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Exhibition “Predestination” by Vu Tuyen
Exhibition: 28 Mar – 10 Apr 2015
Exhibition House 16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi
You are invited to the exhibition “Predestination” by Vu Tuyen which expresses multiple emotional tones about Lotus through 50 artworks.
“Lotus gives me real emotions about myself, and helps me look into the inner self. The more I paint Lotus the more I understand about it” – Vu Tuyen.
Vu Tuyen, born in 1977, has had a few solo exhibitions such as “Impermanence”, “Color of Love” and group exhibitions such as “Symbiosis”, “Feel – Dream”.
Choir Performance “FRIENDS’ HARMONY”
Sun 29 Mar 2015, 8 pm
New concert hall of Vietnam National Academy of Music
Vietnam National Academy of Music
77 Hao Nam Str., Dong Da Distr., Ha Noi
The choir performance titled “Friends’ Harmony” features the friendly exchange between the Youth Choir of Vietnam (YCVN), The Seongnam Civic Children’s Choir from Korea and The Choir from “Sol Art” Art Centre of Vietnam National Academy of Music.
Program
1. Look at the world – John Rutter
– Performers: YCVN
– Conductor: Lê Đoài Huy
– Accompanist: Quartet Apaixonado
Violin I: Trịnh Minh Hiền; Violin 2: Trần Lan Hương;
Viola: Nguyễn Nguyệt Thu; Cello: Bùi Hà Miên
2. Follow the drinking gourd – Traditional
– Performers: YCVN
– Conductor: Lê Đoài Huy
– Accompanist: Quartet Apaixonado
Violin I: Trịnh Minh Hiền; Violin 2: Trần Lan Hương;
Viola: Nguyễn Nguyệt Thu; Cello: Bùi Hà Miên
3. Chim Jil đi tắm – Xe Dang Folk
– Arranger: Hoàng Lương
– Performers: Sol Art Choir
– Conductor: Hải Yến
4. Chặt gỗ đóng thuyền – Cong Khao Folk
– Arranger: Hoàng Lương
– Performers: Dàn hợp xướng Sol Art
– Pianist and Singer: Thùy Chi, Hương Mai
– Conductor: Hải Yến
5. Gà gáy le te – Cong Khao Folk
– Arranger: Hoàng Lương
– Performers: Sol Art Choir and Seongnam Choir
– Conductor: Hải Yến
6. Arirang – Korean Folk
– Performers: Sol Art Choir and Seongnam Choir
– Conductor: Kang Young Mo
* Interval
* Performance of Seongnam Choir – Korea
Ticket
Ticket price: 100,000; 150,000; 200,000 VND.
Contact: Mrs. Hải Yến: 0904673638; Ms. Thanh Nhàn: 0912224049
Youth Melody Program – Chamber Music Concert with Trio Fugu (USA)
Sun 29 Mar 2015, 4 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
You are invited to the Youth melody program in March with US TRIO FUGU which is famous for performing and teaching at numerous musical centers all round the world.
Program
Miguel del Aguila Tango Trio
Maria Newman Chilmark Trio
Rebecca Clarke Trio
Trio FUGU consisting of pianist Ming Tsu, violinist Lorenz Gamma and cellist Joon Sung Jun, has a combined experience of performing extensively in many of the world’s most prestigious concert halls and cities including London, Paris, Berlin, Cologne, Munich, Zurich, Geneva, New York, Los Angeles, Mexico City, Seoul, as well as many other cities in Europe, Asia and Latin America. The members of trio FUGU perform and teach regularly at numerous festivals in the U.S., Mexico, China, Korea, Vietnam, Cambodia, Kazakhstan and many European countries such as Germany, France, Italy and Switzerland. They have recorded chamber music works for Cambria Records, Centaur Records, Cuneiform Records, EAR Records, ECM Records, Innova Recordings, Suisa and Tilia Records.
Aside from concertizing the three members of trio FUGU share an ardent dedication in educating avid young professional musicians, with their activity as teachers of their individual instruments as well as of chamber music, both as private teachers and at already nearly a dozen colleges and universities combined, including schools such as the California Institute of the Arts, California State University Long Beach, UCLA and Indiana University Bloomington. By collaborating with students in workshops and concerts the musicians of trio FUGU pass on their unyielding enthusiasm for chamber music and creates projects that help enrich and develop chamber music curriculums at institutions and schools, both in the U.S. and abroad.
Tickets
Free tickets are being distributed at:
– Student Support Center HCMC, 33 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai – Ben Nghe Ward – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City, Tel: 08.38274709
– Ticket Office at Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC., Viet Nam, Tel: 08 3823 7419
Films Screening “10 things I hate about You” and “Romeo + Juliet”
Screening of “Romeo + Juliet”: Fri 27 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm
Screening of “10 things I hate about You”: Sat 28 Mar 2015, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
In the last week of March, you are invited to the screening of 2 films adapted from or based on the plays of William Shakespeare: “10 things I hate about You” (1999) and “Romeo + Juliet” (1996).
About the film
ROMEO + JULIET is a 1996 American romantic drama film adaptation of William Shakespeare’s Romeo and Juliet. The film stars Leonardo DiCaprio and Claire Danes in the leading roles. The film is an abridged modernization of Shakespeare’s play. While it retains the original Shakespearean dialogue, the Montagues and the Capulets are represented as warring mafia empires (with legitimate business fronts) and swords are replaced with guns (with brand names such as “Dagger” and “Sword”).
