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Screening of “When Harry Met Sally” and “Out of Africa”
Screening of “When Harry Met Sally”: Fri 13 Mar 2014, 7.30 pm
Screening of “Out of Africa”: Sat 14 Mar 2014, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
You are invited to the screening of 2 other romantic films “When Harry Met Sally” and “Out of Africa”, both of which were released in the 80s of last century.
Original language with Vietnamese subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
About film
When Harry Met Sally
WHEN HARRY MET SALLY… is a 1989 American romantic comedy film written by Nora Ephron and directed by Rob Reiner. It stars Billy Crystal as Harry and Meg Ryan as Sally. The story follows the title characters from the time they meet just before sharing a cross-country drive, through twelve years or so of chance encounters in New York City. The film raises the question “Can men and women ever just be friends?” and advances many ideas about relationships that became household concepts, such as those of the “high-maintenance” girlfriend and the “transitional person”.
Ephron received a British Academy Film Award, an Oscar nomination, and a Writers Guild of America Award nomination for her screenplay. The film is ranked 23rd on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Laughs list of the top comedy films in American cinema and number 60 on Bravo’s “100 Funniest Movies”. In early 2004, the film was adapted for the stage in a production starring Luke Perry and Alyson Hannigan.
Out of Africa
OUT OF AFRICA is a 1985 American romantic drama film directed and produced by Sydney Pollack and starring Robert Redford and Meryl Streep. It’s a story in 20th century colonial Kenya, a Danish baroness/plantation owner has a passionate love affair with a free-sprited big-game hunter.
The film is based loosely on the autobiographical book OUT OF AFRICA written by Isak Dinesen (the pseudonym of Danish author Karen Blixen), which was published in 1937, with additional material from Dinesen’s book Shadows on the Grass and other sources. This film received 28 film awards, including seven Academy Awards.
The book was adapted into a screenplay by the writer Kurt Luedtke, and directed by the American Sydney Pollack. Streep played Karen Blixen; Redford played Denys Finch Hatton; and Klaus Maria Brandauer played Baron Bror Blixen. Others in the film included Michael Kitchen as Berkeley Cole; Malick Bowens as Farah; Stephen Kinyanjui as the Chief; Michael Gough as Lord Delamere; Suzanna Hamilton as Felicity, and the model Iman as Mariammo.
An Acoustic Night with Nok La Fiesta
Fri 14 Mar 2014, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Nok La Fiesta is a Thai singer and guitarist who loves to put her energetic blend of Spanish guitar in a rumba fusion rhythm, bringing to the floor salsa, flamenco, bachata, reggae, blues and rock n’ roll.
Enjoy an acoustic candlelit Friday night, sitting and enjoying or up and dancing, both are good for this!
Free entry!
Discussion Panel for Young Entrepreneurs on Women’s Leadership
Fri 14 Mar 2014, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Hub.IT
2nd Floor, The TungShingSquare Building No 2, Ngo Quyen, Hoan Kiem
The faster our society grows the higher the role of the woman is. Female experts have dominated in many fields, but one question still remains unsolved: “How can a woman balance between her career & personal life, and how to go faster on the way of following their ambitions?”
The discussion is open to all businesswomen, start-up, female leaders – who desires deep understanding & hold tips for a successful & balanced life.
Speakers:
- Ms. Pham Hoang Mien, Co-owner at Hanoi Grapevine
- Ms. Van Pham, CEO at NamTuoiCuoi.vn
- Ms. Van Anh Pham, COO at Cinnamon, GBG Hanoi Manager
- Ms. Chi Anh Dao, CEO of Kitchen Art and the KAfe
Agenda:
18h30 – 18h45: Check-in
18h45 – 19h15: Spearkers sharing & Presentation
19h15 – 19h30: Shortbreak, networking & Feedbacks
19h30 – 20h00: Panel discussions
20h00 – 20h30: Q&A & warmly discussions between guests & audiences
Language: Vietnamese
Photo Exhibition “Portraits of Compassion: A Journey from War to Peace”
Thu 13 Mar 2014, 6.45 – 8.15 pm
Lane 12, 54A Dang Thai Mai (across from Hoang An Temple)
Photojournalist Paul Davis will arrive in Hanoi from the United States to share his award-winning photography for a one-evening photo exhibition.
Paul’s photographic journey began in 1965 when he purchased his first 35 mm camera at age 19 while serving in Vietnam as a U.S. Marine as a radio operator. During his deployment, Paul stepped on a landmine that nearly took his life. Upon returning to Vietnam in 2003, Paul reconnected with his love for photography. Seeing and hearing Paul’s journey that brought him from rural America all the way to Hanoi is a compelling story of irony, intrigue and illumination. In addition to photography, Paul is ordained as a Buddhist practitioner and a licensed social worker. His photographs appear regularly in several publications.
You can learn more about Paul Davis here.
Free entrance.
Screening of “TONY TAKITANI”
Photo Exhibition “Kinh Bac Fashion”
Exhibition: 06 – 20 Mar 2014
Museum of Bac Ninh, Bac Ninh
You are invited to the Photo Exhibition “Kinh Bac Fashion” of photographer Do Lan Huong. This is an activity in the upcoming Bac Ninh Festival 2014 which officially takes place from 13 to 17 Mar.
Thu 13 Mar 2014, 8.30 – 10 pm
Madake
81 Xuan Dieu, Ha Noi
You are invited to the film screening of “TONY TAKITANI”.
TONY TAKITANI (2004)
Based on a short story by Haruki Murakami
“Born just after World War II, and a few days before his mother’s death, Tony Takitani was named after his father’s American friend…
Tony’s father was a touring jazz musician, which meant that Tony spent a lot of his childhood alone. Tony became skilled at drawing, and while his works were technically precise, they lacked heart.
He became a technical illustrator, but even in his adulthood, his loneliness persisted. That was until he fell in love with a co-worker”
“Jun Ichikawa’s film version of one of Haruki Murakami’s most elegant short stories somehow manages to redefine the whole process of literary adaptation, though with the same quiet, unassuming grace of the original story.
Ichikawa visualises this character study of loneliness as a series of vignettes, ending each scene with a lateral wipe from right to left.. like the turning of a page.”
“In this melancholy tale of a solitary man, Ichikawa adds a grace note of optimism without compromising the sting of loss at the core of the story.”
75′ / Dir – Jun Ichikawa
Languages: Japanese, with English subtitles
Original music by Ryuichi Sakamoto
FREE ENTRY
10 FREE prints of an original illustration (based on the film) by Vicky Alvarez
Exhibition “What Artists Are Doing?”
Opening: Wed 12 Mar, 5 pm
Seminar: Fri 21 Mar, 8 am
Exhibition: 13 – 21 Mar 2014
Exhibition Hall, 16 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi
You are invited to the annual exhibition titled “What Artists Are Doing?” by The Young Artists Club.
And on 21 Mar at 8 pm, the Seminar will be held prior to the official ending of this year exhibition.
The Official Women’s Day Hanoi Party of 2014
Sat 08 Mar 2014, 7 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
Come to the official Women’s Day Hanoi Party of 2014 fused with a celebration the boundless flair and talent of Hanoi based women and independent female artists across music, arts and entertainment.
Headlining the night will be Stockholm based Swedish techno/house DJ LEMIEUX aka Maya Lourenço.
