Hoa Binh’s Fine Art Exhibition 2014

Opening: Fri 26 Sep 2014, 10 am

Exhibition: 26 Sep – 25 Oct 2014

The Muong’s Cultural Museum

You are invited to Hoa Binh’s Fine Art Exhibition 2014, a collaboration between Muong’s Cultural Museum and Hoa Binh Fine Arts Association at 202 Tay Tien Street, Hoa Binh city. A group of 23 artists will bring to the event 33 artworks from lacquer, oil, silk, acrylic, ceramics and sculpture, most of which were featured in 2014 Fine Art Exhibition of Region III (Tay Bac – Viet Bac, Vietnam) in Bac Can province.

Especially, artist Tran Thi Thu has won first prize in Region III contest and is one of 4 artists to receive Vietnam Fine Arts Association award for her painting “Me” (selected from 8 national applicants). Besides, there are 4 artists from Hoa Binh province nominated Vietnam Union of Literature and Arts Associations prize in 2014. The nomination is deemed their remarkable achievement after years of collective endeavour. This event is expected to set a precedent for the following years.

First Announcement for “Standpoint Theories” Art Project

Standpoint Theories – Vietnam edition, will be moving forward after being awarded with the U.S. Mission to Vietnam’s Small Grants Program.

The project will be presented through an illustrated graphic novel accompanied with live music and interactive dance.

Our Vietnam edition is inspired by six well-known Vietnamese Myths:

- The legendary story of Âu Cơ, an immortal mountain fairy who married Lạc Long Quan

- The god of Tản Viên Mountain known as, Sơn Tinh

- Phù Đổng Thiên Vương known as Ông Đổng

- Chử Đồng Tử – a marsh boy

- Princess Liễu Hạnh, a heavenly spirit

- Bà Chúa Xứ known as Lady of the Realm

Standpoint Theories – Vietnam Edition 2015 Dates:

January 9, 10 & 11, 2015

Location: Cargo Bar, 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC

Company members:

Illustrator: Hoàng Trung aka HGNTRUNG

Animator / Scenographer: Julien Noyer

Visual artist: Daniel Day Long

Musician / Singer: Lê Cát Trọng Lý

Electronic Band: Space Panther

Percussionist: Eric Meftah

Artistic Director / Choreographer / Dancer: Emily Navarra

Autumn Live Music Mini Fest

Fri 26 Sep 2014, 9 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Let’s enjoy Autumn with this huge line up to celebrate the live music scene in Hanoi!

Line up: a WHOOPING 7 ACTS of Hi-jinks/Stealing Head/Taylor Moore’s band/Super Mecha sasquatch/Atinybit/La-nai Gabriel/Phương Đặng

:: HI-JINKS

They play mostly original material as well as a selection of crowd pleasing covers from the likes of Stevie wonder/ Paul Simon/ Beatles etc amongst others. With an emphasis on high octane dance funk their live shows aim to get people wriggling on the dance floor, while their studio material spans the whole gamut of human emotional expression: from introspection yearning and yielding to raw base instinctual sexual desire!

HI Jinks are about to release a 7 song cd called Stimulus Package. Free download of the music will soon be available on their website, which is currently under construction.

:: STEALING HEAD

From the spirit of open mic night, this superband was created to be the next talk of the music scene in town. We don’t want to give out spoiler yet, but they sounded amazing on their first open mic appearance !

:: TAYLOR MOORE’S BAND

Taylor Moore’s band, a project that was formed by Taylor, an amazing guitarist with his raspy vocal that would remind you of Louis Armstrong. Their blues jamming is top notch, period ! Don’t miss out on them !!

Taylor Moore's band

:: SUPER MECHA SASQUATCH

With the addition of Lawrence and Ella, Mecha Sasquatch became Super Mecha Sasquatch, and their sound just got thicker and thicker with more harmony and more instruments. Come and check out this super awesome folksy group, u will not be disappointed!

:: LA-NAI GABRIEL

A completely new talent that’s just arrived in Hanoi not long ago. She’s gonna perform for you in the garden with the keys and her amazing voice and trust us when we say “she’s gonna blow you away”, ask the people who she blew away last open mic !

:: ATINYBIT

a band that’s formed to pretty much have as much fun on stage as possible by playing Arctic Monkeys, Black Keys, Radio Moscow, Chet Faker etc… so have fun with them !

:: PHƯƠNG ĐẶNG

“I am from Hanoi, Vietnam. I sing and play a little bit of piano to accompany myself. I have no formal training in piano or vocals. I do it as a hobby, and sing in public every once in a while. I write songs sometimes so I could sing what I really feel. I wouldn’t call myself a songwriter or a musician. what music do i play? im not so sure. you could call it indie pop if you like”

Tickets: VND 100K, FREE before 10PM   

Screening of “Being John Malkovich” and “Blood Simple” at TPD

Screening of “Being John Malkovich” (1999): Fri 26 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm

Screening of “Blood Simple” (1984): Sat 27 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi

In the last week of debut film month, you are invited to the screening of “Being John Malkovich” directed by Spike Jonze and “Blood Simple” directed by Coen Brothers at TPD.

Original language with English subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

BEING JOHN MALKOVICH is a 1999 American fantasy comedy-drama film, written by Charlie Kaufman and directed by Spike Jonze. It stars John Cusack, Cameron Diaz, and Catherine Keener, with John Malkovich playing a fictional version of himself. In the film, Cusack plays Craig Schwartz, a puppeteer who finds a portal that leads into Malkovich’s mind.