10 THINGS I HATE ABOUT YOU is a 1999 American teen romantic comedy-drama film. It is directed by Gil Junger and stars Julia Stiles, Heath Ledger and Joseph Gordon-Levitt.
The film, a modernization of Shakespeare’s The Taming of the Shrew, is titled after a poem written by the film’s female lead (played by Stiles) to describe her bittersweet romance with the male lead (played by Ledger). The film was released March 31, 1999, and it was a breakout success for stars Stiles, Ledger and Gordon-Levitt.
Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)
Trinh Cong Son Music Night titled “Hạ Huyền 2″ (Dark Moon 2)
Fri 27 Mar 2015, 8 pm
Heritage Space
Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi
You are invited to the Trinh Cong Son Music Night titled “Hạ Huyền 2″ (Dark Moon 2) at Heritage Space on Mar 27, following 2 prior nights at L’Espace (Hanoi) in March. Dark Moon will also be coming to France and Germany in April.
This music project is to pay tribute to Trinh Cong Son, one of the best-known composers of Vietnam.
Line-up artists:
Thanh Phuong: arrangement, guitar
Giang Trang: voice
Van Mai: 16 string zither
Le Thu Huong: flute
Trong Kieu: piano
Ticket
Surcharge fee: 500,000 VND/pax (Free for journalists, discount 50% for students, discount 10% for groups with over 3 people)
Hotline (for booking): 0902 826 769
Hanoi Design. Now – Awards Night
Thu 26 Mar 2015, 7 pm
88 Lounge
88 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi
As part of the Hanoi Design. Now event a selection of projects have been voted for by a panel of specialists for raising the bar of quality, nurturing innovation and inspiring fellow creators.
Come and celebrate the presentation of the awards on the 26th of March from 19H.
Thank you to our judging panel for their time:
– Bill Nguyen from Manzi Art Space Hanoi.
– Mr. Vinh from Le Bros, Vietnam.
– Mr. Nguyen Gia Binh from Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts.
– Mr. Ho Nam from Hanoi University of Industrial Fine Arts.
– Ms. Tran Ngoc Danh from ADS Vietnam Design Institute and the Vmark Awards, Ho Chi Minh City.
– Julien De Smedt of JDS Architects and Makers With Agendas, Brussels, Shanghai & Copenhagen.
– August Wingardh from UMA, Vietnam
Exhibition “The World in my Mind” by Hoang Trung
Exhibition: Thu 26 Mar 2015, 6 – 9 pm
DeciBel Lounge
79/2/5 Phan Ke Binh, D1, HCMC
You are invited to exhibition “The World in my Mind” by Hoang Trung.
“The World in my Mind” is the name of this collection, which shows the ways the world works in my mind right here right now.
The things that dominate my mind are usually my family and my friends, who play important parts in my life. This project express what I see and how I feel towards these people, and through this project, I also want to build some memory with them.
The style of this project is quite hard to describe. Once I accidentally used my girlfriend’s favourite colors to mix with my favourite realistic style and dark colors. The result comes up pretty weird to me then, … and I am kinda like it. So, here it is, the style that you are looking at. Thanks for spending time listening to my noise. Let’s take a look and share what do you all think.
Free entry.
Recently Hoang Trung also took part in the multi-media project “Standpoint Theories” with Le Cat Trong Ly and Emily Navarra.
Exhibition “Smile! Temporary Art” with Plonk & Replonk at Manzi
Opening: Fri 26 Mar 2015, 6.30 pm
Showcase: 26 Mar – 26 Apr 2015
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi
Manzi and L’Espace are proud to present the weird and wonderful world of Plonk & Replonk with the exhibition entitled “Smile! Temporary Art” (opening 26th March at Manzi).
Well-known in both their place of birth Switzerland and neighboring country France as Plonk & Replonk, the artist duo/brothers Hubert Froidevaux (b. 1966) and Jacques Froidevaux (b. 1963) explore the endless possible uses of humour in various art forms: object, sculpture, installation, light box, postcard, graphic print etc. Characterized by a mix of black humour and wicked wit, which borders on the sarcastic and mischievous, Plonk & Replonk deal with worldwide relevant topics such as environment, globalization, education and consumerism with both criticality and lightheartedness, making their work brutally honest yet playful and fantastical.
By turning ordinary objects, habits and events upside-down and inside-out, Plonk & Replonk ask us to see reality in other ways. Or rather, they invite us in for a not-your-usual exhibition, a never-ending laughter work-out, and a hard-to-find chance to at least, for once, let ourselves loose and laugh at art.
Free entry.
Exhibition “The 8th Day” at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi
Exhibition: 26 Mar – 25 Apr 2015
Lobby Level
1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
On 26th March 2015, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi is delighted to present the exhibition entitled “The 8th Day” featuring paintings by a group of female artists from Hanoi. The exhibition will be open until 25th April 2015.
Date and time mark important milestones in everyone’s life. Every week has only seven days, but to our artists, there is the 8th day beyond common knowledge and perception. It is where and when they bask into their own imaginary worlds, fuel their dreams and get inspired for their creativity.
The exhibition will showcase paintings by talented artists Duong Thuy Duong, Dang Tu Thu and Nguyen Thi Minh Tam. Harmoniously blending Vietnamese touch and French elegance in its contemporary design and most refined ambiance inspired by the Indochine past charm, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi will be the perfect settings for this inspiring event.
