Halloween Party at ATK

Wed 31 Oct 2012, 8.30 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

Fancy dress for all, face paints on demand, halloween themed cocktail specials, horror visuals, the devil’s tunes: it’s Death Disco at ATK.

DJs and visuals from 8.30pm
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Free Entry.

Halloween Party – Spirits of the Night

Wed 31 Oct 2012
The Rooftop Bar & Restaurant
19th Floor, Pacific Place
83B Ly Thuong Kiet Str, Hoan Kiem Dist, Hanoi

As night falls, the spirits come to life and the haunting tunes of DJ EKS will lead you to The Rooftop for a ghostly party.

Pumpkin soup (cake) for dinner.

Take a photo boxi to get a free Halloween cocktail.

Attractive prize for the most liked photo from 31st Oct to 9AM, 3rd Nov on The Rooftop facebook.

Contact us: The Rooftop Bar & Restaurant

Phone: 043 946 1901 – Hotline: 091 370 6966

We are Friends Concert with Sumi Jo

27 and 28 Oct 2012, 7 pm
Hanoi Friendship Cultural Place
91 Tran Hung Dao Street, Hanoi

The concert “We are Friends Concert with Sumi Jo” ưill be held this weekend to celebrate 20th anniversary of the diplomatic relation between Vietnam and Korea. The concert is performed by famous singers of both countries such as Sumi Jo, conductor Bang Seong Ho, singer Duc Tuan and VNOB.

Different from other cultural exchange program, the concert this year will bring to the audience something that the Vietnamese are quite familiar with which is K-classics.

HCMC – Piano Concert

Program for students: Fri 26 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Program for lecturers: Sat 27 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Ho Chi Minh Conservatorie of Music
112 Nguyen Du, Ben Thanh Ward, HCMC

“Piano Concert” is a concert performed by both teachers and students of the Piano Department of HCM Conservatory of Music. The program is a combination of 4 hand performance, duo performance of works by famous composers of different genres such as: C. Debussy, L.V. Beethoven, Franz Liszt, F. Chopin, W.A. Mozart, S. Rachmaninov, C. Saint Saens, S. Barber…

Ticket price

Tickets for 26/10: 150.000 VND/ticket, 50.000 VND (for students)

Tickets for 27/10: 250.000 VND/ticket, 200.000 VND/ticket, 50.000 VND/ticket (for students)

Contact: Ho Chi Minh City Conservatory of Music, 112 Nguyen Du, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1

Tel: (08) 38243774 (ext 130) during office hour

Dó Paper Painting Exhibition “Paper II”

Artwork of Nguyen Tran Cuong
Exhibition: 20 – 30 Oct 2012
Nguyen Art Gallery
31A Van Mieu Str, Hanoi

You are invited to the exhibition “Paper II” of artist Nguyen Tran Cuong and Le Xuan Hung Linh. The exhibition showcases 40 paintings using natural colour on “do” paper.

“When you first look at the paintings of Nguyen Tran Cuong and Le Xuan Hung Linh, it seems they have drawn these paintings in their dream. And once they wake up, the reality and their dream blend in together on “do” paper to make beautiful work of art”.

Hue – Painting Exhibition by Artist Duong Dinh Sang

Opening: Sat 27 Oct, 4.30 pm
Exhibition: 27 Oct – 17 Nov 2012
New Space Arts Foundation, Hue
2nd Floor, 15 Le Loi Street, Hue City

You are invited to art exhibition of artist Duong Dinh Sang. Artist Buu Y commented about his art: “Duong Dinh Sang with painting is like a fish in water, together since time began. Without water, fish would never live. Most of his friends knew about this in him. For him, he is in his full sense with colors and brush. Adding to his feeling for painting, he has a gift for music which has contributed to making his paintings more beautiful, relaxing, simple and contemplative.”

Rock ‘n’ Roll Fundraiser

Sat 27 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Hanoi Rock City welcome touring Danish soul & rock ‘n’ roll 6-piece ‘A-BAND’ to headline a Hanoi night of live music for charity, with performances also by Zippy, Good Graeff and AC/EC.

A-BAND, who span two generations and have been playing rock classics for over 10 years, say that they play together first and foremost for fun. Attracted to the live stage and life on the road (having been well received in Spain, Gambia, Caribbean, Greek archipelago, USA, Cuba to name a few), A-BAND have done benefit concerts in 12 countries. On Saturday October 27th, all ticket proceeds from the gig in Hanoi will be donated to support children in northern village: Sùng Đô, Văn Chấn, Yên Bái, Việt Nam.

Here’s the exciting part – you’ll get to hear live renditions of old classics such as Tutti Frutti, C.C. Rider, Jail House Rock, and soul songs like Midnight Hour, Sweet Nothings, Leave Your Hat On and more, with a touch of original arrangement and sound. The rock ‘n’ roll voice of the lead-singer is backed by the harmonies of the rest of the band. Prizes for best dressed rock ‘n’ roll outfit and best rock ‘n’ roll dancer will be also be
given out on the night.

Squeeze into those skinny jeans and pull out your best boogie for this one. Let the good times rock ‘n’ roll on. It’s about time we had a good old dance together again.

Full line up:

:: ZIPPY
:: GOOD GRAEFF
:: AC/EC
:: A-BAND

Ticket

Ticket price: 50 000 VND.

All tickets proceeds will be donated to support children in northern village: Sùng Đô, Văn Chấn, Yên Bái, Việt Nam

Screening of “Disorder”

Fri 26 Oct 2012, 6 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội

We cordially invites you to the screening of “Disorder” by Chinese filmmaker, Huang Weikai. Huang Weikai’s one-of-a-kind news documentary captures, with remarkable freedom, the anarchy, violence, and seething anxiety animating China’s major cities today. As urbanization in China advances at a breakneck pace, Chinese cities teeter on the brink of mayhem.

One man dances in the middle of traffic while another attempts to jump from a bridge before dozens of onlookers. Pigs run wild on a highway while dignitaries swim in a polluted river. Unshowable on China’s heavily controlled television networks, Disorder reveals an emerging underground media, one that has the potential to truly capture the ground-level upheaval of Chinese society.

Huang Weikai collects footage  from a dozen amateur videographers and weaves them into a unique  symphony of urban social dysfunction.  Huang shatters and reconstructs a world that’s barely comprehensible, though with palpable energy — vibrant, dangerous, and terrifying.

“Several [films] have caught the chaos of rapidly industrialized China, but none is as raw or terrifying as this.”  —Glenn Sumi, Now Toronto

“One of the most mesmerizing films I’ve seen in ages.” — Hua Hsu, The Atlantic

Language: The film is in Chinese with ENGLISH and VIETNAMESE subtitles.

The screening is non-profit and aims for studies and research only.

Free Entrance.

Electronic Music Night with Vu Nhat Tan

Thu 25 Oct 2012, 9 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

The latest installment of Vu Nhat Tan’s Experimental Music Night continues to showcase the best of Hanoi’s underground music at ATK Thursday 25 October.

This month, Tan’s laptop and keyboard will be joined by David Payne and Daniel Henneberry on electric guitars. Making her debut will also be emerging dancer Doan Minh Hoan. She’ll be performing un-choreographed, expressive movements as a response to the musicians’ improvised sounds. As always, the night’s performance will have a back drop of mind blending visuals featuring hand painted 8mm film, some of moving pictures’ earliest known recordings and freaky dancing courtesy of ATK’s resident VJ.

Think performance art, think creative sounds, think new artists, think Experimental Music Night at ATK.

