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Conference on comics: Thu 31 May, 9 am
Festival Opening: Fri 01 Jun, 6 pm
Exhibition: 01 – 08 Jun 2012
Hanoi Library
47 Ba Trieu Street, Hanoi
You are invited to the 3rd Comics Festival. This is a chance for those who love comics and also a chance for everyone to enjoy fun activities to celebrate the International Children Day!
On 31st May, a conference on comic books will be organized with the participation of Mr Jean Auquier – Director of Belgium Comic Center. The subject of the conference is on “The History of Comic Books”; “Literature, comic books and films”; “From the authors to the readers”.
The Festival will be organized from 01 – 10/06 with the opening of 2 exhibitions “From Ideas to Comic Books” (Viet Nam) and “The journey in the 9th art: comic books of Wallonie Bruxelles”
Exhibition “The journey in the 9th art: comic books of Wallonie Bruxelles” showcases works of more than 40 comic writers in Belgium. They are the reflection of beauty and creative imagination.
The exhibition “From Ideal to Comic Books” comprises of more than 30 paintings of 11 young Vietnamese artists cum comic writers. They are free to express their ideas in any subject or format and the exhibition is a professional step in comic writing.
Photography Exhibition “Look 2″
Opening: Sun 27 May, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 27 – 31 May 2012
Vietnam Fine Art Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi
Look2 is the second solo show of Dang Xuan Truong featuring around 20 large sized photos of Hmong children in the North of Vietnam. Look1 was held in April 2011 in Hanoi and was highly appreciated by the public.
VN Tribes Hit CAMA ATK
Fri 25 May 2012, 9 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
This Friday 25 May, VN Tribes will be performing at CAMA ATK as part of Synergy’s monthly residency.
VN Tribes’ mix of beats and live melodic vocals have made them quite simply one of the most exciting live acts on the Hanoi circuit. Influenced by the sounds that surround them in Vietnam, the duo incorporate Dan ca, Hat Ru, Vong Co, Cai Luong, Nhac Tai Tu, Quan Ho, Ca Tru and even the atonal drones of funeral music with dance floor grade beats.
Long time Hanoi residents, DJ Y and vocalist Pat met through a mutual love of music and the traditions of Vietnam. It wasn’t long before they started sampling all the myriad sounds that attracted them from their adopted homeland whether from people, traditional instruments, ethnic communities or any other sounds that the duo found to be anachronistic. Live, they blend them with the Techno sounds that they grew up with.
Boogie if you can.
Pat: “I am trying to achieve a Vietnamese influenced harmonious new sound. With VN tribes, I feel myself as an experimental architect trying to build a new kind of house. I see the tracks DJ Y plays as the groove and foundation and my part as the melody and interior design. To a certain degree, when both match, we create harmony and we’ve got our hit.”
For more on VN Tribes, check out Synergy’s great interview.
Support will be provided by Hanoi Sessions, known for blending old Vietnamese roots tracks with the best sounds modernity has to offer, most infamously with this year’s Youtube Hip Hop sensation, Oi Gioi Oi.
Free entry.
Skank The Tank
Sat 26 May 2012, 9pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi
When it comes to reggae music, there’s really only two options: either you like it, or you love it!
Hanoi’s number one and best loved reggae event Skank the Tank returns for 2012 and is ready to reburn brighter than ever. This year we are going live – and to celebrate, HRC welcomes over a very special guest, Dr. Dapookaster from Thailand’s top reggae band, The Sticky Rice, for a one-off headline performance of live folk dub, which will include original tracks and soulful renditions rare Jamaican dub songs. Dr. Pook will be joined by Hanoi’s own big reggae hitters, Zamina, and a host of local dub, jungle, ragga DJs for a sensational, sizzling start to the summer.
The DJs who will cream off the night include Slo-Lo, who amongst his musical achievements was picked to pen the soundtrack for Hanoi Grapevine’s 2011 promotional video, and Hanoi Sessions JC whose production recently went viral across Vietnam with the hit ‘Oi Gioi Oi’.
These musical treats will be supplemented by cocktails in coconuts, chilled beats, swaying hammocks and a delicious BBQ on the go to draw out the true, reggae festival vibe. We welcome you all to boom shake, love and create with us throughout the night.
Variety and quality is the flavour of this bowl of porridge. HRC will be stirring up international and local talents and serving them up in one delicious pot for only 50k.
ARTISTS: DR. DAPOOKSTER, ZAMINA, SLO-LO, JC plus guests
Ticket price: 50 000 VND at door.
Bookworm Festival – TRUTH, LIES and the PORTRAIT
Wed 30 May 2012, 7.30 pm
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội
Jamie Maxtone-Graham has a professional background of more than 20 years in commercial and narrative cinematography. In 2007 he became a Fulbright Fellow, receiving a research grant funding his proposal to photograph contemporary youth culture in Vietnam and currently lives in Hanoi. His photography has been published online at burn Magazine, Trans Asia Photography Review, Culture Hall, Invisible Ph t grapher Asia and tiny vices and exhibited in Hanoi, London and Bangkok.
Free entry…….a complimentary wine or beer on arrival…..snacks and meals for sale
Exhibition about Lotus
Opening: 8 – 10 pm, Thu 24 May
Exhibition: 24 May – 07 Jun 2012
Puku
16 – 18 Tong Duy Tan, Hanoi
Come to the exhibition about lotus of artist Nguyen Thi Dinh. In Buddhism, the lotus flower is known as the symbol of purity and spiritual awakening as well as a sign of rebirth. The flower is considered pure as it is able to emerge from murky water in the morning and be perfectly clean.
The paintings of lotus show light sadness but it still strongly represents the beliefs in life, people as well as in our beautiful life and future. Though, we have to face a lot of difficulties in our life, we have to look forward to nice future.
The growth cycle of lotus flowers, the changing of the nature, the movement of time, the relations between the new and old in our lifespan are all chosen and depicted in the “Lotus” collection.
Fashion Show” The Silk Road to the Motherland”
Fri 25 May 2012, 6.30 – 9 pm
Vietnamese Women’s Museum
36 Ly Thuong Kiet Str, Hanoi
A special fashion show featuring garments made from a unique Mekong Delta silk called To Xuyen.
This special black silk is a one of a kind fabric only found in the Mekong Delta area. This beautiful silk takes us back in time to the appreciation of the traditional handwork of Vietnam. The pure silk is dyed with natural black substance and dried in natural sunlight. The production of this silk from beginning to end takes at least 3 months, weather permitting. The dyeing and pounding procedures require patience and experience to bring our perfect silk to the highest quality in order to preserve traditional expectations.
Ticket: 500 000 VND
Ticket Giveaways for “Concert with Success”
Thu 31 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
Don’t forget to attend Concert with Success. After 3 year of establishment with hundreds of performances, the style of the band combining rock’n’roll and electronic music has left great impression on the audiences in France and many European countries.