Duong Thuy Duong believes that there is neither gods nor spirit, but she intends to draw them. Therefore, they appear in Duong’s paintings mostly as symbols. Applying unusual and contemporary technique in her paintings, she surpasses doubts about faith and religion to look down to the world.
Unlike Duong, Dang Tu Thu equivocally believes in God, but sometimes she doubts herself. In her eye, God can watch the living souls that he created but takes no action to show his existence. Thu’s oil paintings are the combination of figurative art and the new surrealism.
Only the third artist, Nguyen Thi Minh Tam, seems to be sunk in her own spiritual world. There are angels, devils and souls that grow on the law of the universe. Her paintings are filled with strong and bright colors but simplified in figure, requiring the audience not only to see, but to really feel the artworks.
“The 8th Day” Painting Exhibition promises the audience an exciting experience in the creativity and inspiration of art.
Community Storytelling and Media Workshop
30 and 31 Mar 2015, 9 am – 5 pm
Hanoi Authentic Hotel
Panorama Room, 13 Ly Thai To Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
We all know how important media is in all fields these days – no less in the non-government sector!
Join us for a two day course that explores the principles of community authored media for community engagement. Learn about the following key areas:
• The history and development of community media practices
• The frameworks for community authorship & engagement
• How media engagement works and why
• Formats of engagement: Goals determine methods
• Facilitation skills for media engagement
• Digital storytelling methods
• Media production & post production
A reduced number of participants may also take part in an additional day of workshops covering more practical aspects of community media production.
Cost: 600,000 VND for the 2-day workshop
Places: Highly limited so make sure you are available for the entire program. This is a condition of participation.
DJ Concert with Metro Tokyo
Sun 29 Mar 2015, 8 pm
Area 21
21 Tran Phu, Hai Phong
From Goethe Institut:
The waves of the Deutschlandfest are rolling to Haiphong: The day after the big concert by the German band Raggabund their DJ is playing a solo concert in Haiphong. In collaboration with Area 21 cultural center, the Goethe-Institut invites the audience in Haiphong to a DJ-Night with Metro Tokyo. The eclectic style of the Berlin-Beijing resident Metro Tokyo varies between New York Disco, Chicago House and Berlin Techno. Interspersed with some exotic beats from the global underground it’s a guaranteed dancefloor hit.
The Cologne-born Metro Tokyo aka Philipp Grefer is manager of Nova Heart and co-founder of FakeMusicMedia, M.A.D. Festival & ELECTRIC CITY and Beijing’s first disco series DANCE DANGEREUX. As “Metro Tokyo” he has toured about 40 countries and played with well-known artists like Hot Chip or Peter Hook (New Order). He has also DJ-ed for brands and institutions such as Porsche, Dior, Time Out, the German Embassy and the Goethe Institut.
Free entrance.
Deutschlandfest 2015
Sat 28 Mar 2015, 10 am – 9 pm
Van Ho Exhibition Center
2 Hoa Lu, Hanoi
We like to invite you, your family and your friends to the “Deutschlandfest 2015″. It will be an excellent occasion to celebrate 40 years of diplomatic relations between Vietnam and Germany! The German Embassy Hanoi, German institutions and German companies will present their work here in Vietnam. There will also be lots of fun, music and German food! German band Raggabund will also play in the evening. Join us in celebrating 40 years of German-Vietnamese relations.
Free entry.
Concert of Raggabund to Open the German Festival
Concert: Sat 28 Mar 2015, 10.30 am, 2 pm and 5 pm 10 am and 6.30 pm
German Festival: Sat 28 Mar 2015, 10 am
Van Ho Exhibition Center
2 Hoa Lu Str, Hanoi
From Goethe Institut:
This year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam – and the Deutschlandfest, organized in Hanoi by the Embassy, the Goethe-Institut and numerous German organizations and companies, invites you to enjoy the celebrations.
Cool sounds for the Deutschlandfest will be provided by the band Raggabund, appearing at the invitation of the Goethe Institute. Representing a colorful, multicultural Germany, the musicians sing in Spanish, German or English about life and love, but also about social justice and tolerance.
Raggabund
Musically they switch easily between genres, from Dancehall Ragga or Latin Beat to hip-hop or relaxed ballads. Raggabund’s musical energy immediately puts audiences under their spell. Experience the band live at the Deutschlandfest in a brief appearance that will whet your appetite for the big concert in the evening.
The two brothers with the stage names Paco Mendoza and Don Caramelo – from Munich, with South American roots – will introduce their band Raggabund the evening before the Deutschlandfest in the Goethe-Institut. They will talk about “crowdfunding” and their experiences with this financing option for their latest album, followed by a small gig at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi. The musicians will also appear live in concert on 26 March in HCMC.
Free entrance.
Raggabund came to Vietnam in 2013 for CAMA Festival 7; unfortunately, the festival was cancelled. After that, they played a smaller show at ATK.
Piano Recital with Cao Thanh Lan
Sat 28 Mar 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the piano recital with Preludes of Debussy and Messiaen performed by Cao Thanh Lan at L’Espace.
Graduating from Royal Conservatory of Brussels and Cologne, Cao Thanh Lan is a brilliant pianist whose repertoire, ranging from classical to contemporary, expresses the different styles that have influenced it.