Entry 50,000 VND (all entry fee is for the artists)
 
A Night at the Opera Puccini

Fri 26 Oct 2012
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

The great opera houses around the world have expanded their cinema programs over the past few years. The Metropolitan Opera in New York City, Royal Opera – Covent Garden in London, Teatro Alla Scala in Milan, and many other opera houses have opera-in-cinema programs. Often they will screen the operas live as they are performed on stage, or in other programs they screen classic productions from their back catalogs.

And why not in Hanoi? Our first screening will be Friday October 26th, and we will be screening a wonderful production of Puccini’s La Boheme in HD.

Language: Subtitles will be in English.

For those on the Cinematheque mailing list, make a reservation as usual. A limited number of free tickets are also available through the Opera Guild, send an email to info@hanoioperaguild.com.
        
Screening of “The Sacred Turtle of Vietnam”

Thu 25 Oct 2012, 7.30 pm
Cinematheque
22A Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

Don’t forget the film screening “The Sacred Turtle of Vietnam” and find out why the Hoan Kiem turtle is considered sacred – a good luck charm and a symbol of wisdom. We will have some experts on hand to answer your questions and give us the ‘extra’ stories after the film. Mr. Wolfgang Rebernik – Co-director and camera man.

Ticket

Ticket price: 150,000 VND (Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema, 6:30-7:15 pm).
Reservation: Please contact: fvh.films@gmail.com. Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our return confirmation email.

Guitarist Slava Grigoryan Visits Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for Visually-impaired Children

Tue 23 Oct 2012, 2 pm
Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the blind
21 Lac Trung Street

Australian leading guitarist, Slava Grigoryan, will meet with visually-impaired students from Nguyen Dinh Chieu School for the blind. He will play some famous works to encourage these students to feel music and use music to express themselves. Students of Nguyen Dinh Chieu school will also perform to introduce Vietnamese culture to him.

HCMC – Artist Talk by Christiane Baumgartner

Tue 30 Oct 2012, 6 – 7.30 pm
Galerie Quynh
65 Đề Thám, District 1, HCMC

You are invited to the presentation “Woodcut in the digital age”. Christiane Baumgartner talks about the development of her creative work, from Video and serial digital photography to woodcuts after digital submittals. Her preferred pictorial themes are visual perception, speed and associated motives like planes and freeways.

Language: English with Vietnamese translation

Free entrance.

For more information about the artist and “Woodcut in the digital age”, visit Hanoi Grapevine’s previous post and KVT’s review and photos.

Concert with Acies Quartet and Song Hong Quintet

Hanoi Opera House
01 Trang Tien, Hanoi

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

Sun 28 Oct 2012, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House

Austria’s National Day, 26 October, 2012, is celebrated this year under the auspices of the 40th anniversary of Austrian- Vietnamese diplomatic relations. This occasion will be marked by a joint classic concert by two renowned music groups, one from each of the two countries: The Acies Quartet from Austria and the Song Hong Quintet from Vietnam.

The Acies Quartett was founded in September 2000 by students of the Kärntner (Carinthian) Landeskonservatorium. In 2003, Acies won the Austrian national youth competition Prima la Musica and in 2006, Austria’s elite competition Gradus ad Parnassum as well as the Mozart Prize. They have participated in courses and master classes with members of worldrenowned quartets, such as the Alban Berg (Vienna), the Bartok (Hungary), or the Juilliard (New York).

The members of Acies are: Benjamin Ziervogel (Violin), Raphael Kasprian (Violin), Manfred Plessl (Viola), Thomas Wiesflecker (Violoncello).
Song Hong Chamber Music

Song Hong Chamber Music

The Song Hong Chamber Music was formed 3 years ago by a group of musicians trained in Vietnam and overseas, each with an active career of solo and chamber music recitals and orchestral concerts. Already in early 2010 they performed their first Spring Concert together to public acclaim as if they had played together for many years. With this motivation they have continued to perform all over major cities in Viet Nam such as Ha Noi, Ho Chi Minh City, Da Nang, Vinh, Dong Ha and Quang Tri. In 2011 the group was invited to perform and take part in the jury of the Mozart string competition in Bangkok, Thailand.

The members of the Song Hong Chamber Music are: Pham Truong Son (Violin), Phan Thi To Trinh (Violin), Ho Viet Khoa (Viola), Dao Tuyet Trinh (Cello), Pham Quynh Trang (Piano). At the present performance, Ms. Tran Thi Ngoc Thuy, who is currently a member of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra, will play the viola instead of Mr. Ho Viet Khoa.

Acies will perform Joseph Haydn’s String Quartet Op. 74 “The Rider” and Friedrich Gulda’s String Quartet in F sharp minor. Song Hong will perform the piece “The Rains” by contemporary Vietnamese composer Vu Nhat Tan.
Together, the two groups will perform Felix Mendelssohn’s Octet Op. 20 in Es Minor.

Free ticket

Tickets for the Hanoi concert are available at the Austrian Embassy, 8th floor, 53 Quang Trung, Hanoi from 23 October.

Tickets for the HCMC concert are available at the Austrian honorary consulate in HCMC, 27A Nguyen Dinh Chieu, Da Kao Ward, District 1, HCMC.
First come – first served basis.

Contact details:
Austrian Embassy Hanoi
Tel.: (+84/4) 3943 3050-3
Fax: (+84/4) 3943 3055
Austrian Honorary Consulate in HCMC
Tel.: (+84/8) 3827 5766
Fax: (+84/8) 3827 5827    

The Second European Language Day

Sat 27 Oct 2012, 9 am – 6 pm
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội    

Good news for all present and future polyglots: On October 27th the “2nd European Language Day ” will be once more organized by the EUNIC (European Union National Institutes for Culture) members: British Council, the Embassy of Hungary, Goethe-Institut, Instituto Cervantes, the Embassy of Spain, the Embassy of Italy and Wallonia-Brussels Delegation, at Goethe-Institut, to introduce the diversity of their national languages, promote multilingualism and address the benefits of Early Foreign Language Learning.

As in the last year the „Day of European Languages“ is divided into two parts: In the morning a conference for linguists and experts on language teaching will take place at the exhibition hall at Goethe- Institut. At the second half of the European Language Day representatives of the participating institutions will present their respective languages and countries.

Everybody who is interested in language and culture is more than welcome to join one of the languages classes or watch a short film at the exhibition hall.

9:00 AM – 1:00 PM : Conference ”Early Foreign Language Learning – Chances and Challenges in Viet Nam”. Prior registration required.

This event will address the challenges and chances in the context of early foreign languages learning. A topic which gained importance in the last years. Many parents want their children to learn a foreign language at a young age, which shall increase to development of languages skills as well as the intelligence of the children. Four experts will give lectures about this topic and discuss it with the audiences.

All lectures will be simultaneously translated into Vietnamese.
2:00 PM – 6:00 PM: European Language Festival: Short language courses and activities in Spanish, German, English, Hungarian and French. Public event.

The program in the afternoon is targeting everybody how is up for getting in touch with a new culture and would like to learn some basic foreign language skills. Especially families and kids are welcome. All participating countries introduce themselves and their languages in short languages classes and a lot of other activities. In short languages courses adults as well as kids will have the opportunity to get excite about English, French, Spanish, Italian, German or Hungarian.

Simultaneously short films shall be screened at Goethe-Institut´s exhibition hall.

Program European Language Day (PDF, 128 KB)

Register to participate in the Language Conference no later than 24th Oct 2012
Tel: +84 4 37342251 or email to info@hanoi.goethe.org
No registration is required for the Language Festival. Entrance to all events is free.

Exhibition “Festival au Desert”

Opening: Mon 22 Oct 2012, 5 pm
21 NORTH
49 Lang Yen Phu, Hanoi

Launch of the new exhibition at the 21 NORTH starts at 5pm this Monday.