The film was nominated in the 72nd Academy Awards in three categories: Best Director for Jonze, Best Original Screenplay for Kaufman and Best Supporting Actress for Keener.

BLOOD SIMPLE is a 1984 neo-noir crime film written, directed and produced by Joel and Ethan Coen. The film’s title derives from the Dashiell Hammett novel Red Harvest (1929), in which the term “blood simple” describes the addled, fearful mindset of people after a prolonged immersion in violent situations.

It was the directorial debut of the Coens and the first major film of cinematographer Barry Sonnenfeld, who later became a noted director,[citation needed] as well as the feature film debut of Joel Coen’s wife Frances McDormand, who subsequently starred in many of his features.

In 2001, a “Director’s Cut” DVD was released. It ranked #98 on AFI’s 100 Years… 100 Thrills. The film also placed #73 on Bravo’s 100 Scariest Movie Moments.

Entry: 20k (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)

Classical Concert with Song Hong Chamber Music

Sat 25 Oct 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Regarded as one of the most talented chamber music groups in Vietnam and popular to Hanoi music lovers, Song Hong Chamber Music will come back to L’Espace with their ambitious concert: Trio op.50 by Tchaikowsky, quartet in G minor by Grieg and Quartet No.3 by Chostakovitch.

Pham Truong Son - Violon

Phan Thi To Trinh - Violon

Do Huong Tra My – Alto / Viola

Dao Tuyet Trinh – Violoncelle / Cello

Pham Quynh Trang - Piano

Program:

P.Tchaikovsky: Trio op.50

E. Grieg: Quartet in g minor.

D.Schostakovich: Quartet no.3

Tickets

Ticket price: 160 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Screening of “SALVADOR Puig Antich”

Sun 28 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm

THBC Spanish Tapas Bar

44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi

Director Manuel Huerga teams with screenwriter Lluis Arcarazo to explore the life and death of the last man executed by the garrote in this biopic following the life of leftist Spanish bank robber and revolutionary Salvador Puig.

The product of a leftist bourgeois household, Salvador (Daniel Bruehl) railed against Franco’s oppressive as a young student, and soon turned to bank robbery as a means of contributing to the radical labor movement. When a cop is killed during one of the robberies and Salvador is captured, the trial to determine the young activist’s fate is swift. Though Salvador does put some hope into the chance for a reprieve, his grim fate is ultimately sealed when a bomb kills Franco’s president.

Language: Spanish with English subtitles

Free entrance.

Contact: 043 718 8246 (English – Vietnamese speaking) 

Kidstallation: Having Fun with Paper

Sat 27 Sep 2014, 2.30 pm – 5 pm

Booth 208, Level 2

Indochina Plaza Hanoi

241 Xuan Thuy Str, Ha Noi

Following two KIDSTALLATION events: “Having Fun with Installation Art” and “Having Fun with Balloons” which receive support and positive feedback from parents and children, another KIDSTALLATION titled “Having Fun with Paper” will be held in September.

Come to play and make unique shapes from paper butterflies.

Attendance fee: 80,000 VND/child (for children 5 – 10 years old) (attendance fee is entirely used for program)

Ticket registration at link.

Contact information: 0976098291 (Ms. Trang)

Youth Melody Program in September: Asia Orchestra Week

Mon 29 Sep 2014, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

HCMC Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO) is honorably invited to attend Asia Orchestra Week in Tokyo, Japan from 03 – 09 Oct 2014. The invitation means a lot because HBSO is the first one invited to perform in this event twice so far, a great pleasure just in the 20th anniversary of HCMC Orchestra.

To prepare for this attendance, a special concert has been created with the participation of violinist Nguyen Huu Nguyen and conductor Mer. A. Tran Vuong Thach, on 29 Sep 2014 at HCMC Opera House through Youth Melody Program in September.

Program:

PART I:

Đỗ Hồng Quân ”Echo from the past” for symphony orchestra

Piotr Ilych Tchaikovsky Concerto for violin & orchestra in D Major, op. 35

Violin: Nguyễn Hữu Nguyên

PART II:

Ludwig van Beethoven Symphony No.7 in A Major, op. 92

Performing: HBSO Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Mer. A. Trần Vương Thạch

Free tickets are being distributed at:

- Student Support Center HCMC, 33 Nguyen Thi Minh Khai – Ben Nghe Ward – District 1 – Ho Chi Minh City, Tel: 08.38274709

- Ticket Office at Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony Orchestra and Opera (HBSO), 7 Lam Son Square, District 1, HCMC., Viet Nam, Tel: 08 3823 7419, Ms. Huong: 0989874517.

Presentation of Creative Urban Hubs in Asia and Europe

Tue 30 Sep 2014, 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

On the eve of the international conference Creativity and the City, some co-founders and activists of creative urban centers present their spaces and share their experiences. Among others, there are examples from Indonesia (Bandung) and Vietnam (Zone 9/Hanoi, Area 23/Haiphong). The presentations focus on factors of success and of challenge, chances and best practices, each with ample visual material.

In complementary addition, a poster exhibition with about 30 posters visualising creative spaces in East- and Southeast Asia and Europe will be displayed.

Free admission.