UPDATE: Free tickets are now run out. If you are interested in the concert, please come to buy tickets at L’Espace. Thank you for registration and good luck next time.
Deadline for registration: 28 May.
Photo Exhibition about Spain
Exhibition: 22 – 29 May 2012
45 Trang Tien
Come to a photo exhibition about Spain. The exhibition describes Spain (landscapes, cities, people, sports and so on) and about the relations between Vietnam and Spain.
It is celebrated on the ocassion of the 35 years of Diplomatic relations between two countries.
A Talk with Leading Writer Alberto Ruy Sánchez
Alberto Ruy Sánchez
Mon 28 May 2012
Trung Nguyen Cafe
36 Dien Bien Phu, Hanoi
Vietnamese and foreign readers in Hanoi will have opportunity to meet Dr. Ruy Sánchez, whose work has been acclaimed by famous international writers, such as: Octavio Paz, Juan Rulfo, Severo Sarduy, Alberto Manguel and Claude Michel Cluny.
Mexican writer and editor Alberto Ruy Sánchez will visit Vietnam from May 24th to Jun 6th to present his three books from the collection “El Quinteto de Mogador” that have been translated into Vietnamese:
Born in 1951, Ruy-Sánchez received his Ph. D. from the University of Jussieu, Paris, under the directorship of Roland Barthes and has widely published in scholarly journals.
Nobel Prize Octavio Paz, once said he is: “the strangest of Mexican writers, a true cosmopolite poet telling stories from a territory wider than just a country because he is the poet from the skin. That is why his language is the touch, the sense that implies all the others.”
His novel Mogador, published by City Lights in San Francisco in 1993, was awarded the Xavier Villaurrutia Prize, the most prestigious literary recognition in Mexico. Since 1988 he has been the Chief Editor and founding publisher of Latin America’s leading Arts Magazine: Artes de Mexico.
In February 2000 he was decorated by the French Government as Officer de l’Ordre des Arts et des Lettres. He has been several times Thinker Visiting Professor atStanfordUniversity and Chairman of the Creative Non-Fiction Summer Program in the Banff Centre for the Arts, inCanada.
For more information about the author and his work, visit his website at www.albertoruysanchez.com
Readers who want to attend the presentation of the books, please contact the Embassy of Mexico inVietnamat (04) 38 47 09 48 for further information.
Screening of “INSURGENTES”
30 and 31 May 2012, 8 pm
Cinematheque
The Onion Cellar proudly presents 2 official screenings of INSURGENTES – a documentary / road movie about STEVEN WILSON (Porcupine Tree, No-Man, Blackfield, Bass Communion etc)
“My fear is that the current generation of kids who’re being born into this information revolution, growing up with the Internet, cell phones, iPods, this download culture, ‘American Idol,’ reality TV, prescription drugs, PlayStations — all of these things kind of distract people from what’s important about life, which is to develop a sense of curiosity about what’s out there.”
It’s this curiosity that took the artist around the world to find inspiration to create and record his music.
Insurgentes documented what happened to Steven Wilson in this journey, and is a portrait of an increasingly rare artist who works with music and media out of love and not for fame and fortune.
Through travels to different cultures and continents we meet with other personalities in the industry, including Mikael Åkerfeldt from Opeth, the Israeli superstar Aviv Geffen and the legendary producer Trevor Horn, and hear different opinions on the current and future state of music. The result, as Lasse remarks, is ‘a look at today’s download culture and the effects it has on the artists trying to create and share what is truly in their hearts and minds.’ The film looks into the issues of creating, packaging and marketing music in an era when iPods, mp3′s and download culture are changing and eroding perceptions of exactly what an album is supposed to sound and look like.
Besides painting an honest picture of Steven Wilson as an artist and as a person, Insurgentes is also Lasse Hoile’s ode to art-house cinema: its bleak and surreal images would not be out of place in an Andrei Tarkovsky movie.
For all queries and updates, please kindly refer to www.facebook.com/theonioncellar, or email onioncellarproject@gmail.com.
Language: English w/ English subtitles
Ticket: 50,000 VND, available now from Cinematheque’s box office (open from 2pm – 9pm everyday)
(Ho Chi Minh City screening to be confirmed shortly)
Public Dress Rehearsal of Faces
Goethe Institut VietnamFaces 1
Wed 23 May 2012, 8 pm
Culture House of Dist. Tay Ho
691 Lac Long Quan, Tay Ho, Hanoi
As the continuation of a successful cooperation, in February 2011 the Goethe Institute invited the Franco-German choreographer duo of Raphael Hillebrand and Sébastien Ramirez to do a new edition of the dance theater piece Nhieu Mat.Faces with Hanoi hip-hop dancers. Following performances in Hanoi and HCMC, the piece went on tour in Europe with the support of the Goethe-Institut:
In France and Germany the dancers and musicians from Hanoi were enthusiastically celebrated; in Berlin – where many Vietnamese young people live with their families – the applause was particularly loud. Now Nhieu Mat.Faces has been invited to the International Dance Festival in Jakarta and, again with the support of the Goethe Institute, will appear there before an international audience. In addition, a further performance is planned in Surabaya. A great chance for the young artists to showcase their unique hip-hop concept and compare it with that of other groups from different countries and to expand their international contacts.
What is special about Nhieu Mat.Faces: This is not just about brilliant technique and daring jumps, this is a genuine dance theater piece, it tells stories, reflects experiences. The masks that give the piece its name stand for the various authorities and role expectations between which young people need to find their identity. Also unusual is the music: traditional instruments participate on stage, so that tradition and modernity visibly and audibly connect – hip-hop in Vietnamese, this special variation will surely excite audiences in Jakarta.
Until Wednesday, 23 May, the dancers and musicians are rehearsing at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi for the performances in Indonesia from Nhieu Mat.Faces. On Wednesday evening there is a public dress rehearsal.
Free entrance.
Exhibition Women and Flowers
Exhibition Women and Flowers
Exhibition: 19 May – 10 Jun 2012
87 Ma May Str, Hanoi
A lacquer paintings and installation of Artsit Tran Dan and NAME Art Space’s collections at 87 Ma May from 6 pm of 19th May 2012 till 29 May 2012.
Screening of “L’Arbre”
Fri 15 Jun 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening titled “L’Arbre” (The Mysterious Tree) at L’Espace. The film is about Dawn and Peter who live happily with their four children under the shade of a huge fig tree in Australia. After the sudden death of Peter, to continue living, each of them react in their different ways.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles.
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Photo Exhibition by Dominic Blewett
Exhibition: till 01 Jul 2012
Tamarind Cafe
80 Ma May, Hanoi
A selection of my black and white travel photos from around Vietnam are now up on display in the Tamarind Cafe at number 80, Ma May Street, and will be there for the next couple of months. One of the prints is as big as I am. So please pop in and have a look.