Shots of the last edition of “Festival au Desert” in Sahel – Timbuktu, a yearly Tuareg and music gathering in Sahel. Pics by tOine.

Hanoi Mega Minds Competition Charity Quiz

Registration closes: Fri 26 Oct 2012
Competition commences: Fri 02 Nov 2012

Hanoi’s 1st MEGA MIND Quiz Competition is a fund raising event for Blue Dragon Children’s Foundation and Ba Vi orphanage. Each weekend in November different sectors of Hanoi’s international community will go ‘head-to-head’ with top teams moving on to the semi and grand final. Embassies, Schools, Hotels, Sports Clubs are just some of the categories – there is a category for you too!

The format is 5 rounds of fun, general knowledge questions and brain teaser puzzles. Each team comprises of 4 – 6 people and the suggested donation is only $20 per person. There will be prizes along the way and of course the much coveted ‘MEGA MIND Champions 2012′ Trophy!

For registration form and rules, please email Hanoimegaminds@gmail.com

All funds raised will go to Blue Dragon and Ba Vi Orphanage.

HCMC – Solo Exhibition by Pham Huy Thong

Opening: Sat 20 Oct, 6 – 8 pm
Exhibition: 20 Oct – 13 Nov 2012
Craig Thomas Gallery
27i Tran Nhat Duat, HCMC

You are invited to the exhibition “Hands”, a solo exhibition of works by Hanoi-based artist Pham Huy Thong.

“Pham Huy Thong is a visual artist from Vietnam whose art focuses on political and social commentary.” This description in his own words in fact says a great deal about Thong the artist and the exciting novelty of the work that he is doing in the less than unrestricted context in which he operates.

Art Talk Distance

Self Portrait-Nicole Kircher
Wed 24 Oct 2012, 7 pm
274 Nghi Tam, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Come to Nicole Kircher’s talk about her work with tittle Distance and tips for Vietnamese artists to get fund and travel. Nicole Kircher graduated with Bachelor of Fine Arts from Montserrat College of Art, Beverly, Massachusetts in 2001. She completed her Master of Arts from Johnson State College, Johnson, Vermont in 2007. Nicole started her first residency at Vermont Studio Center during Vermont Artists Week from (April – May, 2009). She  was in Bolivia in the project Sustainable Bolivia (June – August/2010; at New Zero Art Space Yangon, Myanmar (December 2011 – January/2012); at Ne’na Contemporary Art Space Chiang Mai, Thailand (April/2012); and, at Art and Cultural Studies Laboratory Yerevan, Armenia (June – July/2012).

She was awarded Phil Osgathorp Full Fellowship (2009) by the Art Resource Association to attend a residency at the Vermont Studio Center, Johnson, Vermont; and Artist Development Grant (2009) awarded by the Vermont Arts Council and funded in part by the National Endowment for the Arts to attend a residency at Sustainable Bolivia in Cochabamba, Bolivia.

She currently lives in and works at the International Community School, Bangkok, Thailand. She teaches a range of three dimensional and two dimensional techniques using a variety of media to middle and high school students. Nicole has worked a long time as an artist, a photographer and an art instructor in many countries including USA, Europe and Asia. She is an experienced and firm advocate for education of and through visual arts.

Nicole’s website http://www.nicolekircher.com/

For better organization, please RSVP via email nameartspace@gmail.com.

Exhibition “Between two Parallel Lines”

Claire Driscoll
Opening: Sat 20 Oct, 5 pm
Exhibition: 20 Oct – 10 Nov 2012
Tadioto: 12 Truong Han Sieu, Hanoi

You are invited to the exhibition “Between two parallel lines” of Claire Driscoll. Reaching into her past experience as a fashion designer, Claire Driscoll uses fabric, paper, brush, ink, and printed texture to create exciting images – geographic landscapes – of straight lines and spaces between such lines, at once energetic and zen-like.

Photography Exhibition by Gerrit Engel

Exhibition: 18 Oct – 05 Nov 2012, 9 am – 7 pm
Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Come to the Photograph exhibition of urban architecture in Berlin by architect and photographer Gerrit Engel.

Born in 1965 in Essen, Germany, Gerrit Engel studied architecture and photography at the Technical University of Munich and the New York City College. He currently lives and works in Berlin.

The photographs of Gerrit Engel resemble portraits, except that they do not show people, but houses. In recent years Engel puts his focus mainly on the cities of New York and Berlin. What we see at the Goethe-Gallery is the touring exhibition of the Goethe-Institut: “Gerrit Engel: Berlin. Fotografien”, a series of colour photographs of urban architecture in Berlin. Seemingly objective and arranged in chronological sequence, each building is described with a picture. All images are portrayed in the same manner – with a white sky, a reduced palette and a uniform depth of field – and could hardly be more objective. As they often show only the physiognomy of the architecture, viewers see the architecture as buildings without any bias nor prejudice. The colour images give insight into the architectural history of Berlin.

Free entrance.

Haunted Circus Caravan

Sat 27 Oct 2012, 7 – 11 pm
The Newly Renovated 21 North
49 Lang Yen Phu, Ha Noi

Come One, Come All! Join the Haunted Circus Caravan as we venture into other worldly realms…

Dance and Drum with the Gypsy Band — Shake your Body and Rattle your Soul!

Allow the Fortune Mistress to Peer into your Eyes — Her Cards Know what the Future Holds!

Have Troubles? Be Cleansed of Toxic Thoughts and Devilish Drama by our Séance Shamans.

Feeling Blue? Less than your Best? Our Portrait Artisans will Conjure your More Charming Countenance.

Witness our Frightful, Strange, and Beautiful Oddities — they will Haunt, Delight, and Amaze You!

All This… and MORE Interactive Performance Happenings!! Including Manh, the Incredible Body Painter!!

PLUS: First 100 Beers FREE, courtesy of Biere Larue!

100,000 suggested donation @ the door

HITS would like to thank its long-time sponsors Hanoi Grapevine and Allied Pickfords.

Screening Films by Young Filmmakers

Sat 20 Oct 2012, 2 pm
Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents
51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi

You are invited to the screening of films made by young film makers. In the program for October, 3 short films will be screened. They are The Journey (by Pham Quoc Dung), Hao Rock (by Nguyen Hoang Giang), Paper Plane . After the screening, you will be able to talk to these young and talented film-makers.

The Journey and Hao Rock is two documentaries in the Top 4 Golden Lotus Award in our Film making project. The Journey has also been selected in regional Yxineff 2012 Festival.

About the films:

1 – Hào Rock: is about the story of Dang Van Hao – a young graduate. He has to make a decision between following what he likes with music or continuing to work in the boring banking environment. The film is a struggle to choose between these two choices.

2 – The Journey: In a holiday trip, the son begins to trace back all the men who used to be a great part of his mother’s life. And in the end, he discovers the final destination in her road to find happiness.

3 – Paper plane

    The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents was established with the purposes of designing and implementing programs to assist and develop movie talents and other activities for the development of Vietnamese cinema.

HCMC – Voodoo Funk Film and Performance

“Take me away fast” screening: Tue 16 Oct 2012, 8 pm
DeciBel Lounge
79/2/5 Phan Ke Binh – HCMC
Performance with Voodoo Frank: Fri 19 Oct 2012, 9 pm
La Fenetre Soleil
44 Ly Tu Trong, Dist. 1, HCMC

You are invited to the documentary film screening ”Take me away fast”. Records Digging in West Africa about loving music, going places, meeting people and finding that holy grail. Free entrance. Donation welcome.