DJ LEMIEUX
Releasing on Random Island, Klasse Recordings and 12-3 Recordings, Lemieux has been seen in the DJ booth at concerts with The Knife and been touring Europe with, among others, Sand Circles and Quiltland. After this gig in Hanoi she will continue playing around in Europe and have some upcoming releases towards the end of the summer. Her DJ-style is a blend between dark jacking techno and deep house with much love for the 90′s.
A plethora of local based artists; electronic, live, spoken word and visual artists, across the creative spectrum will be joining Lemieux to give the city a fantastic night of love, equality and togetherness.
Line up:
DJs -
HEADLINER
Lemieux (Sweden, house, techno)
Pandrava (d’n'b, jungle, bass)
Hà Truong (indie electro)
Lethal. L (bass)
Claire Driscoll (vinyl, old school, punk, rock)
LIVE MUSIC -
Kimmese (live, vocal)
Natasha Kovalenko (live, piano, vocal)
Ella (live vocal)
Phuong Dang (live, piano, vocal)
POETRY READINGS -
Claire Barnard
Kaitlin Rees
LIVE VISUALS
Lethal. L
ART EXHIBITS
Trang Nguyễn
Thủy Tiên Nguyễn
Tickets:
100,000 VND – Free entry for women all night. Free drink for first 300 guests.
Hair of the Dog Tour 2014 – The Electric Yard Dogs
Hanoi: Fri 07 Mar 2014, 9 pm
R&R Tavern
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HCMC: Thu 13 Mar 2014, 7 pm
Number 5 Bar, HCMC
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Phnompenh: Sat 15 Mar 2014, 9 pm
Sharky’s Bar, Phnom Penh
The Electric Yard Dogs have been darkening the doors of Rock’n'Roll bars in South East Asia for over two years now, after the thundering success of their last two tours they are on the road again with their special brand of updated Rock, Rhythm and Swing taking in one night stands at a selection of their favourite venues. Hair of the Dog Tour 2014 in Hanoi, HCMC and Phnom Penh.
Free admission.
Tiny Flower’s Shop and Cafe – A New Film from MCNV and INFI to Celebrate International Women’s Day
To celebrate International Women’s Day MCNV and INFI are launching a new film made in Quang Tri about a young woman named Hoa. She runs her own shop and cafe business in a small village close to Dong Ha City. With the help of a micro-loan funded by MCNV she made her small business more viable and is now considering the next steps to expand her enterprise.
The film follows Hoa as she meets the local loan collector, serves her regular customers, negotiates with suppliers and enjoys jokes with some boisterous students coming home after school. At the heart of the story is Hoa and her determination to improve her life for herself and her family by applying good business sense to her loan.
It shows how micro-loans in the hands of people with ambition can have an exponential effect beyond the finance itself. In Hoa’s case she has been empowered to move from loan receiver to loan giver using a social media group to connect with people less fortunate than herself that gives specifically targeted micro-loans of up to $100 each all organised via Facebook.
You can see the film here.
or in high definition version here
Tiny Flower’s Shop and Cafe was made by Hanoi-based filmmaker Paul Zetter.
For more information about the work of MCNV please visit our new website.
INFI is a network of professionals that advocate stronger financial inclusion throughout SE Asia. You can register as part of their professional network at http://www.infinetwork.org. The website is currently under construction.
HCMC – Green Drinks – Air Conditioning
Wed 12 Mar 2014, 6.30 – 8.30 pm
Bizu Cafe, The House of Saigon, Second Floor
16-20 Thu Khoa Huan, Ben Thanh, D.1, HCMC
Green Drinks is back in town. Join us to meet Xavier Pinchart to explore why classical air conditioning is a total nonsense when faced to energetic challenges. Air conditioning, around 50% of all energy spent by buildings in tropical climates, was designed at a time when energy was not an issue. It is time to face reality, it is outdated and needs fundamental reengineering.
Come to hear the case for change, discuss and share your views over a drink with other Environmentally minded locals and expats.
About our Speaker
Xavier Pinchart is active in the building consulting industry for more than 15 years, working on different assignments in Western and Central Europe, such as Eurocontrol in ATC environment or Cushman and Wakefield in the Balkan. He moved in Vietnam in 2012 and opened the branch of Boydens Engineering. Xavier combines building technology background with entrepreneurial skills, having started, managed or restructured different companies in Belgium, Serbia, Macedonia and Vietnam.
Note: Presentations begin at 19:00 and will last for 50mins, followed by networking.
For more information, please contact greendrinks@green.vn.
Entrance is free and no invitation is needed.
HCMC – One Billion Rising Saigon
Sat 08 Mar 2014, 1 – 11 pm
Mc Sorley’s
4 Thao Dien, An Phu, Dist 2, HCMC
Women, and believers in equality, come and dance and be empowered. This movement is about equality for women all around the world, freedom of expression, and togetherness. We are hosting this event on 8TH MARCH which is national Woman’s Day in Vietnam. On this day and through this movement, we hope to inspire and unite women, and victims of violence through a positive medium. Please feel free to invite all of the women, and people who love them, that you know.
ONE BILLION RISING FOR JUSTICE is a global call to women survivors of violence and those who love them to gather safely in community outside places where they are entitled to justice – courthouses, police stations, government offices, school administration buildings, work places, sites of environmental injustice, military courts, embassies, places of worship, homes, or simply public gathering places where women deserve to feel safe but too often do not. It is a call to survivors to break the silence and release their stories – politically, spiritually, outrageously – through art, dance, marches, ritual, song, spoken word, testimonies and whatever way feels right.
Free entry.
Open Studio with Vietnamese Artist in Cambodia
05 – 20 Mar 2014, 5 – 8 pm
Samaki Gallery
Battambang, Cambodia
From Hue (Vietnam), Phom Penh and Battambang (Cambodia), women artists gathered to discuss issues, share challenges and exchange ideas relevant to their lives through their arts practice this week. In this workshop Cambodian artists Tes Vannorng, Linda Koeut, Sao Sreymao, Sou Sophy and Khchao Touch collaborated with visiting Vietnamese artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai.
We invite you to come and join their open studio, explore their art in progress and engage in discussion with the artists.
Visiting Artist
Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai is currently the Pisao resident artist at Sa Sa Art Projects in Phnom Penh. During Mai’s residency she has taken a particular interest in researching the Vietnamese fishing village near Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap province.
Exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi” by Artist Vuong Van Thao
Opening: Mon 10 Mar, 5 pm
Exhibition: 10 – 22 Mar 2014
Casa Italia
18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi
Come to the art exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi”, by renowned Vietnamese artist Vuong Van Thao.
Vuong Van Thao, was born in Hanoi, graduated at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts in 1995. He received various awards, such as “Hanoi Fines Arts Association” Award, “Vietnam Sweden Cultural Fund” Award and “Bui Xuan Phai-Love for Hanoi” Award. His sculpture works are displayed on a permanent basis at “Asian Art Spotlight” in China and some “Living Fossils” sculpture works are exhibited at the Modern Fine Arts Collection of SAM Singapore Art Museum and at the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum.
With the idea of preservation and conservation of cultural values, especially the culture of Hanoi’s Old Quarter, this exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi” will showcase a number of representative works in a period from 2006 to present, focused on Hanoi.