And if the desire should take a hold of you, there are small 18cm x 13cm prints on both wood and paper available to buy.
Gestures: The Six Tones in Hanoi
Sat 19 May 2012, 8 pm
Kim Ngan Temple
42 Hang Bac Str, Hanoi
The Vietnamese Swedish group The Six Tones is performing at Den Kim Ngan (Kim Ngan temple) in 42 Hang Bac street on 19th of May at 20:00. Guests: Marie Fahlin (choreography) and Kim Ngoc Tran (composer and performer). Entry free.
This performance is an exploration of musical gesture: sound and visual movement. The Hanoi based composer Kim Ngoc Tran and choreographer Fahlin are developing a composition titled Chuyên Dich (Movement) (2011-12) which will be premiered (the first part) on Saturday.
Inside/Outside, an installation conceived of by Nguyen Thanh Thuy, in collaboration with the Swedish choreographer Marie Fahlin, to be premiered in November of this year, are part of this workshop. The first results of this work will be a series of improvisations that take gesture in traditional Vietnamese music as point of departure. The performance ends with a joint improvisation. The performance is organized by E- Center (Center for experimental music and art) and Nha San Studio in Hanoi and takes place with support from the Swedish Research Council and Malmö Academy of Music, Sweden.
The Six Tones
The Vietnamese language is a tonal language, using six tones or intonations. The Six Tones is a Swedish/Vietnamese project that works on a long-term basis on the amalgamation of art music from Vietnam and Europe. The group works by means of transcriptions of traditional Vietnamese music for Western stringed instruments and traditional Vietnamese instruments, free improvisation with live-electronics, and with new commissions to composers both from the West and from Vietnam. The Six Tones are Thanh Thuy and Ngo Tra My, two Vietnamese master performers, and the guitarist Stefan Östersjö. Since the project started, the trio has been collaborating with the composer and improviser Henrik Frisk, who has both composed works for the ensemble as well as toured with the group as a lap top improviser. The main ambition with The Six Tones is to create a foundation for a meeting between two distinct musical cultures on equal terms. Building on a concept of mutual learning, musical traditions from Vietnamese and Western art music are brought together into music that aims to reach beyond a mere collage-like superimposition of elements and strive for a more complex and experimentally oriented sound.
The Six Tones 2
Marie Fahlin is educated at the School for New Dance Development (SNDD) in Amsterdam, 1988–1992. Fahlin has produced approximately 40 choreographies and her work has been shown in all of the major stages in Stockholm. In the last years she has also made extensive work in the public space, using both dance, music and visual art as part of the performances. Her work contains a wide range of forms, from solo pieces in silence on stage to choreographies for 20 dancers outdoors in the city center of Stockholm. She collaborates frequently with other choreographers and artists and she has also worked as a dancer with some of the most interesting Swedish choreographers. Fahlin has worked and performed in USA, Moldavia, Cambodia, Norway and Brazil. She has also worked twice in Hanoi, Vietnam, with both solo (extended to a duet together with the head of the VNOB Mr. Pham Anh Phuong) and a group piece performed at the National Opera. Fahlin is also a curator and producer of festivals and artistic development projects within choreography.
Kim Ngoc
Kim Ngoc is Hanoi-based composer. After study tour to CologneGermany, Kim Ngoc develops her own language by lots of interdisciplinary live-performances and her music-theatre compositions. Her recent works include The Absence which was commissioned and produced by 10th Munich Biennale Festival 2006; What Makes The Spider Spin Her Web – Euro-premier at Ultima Festival, Oslo, Norway in October 2008; Together Alone – at Mehrklang Festival,Freiburg,Germany in May 2010…
Movement is a recent collaboration of her and The Six Tone within the frame of Music Gesture project.
Free entry.
MTV Exit Human Trafficking Art Exhibition
Opening: Sunday 20 May 2012, 6.15 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 20 – 26 May 2012
The Workers Theatre
42 Trang Tien, Hanoi
MTV EXIT(End Exploitation and Trafficking) warmly invites you to attend the exclusive opening of the MTV EXIT Human Trafficking Art Exhibition.
This dynamic and interactive exhibition uses the talents of leading Vietnamese artists to communicate important messages about the issue of human trafficking in Vietnam. The MTV EXIT Human Trafficking Art Exhibition will showcase 3 internationally recognized artists: Phan Y Ly (Interactive performance art), Doan Hoang Kien (Installation) and Na Son (Photography). It will also include a screening of MTV EXIT’s Vietnamese documentary ‘ENSLAVED’.
Please contact Truong Uyen Ly, Creative Coordinator, (Lytruonguyen@gmail.com) if you need more information and to RSVP to this event.
Noi Hanoi in Jun: Call for Submissions
Deadline: 05 Jun 2012
Noi, Hanoi is looking for submissions for the next poetry/short fiction/spoken word event scheduled for Sunday, June 17. The theme of this event is SHADES. Writers are encouraged to explore the various definitions of this word in any form they would like. As with the previous readings, audience participation and an open mic segment will be incorporated into the evening. Please send submissions to noihanoisubmissions@gmail.com no later than Tuesday, June 5. Note, this will be the final installment of Noi, Hanoi before a summer break, get involved!
Young Sculptors Exhibition 2012
Opening: Mon 21 May, 5 pm
Exhibition: 21 – 27 May 2012
Talk: Fri 01 Jun, 9 am
2nd floor, Exhibition House
16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi
You are invited to sculpture exhibition of 22 members of Young Artist Club.
Everyone’s a DJ in Hanoi
Sat 19 May 2012, 8 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
CAMA brings SaiGon’s biggest regular underground dance party Everyone’s a DJ to the capital for a night of mayhem on Saturday May 19.
Three years after meeting at a house party in Saigon, Superkid (a.k.a. Linh Phan) and collaborator White Pigeon’s Indie Electro dance night has taken over the HCMC scene and continues to go from strength to strength.
Linh, a Creative Producer by day, turns into Superkid – a promoter, DJ and party starter – when the sun goes down. At her Everyone’s A DJ nights, she never fails to get the crowd moving with a heady mix of new and old indie electro, 80s New Wave and floor filling 50s and 60s classics.
Joining her behind the decks will be Der Vinh, a Hanoi native who’s time in Europe has helped him develop a love for labels like Moon Harbour, Cargo Edition, Circus Company, 2020 Vision, Morris Audio, Mule, Safari and Liebe Detail. His sets feature powerful big bass, shuffly beats and frenzied hats, all in a fine mix between house and techno, and wrapped up with subtle and soulful vocals.
As their name suggests, EADJ is all about inclusion and the community. No VIPs here, just music lovers getting down at a DIY Indie Electro Sleazy Discopunk dance party – amen!