Language: English / Vietnamese (Simultaneous interpretation)

Talk with Veronika Radulovic

Thu 25 Sep 2014, 10 am

LaCa (Ly Quoc Su Art Cafe Area)

2nd floor, 24 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi

Nha San Collective is proud to present “It’s about time!” – a conversation with Veronika Radulovic*. The talk will bring out questions as well as visual materials covering over 2 centuries of art development.

The talk is expected to last 2 hours, and is conducted in English with Vietnamese translation. Due to the nature of the talk, we would like to ask the participants to commit 2 hours of their time, without leaving early and without the use of mobile phones.

Please note that the event is free of charge. However, you can still support Nha San Collective by buying drinks at LaCa cafe.

See also: Snapshot Party “18.9.1999″ with Veronika Radulovic

Should you wish to book a slot, please provide us with your contact information at contact@nhasan.org. Due to limited space, we will stop the registration process at 22:00 on 24th September.

Programme: 10:00-12:00 in conversation with Veronika Radulovic; 12:00-13:00 lunch break; 13:00-14:00 Q&A.

* ABOUT THE SPEAKER: Veronika Radulovic is a German artist/ lecturer and curator, who contributed tremendously to the development of Vietnamese contemporary arts in the 90s. She was a lecturer at Vietnam’s University of Fine Arts in Hanoi between 1993 and 2006 thanks to the support from the German Academic Exchange Service (DAAD). She has participated in and organised many exhibitions. In her own way, Radulovic was a very important figure in fostering the cultural exchange between Vietnam and Europe. She’s also played a big role in the emergence of the first group of Hanoi artists – who at the time pursued new forms of artistic expression: installation and performance art. It could be said that without her facilitation, Vietnamese art scene, particularly Hanoi’s art scene would not have been the way it is now.

Literature Discovery with Belgian Author Nicolas Ancion

25 Sep – 02 Oct 2014

Hanoi and HCMC (see the detail below for venues)

The Belgian French-speaking author Nicolas Ancion, who is highly appreciated in Belgium for several books for adults and children, will come to Vietnam and attend lots of events in Hanoi and HCMC.

Program in Hanoi:

25 Sep 2014, 8 am – 8 pm

L’Espace Café, 24 Trang Tien St., Hanoi

For the first time in Vietnam: Complete a novel within 24 hours, online writing marathon in 12 hours continuously in Hanoi and HCMC. Vietnamese version will be available a few hours later on the website of Nha Nam Publishing House.

26 Sep 2014, 9 – 11 am

National Library of Vietnam, 31 Trang Thi, Hanoi

Short story workshop for students from Hanoi University, Vietnam National University, Foreign Trade University, Diplomatic Academy of Vietnam, titled “What do objects tell us about their journey and our journey? ”

27 Sep 2014, 10 am

Conference Room, Book Fair at Imperial Citadel of Thang Long, Hoang Dieu St.

Seminar “What do we benefit from Literature nowadays?” with the participation of Doctor of Literature Tran Ngoc Hieu and Book signing.

28 Sep 2014, 10 am

Hoa Bookstore, 5 Dinh Le, Hanoi

Book Signing

Program in HCMC

30 Sep 2014, 8 am – 8 pm

Nhã Nam Thư quán, House 015, Block B, 43 Ho Van Hue St., Ward 9, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC.

For the first time in Vietnam: Complete a novel within 24 hours, online writing marathon in 12 hours continuously in Hanoi and HCMC. Vietnamese version will be available a few hours later on the website of Nha Nam Publishing House.

1 Oct 2014, 9 am – 11 am

HCMC University of Pedagogy, Room 409, Building A, 280 An Duong Vuong St., District 5. HCMC.

Short story workshop for students from HCMC University of Pedagogy titled “What do objects tell us about their journey and our journey? ”

1 Oct 2014, 4 pm

Nhã Nam Thư quán, House 015, Block B, 43 Ho Van Hue St., Ward 9, Phu Nhuan District, HCMC

Book Signing

For more information, please contact:

Lê Tuyết Nhung – The Wallonie – Bruxelles Delegation in Vietnam

Tel: (04) 3 831.52.40/ 3 831.52.41

Email: nhungwb@walbruvietnam.org

Phùng Hồng Minh – Nha Nam Publishing and Communications JSC

Tel: (04) 3 514. 68.75

Email: hongminhphung@gmail.com

Special Concert “Verdi Requiem”

22 and 23 Oct 2014, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to a special Concert “Verdi Requiem” with the performance of:

Conductor Honna Tetsuji

Soprano Hà Phạm Thăng Long

Alto Lê Thị Vành Khuyên

Tenor Nguyễn Anh Vũ

Bariton Vũ Mạnh Dũng

Chorus from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, Hanoi University of Arts Education, Hanoi International Choir, Hanoi Freude Choir

Tickets

Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at vnso.org.vn.

For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.

An Evening of Short Videos and Movies

Sun 28 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Have a relax Sunday night with video club. We will be showing short movies and short videos with different categories from different countries. This will also be a night for socialising with other people with same interests of watching movies or making films. At the end of the night, feel free to share your own videos.

Please come a bit early to order your drink on the first floor, before getting your favourite seat on the second floor.

Note: This event will mostly be in Vietnamese.

Free entrance.

Exhibition “That Little Distance,” by Jamie Maxtone-Graham

Opening: Thu 25 Sep 2014, 6 pm

Exhibition: 25 Sep – 31 Oct 2014

Galerie Quynh – Downtown

Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi, District 1, HCMC

“That Little Distance,” is an exhibition of new work by Hanoi-based photographer Jamie Maxtone-Graham. This is the artist’s first exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City.