Vuong Thao wishes: “When standing in front of my work, each of us will reflect on the historical value of the city and each will choose a way to preserve and conserve that cultural values”.
The Exhibition “Fossilised Hanoi” which will be opened to the public until 22nd March 2014, will offer an opportunity for everyone to experience a unique journey through the past, the present and the future of Hanoi.
Vuong Van Thao was one of the eight artists featured in Grapevine Selection Volume 1. You can check his profile and artworks on the Selection online.
Screening of “Lost in Translation” and “The Kids are all right”
Screening of “Lost in Translation”: Fri 07 Mar 2014, 7.30 pm
Screening of “The Kids Are All Right”: Sat 08 Mar 2014, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
Following Oscar film month, on the occasion of Women’s Day 8 Mar, you are invited to the screening of 2 films directed by leading female directors in Hollywood nowadays: Sofia Coppola with Lost in Translation and Lisa Cholodenko with The Kids Are All Right this weekend at TPD
Original language with Vietnamese subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
Lost in Translation (101 minutes)
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles
LOST IN TRANSLATION is a 2003 American comedy-drama film written and directed by Sofia Coppola. It was her second feature film after The Virgin Suicides (1999). It stars Bill Murray, Scarlett Johansson, Giovanni Ribisi, Anna Faris, and Fumihiro Hayashi.
The film revolves around an aging actor named Bob Harris (Murray) and a recent college graduate named Charlotte (Johansson) who develop a rapport after a chance meeting in a Tokyo hotel. The movie explores themes of loneliness, insomnia, existential ennui, and culture shock against the backdrop of a modern Japanese city.
LOST IN TRANSLATION was a major critical success and was nominated for four Academy Awards, including Best Picture, Best Actor for Bill Murray, and Best Director for Sofia Coppola; Coppola won for Best Original Screenplay. Scarlett Johansson won a BAFTA award for Best Actress in a Leading Role. The film was also a commercial success, grossing almost $120 million from a budget of only $4 million.
The Kids Are All Right (106 minutes)
Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles
THE KIDS ARE ALL RIGHT is the heartfelt new comedy from acclaimed director Lisa Cholodenko, starring Annette Bening, Julianne Moore, and Mark Ruffalo.
Two teenaged children (Alice in Wonderlands Mia Wasikowska and Journey to the Center of the Earths Josh Hutcherson) get the notion to seek out their biological father and introduce him into the family life that their two mothers (Bening and Moore) have built for them. Once the donor (Ruffalo) is found, the household will never be the same, as family ties are defined, re-defined, and re-re-defined.
The New York Times raves that its “a generous, nearly note-perfect portrait of a modern family,” and Entertainment Weekly calls the movie “funny, smart and sexy!”
The film was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Motion Picture – Musical or Comedy, and Annette Bening was awarded the Golden Globe Award for Best Actress – Motion Picture Musical or Comedy. The film also received four Academy Award nominations, including one for Best Picture, at the 83rd Academy Awards.
Screening of “Faroeste Caboclo” (Brazilian Western)
Wed 05 Mar 2014, 5 pm
D 6/7, 14 Thuy Khue, Tay Ho, Hanoi
You are invited to Brazilian film release “Faroeste Caboclo” (Brazilian Western).
About the film:
Réne Sampaio’s lyrical debut feature tells the story of João Santo Cristo (Fabrício Boliveira), a young man from the provinces who decides to try his luck in the capital. Loosely based on “Faroeste Caboclo”, the epic folk ballad by the legendary Brasília rock band Legião Urbana, Brazilian Western brings to life the memorable characters of this popular song, set against the backdrop of Brasília’s diverse urban spaces — a one-of-a-kind metropolis that constitutes a character in its own right.
Language: Portuguese with English subtitles
Free entrance.
Project Launch: Experimental Futurist Electronic Music with Tri Minh
Thu 06 Mar 2014, 8.30 – 10 pm
The Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
19th Floor, Pacific Place
83B Ly Thuong Kiet Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi
Be one of the first audience to experience Tri Minh “Experimental Futurist Electronic Music” on March 6th.
With this project, we hope to expose audiences to the trend of electronic music world and bring you the latest sounds.
Call us now for booking & info: 04 3946 1901 – 0913 70 69 66.
A Night of Concert and Ballet “Aspects of Love”
Thu 13 Mar 2014, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a night of concert and ballet “Aspects of Love” with director People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong, conductor Graham Sutcliffe and the artists from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Program
Part I
1. Beethoven Leonore No 3 Overture
2. Mozart Don Giovanni “La ci darem la mano”
Baritone: Manh Dung, Soprano: Thang Long
3. Mozart Cosi fan Tutte “Dorabella/ Gugliemo duo” Tenor: Anh Duc, Soprano: Vanh Khuyen
4. Gounod Faust Salut Tenor: Anh Vu
5. Korngold Die tote stadt “Mariettas Lied”
Tenor: Thanh Binh, Soprano: Thang Long
6. Saint-Saens Samson et Dalila “Mon cœur s’ouvre à ta voix” Soprano: Vanh Khuyen
7. Rossini Moses Prayer
8. Donizetti Lucia di Lammermoor “Chi mi frena in ta”
Baritone: Manh Dung, Tenor: Thanh Binh, Anh Duc, Soprano: Thang Long
And the VNOB’s Choir, the Hanoi International Choir
Interval
Part II: Ballet “The Graduation Ball”
The single-act, light-hearted comic ballet was premiered in Sydney 1940 and The Graduation Ball became a signature work has been performed countless times by many dance companies around the world.
Music: Johann Strauss
Arranger: Antal Dorati
Choreographer: David Lichine
Stage: Colin Peasley
Dancers of VNOB
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Festival of India in Vietnam 2014
Hanoi: 05 – 14 Mar 2014
Bac Ninh: 11 – 15 Mar 2014
HCMC: 06 – 15 Mar 2014
Festival of India in Vietnam is organized from March 5-15, 2014 to promote cultural linkage between the two countries.
Schedule
1. Classical Dance Recital: Nrityarupa – a mosaic of Indian classical dance showcasing six major Indian dance traditions of Bharatanatyam, Kathak, Kathakali, Odissi, Manipuri and Chhau.
Hanoi:
Wed 05 Mar, 7 pm
Hanoi Opera House
Out of tickets.
Thu 06 Mar, 6 pm
University of Social Sciences and Humanities (USSH)
336 Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi
Free entry.
Fri 07 Mar, 7.30 pm
University of Transport and Technology
54 Trieu Khuc, Thanh Xuan, Hanoi
Free entry.
Sat 08 Mar, 7 pm
Ho Chi Minh Museum Auditorium
Chua Mot Cot str., Ba Dinh, Hanoi.
Out of tickets.
HCMC:
Fri 14 Mar, 7.30 pm
HCMC Opera House
Sat 15 Mar, 7 pm
Youth Cultural Centre
4 Pham Ngoc Thach Str., D. 1, HCMC
Free tickets to both events can be collected from the Consulate General of India, 55 Nguyen Dinh Chieu Street, District 3, HCMC.
2. Buddhist Festival: The Buddhist Festival will comprise of meditation, lama dance and chanting by Buddhist monks from India. Entry for all events is free.