Ticket price: 50 000 VND.
Fairy Tales – The Fairy World
Goethe Institut Vietnamfairy-tales Goethe
Sat 19 May 2012, 9 am – 3 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Within the framework of the celebration of Grimm 2012, Goethe Institute in Hanoi would like to invite you to participate in activities relating to fairy tales. The performance of the play “If I Am Doctor Know-All” by students from PASCH – Viet Duc High School on 22 March 2012 has proven that up until now fairy tales have not lost its attractiveness.
On Saturday 19 May, you will have a chance to familiar yourself with 30 new fairy tale comic books with many activities: mimicking the scenes in the fairy tales, write the ending for a fairy tale or tell a story… You will experience different things about fairy tales from participating in our quizzes, poster exhibition and we are very eager to hear about your creative stories.
By the end of the day, you are invited to enjoy the screening of a fairy tale “The Magic Table” with Vietnamese subtitle.
Free entrance.
Bookworm Festival – Crossing Over
Wed 23 May 2012, 7.30 pm
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now open every day 9am – 7pm
Writing fiction from a different cultural perspective is a great challenge.
Three expat writers in Hanoi share their own work written from a Vietnamese perspective.
They”ll dive, as deep as their personal experiences allow, into an enigmatic world upon whose opaque surface they normally float.
They’ll ask you to join in a lively discussion about the pros, cons, and difficulties of creating an imagined Vietnam and imagined Vietnamese
Entry: 50,000 VND. Vietnamese students free entry
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: bookworm@fpt.vn 04 37153711
One complimentary wine or beer on arrival.
A Workshop on Origami – Airplane
Wed 23 May 2012
1st Session 10 – 11 am
2nd Session 3 – 4 pm
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung
Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội
The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Japan Origami – Airplane Association, hosts a workshop on Origami – Airplane in Hanoi on Wednesday 23 May 2012.
Paper airplanes are among the most classic of toys ever invented. Many a kid has tossed one out of windows at school or at home, or on street. Combined with the art of Origami or the traditional Japanese art of paper folding, this popular toy has been developed into a popular art form with a lot of different folding ways to make the best airplane flying highest and longest.
In this workshop, Mr. Hitoshi Kimura, the president of Japan Origami – Airplane Association, will instruct you how to make several types of airplanes with the tips to make them fly higher and longer, based on his scientific knowledge.
In the process of making a better origami – airplane, you will also learn how to think something scientifically. This workshop is, thus, not only for kids but also for teenagers and adults who are curious why airplanes can fly in the air.
Free of admission but advanced registration is required. Please contact the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam at 04-3944-7419 to join the workshop. Let’s enjoy flying with us.
Screening of “Sound of Noise”
Sat 19 May 2012, 8 pm
Trầm Cafe
111 Nguyen Phi Khanh, Dist. 1, HCMC
After the successful screening in Hanoi in April, “Sound of Noise” will come to HCMC this Saturday. In Swedish comedy Sound of Noise, police officer Amadeus Warnebring has suffered his whole life from an allergy to music in all its forms. His bizarre condition has resisted every medical investigation and remedy – even the slightest hint of a melody remains torture for Amadeus.
His existence is thrown into chaos when a gang of delinquent sonic terrorists, led by beautiful revolutionary genius Sanna, decides to enact a full-scale musical assault in the name of anarchy and freedom, using the city – its buildings, its machinery, its ceaseless noise – as their orchestra.
Their first piece is performed in hospital, on the anaesthesized body of a hateful TV star. Warnebring is called in, and thus begins a surreal investigation which will plunge our reluctant hero into the world he has spent his entire life fleeing… the world of music.
Inspired by their internationally acclaimed, multi award-winning short Music for one Apartment and six Drummers, Sound of Noise is the first feature from Swedish directors Simonsson & Nilsson.
Languages: Swedish Language / English Subtitles
Free entry.
Rock – Electro Concert
Tue 29 May 2012, 8 pm
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC
You are invited to the rock-electro music night at IDEACAF on 29th May 2012 at 8 pm/ After 3 years of establishment with a history of hundreds of performances, the performing style of Success which was discovered in their performance in Transmusicales, Rennes in 2009 mixing rock’n’roll and electro music has left great impression on the audiences in France and European countries.
The name of the band imposes a great challenge on them but it’s a perfect combination of rock and dance. Under the guidance of Mister Eleganz, Success seduces and attracts the audience. They have started performing in 2007 with the song”Girl from New Orleans”. This song has marked their names in the online community and the song has been covered and remixed by more than 50 DJs and producers.
Their first EP “Hard to come back” is the soundtrack for the movie “Zombieland” – greatest hits in North American box office in 2009. In April 2011, their 2nd EP “The Secret” comprising of 5 songs produced by Antoine Gaillet is their strength and talent.
Combining all genres of music, Success can please all rock and dance fans.
For more information, visit : www.myspace.com/herecomessuccess
Tickets
Ticket price: 100.000 VND (50% discount for students)
Tickets are available at IDECAF.
Contact : IDECAF HCMC
Tel : 3520 6863
Email : culturel@consulfrance-hcm.org
Exhibition “Banh My Hawaii Tasting”
Fri 18 May 2012, 7 pm
La 4uatrieme
4th floor, 95 Giang Văn Minh, Hanoi
You are invited to an exhibition Banh My Hawaii Tasting Arno Baude Retrospection 2005-2012. Art installation, happening …and the most important…INTERACTION!
Taste a Hawaiian toast in Vietnamese style. Dress code: Hawaiian shirt. Wear an hawaiian shirt (or similar)/ get one Piña Colada for free.
(If you’ve always wanted to buy a Hawaiian shirt in Hanoi and did not know where: shop around 17 Trần Phú, Ba Dinh District. Price: 180.000vnd)
Performance of The Yard Dogs
YARD-DOGS 18 May
Fri 18 May 2012, 9 pm
21N Club, Lang Yen Phu, Hanoi
Creative Encounters 2012
Creative Encounters 2012 Call for Proposals
Deadline: 30 Jun 2012
Creative Encounters: Cultural Partnerships between Asia and Europe is an initiative that aims to support collaborative artistic and networking projects in the framework of the Asia-Europe dialogue. Art and culture organisations and networks of Asia and Europe are invited to apply.
Initial project proposal MUST be submitted in English through ANA website by 30 June 2012. (6pm Singapore time)
Performance by Black Voices
HCMC: Sun 20 May 2012, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
HANOI: Mon 21 May 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
Don’t forget performance by Black Voices. Over their 24 years, Black Voices has steadily built up a reputation for delivering stunning performances through a soulful and inspirational harmonic blend. Their ever-growing repertoire includes spiritual, traditional African,Caribbeanand English folk songs as well as jazz, gospel, pop and reggae.