Drawing from two bodies of work “Still. Life.” and “That Little Distance,” the exhibition features photographs produced in the derelict setting of a former factory where the only light source was daylight passing through a large, north-facing window. Each photo was taken with an exposure of 15 to 20 seconds. With a nod to 17th century Dutch painting and the memento mori genre, the dramatic light in the photos lends the work a sacred and serene air.

A visual play on the fragility of our daily experience, “Still. Life.” depicts seemingly disparate objects bound together into a structure marked by tension. In “That Little Distance,” Maxtone-Graham focuses on enigmatic portraits of individuals with his own presence subdued in deep shadow. In a palette of soft, muted colors and rich textures, a poet, gangster, artist collective and gay couple are just some of the players in the artist’s haunting, illusionary world. These simple, quiet scenes belie the profound themes at play where history, art history, prejudice, human relationships, nature and time itself collide in small performances of stillness.

A native of Connecticut, USA, Jamie Maxtone-Graham has been working for more than 20 years in the field of narrative cinematography, engendering an eclectic body of works ranging from independent films, mainstream feature films, episodic television, and photography. He first came to Vietnam in 1990 for the feature documentary From Hollywood to Hanoi and returned a number of times before calling Hanoi his home. In 2007 Maxtone-Graham was awarded a Fulbright Research Fellowship to pursue State of Youth, a photographic project on contemporary youth culture in Vietnam. He has published numerous photography portfolios in notable publications such as burn Magazine, Trans Asia Photography Review, Culturehall, Invisible Photographer Asia, and Photography & Culture. His photographs have been featured in exhibitions in Europe and Asia including ASEAN, Le Magasin de Jouets, Arles, France (2013); Media/Art Kitchen, Galeri Nasional Indonesia, Jakarta (2013); Terra Cognita: Noorderlich Photofestival, Groningen, Netherlands (2012); and The Desiring Garden, Kathmandu Photo Gallery, Bangkok, Thailand (2012).

Jamie Maxtone-Graham lives and works in Hanoi.

Screening of Documentary “Cutie And The Boxer”

Tue 23 Sep 2014, 6 pm

DOCLAB

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Hanoi DOCLAB cordially invites you to the screening of the Cutie And The Boxer by Zachary Heinzerling.

“Once a rising star in the ’70′s New York art scene, 80-year-old “boxing” painter Ushio Shinohara is prepping for his latest show, hoping to reinvigorate his career. His wife and de facto assistant, Noriko, seeks her own recognition through her “Cutie” illustrations, which depict their chaotic 40-year marriage. CUTIE AND THE BOXER captures two lives united by a dedication to art-making for a touching meditation on the eternal themes of love and sacrifice.”

Cutie and the boxer

The Film Won 2013 Sundance Film Festival “Best Director Award” for Zachary Heinzerling and was nominated for the Academy Award for Best Documentary Feature at the 86th Academy Awards.

Duration: 1 hr 22 m

Language: The film is in Japanese with English subtitle

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

This is within Hanoi DocLab’s bi-weekly “Creative Documentary Film Series” screening program. Let’s look forward also to the coming films in the program.

Exhibition “Information Transmitted by Horse Riding”

Opening: Tue 30 Sep 2014, 6 pm

Exhibition: 30/09 – 26/10/2014

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the installation exhibition by Trieu Tuan Long.

At first glance, the exhibition is merely a herd of seven horses calmly grazing in a meadow. If we look more closely, these horses are carefully crafted from Boi papers, a Vietnamese traditional material, and are covered with randomly arranged pictures conveying meaningful life lessons. Is social media network gradually dominating our life? Transmitting information by horse riding enables us to search for information, screen and make them ours. But most importantly, it allows us to live more slowly.

Free entrance.

“7x” in Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014

Sun 28 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

You are invited to Vietnamese new dance performance “7x” in the framework of Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014.

The dance demonstrates the story of an individual growing up during the significant changes in society. From these influences, his inner conflicts start to appear and develop. He cannot just point and tell, or trace back to the root of the problem to solve it. During the progress, the impact from outer consequences and inner instincts, the torn between senses and emotions drive his conflicts to grow stronger. Our character starts to find a way to fight against the imbalance of the extremes, trying to play the role of a judge to balance out the senses and emotions in order to control his feelings and to solve inner problems. However, from being too absorbed with chasing these invisible conflicts, one day he stops realising what is happening around and becomes isolated in his own world.

Concept: Trần Ly Ly, Hùng Ngô, Bảo Trần

Choreographer: Trần Ly Ly

Dancers: Phạm Thế Chung, Đoàn Vũ Minh Tú, Nguyễn Anh Khoa

Sound Effects: Hùng Ngô

Light: Bảo Trần

Music: Nguyễn Hồng Long

Costume Desingner: Angelinalara Dung

Trần Ly Ly (1978) was born into a family of dancers in Hanoi. She already started studying Dance as professional dancer at the Vietnam Dance College when she was 10 years old and graduated in 1996 with honors. She studied and worked as a dancer and choreographer abroad in Australia and France. Tran Ly Ly is one of the best-known choreographers for contemporary dance in Vietnam. Her first long piece “One Day” which she produced in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut Vietnam was chosen for the Europe Day in Vietnam 2006. With “Zen” and “Burning Man`s Figure” she sparkled a big discussion on contemporary dance in Vietnam and in 2013 received the 1st prize in the young Choreographer Competition. Her dance pieces continue to receive important prizes in Vietnam.