On 19 Oct, EADJ’s newest party, SOUND ADVENTURES focuses on bringing top international and regional acts to HCMC.
For our first party, we’ve got VOODOO FRANK, an 14 year+ veteran DJ of the German-New York “Vampyros Lesbos” parties as well as the biggest European deep funk parties, “Soul Explosion”. Entrance fee: 100 000 VND.

Oktoberfest Hanoi 2012

19 and 20 Oct 2012
Cung Xuan Event Center
No 1 Vo Thi Sau Str, Hai Ba Trung Dist, Hanoi

Come and enjoy authentic Bavarian cuisine prepared by the Moevenpick Hotel Hanoi; including delicious sausages, traditional pretzels and a bountiful buffet of all your favorite Bavarian dishes. No Oktoberfest would be complete without an unending flow of imported German beer which you can enjoy from your collectable Oktoberfest stein. Be sure to bring your lederhosen and dirndl for a truly authentic experience matched with popular Bavarian folk music from “The Gaudiblosn”, Munich. New to this year Oktoberfest, they are prepared to keep the party rocking through the night and let people to sing in chores, to swing the beer mugs for toasting, to hold each other’s hands and dance together with great enjoyment.

Ticket price

GBA non-member: 1,050,000vnd/ticket
GBA members & order >= 10 tickets: 950,000vnd/ticket

Including free-flow German beer, soft-drinks and German buffet.

For ticket booking, please contact Ms.Anh at phone number: 0902 590 771, email: oktoberfesthanoi@gba-vietnam.org

Bass Streets

Fri 19 Oct 2012, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Big up for all the support for bass music and beats in Hanoi for the last few years.

To celebrate this Friday night we’ll be throwing a BIG, FREE 4×4 bass streets party…

And ladies, listen up! It’s Vietnam’s women weekend… so all women will drink for  HALF PRICE on ALL drinks ALL NIGHT!

Sound good? It gets better. We welcome special guest, UK deep house and techno producer 1DAN to our dj booth for the first time to get your body moving at just the right speed of sound. (www.soundcloud.com/1-dan)He will be joined by local talents BLIP BLOP who recently rocked the socks off Halong Bay at Synergy’s cave party (http://www.mixcloud.com/thenamjamcollective), and DIRTY FINGRZ fresh on return from a trio of epic shows in Taiwan.

(http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151239905326826.503692.198696906825&type=1)

Representing for the ladies, LETHAL LIZZLE will pin down some old school sounds (http://www.facebook.com/media/set/?set=a.10151239905326826.503692.198696906825&type=1)

Friday night. Come down and celebrate being alive on the bass streets.

Free entry.

JF Garage Concert 02 : J-Electronic

Fri 19 Oct 2012, 8 – 10 pm
Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam
27 Quang Trung
Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội

The JapanFoundationCenterfor Cultural Exchange in Vietnamproudly presents its second act of the JF Garage Concert, “J-Electronic feat. Vietnamese Jew’s harp & zither” by Tri Minh (DJ), Sebastien Gesell (DJ), Duc Minh (Jew’s harps) and Tra My (Vietnamese zither) inHanoi on Friday 19 October 2012.

In this premier concert, modernity meets Vietnamese tradition. Tri Minh, one of the best electronic music solo artists inVietnam, will collaborate with two Vietnamese traditional musicians, Duc Minh on Jew’s harps (Dan moi) and Tra My on Vietnamese zither (Dan tranh).

Duc Minh, a member of international society of Jew’s harp, is an enthusiastic composer/researcher on Jew’s harps inVietnam. Studying Jew’s harps (or Dan moi in Vietnamese) under the highly revered musician/ethnomusicologist, Mr. Tran Quang Hai, Duc Minh became one of the pioneers to bring minority music to Vietnamese and international audience. This is his first-ever act to play with electronic music.

Tra My, a lecturer of Vietnam National Academy of Music and a member of Vietnam Traditional Orchestra, is the master of Vietnamese zither (or Dan tranh in Vietnamese). Earning a plethora of medals in contests and festivals, Tra My has been actively participating in various international orchestras and troupes by honorable invitations.

The catalyst to connect these traditional music masters into electronic music is a multi-talented musician, Tri Minh. Equipped with the degree of musical composition at Hanoi Conservatory of Music, Tri Minh started his career as a Jazz musician but explored his territory in experimental and electronic music, and consequently became one of the most acclaimed electronic musicians inVietnam. His flexibility and open-minded approach for creation attracts a lot of international and domestic musicians in various genres to collaborate with him, and collaborators enjoy all the time the sublimated fruits with him and the audience.

The concert will be kicked off with the sounds of Jew’s harp, introducing a minority song as well as a Duc Minh’s original song, followed by fusion of Jew’s harp and electronic music. Then the program focuses on Tra My’s excellent Vietnamese zither, starting with the Japanese famous song, Sakura [Cherry Blossoms], followed by the collaboration with Tri Minh, and goes to the climax of the concert, fusion of the all three musicians.

Another climax we cannot miss is a DJ live by Sebastien Gesell, a bilingual of French and Japanese. After being warmed up by stimulating music collaboration, you will be treated with the best of Japanese electronic tunes shuffled by Sebastien in the latter half of the concert.

We do hope our JF Garage Concert 02 will be a good showcase of another challenging fusion of modernity and tradition, as well as a good introduction of diversity in Japanese electronic music.

Free of admission. The concert starts at 8pm on Friday 19 October in the courtyard (Open Stage)(Capacity: around 200 guests) of theJapanFoundationCenterfor Cultural Exchange inVietnam(27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem,Hanoi). All free seats, first-come, first-served.

Architect’s Talk by Mr. Tsuneo Noda

Wed 17 Oct 2012, 2 – 4 pm
Classroom, Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange
27 Quang Trung Street, Hanoi

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and Nhasan Studio proudly host an architect’s talk “What is to renovate a “space” for arts?”, by a young promising architect Mr. Tsuneo Noda on Wednesday 17 October 2012 in Hanoi. Moderator: Phuong Linh (Director of Nhasan Studio).

As a first grade architect and a representative of architecture/design office “no.d+a”, Mr. Noda has been actively conducting various projects and works ranging from revitalizing planning and administration for old buildings to design directions for shops, exhibitions and events.

One of his long-run renovation projects is “Konya 2023” in which his project team “Travel Front” has managed and operated a 45-year old building in Fukuoka City since 2008 and will continue until 2023 in hope to create and add new values by inviting various creators and directors into 17 rooms of the aged building.

Mainly based on this highly acclaimed project, Mr. Noda will share his thoughts, ideas and experiences to discuss about: What is to renovate a “space” for arts?

The organizers believe that the lack of spaces for arts is one of critical issues in Vietnamese arts scene. We do hope that Mr. Noda’s talk will provide you alternative ideas and inspirations how to think about spaces for arts in Vietnam.

This talk is a part of the umbrella project named “Skylines With Flying People – Multiplex projects on contemporary art” co-organized by the Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam and Nhasan Studio, with the support of Prince Claus Fund. The information on the whole project will be revealed in early December 2012.

Tsuneo Noda Architect (First grade architect)Representative of no.d+a

Born in 1981

Graduated from Department of Architecture (Masao Koizumi lab.), Faculty of Engineering, Tokyo Metropolitan University. After working for Shigeru Aoki Architect & Associates, he established “no.d+a” and “TRAVELERS PROJECT” in 2005.

Free entrance. Classroom with capacity: 50 seats, first come, first served

Screening of Surrealist Films

Thu 18 Oct 2012, 3 pm
DOCLAB
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Video Art Video cordially invites you to screening of Surrealist films. The screening includes Un Chien Andalou/An Andalusian Dog by Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí. Un Chien Andalou is a sixteen minute silent surrealist short film produced in France by the Spanish director Luis Buñuel and artist Salvador Dalí.