Ticket
HANOI Ticket prices: 150000, 250000, 350000, 500000 VND (100 000 VND for students). All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
HCMC Tickets can be purchased at the Ho Chi Minh City Ballet, Symphony and Orchestra Office.
Hue – Exhibition “K31 – New Faces”
Exhibition K31 New Faces
Opening: Fri 18 May, 5 pm
Exhibition: 18 – 25 May 2012
New Space Arts Foundation, Hue
2nd Floor, 15 Le Loi Street, Hue City
You are invited to fine art group exhibition ”K31 – New Faces”.
Screening of “The Chronicle of a Summer”
Fri 18 May 2012, 6 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Doclab cordially invites you to the screening of “Chronicle of a Summer - Chronique d’un été” by two French filmmakers, Jean Rouch and Edgar Morin. Paris. The summer of 1960. While war rages in Algeria and pre-independence Congo seethes with violence, ethnographic filmmaker Jean Rouch and sociologist Edgar Morin send two women out into the streets of the city to interview passersby.
CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER is a true landmark in film history. Rouch and Morin were among the first filmmakers to use hand held sync sound 16mm equipment. They also coined the term cinéma vérité to describe their approach, although their practice, placing people in situations and provoking responses, differs from what later came to be called vérité films. Their use of the urban landscape and groundbreaking cinematography (cameraman Raoul Coutard was among the crew members working on the film) deeply affected the French New Wave and much of subsequent documentary practice. The film’s self-reflexive structure, in which Rouch and Morin screen the film for the participants to critique it on-screen, as well as their own reactions to the critique, is still, amazingly, contemporary.
More than 40 years later, CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER remains as ambitious, forward-looking and powerful as the day it was first released.
“I think the reason why CHRONICLE OF A SUMMER still works today, and is an important film, is that Rouch and Morin made a cinéma-vérité documentary which tries to include the truth of ‘fiction.’” - Ellen Freyer, Author of the essay Chronicle of a Summer – Ten Years After, in The Documentary Tradition by Lewis Jacob
“What this film engages is humanity itself.” - Roland Barthes
“The key cinema vérité film.” - Brian Winston, Claiming the Real
Languages: The film is in French with Vietnamese and English subtitles.
The screening is non-profit and aims for studies and research only.
Free Entrance.
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Latin American Film Festival in Hanoi
15 May – 05 Jun 2012
Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
The Hanoi Cinematheque will host the first Latin American Film Festival starting on May 15th, 2012, aimed at showcasing and promoting Latin American filmmakers; celebrating the richness and diversity of Latin American cultures and experiences as well as fostering cross-cultural understanding and dialogue with Vietnamese audience.
The Embassies of Argentina, Brazil, Cuba, Chile, Mexico, Panama, Uruguay and Venezuela in Vietnam have worked together on this project to provide a space in Hanoi for Latin American images, sounds and stories, featuring films that portray the complexities and rhythms of everyday life in each country.
Two films will be presented every Tuesday from May 15th to June 5th, 2012, at 18:00 and 20:00 hrs. respectively. Each evening’s program will include a reception between both movies; attendants will enjoy traditional Latin American appetizers and drinks.
The festival opens on Tuesday, May 15, 2012 with “The Student” a film by Mexican director Roberto Girault, presenting a story in Guanajuato, Mexico about a man in his seventies who enrolls at a university to follow his long-deferred dream of studying literature. On the same evening, “Live Cuba” by Cuban director Juan Carlos Cremata will drive the audience into a tale similar to Romeo and Juliet, where the friendship between two children is threatened by their parents’ differences.
On Tuesday, May 22, 2012 “Noel: The Samba Poet” by Brazilian Ricardo Van Steen, will reveal the story of Noel Rosa, one of the best poets and composers whose first big success was a parody of the Brazilian national anthem. Chile will follow with the presentation of “The Gift”, a co-production by Cristián Galaz and Andrea Ugalde, a romantic comedy which mixes funny scenes with charming characters, in a journey that will be an unforgettable experience for a recently widowed and retired man who is going through difficult times.
The series continues on Tuesday, May 29, 2012 with “The Pope’s Toilet”, by Uruguayan César Charlone, a story inspired by a real-life 1988 tour of Pope John Paul II through South America, including a stop in Melo, Uruguay. On the same night, war and espionage will set the stage for a star-crossed romance in “Venezzia”, a historical drama from Venezuelan director Haik Gazarian.
“The Chance” on Tuesday, June 5, 2012 is a fun tropical comedy directed by Panamanian Abner Benaim, about employee-employer labor relations which lays a very funny subtle critique about the mistreatment that the domestic service suffers most of the time. The series concludes with the Argentinean “A Chinese Tale”, by Sebastian Borensztein, a movie about magic in life, rare events and destiny. A story of a Chinese immigrant lost inBuenos Aires, without knowing any Spanish at all. The rendez-vous between two cultures will come to show us the underlying connection of seemingly isolated events.
The Film Festival is open to the public and the entrance is free, except for May 15th, 2012; this date will be reserved for guests with invitations.
All films will be shown in Spanish with English subtitles and Vietnamese audio option. Please kindly bring your ID card to borrow headsets if necessary.
For more information, please contact Hanoi Cinematheque at (04) 3936 2648
European Food Festival in Hanoi
Sat 26 May 2012, 6 pm
National Library
31 Trang Thi, Hanoi
EuroCham Food Festival is back this year for cultural explorers and food lovers to join in Hanoi. European Food Festival has always been one of the most expecting events of the year for international and Vietnamese communities. It is an exciting day-out for the whole family with original European Food and Drink for adults, out-door activities for children and live entertainment from our appealing musical bands in town.
Last year, our event was held in line with the celebration of the Europe Days program and this year, the 7th European Food Festival is not an exceptional. The event is to feature some of the most delicious European foods and to offer a unique experience for every family to enrich their culinary taste.
It is not to deny that the selection of such a great location as National Library had contributed to the success of the event. With our dedication, we are delighted to have this historic compound again this year to expose the very best of European gastronomic culture and lifestyle on Sat, 26th May 2012.
For further information please contact Ms. Linh on 04 37152228 or email linh@eurochamvn.org
Film Oliver Twist in EU Film Festival
Hanoi: 25 May, 8 pm and 26 May, 10 am
National Cinema Centre
87 Lang Ha, Hanoi
Da Nang: 27 May, 5 pm
Le Do Cinema
46 Tran Phu, Danang
HCMC: 24 May, 8 pm and 26 May, 3.30 pm
Dong Da Cinema
890 Tran Hung Dao, D.5, HCMC
From British Council:
Cinema fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City can enjoy a wide selection of recent films at the European Union Film Festival 2012 catering for audiences of all ages. The British Council is participating in the EU Film Festival 2012 with Charles Dickens‘ ‘Oliver Twist’ celebrating the bicentenary of one of the world’s most inspiring authors.