Free tickets available from 17 September, 12 pm (noon) at:

Goethe-Institut, 56 – 58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi

Canon Photo Marathon Vietnam 2014

Hanoi: Sat 27 Sep 2014, 6.30 am – 9 pm

Giang Vo Expo Center

30 Van Cao, Ba Dinh Dist, Hanoi

HCMC: Sat 04 Oct 2014, 6.30 am – 9 pm

Quan Khu 7 Gymnasiums

202 Hoang Van Thu, Phu Nhuan Dist, HCMC

The quickly composed photograph contest, which makes the Vietnam‘s streets more vibrant, is officially started. Regardless of who you are, what you do, how old you are, are you enthusiastic and interested in photography, wanting to catch more and more precious moment around you, or simply winning desirable awards from Canon Register now to participate in 2014 Canon PhotoMarathon and ready for the show with your camera.

The competition is for everyone who loves photography. The contest will include three assignments.

Prizes: More than USD15.000 worth of Canon products will award for the winners.

Concert with Guitar Duo Katona Twins

Sat 27 Sep 2014, 7 pm

HCMC Conservatory of Music

112 Nguyen Du Str, Dist 1, HCMC

The Katona Twins are not only one of the world’s best classical guitar duos but they effortlessly transfer from strictly classical, into more popular musical genres. They have given recitals in the major concert venues throughout the world including performances at the Carnegie Hall, the Wigmore Hall, the Concertgebouw in Amsterdam, the Konzerthaus in Vienna, the Suntory Hall in Tokyo,and the Philharmonie in Cologne. In 2009, as the soloists of the “Night of the Proms” they performed live to half a million people in arenas across Europe.

The twins have won over ten international prizes at major competitions in New York, London, Germany, France and Hungary. The wide repertoire of the duo spans from Bach, Piazzolla’s tango music to their own arrangements of pop classics. Their programmes also include concertos for two guitars and orchestra by Rodrigo, Vivaldi, Piazzolla and Tedesco. Several contemporary composers have written for and dedicated works to the Katona Twins. The Katona Twins have been invited on numerous occasions to record for the BBC and other international television and radio stations. They played together with renowned musicians such as Yo-Yo Ma and world class ensembles such as the BBC Concert Orchestra and the London Sinfonietta. Their CD releases include music by Scarlatti and Handel; Rodrigo; Albéniz, Piazzolla and Manuel de Falla. Peter and Zoltan Katona were born in Hungary, they are German citizens and live in Liverpool in the UK.

Programme in HCMC: from Bach zu Beatles

G.F. Händel (Arr. Katona): Chaconne in G major, HWV 435

Isaac Albéniz (Arr. Katona): Mallorca Asturias

J. S. Bach: (arr. Katona): Allemande aus der French Suite Nr. 5 (BWV 816)

Beatles: Come Together

P. Katona: Meditation and Passacaglia

P. Katona: The Brothers Karamazov.

Tears for Fears: Mad World

Astor Piazzolla: Otono Porteno

Freddie Mercury: Bohemian Rhapsody

Free tickets from 20.09.2014 at:

Goethe-Institut HCMC

18, Str.1, Do Thanh, Ward 4, District 3, HCMC

Tel: 04 8 38326716

Oktoberfest Delights at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

20, 27 Sep and 04 Oct 2014

Brasserie Westlake

Lobby Level, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

With over 200 years of tradition, Oktoberfest is the world’s largest beer festival held annually in Munich, Germany, attracting millions of participants. For this year’s celebration, Brasserie Westlake will bring guests an air of this cheerful event right in the heart of Hanoi.

Bask in the festive atmosphere of Oktoberfest with the exclusive menu at Brasserie Westlake. For three buffet dinners only on Sep 20, 27 and Oct 4, our chefs will reveal the delicacies of German gastronomy along with a scrumptious fusion of international cuisine. Fans of German beer can also satisfy their thirst with a special free flow at VND320,000++/person.

Located at the lobby level of Sofitel Plaza Hanoi, Brasserie Westlake is renowned for the delectable buffet, prepared to perfection, creating unrivalled culinary experience for all guests.

Price: VND880,000++/adult & VND550,000++/child

Brasserie Westlake – Lobby Level, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Phone: 84 (0)4 3823 8888 extension 5311. Or Mr. Nghia 84 (0) 90 430 9578

E-mail: H3553-FB1@sofitel.com

“Your Ghost is not Enough” in Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014

Sat 27 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

You are invited to the contemporary dance titled “Your Ghost is not Enough” performed by the dance company Kubilai Khan Investigations within the framework of Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014.

See also a review by KVT for Tiger Tiger Burnt so Bright, another dance performance by Kubilai Khan Investigations This new creation of the dance company Kubilai Khan Investigations, Your Ghost is not Enough, choreographed by Frank Micheletti raises questions about the relationship between self and others, perception, relationship and individualization. “Your Ghost is not Enough” features two duets, musicians and dancers, using body language and contemporary music. A masterpiece combines sensitivity and accuracy.