It was Dali’s first film and was initially released in 1929 to a limited showing in Paris, but became popular and ran for eight months. It is one of the best-known surrealist films of the avant-garde movement of the 1920s.

And the experimental film by American female filmmaker Maya Deren, Meshes of the afternoon. The film’s narrative is circular, and repeats a number of psychologically symbolic images, including a flower on a long driveway, a key falling, a door unlocked, a knife in a loaf of bread, a mysterious Grim Reaper, etc.

The screening is non-profit and aims for studies and research only.

If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news.

Call for Entry: 2nd Hanoi DOCLAB Mini Docfest
Posted: 17 Oct 2012. Filed under: Calls for Entry, Film, Info for Artists.

MINI DOC FESTIVAL 2013 is calling for application
Deadline: 31 Oct 2012
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Hanoi Doclab is calling for application of documentary or experimental films to join the 2nd Hanoi Mini Doc Festival which will be held at Goethe Institute in January 2013.

We welcome film-markers in Vietnam as well as Vietnamese director living abroad who meet the following requirements:

- Films would be about any topic without any limit time.

- Films have been completed within the past 2 years and have not been publicly screened;

- Genres: documentary, individual films, experimental films, video art.

You could upload the draft and screened version of the film on the Internet (via youtube, Vimeo, dropbox…) or send a DVD to the address below:

Hanoi Doclab – Goethe Institute Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

Email: hanoidoclab@gmail.com

Website: www.hanoidoclab.org

Tel: 84-4-37342202/ext 39

Download application form: here

If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news.

Hanoi Green Drinks in October

Fri 19 Oct 2012, 6 – 8 pm
The Secret Garden
No.10 Lane 272 Ngoc Thuy, Gia Lam, Hanoi

Come to join us the October 2012 Green Drinks Hanoi event. Mr Hitomi Shimada, Chairman, Japan-Vietnam Creation Company Limited, Hanoi Inventor and designer, consultant in renaissance technology development and advanced oriental medical technology, will speak about Sustainable design for the development of Eco-products in Vietnam.

More information, kindly contact Mr Duong  via email: duong@viettanconsulting.com

San Art Exhibition in San Francisco

Opening: Wed 17 Oct 2012, 6 – 9 pm
Kadist Art Foundation, 3295 20th Street, CA, 94110

‘Poetic Politic’, a San Art exhibition at the Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco

Ten voices theatrically captured with the camera lens illustrating the diasporic reflections of contemporary Vietnam and Cambodia by artists KHVAY Samnang, An My LE, Dinh Q LE, NGO Dinh Truc, Uudam NGUYEN, PHAN Quang, Phunam, VANDY Rattana, TRAN Minh Duc and VO An Khanh.

A group exhibition of contemporary photography, video and documentary, curated by Zoe Butt; co-organized by Kadist Art Foundation, San Francisco and San Art, Ho Chi Minh City.

Please visit here for more information or contact: sanfrancisco@kadist.org

Musick to Play in the Dark

Fri 26 Oct 2012, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Organized by The Onion Cellar in collaboration with Hanoi Rock City, MUSICK TO PLAY IN THE DARK is a carefully curated (and planned) concert dedicated to boundary-pushing experimental music and video art. The evening boasts a killer line-up of international luminaries, local pioneers and new faces – all set to challenge unsuspecting audience as much as to guide them into new, unexplored terrains.

BLACK ZENITH is the duo of Darren Moore and Brian O’Reilly – two lecturers atLASALLECollege of the Arts. Being both active members within Singaporean free jazz and avant-garde circles, Darren and Brian regularly collaborate with local contemporaries, crafting works for theatre, dance and installation productions. Between them, the two have also performed at prestigious festivals and events worldwide, such as the 2010 Montreaux Jazz Festival or the Autechre-curated All Tomorrow’s Parties in 2003, and with the likes of Otomo Yoshihide, William Basinski, LASALLE’s Head of Music Tim O’Dwyer, amongst others. As Black Zenith, the duo’s unique take on Noise music and video art see them utilize analog modular synthesizers to build up dense sonic textures and abstract soundscapes, at the same time generating live visuals by transforming audio signals into images, resulting in intense AV sets that are sure to capture your attention (and breath).

VU NHAT TAN hardly needs any introduction. After years of leading the local experimental underground with various live appearances and releases spanning everything left-field (from minimal classical to spoken word drone), Tan shows no sign of slowing down. His recent works include The Song of Napalm and Cracking Bamboo – composed for and performed at the 2012 LA International New Music Festival by an 11-piece ensemble consisting of Western and traditional Vietnamese musical instruments, as well as Hanoi, Hanoi and Hanoi – an orchestral piece for the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. Tan currently hosts a monthly residency at ATK as Vu Nhat Tan Group – playing and improvising with a myriad of local like-minded musicians of all disciplines. This concert marks the second collaboration between Vu Nhat Tan and The Onion Cellar (after the We Don’t Care About Music Anyway gigs / screenings), and like last time – he will be showcasing his noisy side here.

Bringing a feminine touch to the line-up, LUONG HUE TRINH’s seamless blend of field recordings, ambient soundscape and traditional music offers a breathing space for the ears in between the night’s sonic assaults – though not without a twist. Like a darker cousin of Sawako or Moskitoo, Trinh’s music conjures up images of black rivers flowing through cities, of the little things in life that are lost and buried amidst the madness of urban chaos. Born in 1985 and graduated from theNationalMusicAcademy in Jazz Keyboard, Trinh has already matured beyond her years with recent highlights including a commissioned work for the Goethe Institut. The Onion Cellar is proud to present a rare live performance from this rather underrated yet promising artist.

JRG_ONE is Jackson Garland. He makes sounds. He makes videos. He teaches high school by day. He lives inHanoi with his wife and son and dog. He is a bit of a traveller who has lived in three continents. And not much else is known about the mysterious jrg_one, except that he makes awesome fuzzed-out electroacoustic dark-ambient-ish music that completely won us over upon our first listen (not to mention the intriguing space-post-noise-funk rock project he used to be in). Having spent years infiltrating the Chinese alternative sceneJackson will be having his debutVietnam performance at Musick To Play In The Dark, also showcasing his video works. Come say Hi to him.

Last but definitely not least, SEBASTIEN GESELL will once again take on DJ duty, providing the audience with refreshing dancing treats (‘dance music’ within an Onion Cellar context, of course) – pulsating beats and glitches and clicks and all. You might have been familiar with him from his clever DJ sets at our Simon Whetham concerts and a couple of other laid-back nights at ATK, but when it comes to this guy, you always better expect the unexpected.

For more info and updates about the concert please have a look at www.facebook.com/theonioncellar

Entry: 100k @ Doors

HCMC – San Art Laboratory – Session One

Opening: Thu 18 Oct, 6 pm
Art Talk: Sat 20 Oct, 4 pm
Sàn Art
3 Mê Linh
District Bình Thạnh, HCMC

Sàn Art presents ‘San Art Laboratory – Session One’ which will showcase 6 months of artwork production and experimentation by Tuấn Mami, Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai and Trương Công Tùng, who have participated in Vietnam’s first home-grown ‘studio/residence’ program called ‘San Art Laboratory’.

This will be the inaugural exhibition associated with this initiative and San Art is excited to present the results. These three artists are the finalists from a nation-wide call for applications that were assessed by an Advisory Board composed of local and international expertise in the teaching and production of contemporary art.