She has won numerous awards at national and international competitions in Europe and Asia, including the Special Prize at the International Piano Competition in Hanoi 2010, the Gold Prize at the ASIA International Piano Festival and Competition in South Korea, July 2011; the 2nd Prize at the National Competition for Young Talent “L’Automne” in 2007, the 3rd Prize at the International Carl Filtsch Competition in Romania 2012.
Program
C.Debussy – Préludes
The hills of Anacapri
Des pas sur la neige
What the West Wind has Seen
The Girl With the Flaxen Hair
The fairies are exquisite dancers
Heather
General Lavine – Eccentric
Fireworks
O.Messiaen – Préludes
The dove
Ecstatic Singing on a Sad Voyage
The Light Number
Instants défunts
The Impalpable Sounds of Dreams
Bells of Anguish and Tears of Farewell
Calm Plaint
Reflections in the wind
Tickets
Ticket price: 120,000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60,000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace from 28 Feb 2015.
Musician’s Talk with the Band Raggabund: Financing Music with Crowdfunding
Fri 27 Mar 2015, 8 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
The Munich-based band “Raggabund”, founded by brothers with the stage names Paco Mendoza and Don Caramelo, is coming to Vietnam. Their Hanoi concert will be at the Deutschlandfest, celebrating 40 years of German-Vietnamese relations.
On the night before the big concert, the duo will introduce themselves at the Goethe-Institut, and will also talk about “crowdfunding”, which is how the band financed their latest CD. There will also be the chance to see and hear Raggabund give a small performance – a foretaste of the big concert on March 28 in the Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (VECCA).
Language: English – Vietnamese.
Free admission.
Film Screening “Fanny”
Fri 27 Mar 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
You are invited to the film screening “Fanny” (France, 2013, 102 mins) directed by Daniel Auteuil, an adaptation of Marcel Pagnol’s trilogy with the second part – Fanny.
Full of emotions, fresh as a summer Pastis, singing the stories of Midi and the Old Port. Pagnol remains as a universally imperishable writer!
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.
Celebrating the 140th Anniversary of Bizet’s Carmen
Sun 29 Mar 2015, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
The 140th Anniversary Celebration of Opera Carmen will be held at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House at 8pm on March 29th, 2015. The program will feature Ballet Carmen Suite with Alberto Alonson’s choreography and staging by P. A. Kim Quy. Audiences can also expect to hear exceprts and arias from Bizet’s operas in performances by HBSO artists such as Mer. A. Hong Vy, Pham Trang, Tran Duy Linh, Duyen Huyen, Thu Huong, Thanh Minh, Khanh Ngoc with the HBSO Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Tran Nhat Minh.
Program
Conductor: Trần Nhật Minh
PART I: Georges Bizet
Overture from “Djamileh”
Performing: HBSO Symphony Orchestra
“Le Matin”
Performing: Mer. A. Trần Hồng Vy
“Leila! Dieu Puissant” from “Les pêcheurs de perles”
Performing: Trần Duy Linh & Nguyễn Thu Hường
“A Une Fleur”
Performing: Đoàn Thanh Minh & Lý Thị Hoàng Kim
“Ouvre ton cœur”
Performing: Phạm Duyên Huyền
“Farandole” from “L’Arlesienne” suite no.2
Performing: HBSO Symphony Orchestra
“Romance de Nadir” from “Les pêcheurs de perles”
Performing: Phạm Trang
Trio “Mêlons! Mêlons! Coupons!” from opera “Carmen”
Performing: Phạm Khánh Ngọc, Nguyễn Thu Hường, Lý Thị Hoàng Kim
Duo “Je suis Escamillo” from opera “Carmen”
Performing: Ngọc Quy & Trần Duy Linh
PART II: Ballet ”CARMEN”
Music: Georges Bizet, Rodion Shchedrin
Choreography: Alberto Alonso
Staging: NSND Kim Quy
Performing: HBSO Ballet
Carmen: Nguyễn Thu Trang
Don José: Hồ Phi Điệp
Escamillo: Nguyễn Lương Hòa
Zúñiga: Đàm Đức Nhuận
Fate: Đào Văn Thiện
Cigarette factory girls: Chloé Glemot, Trần Hoàng Yến
Tickets
Ticket prices: 550.000 – 400.000 – 350.000 – 200.000 – 80.000 VNĐ (for students)
Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Hương 0989874517, Ms.Hương Ly: 0908057972
At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
Online Booking at ticketbox.vn
Music Night with Canadian Band BLiND
Thu 26 Mar 2015, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Come to rock /indie /psych / folk night with Canadian band BLiND and Hanoi electronica duo The Mukang Fields.
BLiND is a Canadian music group founded in 2013. The members engage in a collaboration between disparate musical worlds like psychedelic soft-rock, experimental, contemporary classical, traditional folk, among others.
BLiND is an examination of human perspectives, social climate, seeking to contribute to illuminating environments by encouraging conversation between people.
THE MUKANG FIELDS
Hanoi electronica duo The Mukang Fields pairs analog synthesizer, Moog and beats with the saxophone for a sound before unheard and a course to galaxies uncharted. Don’t miss the ride!