Free tickets available from 17 September, 12 pm (noon) at:

Goethe-Institut, 56 – 58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi

Screening of “Jappeloup”

Fri 26 Sep 2014, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Jappeloup” (French, 2011, 130 mins) directed by Christian Duguay.

A real story of Pierre Durant and his horse – Jappeloup – at Seoul Olympics

For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.

Tickets:

Ticket price: 40 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Contemporary Festival 2014 – Final Concert

Fri 26 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Manzi and the 6th Annual International Contemporary Music Festival are proud to bring you our finale concert in the festival featuring leading Vietnamese artists Đỗ Anh Tuấn, Trần Lưu Hoàng, Trần Quang Vũ, Đào Minh Pha, Hoàng Cẩm Vân, Phạm Thu An, Nguyễn Thắng, Đặng Tuệ Nguyên, Vũ Ngọc Linh and Đỗ Kiên Cường.

The concert on Friday September 26th will introduce new pieces by local talents using a wide ranges of instruments where traditional monochord, bamboo flute, Dan Tinh play together with western cello, contrabass, piano, bassoon, oboe, laptop, ipad, percussions… There is also a special performance by artist Nguyen Thang with bamboo saxophone (bamboo sax) which was created by the artist himself.

Surcharge at door: 200,000 VND/pax (including one free drink)

“Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014”: Creativity Has no Limits

24 – 28 Sep 2014

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

“Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” – This year the international dance festival is taking place for the fourth time. Received well with enthusiasm and applause by both media and the audience, this festival has successfully contributed to a growing awareness of contemporary dance in Hanoi since 2011. “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance” is an initiative of EUNIC, the network of European cultural institutes and embassies in Hanoi, in cooperation with the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet (VNBO) and is this year again coordinated by the Goethe-Institut this year.

On five evenings the audience can experience contemporary dance from different countries and in different styles: Belgium, Germany, France, Japan, and, for the first time, Sweden and Finland as well as the host country Vietnam show new dance performances. Several pieces were generated as co-productions: Germany and Belgium collaborated with local dancers from different backgrounds, the French production has been created in Singapore. In the world of dance scene, creativity has no limits.

Free tickets available from 17 September, 12 pm (noon) at:

Goethe-Institut, 56 – 58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi

Program

Wednesday, 24 September, 8pm – Grand Opening

Scarabé (Duo, 60‘, Sweden)

Wakare no Uta (Solo,20’, Japan)

Thursday, 25 September, 8pm

Wakare no Uta (Solo, 20‘, Japan)

Scarabé (Duo, 60‘, Sweden)

Friday, 26 September, 8pm

Hanoi Stardust (60’, Germany/Vietnam)

Saturday, 27 September, 8pm

Your Ghost is not enough (Duo, 60’, France)

Havran (Solo, 20’, Wallonie-Bruxelles)

La tour des vents (Solo, 20‘, Wallonie-Bruxelles / Vietnam)

Sunday, 28 September, 8pm

Havran (Solo, 20’, Wallonie-Bruxelles)

La tour des vents (Solo, 20‘,Wallonie-Bruxelles /Vietnam

7x (Trio, 18‘, Vietnam)

“Hanoi Stardust” in Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014

Fri 26 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

At invitation of the Goethe-Institut the German choreographer Arco Renz|Kobalt Works produce through an intensive working in several weeks a three-part-dance piece with five soloists of the Vietnam National Opera Ballet (VNOB) and guest performers Nguyen Duy Thanh and Khai Ngoc Vu. The performance proposes a vigorous and vibrant encounter with classical ballet in the context of a dynamic and youthful Vietnamese society. This performance is in the framework of Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014.

A group of 7 Vietnamese performers challenges our perspective on the codified language of classical ballet. Hanoi Stardust confronts our perception of inherited and accepted codes of beauty and virtuosity with emerging and surprising codes of the present. Through obstinate repetition and variation of movement, the performers “drill” into accepted, standardized forms of beauty and virtuosity; elements of classical language are negotiated to reveal individual deviations from collective routines and acquired patterns. Hanoi Stardust expands on the drive to be alive, in movement, and stitches a lively minefield of relations between individuality and uniformity.

In 2002 the German choreographer Arco Renz founded the Brussels based ensemble Kobalt Works and develops since then dance pieces based on the central concept of “abstract dramaturgy”, which focuses on the dialog of the body with the parameters of time and space to explore the emotional potential of the abstraction. The main emphasis on his work is the transcultural and multidisciplinary co-operations between European and Asian Artists. His piece “Crack” with the Cambodian group Amrita was honored with the ZKB Patronage Prize on the Theater Festival 2012 in Zurich.

Arco’s choreographs are characterized by their intense physicality and explore the emotional potential of movement, together with the interaction between movement, light, video and music. In addition to the work as a choreographer, he developed dance education through numerous workshops and is a guest lecturer worldwide. His ensemble Kobalt Works is supported by the Flemish Government of Belgium.

Free Tickets are available from 17th September at 12 pm (noon) at:

Goethe-Institut, 56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Hanoi

L’Espace, 24 Tràng Tiền, Hanoi

Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi

“Good Bye” in “Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014″

24 and 25 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham Str, Hanoi

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents a short contemporary dance piece “Good Bye” by Yo Nakamura, on Wednesday 24 & Thursday 25 September 2014, as a part of Europe Meets Asia in Contemporary Dance 2014 in Hanoi.