Begun on 1st May 2012, ‘San Art Laboratory’ is a studio/residency program, initiated and managed by San Art, in Ho Chi Minh City. It aims to provide 3 Vietnamese artists (under 35) with studio and living space for 6 months each. An additional studio and apartment is dedicated to international residents. During each ‘lab session’ (residency period), participating Vietnamese artists must be willing to undertake regular writing and discussion about their work and ideas with a specific ‘talking partner’. Successful Vietnamese applicants are granted production money, a studio to make their art, separate living quarters and a small living allowance. Each lab session ends with a group exhibition at San Art showcasing realized work.

Tuấn Mami has immersed himself in the everyday city life of Saigon, carefully collecting a plethora of used objects that have been forgotten by this city’s residents. From dis-used cars to broken mobile phones, Tuấn Mami’s ‘index’ of these items suggests another kind of universe where material life gains new meaning. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai takes the invasive instruments of a gynecologist and has turned them into wondrous objects of fancy. Examining the ways in which man and science perceive the female body as both vessel of life and sexualized body, Mai questions her own relationship to flesh and beauty. Confronted by the density of image and language in daily life, Trương Công Tùng takes the readily consumed media of film, reducing its presence and meaning to what he considers their basic form – color, shadow and light. His resulting sculptures and video works illustrate this artist’s ongoing study of the meaning of time and space.

Tuấn Mami (b. 1982, Hanoi) has a BA in Art Pedagogy, Hanoi Fine Art University and currently lives and works in Hanoi. Nguyễn Thị Thanh Mai (b. 1983, Hue) is a graduate of Traditional Decoration, Applied Arts, Hue Fine Arts University and currently lives and works in Hue. Trương Công Tùng (b. 1986, Daklak) has a BA in Lacquer Painting, Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts University and currently lives and works in Ho Chi Minh City.

For more information, please contact hello@san-art.org

Photography Exhibition “Metamorphosis of Japan After the War: 1945-1964”

IN HCMC: Opening: Wed 17 Oct, 9 am
Exhibition: 17 – 29 Oct 2012, 9 am – 6 pm
Ho Chi Minh City Museum
92 Le Thanh Ton, District 1, HCMC
Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00, no closed days
    
IN DANANG: Opening: Thu 13 Dec, 5 pm
Exhibition: 14 – 22 Dec 2012, 9 am – 6 pm
Danang Heritage Management Center
78 Le Duan, Danang
Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00, no closed days
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IN HANOI: Opening: Tue 20 Nov, 6 pm
Exhibition: 21 – 29 Nov 2012, 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Ngo Quyen Exhibition Hall
16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi
Opening hours: 08:30 – 17:30, no closed days

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, in cooperation with Consulate-General of Japan in Ho Chi Minh City,  proudly present a photography exhibition “Metamorphosis of Japan After the War: 1945-1964” from 17 October – 22 December in Ho Chi Minh City, Hanoi and Danang.

This South-East andSouth Asia’s premier exhibition showcases 123 black-and white photographs by 11 renowned photographers to make a retrospective review of the Japanese society with full of creativity and energy during the turbulent period spanning from 1945 to 1964 that followed the World War II.

In 1945,Japanmade a new start as a defeated and devastated country after the WWII. However, after only 20 or so years, the nation’s society, economy, and culture underwent dramatic transformations. For the purposes of this exhibition, we define the “postwar” era as the period from the end of the war in 1945 to the year of the Tokyo Olympics, 1964, by which point the Shinkansen bullet trains were running, and a plan to double national income had raised standards of living, bringing consumer appliances such as TVs, washing machines, and refrigerators to a large number of homes. The 11 photographers introduced here were each active in this period of dramatic upheaval. Their work records the transformation of society, and many of the photographs that they took are significant from an artistic perspective in addition to being important records.

The photographers selected are Ken Domon, perhaps the best-known Japanese photographer of the 20th century for his cool-headed photo-realism, Ihee Kimura, whose approach to realism was distinguished from Domon’s by its unique aesthetics, Hiroshi Hamaya, who photographed the climates and environments of mountain and agricultural villages together with the lives of their inhabitants, Tadahiko Hayashi, who produced marvelous portraits, Shigeichi Nagano, Ikko Narahara, Kikuji Kawada, Shomei Tomatsu, and Yasuhiro Ishimoto, who represent a younger generation of photographers, and Eikoh Hosoe and Takeyoshi Tanuma, who were two of the photographers who demonstrated the creativity of photography.

It is our hope that as viewers enjoy their undeniable attractiveness and power, these photographs will also provide a starting point for thinking about the society of postwarJapanthat was their background. This exhibition will travel to three distinguished cities of Vietnam, Ho Chi Minh City from 17 – 29 October at Ho Chi Minh City Museum (92 Le Thanh Ton, District 1), Hanoi from 20 – 29 November at Ngo Quyen Exhibition Hall (16 Ngo Quyen) and Danang from 13 – 22 December at Danang Heritage Management Center (78 Le Duan).

Free of admission.

For inquiries on the exhibition, please contact at:

Ms. Nha (Ext. 115) / Mr. Yoshioka (0123-384-4138)

TheJapanFoundationCenterfor Cultural Exchange inVietnam

27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam

Exhibition “The Makeup Faces”

Opening: Mon 22 Oct, 5pm
Exhibition: 22 – 29 Oct 2012
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St.
Hanoi

The exhibition consists of 22 lacquer paintings of artist Nguyen Van Cuong (1976). He is currently a teacher at Art Department of the University of Teaching. This series is inspired by one aspect of the society: the make up of a person before they get out of the house or their room.

Make – up is not pureply the action of putting on lipstick, clothes but also accessories. He has watched the face of many beautiful girls on magazine covers in Vietnam to analyze the outside beauty. Through his paintings, it seems he wants to question about these outside beauty and the potential beauty hiding underneath those attractive lips and make up.

Program “Art under the Roof”

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Workshop: 17 – 25 Oct 2012
The Muong’s Cultural Museum
Exhibition: 26 Oct – 04 Nov 2012
Exhibition room, Hanoi University of Culture

You are invited to programs in Event International Workshop Muong’s Land 2nd & Asia Art Link 4th, which takes place from 17 to 25, October 2012 at Studio of the Muong’s Cultural Museum, Hoa Binh city.

This is a Contemporary Art Workshop of 68 artists from Vietnam and other 14 countries around the world. The main activities are painting, graphic design, ceramics, sculpture and installation art. After the Workshop, works will be introduced at the Exhibition “Art under the Roof”, opening on October 26th in Hanoi University of Culture, and then, they will be long presented and stored at Muong’s Cultural Museum.

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For more details about the direction, food and accommodation in Hoa Binh, please contact our Organization Board’s members: Vu Duc Hieu (Tel: 0913553937), Vu Thanh Minh (0988071100), Trinh Tuan (0912113132), or Nguyen Anh Tuan (0912150841).

Read KVT’S comments on last year’s exhibition.

For more information, visit the program’s website.

Art under the Roof 2
    
The Muong’s Cultural Museum
No. 202, Tay Tien Street, 12th block Thai Binh District,
Hoa Binh City, Hoa Binh Province
    
Hanoi University of Culture
No. 418 La Thanh, Dong Da, Hanoi

Exhibition “Land and People”

Opening: Thu 18 Oct, 5 pm
Exhibition: 18 – 22 Oct 2012
Viet Art Centre
42 Yet Kieu, Hanoi

You are invited to the painting exhibition “land and people″. The artist will  introduce his latest paintings which focus on minority people and highland landscapes. Rather than just describing the picturesque landscape, Doan Xuan Tang guides you through a world depicting the emotions of the upland farmers and the typical atmosphere in the highlands of North Vietnam.

Cabaret Night in October

Sat 27 Oct 2012, 8.30 – 9.30 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Cabaret Night at L’Espace is the stage for new music talents. Come here 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.