Bac Ninh:
Fri 14 Mar, 7 pm: Formal inaugural of the Buddhist Festival
11 – 15 Mar: Buddhist monks preparing a sand mandala and butter sculpture
Phat Tich Pagoda, Bac Ninh Province
HCMC:
Fri 07 Mar, 7 pm: Formal inaugural of the Buddhist Festival
Pho Quang Pagoda
06 – 10 Mar: Buddhist Festival
Pho Quang Pagoda and Vinh Nghiem Pagoda.
Buddhist Exhibition ‘Dharam Darshan’ exploring and illustrating the life and teachings of the Buddha
Opening: Thu 06 Mar, 10 am
Exhibition: 06 – 14 Mar
HCMC Fine Arts Museum
97A Phó Đức Chính, Nguyễn Thái Bình ward, D. 1
Free entry.
3. Food, folk dance and Mehendi: Chefs from India are being specially flown in to prepare Indian dishes. A Rajasthani Folk dance troupe, Kalbelia, will perform during the Food Festival. A Henna (mehendi) artist from India would also be present at the Food Festival, for henna hand painting. The food festival is open to all on payment basis
Hanoi:
06 – 08 Mar
Sheraton Hotel
K5, Nghi Tam, 11 Xuan Dieu
Tel: 04-371 99000
09 – 10 Mar
Aquaria Food and Cultural Centre, Water Sports Place
Le Duc Tho, My Dinh, Tu Liem Dist., Hanoi
Email: hncompany@gmail.com, rozamac60@gmail.com
HCMC:
13 – 15 Mar, from 6.30 pm
Café Saigon, Sheraton Saigon Hotel
80 Dong Du, D. 1, HCMC
4. Yoga: Two Yoga teachers from India will give lecture – demonstrations. Free entry.
Hanoi:
06 – 08 Mar
Elite Fitness Centre
51 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho Dist., Hanoi
Tel: 04-371 86281
HCMC:
11 – 15 Mar
HCMC Union of Friendship Organisation, Hall No. 2
31 Le Duan Str., D. 1, HCMC
Exhibition “A Woman’s View”
Opening: Fri 07 Mar, 6 pm
Exhibition: 07 – 23 Mar 2014, 9 am – 7 pm
Woman’s Cinema – Film evening of the women: Sun 23 Mar, 6.30 pm
Women have been always active as artists but until nowadays they are less represented and have less visibility in the still male-dominated art world – on international level and also in Vietnam. Therefore the Goethe-Institut invited eight women-artists who are already well-known in the contemporary art scene to realize a project of their choice in the framework of an exhibition with the title “A Woman’s View”.
On March 7, the eve before International Womens‘ Day 2014 this exhibition will be opened at the Goethe-Institut: An impressive range of strong, original works.
The curator of this show, Suzanne Lecht, who as Art Director of Art Vietnam Gallery has decisively contributed to the development of contemporary art in Vietnam throughout more than 20 years and always had a special eye for female talents, emphasizes: “A Woman’s View” is meant to carve out space to celebrate and to examine the essence of the female spirit and the ways in which this spirit transmutes into art. This exhibition intends to honor women for who they are, what they do and how they view the world.“ Many of the artworks in this show are memory based – inspired by historical traditions, crafts and rituals and intimate familial musings.
The catalogue of the exhibition includes an essay by Natalja Kraevskaja about “A Shifting Platform with Traditional Accessoires – Views and Practice of Contemporary Women-Artists in Vietnam”. The art scholar, curator and founder of the legendary “Salon Natasha”, the first independent art space in Vietnam, highlights the specific features of each of the eight artists. In spite of the wide specter of attitudes, themes and aestetics, Natalja Kraevskaja finds a joint “femine touch”: The art works „are far from the masculine ideal of conquest, possession and power and are more about positioning self, transition of memories, repercussion and search of essence.“ A woman’s view, it seems, goes through the surface towards the deeper layers of reality.
The exhibition “A Woman’s View” presents the following artists and their works:
• Hanoi DocLab: Let Us Now Praise Famous Women. Single-channel video projection, ed. Nguyen Trinh Thi, 2013
• Nguyen Thi Chau Giang: Inside Us. Double side silk painting, 2014
• Nguyen Huu Tram Kha: The Metaphor. Installation with X-ray film plates, 2014.
• Nguyen Thi Chinh Le: The Guests. 12 bronze sculptures, 2014.
• Maritta Nurmi: keep your dreams like china in your hands. Ceramic Vase, 2014
• Oanh Phi Phi: Armor. Lacquer sculptural painting, 2014
• Dinh Thi Tham Poong: Side by Side. Triptique, lacquer painting, 2014.
• Vu Kim Thu: Floating Landscape. Sculpture / lamp, transparent plastic and Mino Washi paper, 2014
Nguyen Trinh Thi - Landscape still double
All artists will attend the opening and present their art works, introduced by Suzanne Lecht.
As a closing event of the exhibition, there will be a Women’s Cinema night on 23rd March with short films by film makers of Hanoi DocLab, moderated by Nguyen Trinh Thi.
Dinh Thi Tham Poong, known for her highly patterned works on handmade Do paper turns her hand to a traditional Vietnamese medium and presents a lacquer triptych that examines intimacy and how our personal relationships provide a mirror into some of the deepest aspects of our own psyche. The artist explores the dialogue that is always unfolding between loved ones By painting in a way that highlights the overlap between her figures – a visual metaphor well-suited to the lacquer’s overlay technique – the work, Side by Side asks whether the question “where do you end and where do I begin is valid?”
Phi Phi Oanh, a Vietnamese artist born in America, also uses the lacquer medium but unlike the intimacy of Tham Poong’s work, Phi Phi uses her outsider perspective to give us a detached view of identity. The Armor, a lacquer torso combined with a mask and pith helmet, gives physical form to the armor we all wear in order to keep our singular identities intact in a world of often conflicting and contradictory ideologies. Phi Phi has recently received international acclaim and her monumental lacquer work Specula was presented in the 2013 Singapore Biennale.
Another outsider’s view is presented by Maritta Nurmi, an artist from Finland, residing in Vietnam for over 20 years. Perhaps the most decidedly feminine, a life size vessel, a classic female form, depicts on its surface a map of the artists interior life, recording her triumphs and sorrows. The works title, keep your dreams like china in your hands, suggests that just as her clay vessel, the artist has emerged from a trial by fire, strong and fragile, sad and joyous with all her aspirations intact.
Nguyen Thi Chau Giang, in her signature works on silk, continues her exploration of how to maintain a balance between her public and private lives. Inside of us is an innovative work painted on two sides, which by using the image of a woman and a dragon, each one dominant on opposite sides, accentuates that eternal struggle of how to maintain a balance between the two poles of masculine feminine.
Quietly emerging on the art scene. Nguyen Huu Tram Kha’s installation, “The Metaphor” is both haunting and transformative. It consists of hundreds of x-ray film strips woven together to create what appears like a blanket of memory. The feminine construct of story telling is subtle and only hauntingly exposed, for while it seems that so much is being revealed through the x-ray images, so much remains eerily absent.
The installation of bronze sculptures by Zen Buddhist sculptor/painter/poet Nguyen Thi Chinh Le reflects the poetry she finds in the empty spaces in one’s life. Her work of 12 bronze sculptures, The Guests, sitting at a table for a seemingly imaginary meal, recalls the enigma of the stories she overheard as a girl, the stories she now continues to tell. The sculptures, both delicate and sturdy, are infused with the artist’s nascent wisdom. She reminds viewers to see the empty void in front of the assembled guests – here sits our reminiscences of time past as well as the anticipation of what is to come.