Set in 1848, Oliver Twist is the story of an orphan, born in a workhouse and brought up in harsh and cruel conditions, half-starved by the corrupt parish authorities. He later finds employment at an undertaker’s which he eventually escapes and makes his way to London where he falls in with the Artful Dodger, a boy of his own age, who introduces him to the villainous Fagin.
Director of British Council Vietnam Robin Rickard commented: “It’s a timeless story by a celebrated author who is more popular than ever and his impact on stage and screen has only been heightened by the recent bicentenary celebrations.
“We’re delighted to be able to bring the story to Vietnamese audiences who I am absolutely sure will enjoy it immensely just as international audiences have for generations.
Free ticket.
For more information ticket and the film, visit Hanoi Grapevine’s previous post or EU Film Festival’s website.
Screening of “All Tomorrow’s Parties”
Wed 16 May 2012, 8.30 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi
The Onion Cellar return to ATK with ATP, a documentary about the cult UK music festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties.
Named after a song by the legendary Velvet Underground (featuring Nico), All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is an annual British non-corporate music festival, first held in 1999 in Camber Sands, England. Every year since, curators (often influential bands in the alternative scene) would be invited to handpick stellar line-ups of artists ranging across the more leftfield genres of music: noise rock, post-rock, avant-garde, psychedelic folk, underground hip hop etc. As founder Barry Hogan simply put, “ATP is like an excellent mix tape”.
Described as a “post-punk DIY bricolage”, ATP was made using footage generated by the fans and musicians attending the events themselves, on a multitude of formats including Super8, camcorder and mobile phone. Directed by Jonathan Caouette and “All Tomorrow’s People” (a term used to describe everyone who has contributed footage), cinematographed by La Blogothèque’s Vincent Moon (among others), edited by Nick Fenton (Heima’s editor), The film manages to faithfully portray all that makes ATP ATP – raw, rebellious, and ‘alternative’ in the truest sense of the word.
Rather than conventional concert footage, what we get is insights into the motivation and vibe of the festival. Why people organise such events, why people attend, why people perform, all starts to make perfect sense through the film’s kaleidoscopic lens. Performances from Belle and Sebastian, Sonic Youth, Battles, the Boredoms, Portishead, Mogwai, Yeah Yeah Yeahs, the Gossip, Iggy and the Stooges, Patti Smith (and much more) get equal billing among such random delights as fans climbing over cottages, Sun Ra explaining how he feels about music and, of course, the destination itself.
Languages: English Language, no subtitles
Free Entry.
PechaKucha Hanoi #4
Thu 17 May 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi
A few final notes about PechaKucha Hanoi #4 next Thursday 17th May. (Door 6pm – Start 8pm)
Go here to find out more about the Hanoians who are presenting at the event and a map to the venue.
To escape the summer heat the presentations will be moved inside Hanoi Cinematheque’s beautiful cinema at 22a Hai Ba Trung with the images projected gloriously on the big screen.
Extra fans will be in place in the courtyard where we will again also show the slides and run the audio.
Cold beer and drinks will be in plentiful supply.
Vietnam Tribes Performance
Fri 18 May 2012, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Electronic music has taken to Hanoi like a heat rash this summer and VN Tribes are the latest, exciting, new act to explode onto the scene. The French duo, consisting of one DJ and one sampler (DJY and Mr. Pat) have been stirring up a substantial amount of interest within the music circles in recent weeks.
Don’t miss this special performance of the hottest up and coming prospect in Hanoi, on Friday 18th May at Hanoi Rock City.
Longstanding citizens of Vietnam with decades of DJ and production experience under their belt, the pair have been united by a deep and rocksteady affection for Vietnamese Ethnic music, sounds and vocal work. In their unique debut performance at HRC, VN Tribes will overlay recorded samples onto modern dance beats.
Success seems imminent for the group who look likely to fill a void of explorative, locally inspired and skilfully crafted popular electronic music.
Ticket
Ticket price: 100 000 at door (includes one free beer/soft drink)
Ticket Giveaways for “Concert with Pierre Dutot & Dominique Skorny”
Thu 17 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
Don’t forget to attend Concert with Pierre Dutot and Dominique Skorny. Performed by Pierre Dutot who is one of the most loved teacher at French music academies and Dominique Skorny who is known as soloist with orchestra in concertos of all times. For more information, see below
L’ESPACE IN COLLABORATION WITH HANOIGRAPEVINE WILL GIVE AWAY 20 TICKETS (EACH TICKET IS FOR 2 PERSONS) FOR 20 FASTEST REGISTRATION TO:
Nguyen.Thi.Hong@espace-ccfhanoi.org and Pham.Minh.Hong@espace-ccfhanoi.org
PROGRAMME
Marc-Antoine Charpentier Te Deum
Trompette – piano
Jean-Joseph Mouret Fanfares
Trompette – piano
Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart Hành khúc Thổ Nhĩ Kỳ
Piano
Tomaso Albinoni Adagio
Trompette – piano
Georges Bizet Carmen
Piano
J.S. Bach – Charles Gounod Ave Maria
Trompette – piano
Franz Schubert Ave Maria
Trompette – piano
Johannes Brahms Điệu vũ Hungary 5
Piano
Giacomo Puccini Nessun Dorma “Turandot”
Trompette – piano
Georg-Friedrich Haendel Water Music
Trompette – piano
Presentation of Italian Comic Writer
Mon 21 May 2012, 5 pm
Trung Nguyen Creation Rendezvous
36 Dien Bien Phu Str, Hanoi
In the framework of the Y-VIET 2012 Program, the Embassy of Italy in Hanoi is very pleased to present to the press and Vietnamese public the Italian comic writer Daniel Bonomo, a.k.a. Gud.
The very well known artist and author will be in Hanoi from May, 21st to 25th, to present his works to the public and share his experiences with local professional artists and fans. In particular, GUD will introduce to the Vietnamese public his last work: “Gaia Blues”, a book that unfolds into a 16:9 sequence, like a movie-story. Images from the saturated colors and soft lines, which make the book an universal and global work.
A book that strikes at the heart because it speaks to us, for our present and future of our men-to-be in relationship with Nature and Earth: Gaia, damaged by our actions. It ‘a wordless Blues, a lament about the adventures of a family of polar bears, addressing an audience of all ages and no boundaries.
The presence of Daniel Bonomo in Hanoi will have four stages:
• Meeting with the students of the Department of the Italian Language at the Hanoi University, at 09,30am, on Monday, 21st May (for studens only);
• Meeting with artists and fans at the “Trung Nguyen Creation Rendezvous” (36, Dien Bien Phu – Hanoi) at 5pm on Monday, 21st May (free entrance);
Presentation of Italian Comic Writer 1
• Seminar “Comics & Marketing: how to promote your brand” (upon invitation only). The meeting, dedicated to companies and communication agencies, will address the following issues: Comics and Animation as a means of communication; Using Comics to attitudinal and instructional manuals (Training); Comics as a business communication; Comics marketing and advertising campaigns; Case studies: Google, Ikea, Geox; Training services – Comicsprovider.