Performance of Dance/Hip hop “Same Same”

Tue 30 Oct 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the dance/hip hop performance with the Stylistik Group. The pair French-Laos performers discuss about their relationship and it is both alluring and attractive to us.

The name of the dance is taken from the usual saying “same same” that many sales people in Southeast Asia use to say to customers that their price they have given and the price the customers might want to bargain is almost the same. However there is a small difference, reasonable is also  ”Same same”.

Performers:
Ounal PHA OUDOM
Abdou N’gom
Clarisse Veaux

Ticket:
Ticket price: 120 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Screening of “Beautiful Lies”

Fri 26 Oct 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening of “The Beautiful Lies”(France, 2010, 105 minutes) of director Pierre Salvadori. This is a “beautiful comedy and extremely romantic movie”.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles.

To read more about the film’s synopsis, see L’Espace website.

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 with Korea New Prime Orchestra

Performance of Go Group

Thu 25 Oct 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the performance of percussion and Vietnamese traditional singing style Chèo by Go Group.

Ticket:

Ticket price: 20 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

King Lear Vietnam

ADGE and VIETNAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
(Dept. of Performing Arts – Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
present
TNT Theatre Britain
KING LEAR
by William Shakespeare
directed by Paul Stebbings
Choreography Eric Tessier Lavigne, Composer Thomas Johnson
Performances in English
HCMC OPERA HOUSE
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC
25 and 26 Oct 2012, 11 am
26, 27 and 28 Oct 2012, 8 pm
HANOI OPERA HOUSE
01 Trang Tien, Hanoi
30 and 31 Oct 2012, 8 pm

TNT music theatre presents an extraordinary production of KING LEAR. This magnificent but unwieldy text is streamlined and sharply focussed to create a unique theatrical event that blends live music, spectacular imagery and thrilling action. Some familiar characters and scenes are cut but the heart of the play is revealed.

The actors themselves play cello, violin, percussion and sing stunning five part harmony. The production has been acclaimed by public and critics alike from Tokyo to Berlin and Malta to the Isle of Jersey. This season sees TNT’s KING LEAR return by popular demand to tour Asia and Britain. KING LEAR is directed by Paul Stebbings, whose multi-award winning productions of Shakespeare have been seen from London to Brisbane, and Atlanta to Shanghai. TNT collaborate with the American Drama Group Europe to create one of the most popular and innovative touring ensembles in the world. This is accessible and popular Shakespeare, as exciting as the original Globe productions of Shakespeare’s day that were aimed at any theatre-goer. KING LEAR is too often seen as profound poem, TNT release the drama and excitement of what just might be the best play ever written. The company are delighted to be returning to Vietnam for the fifth time, a record for any foreign theatre company.

Tickets and Information:

VIETNAM PERFORMING ARTS CENTRE
(Dept. of Performing Arts – Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism)
32 Nguyen Thai Hoc St., Hanoi
Mr Hoang Phan
Tel/Fax : (+84-4) 3747 8658
Mobile: +84 (0) 904 138 495

Ticket prices: 600 000 VND for adults/300 000 VND for students pupils. Prices  are for ALL seats.
    
Screening of “The Sacred Turtle of Vietnam”

Thu 25 Oct 2012, 7.30 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Come join Friends of Vietnam Heritage and find out why the Hoan Kiem turtle is considered sacred – a good luck charm and a symbol of wisdom.

Legend is that Le Loi returned his magical sword to the Dragon King through Hoan Kiem’s turtle. This is the sword that made Le Loi grow very tall and gave him the strength to drive the Chinese out of Vietnam.

Hoan Kiem’s turtle is one of the last 2 known giant fresh water lake turtles in Viet Nam. These soft shelled fresh water turtles are on the brink of extinction.

You will also get to meet Kim and Rex – two of Cuc Phuong National Parks turtle rangers in action in the film.

We will have some experts on hand to answer your questions and give us the ‘extra’ stories after the film. Mr. Wolfgang Rebernik – Co-director and camera man. 45 minutes – English A documentary by Wolfgang Luck and Wolfgang Rebernik.

Ticket price: 150,000 VND (Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema, 6:30-7:15 pm).
Reservation: Please contact: fvh.films@gmail.com

Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our return confirmation email.

Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis. We don’t pre- book seating but if you come early you can pick your favorite seats. As a courtesy to those on the waiting list please cancel if you can’t come (phone 090 448 8995 or 090 347 5768).

An Evening of Opera at LUNA – Programme 23

Wed 24 Oct 2012, 8.30 pm
Luna d’Autunno, Hanoi
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: An Evening with Puccini

Detailed program below:

Made in Japan Jokes and Punch Lines

RAKUGO by Katsura Utazo
In Hanoi: Wed 24 Oct 2012, 8 pm
VOV Theater
58 Quan Su, Hanoi     
In HCMC: Sat 27 Oct 2012, 8 pm
The Student Cultural House of HCMC
643 Dien Bien Phu, P.1, Q.3, HCMC

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam shares the delight of welcoming Rakugo Master Katsura Utazo toVietnam to conduct his sit-down comedy on Wednesday 24 & Saturday 27 October 2012, in HCMC & Hanoi respectively.

Rakuko, literally fallen words, is a Japanese traditional verbal entertainment. A solo storyteller, sitting on the stage, equipped only with a paper fan sensu and small cloth tenugui as props, depicts long and complicated comical stories without standing up from the sitting position. As the stories are all spoken in Japanese, there have always been language barriers for foreigners to fully enjoy Rakugo performance.

However, this time, here are the exceptions. The Rakugo master, Katsura Utazo, kindly agrees to convey the funny Japanese stories with Vietnamese sub-titles. Such masterpieces of Rakugo stories as “Kinmeichiku” [Freely translated as Yotaro the Idiot], “Chotan” [lit. Long and Short] and “Shinigami” [lit. The Devil of Death] will be performed on stage.

The highlight is the story of “Shinigami” [lit. The Devil of Death] which is believed to be an adaptation of “Godfather Death” in Grimms’ Fairy Tales. You will witness how the well-known story inEurope is cleverly and funnily adapted in a unique Rakugo style.

We hope you will enjoy the “Made inJapan” jokes and punch lines through Utazo’s challenging performances.

Language: Japanese with Vietnamese sub-titles

Admission is free.

The free tickets are available in both cities from 14:00 on Friday 12 October 2012  in the following spots:

In Hanoi: The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam (27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi) [Opening hours: 09:00 – 18:00 on weekdays, 09:30 – 11:30/12:30 – 18:00 on Saturdays, closed on Sundays]

In HCMC: The Office for Japanese Language Experts of the Japan Foundation (VJCC HCMC, 15 D5, Ward25, Binh Thanh District, HCMC) [Opening hours: 08:30 – 17:30 on weekdays, closed on Saturdays & Sundays]

Pu Shop (453 Huynh Van Banh Street, Ward13, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC) [Opening hours: 08:30 – 17:30 on weekdays, closed on Saturdays & Sundays]

Katsura Utazo

What is Rakugo?

Having its origin in 16th century and established during Edo era (17-18th century), Rakugo has been verbally passed down through one generation to another, from masters to apprentices as a professional art form. Performers sit on a small mattress in front of the audience and act out stories with a comic style and structure. In Rakugo, the performer can be a narrator, but usually performs the actual characters in the story. These characters converse without a narrator coming between them. The challenge for the performer is switching from one distinct character to another. Each character represents exaggerated aspects of the human personality, which we can be all readily related to. The predicaments, which they find themselves in, are part of everyday life.