Interestingly, of all the artists profiled here, Vu Kim Thu’s Lines and Light work presents the most removed perspective. Inspired by a residency in Udatsu, Japan, Thu maps a landscape of the village’s historical roofs and houses onto a lantern made of Japanese Washi paper. Known for her intricate, delicate drawings, Thu succeeds in mapping a birds eye view of a culture not her own but one that could be. Reminiscent of the roofs of her ancient Hanoi, the artist transcends cultural borders and creates a universal work of art. As the film maker Jean-Luc Godard said: “It’s not where you take things from – it’s where you take them to.”
Nguyen Trinh Thi, founder and director of Doclab, an independent center for documentary film and video art at the Goethe Institut in Hanoi, presents a collaborative work made during Doclab workshop, Let Us Now Praise Famous Women, which explores various aspects of labor in Vietnam. The film is not meant to create an archetype of the contemporary working woman. Quite the contrary, it takes the time to celebrate the individuality of each of its subjects. Let Us Now Praise Famous Women reminds viewers of their own basic humanity in the face of an ever-more industrialized society. Video work is gaining ground in Vietnam and Trinh Thi is receiving international acclaim for her work. Thi’s recent work, “Unsubtitled”, a video work of life sized images projected on wooden cut-outs that uses the metaphor of eating to question freedom of expression, was presented in the Singapore Biennale 2013.
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Tel.: +84 4 37342251
Fax: +84 4 37342254
info@hanoi.goethe.org
Art Vietnam Gallery
Lane 66, Number 2, Yen Lac Street
Hanoi, Vietnam
(Open by appointment only)
Takahashi Genichiro: A Japanese Writer’s Talk on Contemporary Literature
HANOI: Mon 10 Mar 2014, 2 – 4 pm
University of Social Sciences and Humanities
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HCMC: Wed 12 Mar 2014, 2 – 4 pm
University of Social Science & Humanities, HCMC
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam invites Mr. Takahashi Genichiro, one of the well-known authors in Japan, to host the travelling lectures on contemporary literature in Hanoi, and Ho Chi Minh City from 10 – 12 March 2014.
Takahashi’s debut work, “Sayonara, Gyangutachi [lit. Sayonara, Gangsters]”, was published in 1982, and won the Gunzo Literary Award for First Novels. It was also acclaimed by critics as one of the most important works of postwar Japanese literature and has been translated into English, Italian, Brazilian and Portuguese by Vertical, Inc. In 2013, with the financial support of The Japan Foundation, this novel has been published in Vietnamese by Nha Nam Publishing and Communications Company JSC.
His varied achievements on literature will assure you of the understanding of stimulating issues on the contemporary literature as well as its modern history. Included in the talk is his introduction of the novel “Sayonara, Gyangutachi”.
Language: The talk will be delivered in Japanese with Vietnamese interpretation.
Admission is free. Advanced registration is highly recommended.
Registration: The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
Tel: 04-39447419/ Email: jpfhanoi@jpf.org.vn
University of Social Sciences and Humanities
336 Nguyen Trai Street, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi
University of Social Science & Humanities, HCMC
10-12 Dinh Tien Hoang, District 1, HCMC
Exhibition “Memories”
Exhibition: 03 – 30/03/2014
Tu Do Gallery
53 Ho Tung Mau Street, District 1, HCMC
You are invited to the group exhibition titled “Memories” with 26 lacquer paintings by 5 artists: Xuan Chieu, Duong Tuan Kiet, Phu Nam, Vo Xuan Huy, Nguyen Xuan Anh.
These artists will feature their interesting and respected memories:
Regarding to Xuan Chieu: memories about lives of people on the Northern plateau.
To Duong Tuan Kiet: memories about dreaming girls
With Phu Nam, memories about his peaceful, simple childhood in Mekong Delta region.
Regarding to Vo Xuan Huy, memories about traces of time, an ancient image of Hue.
To Nguyen Xuan Anh, he combines between urban development and the old value.
Contemporary Art “The Dance of Paper”
Exhibition of craft and art products: Sun 09 Mar 2014, 5 – 6 pm
Live interactive performance: Sun 09 Mar 2014, 6 – 8 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
Continuing the effort to preserve and develop the traditional paper village, Zó project would like to bring you to an exceptional art event with all kind of creation on paper. It’s like a dance with many different forms of performance art and installation on paper. This will not be like an exhibition but a party of paper and we will invite you to be a part of it.
It’s free entry event. But in order to support the artists, we would like to invite you a bidding session for display products at the end. All the money are going for good cause. Thanks for your support.
Paper making performance: Artisan Nguyen Van Tam, paper village
Paper body painting: Le Quoc Viet – calligraphy painter & Heather Chan – talented artist from Scotland
Photo installation: Nikolaj Svennevig – Photographer journalist from DK
Paper installation: Duong Linh, Nguyen An, Yo Yo, Tran Thu Hien
Paper craft and art products exhibition
Contemporary dance
Live Music band and DJ
Free entry.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Hanoi
Tue 04 Mar 2014, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Opera House
This is one of your last chances to grab yourself a ticket to the British theatre performance Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde tomorrow at the Opera House. The company plays one show only in Hanoi, so do not miss it.
You can buy tickets here:
In Hanoi: Box office, Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien, Hanoi
- Vietnam Performing Arts Centre, 6th Floor, 32 Nguyen Thai Hoc St., Hanoi . Tel.: (04) 3747 8658
In HCMC: Box office at HCMC Opera House (left wing), No. 7 Công trường Lam Sơn, Dist. 1. Tel: (08)38299976
Cambodia – Open Studio with artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai
Friday, 28 February 2014, 6-8pm
Sa Sa Art Projects, the White Building, Sothearos Blvd
As part of Pisaot residency with Sa Sa Art Projects, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai has done research at a Vietnamese fishing village near Tonle Sap lake in Siem Reap province. Exploring notions of identity and territory, Mai investigated different cultural, social and political issues confronted by this 400-household community, some of whom have been living there for the last two or three generations. She looked closely at the meaning and the agency of an ID card, and its impact on knowledge and lives of this community. According to Mai, “an ID card is like the key for change in the life of some people: it could be identity, it could be power, it might be a matter of classification, it could be their dream…” Mai’s project during Pisaot residency marked an expansion of the artist’s practice from studio-based to community-oriented, and from topics that usually concern with women to notions of identity and displacement.
About Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai
Employing various media, Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai’s (b. Hanoi, Vietnam, 1983) practice has been largely centering on issues of female body, sex, and constructed social values that affect women. Mai’s works usually challenge and open up these issues, confronting power relations, fears and desires through experimentations with materiality and evocation of bodily transgression. Mai’s most recent solo exhibitions includeThe Scar, Craig Thomas Gallery, Ho Chi Minh City (2012). Group exhibitions include XEM, Sàn Art, Ho Chi Minh City (2013), Riverscapes IN FLUX, Hanoi, Saigon, Bangkok, Phnom Penh, Jakarta, Manila (2012) and Time and The Return, New Space Art Foundation Gallery, Hue (2011). Mai has undertaken residency at HIVE Studio, Cheongju city, South Korea (2013), New Space Arts Foundation, Hue city, Vietnam (2013) and Sàn Art Laboratory, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam (2012). Mai lives and works in Hue, Vietnam. More about Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai at nguyenthithanhmai.tumblr.com
About Pisaot
Pisaot is an experimental art residency program for Cambodian artists, as well as selected international guests, to undertake a period of usually six weeks living and working in the Sa Sa Art Projects space, in the White Building of central Phnom Penh. During each residency, artists are encouraged to experiment in their practice. Pisaot does not ask artists to make work for an exhibition. In fact, the program gives selected artists freedom to do anything they want. Artists-in-residence will be encouraged to try new ways to use different media and/or to explore new ideas that expand the artists’ current practices and challenge the possibility of art.