Bill Badger on electronics
Luke DallaGranna on Saxophone
Joss Berrett on drums
Tickets: 60,000 VND entrance (on the door)
Music Night with Thisquietarmy + Sound Awakener + Glitter Troff
Thu 26 Mar 2015, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
Moon Gramophone & ATK present
A live music-gathering featuring:
THISQUIETARMY
SOUND AWAKENER
GLITTER TROFF
MOON GRAMOPHONE is chuffed to bits to present this evening of out-there music from some wonderful artists – who all happen to share a tie with Vietnam, in one way or another, and – who, more importantly, all truly operate within the eye-shaped intersection of ‘boundary-pushing’ and ‘unpretentiousness’. Wow.
The event sees the first ever Vietnam-appearance (literally) from world-renowned Montreal-based Vietnamese Canadian guitar-artist THISQUIETARMY (Eric Quach). Continuing to abuse The Onion Cellar’s / Moon Gramophone’s creepy knack for talent-scouting and giving unknown names and underdogs much-needed platforms for showcasing what they are capable of, we’ll also bring you the first ever SOUND AWAKENER live set from Hanoian youngster Nhung Nguyễn. Opening the proceedings will be the new duo of Eliza Lomas and Brett Zweiman: dreamy vocals and splattered synths and mean massive tribal beats – a cyber-round of applause to welcome GLITTER TROFF, por favor.
TICKETS
30,000 VND (early bird, strictly limited to 20 tickets, via ticketbox)
60,000 VND (advance tickets via ticketbox)
100,000 VND (on the door)
THISQUIETARMY
“This album is kinda doomy with a poppy element. It’s completely draped in sludge and fuzz but beneath the walls of filth are melodies crawling into your ears… Dark shimmery drone stuff with a hint of evil but you can always see the light at the end of the tunnel.”
THISQUIETARMY (TQA) is the solo project of Canadian Eric Quach (formerly member of the instrumental post rock outfit DESTROYALLDREAMERS).
“TQA has, depending on the critic’s personal background, been described as post-rock, krautrock, atmospheric metal, drone, ambient, sound art, experimental improvisation, shoegaze and, although to a lesser extent, gothic. The frankness with which these influences are laid bare indicates that not only are they are vital in terms of providing each work in question a unique and recognisable sound design, but that their point is neither post-modernist pastiche nor mere imitation.
Not only has Quach built up an impressive international infrastructure for his oeuvre, establishing his TQA-imprint as a respected outlet for his own material and that of a wide range of befriended artists [legendary ambient / dream-pop project lovesliescrushing, or husband/wife drone duo Nadja]; not merely has he made it from the anonymity of yet-another-guitar-and-looping-pedal-artist to the covers of leading printzines.
Most remarkably, he has created, just five entries into his album-discography, a catalogue that feels more adventurous and explorative than a lifetime’s work of others… The album for Quach, one could say, constitutes a framework within which seemingly disparate elements can be bound together and juxtaposed to fantastical effect.”
SOUND AWAKENER
“The work of this young sound artist — released under the name Sound Awakener — has been slowly spreading across the planet since she started releasing her work online in 2014. A member of a growing experimental music scene in Vietnam, Nhung’s music has evolved rapidly in a few short years. Her first release, Shape of Illusion, was made up of short piano and MIDI-programmed pieces recorded in 2011 and very much informed by her upbringing learning classical fare…
Contrast that with her most recent effort, September Traveler. Recorded just a year after Shape of Illusion, the album (available digitally and on CD accompanying a book of photos [and an exhibition] by Spanish artist Irene Cruz) sounds ghostly and beautiful, with her piano playing often hidden under layers of effects and complemented by swirling drones and melodies. It’s a huge leap forward. And she’s showing evidence of moving even further beyond it if the music on her Soundcloud page is any indication.
..One of the more confounding descriptors that have accompanied Nhung’s work so far is the word “dark.” While I can hear underpinnings of that when her noisy side comes out, her compositions feel much more ethereal and weightless to me. The dreamlike quality that would work well soundtracking a film by Stan Brakhage or Harry Smith.”
GLITTER TROFF
Dreamy vocals and splattered synths and mean massive tribal beats. GLITTER TROFF is what happens when CAMA co-proprietor Eliza Lomas, infatuated by her love for enchanting songstresses the likes of Colleen and Grouper, decides to sing, backed by multi-instrumentalist Brett Zweiman (the artist behind the Night of Clutter strand dedicated to improv-music and all manners of crazy experiments). If all this is making you think of a certain Canadian singer with a penchant for weird hair colours, let us assure you that our Hanoi-based duo is potentially even more out-there, and all the more refreshing for that.
Concert with German Duo Raggabund
Thu 26 Mar 2015, 8 pm
Ben Thanh Theater
6 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1, HCMC
This year marks the 40th anniversary of diplomatic relations between Germany and Vietnam – in Ho Chi Minh City the Goethe-Institut invites you to enjoy another Highlight of the event series “Germany-Vietnam 1975-2015”: Raggabund in concert.
Cool sounds for the Deutschlandfest will be provided by the band Raggabund, appearing at the invitation of the Goethe Institute. The two brothers with the stage names Paco Mendoza and Don Caramelo come from Munich, but have South American roots. Representing a colorful, multicultural Germany, the musicians sing in Spanish, German or English about life and love, but also about social justice and tolerance. Musically they switch easily between genres, from Dancehall Ragga or Latin Beat to hip-hop or relaxed ballads. Raggabund’s musical energy immediately puts audiences under their spell. On their way to the Deutschlandfest in Hanoi they will stop in HCMC to celebrate with the South Vietnamese audience.
