preparing for six months to reprogram your ears with some fresh, hard, tight, melodic, heavy, riffy, arrogant rock. The band’s line up, they say, features “the Mario brothers, an Aussie communist, a British trifle maker and a miniature sized Vietnamese girl.” Different people with one thing in common: a deep love for the devil’s notes. Come and experience Hanoi’s freshest, most original band of 2013. Polish both your index and little fingers…you’ll need them!
Tickets: 50000 VND @ door (half price for students with ID)
Screening of “Le Nom des Gens”
Fri 01 Mar 2013, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the screening of the film ” Le Nom des Gens”, directed by Michel Leclerc (French, 2010, 104 ‘) at L’Espace. According to the Télé 7 jours, this is “a political romantic comedy that attracts your attention from the beginning to the end”. The film won the César award of French in 2011: best actress for Sara Forestier and best original screenplay for Baya Kasmi and Michel Leclerc.
Language: The film is in French with Vietnamese subtitles.
For more information about the synopsis, please refer to the Vietnamese version of this post or to L’Espace website in French.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Taste Israeli wine at Park Hyatt Saigon
Park Hyatt Saigon will present an Israeli wine event at the Opera restaurant on March 4.
Two speakers, Michal Ansky and Ruthie Russo of Israel, will introduce and explain the country’s wine and cuisine. Israeli food will also be served at the event beginning at 7pm.
Admission is VND1,050,000++ per person including dinner and wine.
French films, animations to screen at IDECAF
Five French movies, two animations and three feature films, will be shown at the Institute of Cultural Exchange with France (IDECAF) every Saturday in March.
The animations are Mia et le Migou (Mia and the Migoo) and Le Chat du Rabbin (The Rabbi’s Cat); and the movies are Le Nom des Gens (The Names of Love), Les Petits Mouchoirs (Little White Lies) and Tomboy. The screenings will begin at 3pm.
Tickets costing VND15,000 are available at IDECAF, 31 Thai Van Lung Street, District 1.
Outdoor bar in District 2 hosts art festival
An art festival called Melting Pot will be held at Saigon Outcast – an outdoor bar in District 2 – on March 2-3.
The event will feature arts and crafts activities like handmade jewellery; accessories and clothes; painting, photo and video exhibitions; dance performances; live music and silent auctions.
The festival will take place from 10am to 10pm. The bar is located at 188/1 Nguyen Van Huong Street, District 2.
Hard Rock Cafe presents Latin weekend
Hard Rock Cafe will present performances of Latin and rock music on March 2-3.
The newly formed Latin band, Q’vans, will perform live on Saturday, while Vietnamese rock band Bui Gio will rock guests on Sunday night. The local band will also perform at the cafe on March 10 and 31.
The shows will begin at 9pm. Hard Rock Cafe is located at 39 Le Duan Boulevard in District 1.
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