Thanks to the following for making Pisaot possible: Pedro de Almeida, Anonymous (11), ErynMark Begley, Olivia Bernard, Nikola Errington, James Fritsch, David Gunn, Christopher Heynen, Stephane Janin, Danni Jarrett, Viet Le, Geoff Pyle, Christine McCracken, Clare McCracken, Hung Nguyen Manh, Monika Nowaczyk, Anna Olsen, Gemma Peckham, Lori Peterson, Martin Potter, Adrian Potts, Claudia Prestel, Liz Reed, Eliza Roberts, Lana Sinclair, Francesca Sonara, Miwa Takamura, Charles Todd, Jane Torney, Vandy Rattana, Van Cleve Fine Art, Lisa Warbrick, Charlotte St Clair Wilson
Solo concert: Sat 15 March 2014, 8 pm
Youth Theatre
11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi
Hue:
Solo concert: Mon 17 March 2014, 8 pm
Maison de la culture
65 Tran Hung Dao, Hue
HCMC:
Concert with Trio Samir Barris and Célina Ramsauer: Wed 19 Mar, 8 pm
IDECAF
31 Thai Van Lung, District 1, HCMC
You are invited to the special concert with Trio Samir Barris in Hanoi, Hue and HCMC.
Members of Trio Samir Barris (string trio):
Samir Barris (guitar, vocal)
Margaret Hermant (violin, harp, back vocal)
Nicholas Yates (contrebass, back vocal)
Samir Barris leads us through famous works of French poets, with his notes and lyrics. In a bold and sophisticated way, he brings the outstanding poems of Baudelaire, Hugo, Verlaine, Lamartine and Vian into music.
As his compositions are prevented from the declamatory style, dusted poems could reveal their timeless beauty. The anthology takes out of books and encounters with pop, reggae, jazz and bossa nova.
The author / composer / singer Samir Barris lives in Brussels. He has released two albums and also achieved success in children’s songs (Ici Baba).
His current project is to tour with famous works of French poets, which are set to music.
Invitation Only.
Free tickets (limited) are being distributed at:
Hanoi: from 03 Mar 2014
At: Wallonie-Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam
Daeha Building (5th floor, # 505)
360 Kim Ma St., Ba Dinh District, Hanoi
TEL. (04) 38315241
Hue: From 04 Mar 2014
At: Maison de la culture
65 Tran Hung Dao
TEL. (054) 3525354
HCMC: From 05 Mar 2014
At: IDECAF
31 Thai Van Lung, District 1, HCMC
TEL. (08) 38295451
Screening of “Street Vendors”
Thu 13 Mar 2014, 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 “Street Vendors” – produced by Rolf Jensen with support from the Vietnamese Woman’s Museum in Hanoi
The three films of “ Streets Vendors “ features the voices and stories of a group of rural women in Vietnam, who leave their children and husbands at home and go to Hanoi to work as street vendors.
The first film: “Their voices” features nine women speaking to two different audiences. Their first message is to the foreign audience that understands little about who they are, where they come from and why they do the job they do. Their second message is to the Vietnamese audience that largely sees the street vendors as a nuisance, who they feel come to the city only when they have nothing better to do at home.
The two remaining films focus on two very touching stories of two street vendor women – Ms. Thuy and Ms. Loi.
Thuy’s story tells us of her difficulties she faces while working in a city that is largely hostile to the presence women like her, the pressure from the police and customers who mistrust and look down on her.
Loi’s story is about a 56 years old woman whose husband died years ago and she has been struggling to get out of poverty her entire life. Living in bad conditions in Hanoi to save money she stills worry about her married daughter and family.
Vietnamese with English subtitles and run time is 56 minutes.
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 or 090 347 5768). 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.
Screening of “Bancs Publics”
Fri 14 Mar 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Park Benches” ( French, 2009, 115 mins) directed by Bruno Podalydès, a nomination at 2009 Paris Cinéma Festival. “A busy life and at the end of the day, who will be “lonely man”? A unique, incredibly romantic, funny and gentle work”.
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: 20 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
HCMC – Concert “Voices of Spring”
Sun 09 Mar 2014, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
You are invited to the special concert titled “Voices of Spring” with the participation of 2 Korean talents: lyrical soprano Sung Hee Park and female flutist Hyun Ju Ro. The performance will surely bring the beauty and spirit of spring to audience.
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.
Email: info@hbso.org.vn, lamngochbso@gmail.com
Booking and delivery: 08 3823 7419; Mr.Luân: 0903041959
Screening of “Un Jour Mon Père Viendra”
Fri 07 Mar 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Un Jour Mon Père Viendra” (France, 2012, 99 mins) directed by Martin Lavente. “Who will be the ideal father of Chloe – a young girl has everything she needs for a happy life? A full of fascinating comedy.”
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.
Vi Thuy Linh Poetry Night – Passport of the Soul
Thu 06 Mar 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
A typical one of writers born in the 80s, Vi Thuy Linh is considered a literary phenomenon since the age of 20, with two poetry books titled “Khat” and “Linh”.
After her first poetry night at L’Espace in 10/2005, Vi Thuy Linh will come back for another night titled “Passport of the soul” on the occasion of publishing her eponymous essays at L’Espace. This well prepared gift is not only a beautiful book with the last one written in 2013, but also a quality art event with the performance of famous artists.
Scenario and introduction: Vi Thuy Linh;
Director: Bui Nhu Lai ( Youth Theatre);
Performers: People’s Artist Hoang Dung, Meritorious Artist Thu Ha, Le Thien Tung (Hanoi Drama Theatre) – drama
Voice: opera singer Le Thi Vanh Khuyen, the People’s Artist Nguyen Thuy Huong and Quan ho artists from Bac Ninh;
Music: Violist Le Tuan Anh ( concert master of Vietnam National Opera & Ballet), Violin: Duong Minh Chinh, Cello: Huong Doan Khanh, Nguyen Thanh Tu, Saxophone: Quyen Thien Dac.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Dr Jekyll and Mr Hyde in Vietnam
A dramatisation of Robert Louis Stevenson’s novel
By Paul Stebbings and Phil Smith.
Director Paul Stebbings and Eric Tessier Lavigne
Composer Paul Flush
Producer Grantly Marshall ADGE
Performances in English with Vietnamese subtitles
HANOI OPERA HOUSE
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Tue 04 Mar 2014, 8 pm
HCMC OPERA HOUSE
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
06, 07 and 08 Mar 2014
Only a few novels achieve the status of myth, DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE is one of those rare books. Why should a rather short book, without a hint of romance, little violence and even less suspense (since surely every reader knows or guesses the identity of Hyde well before it is revealed), be so very popular? The answer must lie in its dissection of evil. Stevenson starts with a clean slate, he begins with no moral assumptions and takes his audience in a roller coaster ride through Victorian London.