Free tickets are available from 9 am, 19.03.2015 at:
Goethe-Institut Ho Chi Minh City
18, Street No.1, Cu xa Do Thanh
Ward 4, District 3, HCMC
Film Screening “Los Ultimos Dias” (The last days)
Tue 24 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm
La Bicicleta
44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi
Welcome to the screening of film “Los Ultimos Dias” (The last days) (2013, 102 mins).
About the film
In 2013, a mysterious epidemic of agoraphobia – an anxiety disorder characterized by extreme and irrational fear of open spaces and crowded places, spreads across the planet. The world changes dramatically: humanity has to survive living trapped inside buildings and in the underground. In a post-apocalyptic Barcelona, Marc sets off on a quest to find Julia, his girlfriend.
Ticket: 25,000 VND (including Spanish omelette bite and wine shot
Language: Spanish – English subtitle
Exhibition “A Trip” by Tran Trong Tri
Opening: Mon 23 Mar 2015, 5 pm
Art talk: Wed 25 Mar 2015, 2 pm
Exhibition: 23 Mar – 29 Mar 2015
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St.
Hanoi
You are invited to the first solo exhibition titled “A Trip” by Tran Trong Tri. The exhibition features his sculptural works in experimental forms and techniques. The experience in art has contributed to his self-discovery journey.
The artist stated: “The thing that I consider, the figure that I dedicate to finishing…overall they help to exploit and experiment the expressive ability of materials, forms and methods of showcasing sculptures in space.
More generally, I want to find the creative spirit in the long history and culture, to find myself in the present.
… And I am so happy to be able to share something with you through A trip.”
A Special Program of Australian Bubblologist Andrew Suttar
Sun 22 Mar 2015, 3 pm and 6 pm
UNIS
G9 Ciputra, Lac Long Quan, Hanoi
Australian Bubblologist Andrew Suttar will visit Hanoi. Never before seen in Vietnam, his amazing show “Dr Froth Goes Bubble Crazy!” is certain to entertain and amaze! Kids will love this show, adults will be wowed! Hysterical, engrossing, and inspirational! It’s a bubble bonanza of vivacious, wacky, yet sophisticated tricks. The adore-a-bubble Dr Froth entertains ALL AGES with enticing visual spectacles involving MASSIVE doughnut bubbles, tightrope-walking bubbles, geometric-shaped bubbles, Fluffy & Spike (our famous pet-bubbles), bouncing bubbles, merry-go-round bubbles and the best bubble basketball tricks possibubble – YOU WILL BE BLOWN AWAY !
All tickets are 150, 000 VND and available from THE KITCHEN, 30 To Ngoc Van, Hanoi.
Francophone Film Festival 2015
Hanoi: 8 pm, 24 – 31 Mar 2015
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
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HCMC: 23 Mar – 02 Apr 2015
IDECAF
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Vinh City: 24 – 31 Mar 2015
Vinh University
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Hue: 21 – 31 Mar 2015
French Cultural Center in Hue
From L’Espace:
You are invited to the annual festival titled “Francophone Film Festival 2015″ in Hanoi, Vinh, Hue and HCMC with 9 films from 7 French speaking countries (Bulgaria, France, Haiti, Morocco, Switzerland, Tunisia and Vietnam). This is a chance to recognize the talent of film-makers as well as the vitality of the 7th art.
As a partner of Francophone Film Festival for many years, L’Espace is honored to be the destination of the festival. All the film will be screened at the theater of L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien from 24 – 31 March 2015:
Film schedule at L’Espace:
1. Vitus (The story of a young musical prodigy ): screened at 5.30 pm, 24 Mar
2. The Stranger (A romantic, funny and French-styled film): screened at 8 pm, 24 Mar
3. Flapping In The Middle Of Nowhere (A Vietnamese independent film which resonates in many international film festival) : screened at 8 pm, 25 Mar
4. Children of the Village (The power of homeland love) : screened at 5.30 pm, 26 Mar
5. Declaration of War (A true story of director and actors/actresses which stirs France): screened at 8 pm, 26 Mar
6. Toussaint Louverture (The story of a national hero) : screened at 6 pm, 29 Mar
7. Adios Carmen (A fascinating story of an abandoned boy and a woman living in exile ) : screened at 5.30 pm, 30 Mar
8. The Challat of Tuni (The secret of a mysterious man) : screened at 8 pm, 30 Mar
9. Madam Phung’s Last Journey (Special Prize at ChopShots Documentary Film Festival Southeast Asia): screened at 8 pm, 31 Mar
For more information about synopsis and tickets, please visit L’Espace website.
For film schedule in Vinh, Hue, HCMC, please visit this website.
Tickets
Hanoi: 20 000 VND available at L’Espace.
HCMC: 30 000 VND available at IDECAF, free for members of IDECAF.
Vinh: Free entrance
Hue: Free entrance
Exhibition “Hanoi Design. Now”
Public Opening: Sun 22 Mar 2015, 3 – 6 pm
Exhibition: 23 Mar – 09 Apr 2015, 10 am – 5 pm
Extended opening hours Thursdays until 9 pm
Work Room Four
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Award presentation: Thu 26 Mar 2015, 7 pm
88 Lounge
Hanoi Design. Now is the first locally focused product, interior, graphic and architectural design exhibition presented by contemporary design studio Work Room Four. Opening on the 22nd of March 2015, the event comprises of a design showroom that will be open to public and professionals for a period of 3 weeks.