The event will take place at 9,30am on Tuesday, 22nd May, at the Residence of the Ambassador of Italy in Vietnam (Villa 23-10, Dang Thai Mai, Tay Ho, Hanoi)
• Exhibition of “Gaia Blues” boards for UNIS Students Community (United Nations International School) in Hanoi, May, 23rd to 25th at the School Library (for UNIS Community only).
For more information about the artist, visit his website.
Bookworm Festival – Meet George Burchet
Wed 16 May 2012, 7.30 pm
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội
You are invited to a discussion “From Hanoi to Hanoi, the long journey home” with George Burchet . George, an internationally exhibited artist, again lives in Hanoi and is working on a book, exhibition and film project about Vietnam, Cambodia and Laos documenting those first two years free of French colonial rule.
George Burchet was born in Hanoi in 1955 and lived here until 1957…the first two years after France was defeated at Dien Bien Phu. His father was famous Australian Journalist Wilfred Burchett and his mother was Bulgarian journalist and art historian, Vessa Ossikovoska. In 1957 the family moved to Moscow.
We all know the tragedies that befell these three countries in the years that followed.
His guides in this journey back in time are a unique collection of photographs taken by his father, Wilfred, as he was travelling through the countries of former Indochina collecting material for two books NORTH OF THE 17TH PARALLEL and MEKONG UPSTREAM: CAMBODIA AND LAOS
BOOKING ESSENTIAL: BOOKWORM@FPT.VN; 04 37153711
Fee: 50,000 VND; VIETNAMESE STUDENTS FREE, 01 COMPLIMENTARY WINE OR BEER ON ARRIVAL
An Evening of Opera at LUNA – Programme 18
Wed 16 May 2012, 8.30 pm
Luna d’Autunno
78 Tho Nhuom
Hoan Kiem Distr. – Ha Noi
Another evening for lovers of opera at Luna d’Autunno.
This is a monthly event, and a great chance to enjoy live opera in an informal and intimate setting.
This month: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
Detailed program below:
From Luna d’Autunno:
An Evening of Opera at LUNA D’AUTUNNO
Programme 18 Wednesday 16 May 2012 8.30 pm
Singer and string quartett from the National Opera & Ballett ofVietnam
Conductor Graham Sutcliffe
Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro
1. Cinque, dieci Baritone/soprano
2. Non so pi cosa son Mezzo
3. Porgi amor Soprano
4. Ha gia vinta la cosa Baritone
5. Non piu andrai Baritone
6. Crudel perche finora Baritone
7. Sull aria Soprano/Soprano
8. Voi che sapete Mezzo
9. Dove sono Soprano
10. Aprite un po’quegli occhi Baritone
11. Deh Vieni non tarda Soprano
European Film Festival 2012
Hanoi: 16-27 May 2012
National Cinema Centre
87 Lang Ha, Hanoi
Da Nang: 18-27 May 2012
Le Do Cinema
46 Tran Phu, Danang
HCMC: 17-27 May 2012
Dong Da Cinema
890 Tran Hung Dao, D.5, HCMC
This year, the European Film Festival will see the largest number of screenings as fourteen European Union Member States will be presenting films to this event. The festival, featuring 15 long films and 6 short films from 14 European countries, will be opened in Hanoi on 16 May, in Ho Chi Minh city on 17 May and in Danang on 18 May 2012. Wishing to reach out to a wider range of audiences in Vietnam, this year, for the first time ever, the festival is also organized in the central city of Danang.
Held for the first time in 2000, the Festival has become a permanent feature on the cultural calendars of both Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City. This year, for the first time, the Festival will be introduced in the Central City of Da Nang.
Recognized as one of the most successful multi-cultural events in Vietnam, the aim of this Festival is to portray the diversity of European cinema to the Vietnamese public, thus contributing to an enhanced mutual understanding between the peoples of Vietnam and the European Union
The 2012 Festival features an extensive and diverse range of films including Oscar winning films and special children short films, with a view to cater to an even wider audience.
Ticket
All tickets are free of charge, and can be collected for screenings in Hanoi from 11 May and for screenings in Ho Chi Minh City and Da Nang from 12 May at the following locations:
Hanoi:
Goethe Institut, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, tel: (04) 37 34 22 51
British Council, 20 Thụy Khuê, tel: (04) 3 8 436 780
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, tel: (04) 3 936 21 64
HCMC:
Goethe Institut: 335/4 Dien Bien Phu, District 1, tel: (08) 3 9 12 52 50
British Council: 25 Le Duan, D.1, tel: (08) 3 8 23 28 62
Dong Da Cinema: 890 Tran Hung Dao, D.5, tel: (08) 3 923 48 33
Da Nang:
Le Do Cinema, 46 Tran Phu, tel: (0511) 3 82 25 74
Cinema & Film Distribution Centre, 68 Tran Phu, tel: (0511) 3 82 32 84
Hanoi Ensemble Concert Vol. 3
Sat 19 May 2012, 8 pm
Vietnam National Academy of Music Concert Hall
77 Hào Nam,Ô Chợ Dừa, Đống Đa,
Hà Nội
Hanoi Ensemble - Program
Bookworm Festival – A Chula Morning
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now open every day 9am – 7pm
As part of the Bookworm’s Festival of Ideas, Laura and Diego of CHULA will host a Saturday coffee, cake and sangria morning at their delightful lakeside Chula residence workshop and showrooms on the the lake….May 19
Exciting new Chula designs in fashion and furniture will be shown and Diego will discuss the concept of Chula.
Bookings are essential for this anticipated event. For advance reservations and maps contact bookworm@fpt.vn.
Entry is 50 000VND with complimentary refreshments…all profits will assist an emerging artist establish a future exhibition.
Concert with Success
Thu 31 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the electro-rock music night performed by the band Success. After 3 year of establishment with hundreds of performances, the style of the band combining rock’n’roll and electronic music has left great impression on the audiences in France and many European countries.
Under the guidance of Mister Eleganz, a brilliant musician who sings love songs, Success captures the attention of the audiences immediately. Their first album “Hard to Come Back” is the soundtrack for the film “Zombieland” – which was highest box office in North America box office. In April 2011, the second EP titled “The Secret” comprising of 5 songs, produced by Antoine Gaillet clearly demonstrates their talent and energy.