Nakamura entered into the world of contemporary dance through the modern dance club of Waseda University. She had performed some pieces which choreographed by Shuji Onodera, Ryohei Kondo and Ko Murobushi, and started to choreograph by herself since 2010. She was invited to Sibiu International Festival in Romania, residency program of National Theatre Wales “Wales Lab” in this year.

Good Bye, which was performed in Yokohama Dance Collection 2013 and she won the Jury Prize and the Sibiu International Theater Festival Prize.

Using text from the films “Tokyo Story” and “An Autumn Afternoon” by Yasujiro Ozu, Nakamura perform the gap between conversation and their mind.

Free tickets available from 17 September, 12 pm (noon) at:

Goethe-Institut, 56 – 58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Japan Foundation, 27 Quang Trung, Hanoi

Opening of International TV – Expert Conference “Mini-Input” with Film “Married at First Sight”

Thu 25 Sep 2014, 7 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Each year the International Input TV Conference looks for the most innovative, most provocative and most interesting TV programmes and TV formats from around the world in order to present them to an expert audience. The Goethe-Institut organizes a Mini-Input – a smaller version of the International Input – in the region each year. After last years´ successes in Thailand and the Philippines the Goethe-Institut brings the Mini-Input Southeast Asia this year for the first time to Vietnam. This exciting expert conference provides more than 70 TV producers and filmmakers from 11 countries (Australia, Laos, Cambodia, Indonesia, Malaysia, Myanmar, New Zealand, the Philippines, Singapore, Thailand and Vietnam) the opportunity to catch up on the newest developments in the world of TV: Which new and creative ideas are there for TV programmes? Which formats are internationally successful and can serve as a model? TV is still for the majority of the population the most important media for information and entertainment, but there is a fierce competition with online formats.

Eventually, the Mini-Input also serves as a platform for exchange with colleagues from the neighboring countries and international experts.

This reality show from Denmark is an unusual social experiment: The candidates for marriage are selected and only get to know each other in front of the wedding altar. The TV Show accompanies the freshly married couples during their daily life routine after the wedding. A very successful TV show which provoked many debates.

Language: Original version in English with Vietnamese subtitles

Open for the public, registration with kimchung.pham@hanoi.goethe.org   

Music Event “Insomnia”

Thu 25 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Insomnia is an incendiary night for artists, performers as well as people who share the same passion for art.

With its slogan “work hard, play hard, sleep is for the weak”, and art as its overarching theme, Insomnia is a party of music, vision, and motion. Insomnia is a unity of a wide range of different artists to advocate freedom of self-expression, to create yourself without limitation or boundary.

All the profits will be to finance the implementation of a street art project in the hope of embracing the compassion within our community towards underprivileged children.

Impressive lineup of the Insomnia event:

Music bands: Ngọt, Tank27, WTFunk, Morning Waits

DJs: Space360, Kaka Cao, Ben France

Magic: Alex Nguyen

Cardistry: Nguyen Nhat Duong

Beatbox: L8Z

Parkour: V.P.F.A and SR Team

Dance crews: Joyfunk

Entrance fee: 69,000VND + one free drink (a coke or a beer)

UK Film Week 2014: Scotland – Year of Homecoming 2014

22 – 28 Sep 2014

CGV MIPEC Tower, Hanoi

229 Tay Son, Dong Da Dist, Hanoi

5th Floor, 03 Nguyen Luong Bang, Dist 7, HCMC

CGV Parkson Paragon, HCMC

The glorious Sunshine on Leith musical will open British Council’s 2014 UK Film Week featuring Scottish films.

Scheduled for 22-28 September, this year’s UK Film Week celebrates Scotland as the host country of the 2014 Commonwealth Games, which took place in Glasgow in early August this year.

Other feature films to be shown include Shell, Ae Fond Kiss, For Those in Peril, Not Another Happy Ending and Shell, representing a mixture of genres to celebrate the richness of Scottish culture.

The uplifting musical Sunshine on Leith, which is based on the stage hit of the same name and features music by pop-folk band, The Proclaimers, scores a very high rating of 92% on the Rotten Tomatoes review website. Renowned British movie reviewer Mark Kermode, said: “I shed a tear within the first 10 minutes, and spent the rest of the movie beaming like a gibbering, love-struck fool.”

The film promises to charm local audiences through its mesmerising camera work capturing the incredible beauty of Edinburgh, the capital city of Scotland, also home to the Fringe, the world’s largest arts festival.

The high quality continues with Not Another Happy Ending, set in Glasgow, a comedy about writer’s block. Jane Lockhart cannot write when she is happy. As she is working on the follow-up to her best-selling debut novel, Jane finds herself stuck trying to finish the final chapter. Tom Duvall, the editor of a struggling publishing company, is forced to make her incredibly unhappy.

Ae Fond Kiss and For those in Peril, though contrasting in genres, are both very close to the heart of Vietnamese culture. Ae Fond Kiss is a love story between Roisin, a white woman and Casim, a Pakistani young man whose family have arranged for him to marry his cousin.

They start a relationship but Casim is torn between following his heart and being a good son. Set in an insular Scottish community, For Those in Peril tells a tale of woe as it portrays how local superstition can ruin a young man’s life as he is blamed for the unexplained tragedy of a shipwreck.

Shell “casts a spell with its portrait of cramped lives on a Scottish petrol station forecourt. It keeps the tale on a steady simmer right through to the closing moments, when it spits and sputters into melodrama” (The Guardian).