The designs on display will all be created by artisans and designers currently working in Vietnam. The works are to be recent designs falling into the categories of: Product, Interior, Architecture & Graphic.
The highlight of the event is the presentation of the Hanoi Design. Now Awards where exemplary work and their creators will be recognized for raising the bar of quality, nurturing innovation and inspiring fellow creators. The judging panels will seek out the best on show to receive a variety of awards.
Free Entrance.
Work Room Four
24th floor, Packexim Building, lane 15, An Duong Vuong Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi
88 Lounge
88 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi
World Music with Alif Naaba
Sat 21 Mar 2015, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
You are invited to the World Music performance with Alif Naaba.
As the winner of 2012 Visa pour la création (Passport to Creation) held by French Ministry of Foreign Affairs and French Institute, Alif Naaba is warmly greeted with his 4th album titled Yiki (Stand up) which was recorded in 2013 in both Kigali, Ouagadougou and Paris.
The successful promo concert in Burkina Faso, as well as the exceptional reception for his tour in the Republic of East Africa, Southern Africa and the Indian Ocean countries has recognized his inspiration after a long and painful practice, and a fresh vision. Alif Naaba’s music is a mixture of folk and traditional music to express emotion and hope. He writes the music for Nguwino Ubeho to commemorate the 15th anniversary of genocide in Rwanda.
Alif Naaba Kunde received Gold Kunde award for the Best Artist in 2014, at “Victoires de la Musique” award ceremony in Burkina Faso.
Tickets
Ticket price: 160 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Marionette Theatre YOUKIZA Classic Public Performance
Performance: 21 and 22 Mar 2015, 2 – 3.30 pm
Workshop: Mon 23 Mar 2015, 10 am – 12 pm, 2 – 4 pm
Vietnam Puppet Theater
361 Truong Chinh, Hanoi
Marionette Theater YOUKIZA, Youth Theater and Vietnam Puppet Theater proudly presents a marionette performance program “Marionette Theatre YOUKIZA: Classic public performance” by Marionette Theater YOUKIZA from Tokyo, Japan, at Vietnam Puppet Theater in Hanoi on 21st and 22nd March 2015. The program is supported by The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam.
The Marionette Theater YOUKIZA was founded in 1635 by Youki Magosaburō I; to the present time of Youki Magosaburō XII, the company has enjoyed a history of 380 years. It was awarded as national Important Intangible Folk-cultural Property and Intangible Cultural Property of Tokyo
Its main activities are classical productions drawn from its jōruri repertory and new plays, magic lantern shows, and intercultural productions. Their experimental productions include actor-puppet performance, in which the puppeteer both manipulates puppets and performs as a character himself; the application of premodern puppetry techniques; and the insertion of Edo magic lantern visuals. The YOUKIZA continually seeks to develop and combine new aspects to enhance their distinctive performance style.
In 2007, the Japan-France Theatre Collaboration of Jean Genet’s Les Paravents and two traditional plays by the YOUKIZA were invited to the Avignon Theatre Festival, one of the three major world theatre festivals, and received accolades. In 2008, for the 100th Anniversary of Japan-Brazil Exchange, YOUKIZA was dispatched by the Japan Foundation to four Brazilian cities to perform authentic traditional puppetry. In March 2010, YOUKIZA performed Kuo Pao Kun’s The Descendants of the Eunuch Admiral (dir. Frederik Fisbach) at the Setagaya Theatre Tram, Tokyo. This production was also invited to the Croatian Eurokaz Festival and the Festival dei Due Mondi in Spoleta, Italy, and received both effusive popular and critical acclaim.
(*) The program is not recommended for children under 12 years old.
Program
Short description
Lion Dance
Tsunayakata
Yaoya-Oshichi/ Oshichi, the greengrocer’s daughter
*Admission free (first come first served)
Exhibition “PONG-PING” by Plonk and Replonk
Exhibition: 24 Mar – 12 Apr 2015
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
On the occasion of the International Francophonie Day, Plonk & Replonk will return to L’Espace for an installation exhibition which showcases posters and wacky objects.
In 1995, in Franches-Montagnes, Jura, Switzerland, Plonk & Replonk were founded. Famous for their absurdist humour, black and squeaky, they decide to shape their worldview that mixes of Vialatte or Deerhunter style with nonsense American cartoonist Gary Larson or caustic and extravagance Monty Python skits.
The exhibition is balanced by the paintings of Nguyen Manh Hung – a Vietnamese talent, as a subtle parallel.
Free entrance.
German Film Days with Director Hannes Stöhr
23 – 25 Mar 2015, 7 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
On three consecutive evenings, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi presents the multiple award-winning films of director and screenwriter Hannes Stöhr: Berlin is in Germany, One Day in Europe and Global Player. They reflect the changes Germany has undergone from the fall of the Berlin Wall to globalization. Hannes Stöhr will personally present his films and will be available for discussion with the public afterwards. A workshop with Hannes Stöhr will offer young filmmakers the opportunity to gain insights into his work and the craft of screenwriting. Topics addressed will include development of a film from the first idea to the screenplay, financing and directing, and finally finishing the film. Based on his own films, Stöhr will explain the crucial phases of film production and the key concepts of screenplay theory.