Yann Chéhu: Vocal
Julien Richer: Guitar
Dan Voisin : Electronic keyboard
Joel Daventry : Drum
Ticket:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Belly Dance Performance Night
Sat 26 May 2012
Theater of Hanoi Academy
Gate 3, Ciputra, Tay Ho, Hanoi
Saturday eveneing of 26 May 2012, Apsara Dance Studio is organizing a performance night – “Summer Hafla” (hafla means a belly dancing party where belly dancers will perform different styles) at theater of Hanoi Academy, Gate 3, Ciputra, Tay Ho, Hanoi. Participating our hafla this year, we are happy to welcome international dancers from France, Australia, together with our dancers. This event promises a high level of art of belly dance in Vietnam with different styles and great choreography. Let’s join us !
Entrance fee: 150,000VND/ person
Please register with us in advance to book your seat at apsarastudio@gmail.com
For further information, please contact duonggiang.apsarastudio@gmail.com or 09742 77769
Concert with Pierre Dutot and Dominique Skorny
Thu 17 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the concert with the performance of Pierre Dutot – an international soloist and trumpet teacher and Dominique Skorny who has appeared as soloist with orchestra in concertos of all times.
After a First Prize in Trumpet at the Paris Conservatoire National Supérieur de Musique and diplomas in both Physical Education and Psychology, Pierre Dutot could have confined his career as a brilliant soloist and a Professor in many French schools.
Getting the honour degree in Music Conservatory of Lyon and the piano scholar at the Mozarteum in Salzburg, Dominique Skorny has performed with orchestra in many concerts in Europe, Africa, Oceania, China and Japan…
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 17 April 2012.
Subscription Concert Vol.51 “From the New World”
28 and 29 May 2012
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a Subscription Concert Vol.51 “From the New World” with conductor Khac Uyen, piano soloist Andreas Boyde and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. For more information, see below:
Program
L.V.Beethoven
Overture “Coriolan”
W.Mozart
Piano Concerto in C major, K.467
Interval
Antonin Dvorak
Symphony No.9 “From the new World” E minor Op.95
Ticket
Ticket prices: 200 000, 350 000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
Screening of “La Princesse de Montpensier”
Fri 18 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “The Montpensier Princess” of director Bertrand Tavernier. The film touches upon the topic “when infatuation messes up the pre-arranged marriage”.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
For more information, see below:
Tickets:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Symphony Concert
Thu 24 May 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to a symphony concert with conductor David Gomez Ramirez (Spain), violin Soloist Trong Binh and artists of Vietnam National Academy of Music. For more information, see below:
Program
Joaquin Turina
Overture “La Oracion del Torero”
L.Beethoven
Concerto for Violin and Orchestra
Interval
J.Sibelius
Symphony No.2
Ticket
Ticket prices: 150 000, 250 000, 350 000, 500 000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
CAMA Festival 6 Hits Hanoi
Black Voices “Music with a Message!”
Mon 21 May 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the performance of Black Voices.
“Let me just say I LOVE Black Voices! Outstanding Talent!… Outstanding Spirit!… Women who are not afraid to speak out and represent on worthy, heartfelt causes, and bring it with flavour that starts from the Caribbean and touches music from all parts of the world! You don’t want to miss them!” - Mark Kibble – Take 6, USA
Black Voices is committed to singing in the oral tradition, a celebration of their African, Caribbean and British heritage is central to their performance. Their music transcends gender, race, religious persuasion and age.
Over their 24 years, Black Voices have steadily built up a reputation of delivering stunning performances through their soulful and inspirational harmonic blend. Their ever-growing repertoire includes spirituals, traditional African, Caribbean and English folk songs, jazz, Gospel, pop and reggae as well as a fusion temporary and classical styles.
The group has worked with a mix of composers and arrangers from the UK in extending the range and diversity of its musicality, and extensively with the maestro Mark Kibble of Take 6 over the last 5 years.
They have entertained Presidents Including Nelson Mandela, The Late Pope, most of the members of the British Royal Family and have shared the stage with many musical greats including the late Ray Charles, Nina Simone, Take 6 and Winton Marsellis. Black Voices’ brand of a cappella is unique and of truly outstanding quality.
Black Voices also deliver singing workshops promoting singing in the oral tradition in schools, universities and with a range of choirs and groups to complement its concert programmes.
The group has toured extensively over the years in Australia, China, Taiwan, Singapore, Brunei, Seychelles, Mauritius, South Africa, Malawi, Lesotho, Namibia, Cameroon, Ghana, Zambia, Kenya, Tanzania, Uganda, Zimbabwe, Botswana, Brazil, USA and all across Europe.
Ticket
Ticket prices: 50000, 250000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
For free delivery Call: www.ticketvn.com, 0913489858, 0983067996, 35651806, 66617859.
Screening of “Clara”
Fri 25 May 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening titled “Clara” of director Helma Sanders-Brahms. This is a “fantastic film with beautiful music!”.
Language: French and Vietnamese.
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Cabaret Night in May
Sat 26 May 2012, 8.30 – 9.30 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
Come to Cabaret Night at L’Espace, the stage for new music talents. Come to L’Espace to enjoy great drinks and listen to fabulous French, English and Vietnamese songs.
If you are a song-writer, singer or you can sing in French, Vietnamese or English, contact Cédric Drouard to participate in the Cabaret Music Night at L’Espace: cedminimum@hotmail.fr.
Free admission.
MTV EXIT Free Concert
Sat 26 May 2012, 4 pm
My Dinh National Stadium
Come to the free concert of MTV EXIT (End Exploitation and Trafficking). The massive concert features international artists to raise awareness and increase prevention of human trafficking.
The free outdoor concert will be headlined by international modern-rock band, Simple Plan and joining the line-up are Korean pop group Brown Eyed Girls who will also be performing in Vietnam and Australian vocal sensation, Kate Miller-Heidke who previously performed at MTV EXIT’s 2010 concert in Hanoi.
For details on how to get FREE tickets to the MTV EXIT Live in Hanoi concert go to www.mtvexit.org.
The return of the MTV EXIT campaign to Vietnam includes s a nation-wide initiative to combat human trafficking through a series of live events, TV programming and youth engagement activities.
Bookworm Festival – Meet Vu Kim Thu
May 19
Don’t forget tonight is your chance to meet Hanoi artist Vu Kim Thu as she speaks about her work in the Bookworm’s Festival of Writing and Ideas.
Thu was recently the first Vietnamese artist to be selected for a residency at the prestigious Bellagio Center operated by the Rockefeller Foundation.
Thu has a personal blog right here on Grapevine where she is documenting her thoughts and experiences at the various residencies she has been accepted for around the world. You can take a look here.
Also worth a look is Thu’s website, where you can see a good overview of her fascinating work.
Read more info about tonight’s talk in Grapevine’s earlier post.
Free entry. Complimentary wine or beer on arrival. Meals and snacks for sale.
BOOKINGS ESSENTIAL, bookworm@fpt.vn, 04 37153711
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