Katsura Utazo (Rakugo Master, Member of Rakugo Artists Association)

Born in 1964. Katsura Utazo took his apprenticeship under Rakugo Master Katsura Utamaru in late 1991. In 1996, he took the name Katsura Utazo when he was promoted to 2nd rank of Rakugo artists. He rose to the highest Rakugo Master rank in 2005. Since then, he has been actively appearing various venues in Tokyo, and been enthusiastically sharing the fun world of Rakugo, the Japanese sit-down comedy with the Japanese audience as well as the foreign audience in Thailand, India, Malaysia, the Philippines, the US and Brazil. He also conducted his Vietnamese premier performance inHanoi in October 2010, with much acclaim. He occasionally takes the role of the presenter and/or reporter on several TV programs in Japan.

For inquiries on the performances and the interview with the performer, please contact at:

Ms. Huong (Ext. 106) / Ms. Ha Nguyen (Ext. 113) / Mr. Yoshioka (0123-384-4138)

TheJapanFoundationCenterfor Cultural Exchange inVietnam

27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi, Vietnam       

HCMC – Piano Performance with Lan Phien and Bao Quyen

Lan Phien and Bao Quyen performance
Sat 20 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music
112 Nguyen Du Street, Ward 1, HCMC

You are invited to the piano performance of Lan Phien and Bao Quyen. They will play works of famous composers including: C. Debussy, L.V. Beethoven, Franz Liszt, F. Chopin and J.S. Bach.

Tickets:
Ticket price: 200 000 VND/ticket; 50 000 VND/ticket for students with valid ID

For more information, please contact:
Ho Chi Minh Conservatory of Music
112 Nguyen Du, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1
Tel: (08) 38243774 (ext 130) during office hours.

Conference on Green Housing

Conference, exhibition:
Tue 16 Oct, 8.30 am – 5.30 pm
Wed 17 Oct, 9 am – 1 pm
Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Ba Đình, Hà Nội
Excursion: Wed 17 Oct, 1 pm – 6 pm
Eco-house of architect Ly Truc Dung, Hoa Binh Province

From 16-17 October 2012 a conference on “Green Housing in Vietnam: between Tradition and Modernity” will take place at the Goethe Institute. An interdisciplinary group of experts including Vietnamese and German scientists and decision-makers from ministries, architectural offices, local NGOs and construction companies will hold intensive discussions about obstacles and solutions for the promotion of climate-adapted architecture and energy-efficient construction in Vietnam. Partners for this conference are the University of Hamburg and the Ministry of Industry and Trade, which coordinates the National Energy Efficiency Program, and the NGO Live & Learn.

More than a third of global energy consumption is used for homes and buildings. The way that buildings are planned, renovated and maintained has significant effects, not least in light of global climate change. In Vietnam, the potential to promote climate-adapted architecture and energy efficient building is far from exhausted. Due to the tropical climate a particularly large amount of energy for cooling and dehumidification is needed here. The economic boom has allowed construction to grow enormously. For the first time broad middle classes have emerged. The so-called “new consumers”, however, are often very consumption-oriented and lead increasingly resource-intensive lifestyles. They are the most important decision-makers in the construction of new residential buildings and are thus a key group for greater sustainability. In this context the ‘rediscovery’ of traditional tropical architecture, which is based on natural ventilation, represents an important opportunity.

Language: The conference language is English (with simultaneous translation into Vietnamese).
Attendance by invitation only

For invitation please contact Mrs. Binh: thihoabinh.tran@hanoi.goethe.org

Screening of “Mother’s Soul”

Fri 19 Oct 2012, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening of “Mother’s Soul” (Viet Nam, 2011, 92 minutes) of director Pham Nhue Giang. The film has received the Best Actress Awward in Dubai Film Festival in 2011. For more information, see below:

Film’s synopsis: Lan lives with her daughter Thu in a lowland area in the middle of the Red River Delta. They make a living by buying wholesale groceries early in the morning at Long Bien Market and reselling them locally throughout the day. But when Thu’s mother falls for a driver, she enters a relationship that has no future, and her business suffers as a result. Trying on her own to make ends meet, strong-willed Thu longs for her mother’s affection and in compensation, devotes her affection to her classmate Dang, whom she calls her son. An orphan, Dang also lacks a mother’s love. What kind of soul does a mother have?

Language: Vietnamese with French subtitle

Ticket:
Ticket price: 20 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 10 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Concert in Hanoi

Thu 18 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the the concert performed by Vietnam National Opera Balllet Orchestra and the Korea New Prime Orchestra. For more information, see below:

Conductor: Lim Juh-oh
Main actor/actress: Violin Soloist: Duong Minh Chinh, Cello Soloist: Yang Uk Jin, Piano Soloist: Irina Skobliakova

Program
F.Suppe
Overture “Dichter and Bauer”
L.Beethoven
Concerto for Piano, Violin, Cello and Orchestra Op.56
Interval
A.Dvorak
Symphony No.9 “From the New World”
Ticket

Ticket prices: 150000, 250000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over  www.ticketvn.com, ticketvn@gmail.com
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Performance “Voodoo Funk”

Sat 20 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Screening of “Take Me Away Fast”: Wed 17 Oct 2012, 8.30 pm
ATK
73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

You are invited to the performance of African vinyl collector Frank Gossner (a.k.a Voodoo Funk) to Hanoi. He’ll have seven years of African funk in his luggage ready to educate Vietnam about the exceptional, yet unheralded, music being made in the world’s most underprivileged continent. He’ll be selecting danceable African cuts that can’t be heard anywhere else on the planet, only at ATK.

Frank’s African adventure began in 2005 when he followed his passion and curiosity to West Africa. Since then he’s travelled extensively through Guinea, Sierra Leone, Ghana, Benin and Nigeria building one of the most unique collections of rare African vinyl in the world. It wasn’t easy, Frank has fled martial law and civil uprisings, been stranded in the bush, robbed at machete-point, followed old sailors around downtown Freetown, fished records out of insect nests and travelled thousands of kilometres on dirt roads – all in search of rare grooves.

His extraordinary journeys weren’t lost on those who read his record digging road trip adventures on his critically acclaimed blog. With more than 40 one-hour-long mp3 mixes and countless photographs and record cover scans, the site is a treasure trove for vinyl and funk enthusiasts. The blog brought him to the attention of documentary film maker Leigh Iacobucci who filmed his adventures to create the documentary Take Me Away Fast, an exploration of passion, loving music, meeting people and finding something.

Voodoo Funk will be playing African music you are guaranteed to have never heard before. You can’t buy it a shop and you won’t find it online – unless Frank put it there! But obscurity doesn’t get in the way of fun, with 15 years’ experience selecting tracks for dancing crowds in New York and Berlin, Frank knows the ultimate measure of any night’s success is dancing feet.

CAMA will be screening Take Me Away Fast at ATK on Wed 17 Oct with all proceeds going to help fund Frank’s South East Asia tour. On Sat 20 Oct, Frank will be spinning live at ATK.

Ticket
Program Voodoo Funk: Free before 8pm; VND 100,000 after
Screening of “Take Me Away Fast”: 50 000 VND
    
Mozart’s Night

19 and 21 Oct 2012, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the concert “Mozart’s Night” with conductor Honna Tetsuji, Soprano-Hà Phạm Thăng Long, Alto- Lê Thị Vành Khuyên, Tenor-Trịnh Thanh Bình, Bass-KONO Katsunori (Special Guest). For more information, see below:

Program

W.A.Mozart Symphony no. 41 “Jupiter” C-dur k.551
W.A.Mozart Kroenungsmesse C dur K.317
with the Hanoi International Choir, Hanoi Fruede Choir, Choir of University of Arts and Education
Ticket

Ticket prices: 200000, 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.