Free entrance.
German Film Days Program:
7 pm, 23.03.2015
Berlin is in Germany, 2001, 97 min., drama
After 11 years in detention a citizen of the German Democratic Republic is released from prison. Outside awaits a world that he knows only from television.
7 pm, 24.03.2015
One Day in Europe, 2005, 93 min., drama
A story of people in Europe, of encounters and misunderstandings, of journeys, arrivals and departures – and of opportunities for personal encounters.
7 pm, 25.03.2015
Global Player, 2013, 95 min., drama
With a smile, the film deals with the theme of globalization by telling the story of a small German family-run company that is on the brink of bankruptcy and is about to be acquired by a large Asian firm.
Hannes Stöhr
Director Hannes Stöhr was born in 1970 in Stuttgart and lives and works as a film director and screenwriter in Berlin. From 1995 to 1999 he studied Screenplay & Direction at the Deutsche Film- und Fernsehakademie Berlin (German Film and Television Academy Berlin). In 2006 he was awarded a writing scholarship in the Villa Aurora, Los Angeles. His feature films (Berlin is in Germany, One Day in Europe, Berlin Calling, Global Player) have won numerous awards and been shown at several international film festivals. They have also found their way to cinemas outside of Germany. In addition, he writes screenplays and directs documentaries as well as music and advertising clips. Since 2005 he is guest lecturer at several German film academies.
Films Screening “Into the Wild” and “The Darjeeling Limited”
Screening of “Into the Wild”: Fri 20 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm
Screening of “The Darjeeling Limited”: Sat 21 Mar 2015, 7.30 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi
Despite of not being considered as a main genre, Road movie still plays an important role in the development of cinema history. In these coming weeks, you are invited to the screening of 2 fairly typical road movies “Into the Wild”, directed by Sean Penn and “The Darjeeling Limited” directed by Wes Anderson.
Cinema Space is a program for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.
INTO THE WILD is a 2007 American biographical drama survival film written and directed by Sean Penn. It is an adaptation of the 1996 non-fiction book of the same name by Jon Krakauer based on the travels of Christopher McCandless across North America and his life spent in the Alaskan wilderness in the early 1990s.
The film stars Emile Hirsch as McCandless with Marcia Gay Harden and William Hurt as his parents and also features Catherine Keener, Vince Vaughn, Kristen Stewart, and Hal Holbrook.
The film premiered during the 2007 Rome Film Fest and later opened outside of Fairbanks, Alaska, on September 21, 2007. It was later nominated for two Golden Globes and won the award for Best Original Song “Guaranteed” by Eddie Vedder. It was also nominated for two Academy Awards including Holbrook for Best Supporting Actor.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED is a 2007 comedy-drama film directed by Wes Anderson, and starring Owen Wilson, Adrien Brody, and Jason Schwartzman. It was written by Anderson, Schwartzman, and Roman Coppola. The film also features Waris Ahluwalia, Amara Karan, Barbet Schroeder, and Anjelica Huston, with Natalie Portman, Camilla Rutherford, Irrfan Khan and Bill Murray in cameo roles.
THE DARJEELING LIMITED is an emotional comedy about three brothers re-forging family bonds. The eldest, played by Wilson, hopes to reconnect with his two younger siblings by taking them on a train trip across the vibrant and sensual landscape of India.
Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)
K-pop Festival 2015
K-pop Exhibition: 19 – 21 Mar 2015, 9 am – 8 pm
Korean Cultural Centre
49 Nguyen Du, Hanoi
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K-Pop Festival: Sun 22 Mar 2015, 7 pm
Vincom Megamall Royal City
72A Nguyen Trai, Hanoi
You are invited to the K-pop Festival 2015 themed on “All in one” which is expected to attract around 3,000 people, firstly in Hanoi and totally FREE.
Two main activities:
– Exhibition of handmade products; photos, souvenirs related to K-pop and K-pop idols from 9 am – 8 pm on 19 – 21 Mar 2015 at Korean Cultural Centre
– Concert with the participation of young singer Van Mai Huong and dance group LYNT at the square of Vincom Megamall Royal City only on 22 Mar 2015 at 7 pm (Sunday).
In addition, prior to Music Bank concert, K-pop lovers in particular and Korean culture ones in general will have chance to enjoy Korean cuisine, wear Hanbok and take photos with Korean magnificent backgrounds through the booth opened from 3 pm on 22 Mar 2015 at the square of Vincom Megamall Royal City.
The festival is planned to reach HCMC audience on 25 Apr 2015.
Tel: 39445980
Opening hours: 9 am-12 pm, 1.30-6 pm from Mon to Fri, Sat: 9 am-12 pm, 1.30-5 pm
MoTioN with Marco Effe
Sat 21 Mar 2015, 10 pm
Madake
81 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi
‘MoTioN’ is an artistic performance combining both Visuals and Music.
You will see the talented artist and scenographer Bad GraFX skills come to life with self a created sculpture which will react and evolve to the music performed by our DJ Resident Pandrava, Maggie and A SPECIAL GUEST MARCO EFFE, from the famous label Cocoon Recordings.
Born and raised in Livorno in 1985, Marco Effe is considered to be one of the most promising Italian talents. Within an extremely short time span, Marco is raising up and managed to achieve worldwide recognition.
Ticket price: 100,000 VND.
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