DR JEKYLL AND MR HYDE is a thriller, a horror story and at times a grotesque comedy. We have tried to mirror this in our staging and hope we have done justice to a tale of injustice, violence and pure evil that is surprisingly moral. What strikes the reader and we hope audience member is the unflinching honesty of this window into the human heart.
Dr Jekyll is a scientist who’s subject of experimentation is his own inner being. He begins by trying to separate the evil and good inside himself by the use of chemicals but ends up creating a monster of his inner demons and leaving his original self riddled by guilt and the terrible desire to be the vile Mr Hyde. His old friend Utterson gradually discovers the shocking truth and barely escapes with his life or reason.
JEKYLL AND HYDE - American Drama Group Europe - ©Photo: Richard C. Fechter
The production is brought to the stage by the same artistic team who created GULLIVER’S TRAVELS, FRANKENSTEIN and BRAVE NEW WORLD. The director Paul Stebbings has also directed such recent TNT/ADGE productions as KING LEAR, MACBETH and ROMEO & JULIET. The company’s style combines dynamic physical theatre with specially composed music, songs and striking visual imagery, adding a dash of audience participation to create a truly theatrical event.
The production tours over twenty countries worldwide from Britain to Vietnam and Norway to Malaysia in the autumn and winter 2013/14.
“TNT present all the qualities of British theatre in a single production” Suddeutsche Zeitung Germany
“TNT offer true Music theatre” Classical Music Magazine, London
“TNT -Highly effective and charismatic theatre.” Village Voice New York
“TNT are known as the best touring theatre in the world.” China National TV
“One of the most interesting developments in the current theatrical scene” The Guardian, London.
Exhibition “Stories of Markets” and the Village Market
Exhibition “Stories of Markets”: 06 Mar – 15 Apr 2014
Village Market: 06 – 09 Mar 2014
Vietnam Women’s Museum
36 Lý Thường Kiệt, Hà Nội
Noisy and animated atmosphere amidst the noises of sellers and buyers in a space full of familiar goods … It’s the market.
With its history of establishment and special and unique culture, Hanoi was in the past named Kẻ Chợ. Markets exist, develop and change along the rhythm of life of the capital city. Many markets in Hanoi now only exist in people’s memories as they have been turned into commercial centers or disappeared but markets are still present as part of the history and culture of Hanoi and are essential for each family.
The Exhibition “Stories of Markets” shares with you memories of old markets, real situation of present markets and expectations for future markets through archive photos and diverse and multi-dimensional voices from people, sellers and buyers.
In addition to visiting the Exhibition, you will have a chance to be back in a familiar space of a traditional market, feel free to buy clean agricultural produce or simply enjoy rural foods which are very simple but memorable. “Village Market” is an event running alongside the exhibition “Stories of Markets”.
“Village Market”offer 4 kinds of production:
Stories of Markets 1
* Agricultural produce: fresh mushrooms, potatoes, sweet potatoes, sesame seeds, beans, peanuts, rice; green tea, fruits, various vegetables, fresh eggs…
* Dry produce: dry tea, dry bambooshoot, dry mushrooms, spring roll leaves, noodles, dried fish, Nam Dan sauce, fish sauce, shrimp sauce, peanut oil…
*Candies: Nhan cookies, peanut candy, dry banana cake, Do Luong rice cake, Duc, chung, tea cakes, Ninh Giang Gai cake, Gac cake…
* Arts and Crafts: bronze products, lacquer products, bamboo and rattan products, knives, scissors, clay pots…
Painting Exhibition “Woman” at L’Espace
Opening: Tue 04 Mar, 6 pm
Exhibition: 04 – 31 Mar 2014
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the artwork exhibition titled “Woman” by Nguyen Thi Mai.
“I like the color of nature; the faded, old and mossy color of time; the color of neglected walls covered with mold. Nature makes me feel the elapsed and lost time. Music brings to me rhythm of the surfaces, and female figure reminds me of gentle wavy curves.”
The association of “woman” with nature, music and lacquer techniques of Nguyen Thi Mai promises to bring out beautiful artworks with rustic yet wild traits.
Free admission.
Concert with Trio Samir Barris
A Night at the Opera – The Magic Flute
Sun 02 Mar 2014, 7 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
The Hanoi Opera Guild will screen a relatively new version of Die Zauberflöte (The Magic Flute) by the composer Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart.
The Magic Flute was Mozart’s final opera and premiered six weeks before Mozart’s death. Although it is currently in the opera repertoire and is considered Mozart’s most popular opera, it was originally written as a singspiele in the German language, somewhat different from the Italian language operas that Mozart usually composed.
One of the most popular arias from the opera is the introduction of Papageno as the bird-catcher:
For those with membership at the Cinémathèque, make a reservation as usual by phoning the Cinémathèque, daily between 14:00 – 21:00 at 3936-2648. A limited number of tickets are also available through the Opera Guild, send an email to info@hanoioperaguild.com. A donation of VND 60,000 is suggested.
Screening of the Documentary “Searching for Sugar Man”
Sun 02 Mar 2014, 3 pm Mon 03 Mar 2014, 6 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
DOCLAB cordially invites you to the screening of the documentary “Searching for Sugarman” by Malik Bendjelloul. This film is an Oscar winner in Documentary feature in 2013 and many other important awards.
Film duration: 1 hr. 25 min.
Language: The film is in English with English subtitle.
About film
Searching for Sugar Man tells the incredible true story of Rodriguez, the greatest ’70s rock icon who never was. Discovered in a Detroit bar in the late ’60s by two celebrated producers struck by his soulful melodies and prophetic lyrics, they recorded an album which they believed would secure his reputation as the greatest recording artist of his generation. In fact, the album bombed and the singer disappeared into obscurity amid rumors of a gruesome on-stage suicide. But a bootleg recording found its way into apartheid South Africa and, over the next two decades, he became a phenomenon. The film follows the story of two South African fans who set out to find out what really happened to their hero. Their investigation leads them to a story more extraordinary than any of the existing myths about the artist known as Rodriguez.
Free Entrance.
The screening is non-profit and aims for research and studies only.
Introduction to Italian Gastronomy
Food Culture Casa
Sun 02 Mar 2014, 10 am
Casa Italia
18 Le Phung Hieu, Hanoi
You’re a fan of Italian gastronomy and still curious about the recipe of the famous pizza and spaghetti. How to taste those delicious dishes in the right way?
Come to our event to find out the secret of Italian gastronomy with an Italian instructor who will answer all of your questions and take you closer to the colorful Italian culture of gastronomy.
Exhibition “Above Under Sky”
Opening: Sun 02 Mar, 6.30 pm
Exhibition: 02 – 15 Mar 2014
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Manzi art space and Hanoi Grapevine are proud to present a special duo show entitled ‘Above Under Sky’ by visual artists Lê Giang and Lê Hoàng Bích Phượng.
Including a series of simple but intriguing installations and drawings, ‘Above Under Sky’ will transform the space of manzi, urging the audience to find out the real layers hidden behind every single artworks.
Slightly different from her previous artworks which were deftly painted in subtle watercolours tones, this time, Lê Hoàng Bích Phượng brings us her latest creations in human shapes – all are vague, colourless but reflecting the insentience of mankind.
“People are born with different characteristics, appearances and different thinkings. That makes a diverse world with different social classes and distinctive individuals. Everybody has the right to equality and freedom. We have the right to voice our opinions, thoughts that (we think) are appropriate and have positive effects on the community. Some people are afraid to speak their minds, to keep their originality as they don’t want to be different and be isolated. Because of that, they start to lose their own voices, figures, characteristics and become invisible.
Is there any difference at all when everything turns vague, transparent, colourless?”
In connection to Phuong’s, Lê Giang’s artwork is also an exploration into the multi-layers of personal conflicts, to find out the answer for her question “What is a perfect world?”
“Unreasonable holes on the ground, holes in rooms or in unfamiliar spaces; and seals these holes with Perspex. Perspex in a way allows people to look through it to see the feather inside, but also, at some level prevent us with its reflection. As being prevented at the first sight to see what inside the hole, people come closer and try to look inside desperately. The effect of seeing ourselves in the hole poses the question: which side of it are we in? Are we inside the hole or outside? We try to find something but we find ourselves.“
Using the hole as symbol of an entrance to another world, Giang has tried to create an imaginary realm within the everyday, to make possible the utopian.
The event is brought to you by the Prince Claus Fund for Culture & Development & the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund (CDEF) of the Danish Embassy.
Le Hoang Bich Phuong
Born in 1984 in Ho Chi Minh City, Phượng is known as one of Vietnam’s most promising young artists in Vietnam today. A graduate of the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University, she was awarded an artist-in-residence in Sapporo, Japan, as part of the ‘JENESYS Program: Invitation Program for Creators’ of the Japan Foundation in 2011. In 2010 she was finalist in the ‘Talent Prize’ of the Cultural Development and Exchange Fund.
Her recent exhibitions include ‘A Transformative Disguise’, San Art, 2012 and Paeonia Dream, San Art 2013; ‘Sapporo Biennale 2011’, Sapporo, Japan, 2011; ‘Shaping a line’, Sàn Art, 2011; ‘Saigon Contemporary’, La Lanta Fine Art Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand, 2011 and Occupy Utopia, Aalborg, Denmark, 2013
Le Giang
Born in 1989 in Hanoi, after graduating from the Vietnam University of Fine Art in 2010, Le Giang went to London to study art at the Camberwell College of Arts, University of the Arts London. In 2012, she returned to Vietnam and works in Hanoi as an independent artist and drawing teacher.
As a young and dynamic artist of Hanoi, Giang works on a wide range of media: drawings, installations, and sculptures. Her recent exhibitions include: ‘Reincarnate’. Conflictable Cube art space. Irabaki, Japan (2013), Young South East Asia Artist Festival. Spot Art, Singapore (2013); Bend over Shirley. Beaconsfield Gallery. London, UK (2012); A Machine For Living in. Hannah Barry Gallery, UK (2012)…
HCMC – Future Shorts Film Festival
Sat 01 Mar 2014, 6 pm
Saigon Outcast
188/1 Nguyen Van Huong, Thao Dien, Dist 2, HCMC
Wed 05 Mar 2014, 7 pm
The Observatory
Corner of Le Lai and Ton That Tung, Dist.1, HCMC
Future Shorts returns to HCMC with short films from across the globe! On Saturday March 1st, Future Shorts will bring you an incredible evening of electrifying films, delicious food and live music from the Magic Pinions and Fi Witton.
For folks who can’t make it, there is an encore screening on Wed.
International films include: the Oscar-nominated, “Buzkashi Boys,” an Afghan coming-of-age story directed by Sam French, and Finnish filmmaker Jenny Toivoniemi’s “The Date”, which screened at Sundance. Local films include a selection of sci-fi shorts from Cloud 9 Production’s recent Project Sci-Fi Competition Vietnam.
THIS SATURDAY: 1.3.2014
Saigon Outcast
18:00 – Live music with MAGIC PINIONS
19:00 – Film Screening
21:30 – Live music with MAGIC PINIONS + Fi Witton
WEDNESDAY 5.3.2014
The Observatory
19.00 – doors open
19.30 – film screening
Tickets:
60,000vnd |
30,000vnđ – students (w/ID)
FREE for filmmakers (must bring copy of work)
Screening of “Departures” and “American Beauty”
Screening of “Departures”: Sat 01 Mar 2014, 2 pm
Screening of “American Beauty”: Sat 01 Mar 2014, 7.30 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
In the last week of Oscar film month, you are invited to the screening of of 2 other masterpieces: “American Beauty” (1999) and “Departures” (2008).
Original language with Vietnamese subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
About films
AMERICAN BEAUTY is a 1999 American drama film directed by Sam Mendes and written by Alan Ball. Kevin Spacey stars as office worker Lester Burnham, who has a midlife crisis when he becomes infatuated with his teenage daughter’s best friend, Angela (Mena Suvari). Annette Bening co-stars as Lester’s materialistic wife, Carolyn, and Thora Birch plays their insecure daughter, Jane; Wes Bentley, Chris Cooper, and Allison Janney also feature.
The film has been described by academics as a satire of American middle class notions of beauty and personal satisfaction; analysis has focused on the film’s explorations of romantic and paternal love, sexuality, beauty, materialism, self-liberation, and redemption.
At the 72nd Academy Awards the following year, the film won Best Picture for Bruce Cohen and Dan Jinks, Best Director for Sam Mendes, Best Actor for Kevin Spacey, Best Original Screenplay for Alan Ball, and Best Cinematography for Conrad L. Hall.
DEPARTURES (おくりびと Okuribito?) is a 2008 Japanese drama film by Yōjirō Takita. It won the Academy Award for Best Foreign Language Film at the 81st Oscars in 2009 and the Japan Academy Prize for Picture of the Year at the 32nd Japan Academy Prize.
The films concerns the historic Japanese “encoffining” ceremony (called a nōkan) in which professional morticians (納棺者 nōkansha?) ritually dress and prepare bodies before they are placed in coffins. Although the film follows contemporary themes, the practice is now rarely performed; limited mainly to rural areas where older traditions are maintained.
The screening is for educational purpose, entrance is free, though guests are welcome to donate to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
Disco Night with Dan Bi Mong (Switzerland-Saigon)
Sat 01 Mar 2014, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
March begins in Swiss sonic style, as the new month is ushered in by Switzerland bred and Saigon local Dan Bi Mong (aka HIBYA LINE), known for his killer deep house and disco afterparty DJ sets.
Dan extended his live act practice to turntables and quickly became a known figure of the after-party scene in his hometown Lausanne, a role which he fervently continues today.
Playing tunes that range from deep disco to house music and all the in-between, his sets are best to be danced to!
Free entrance.
Hue – Painting Exhition by Pham Anh
Opening: Sat 01 Mar 2014, 4 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 07 Mar 2014
Then Cafe
63 Le Trung Dinh, Hue
You are invited to the painting exhibition by young artist Pham Anh.
He approaches Dharma with his pure soul and conveys Zen art through the thin layer of cheerful colors, simple style. These artworks express the quietness in busy life, changing of Kindness, “ Ngã” and “Vô Ngã”, “ Tướng” and “ Chấp Tướng” …. Each painting tells a story drawn from his “Kind soul”.
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