Cherry Gough, Country Director, British Council Vietnam said: “Scotland has a tremendous cultural heritage: as well as being the home of the world-famous Edinburgh Festival, it has produced many famous writers, artists and musicians. Loch Ness is now familar to Vietnamese people through the Japanese ‘Doraemon’ comics, and Scotland’s stunning cities and landscapes have featured in many films and TV programmes. And, of course, Scottish tartan and the kilt are recognised worldwide!

“This year’s UK Film Week will give you an opportunity to have a closer look to the richness of Scottish culture through five award-winning films including drama, romantic comedy and musical, brilliantly capturing contemporary life in Scotland.”

This year’s film festival also marks the very first time the British Council has partnered with YxineFF to introduce seven short films by young Vietnamese film makers. Six award-winning Scottish short films will also be featured alongside Vietnamese shorts. YxineFF is a local non-for-profit project supporting young filmmakers.

British Council in Vietnam is are also pleased to invite Paul Welsh to Vietnam to deliver two workshops on film pitching, targeting potential film makers in Vietnam. Paul is the founder of Digicult, an independent film company specialising in developing emerging film talent. He also produced Skeletons (2010), a nominee for the Outstanding Debut Feature by a British Director at the 64th British Film Academy Film Awards. In 2013, Lore, a film which he was a co-producer, received the Feature Film Production of the Year Award at the 2013 Screen Producers Australia Awards.

Film schedule

Tickets

Free tickets will be distributed at the British Council in the two cities from 15 September.

British Council Hanoi, 20 Thuy Khue, Hanoi. Tel: 04 3728 1922

British Council HCMC, 25 Le Duan, Dist 1, HCMC. Tel: 08 3823 2862

CGV MIPEC Tower

229 Tay Son, Dong Da Dist, Hanoi

CGV MIPEC Tower

5th Floor, 03 Nguyen Luong Bang, Dist 7, HCMC

Celebrate French Culture with Sofitel Wine Days 2014

22 Sep – 31 Oct 2014

Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

As an ambassador of French culture, Sofitel Plaza Hanoi will join Sofitel Luxury Hotels around the world to celebrate this year’s grape harvest in France through a dedicated event “Sofitel Wine Days” from September 22nd to October 31st.

Embrace a touch of French gastronomy with the magnifique fusion of selected French wines and appetizing dishes, created to elevate all your senses. Guests are invited to savour the most sought-after French wines from renowned wineries such as Rothschild, Guigal, Alain Chabanon, Daumas Gassac, Brumont, Trimbach, Jadot, and Bordeaux.

Imbued with a sense of timeless elegance and French art de vivre, Sofitel Wine Days promise to graciously delight all palates.

See also Oktoberfest Delights at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi 2014

Special offers:

• 25% discount for French wines in “Voyage du Vin” menu

• Selection of 20 French Wines of the Month at attractive prices at Brasserie Westlake and Song Hong Bar

• Selection of 20 wines from The Great Bordeaux Region at special rates at Ming Restaurant

• Signature dishes with wine pairing at Song Hong Bar and Summit Lounge

For more information, contact:

Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

1 Thanh Nien Road, Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi

Phone: 84 (0)4 3823 8888 extension 5301

E-mail: H3553-FB1@sofitel.com

Dr. Yvonne P. Doderer “In the Midst of the Mainstream?”

Sun 21 Sep 2014, 3 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học, Ba Đình, Hà Nội

Nha San Collective, Queer Forever! and Goethe Institut Hanoi are pleased to send you information about our Sept. event “Queer movements and contemporary art in German-speaking countries” – a lecture and a discussion with Prof_in. Dr_in. Yvonne P. Doderer.

Since the 1970s like in the U.S. in German-speaking countries and under the symbol of the rainbow, a political, “queer” movement has formed up fighting for its rights, for the societal and political recognition of being queer. Today and in these countries it looks like as if this movement has been arrived in the midst of the societal mainstream. But what role does art play in the development of this movement? And to ask in reverse:

which role does this movement play in contemporary art? Because a lot of artists have a queer background but are not necessarily making “queer art” whereupon it can be asked what “queer art” might be. However there are also artists who take their queer identity and/or their political understanding as a starting point for their artistic practice and who thereby contribute to societal change, to change perspectives. In this lecture some examples of queer art productions in terms of single positions and exhibitions in German-speaking countries will be introduced and discussed.

Languages: German with simultaneous translation into Vietnamese.

Please note that this event is by invitation only. Please register to receive your invitation by email contact@queerforever.com, subject “The lecture on Sunday, Sept. 21″, including your name.

Yvonne P. Doderer (Germany) is head of the “Office of Transdisciplinary Research and Cultural Production” in Stuttgart and Professor for Cultural & Gender Studies at the University of Applied Sciences in Düsseldorf. Since years she works as an artist, lecturer and author in the international artistic field focusing on the linkage of gender, urban and spatial research as well as activism.         

Solo Exhibition “Fading Dreams – Disintegrating Realities” by Ha Manh Thang in Thailand

Opening: Sat 20 Sep 2014, 5 pm

Exhibition: 20 Sep – 18 Oct 2014

Thavibu Gallery

JTC Jewelry Trade Center

Suite 433, 4th floor 919/1 Silom Road

10500 Bangkok, Thailand

Art exhibition Fading Dreams – Disintegrating Realities with new oil and mixed media paintings by the Vietnamese artist Ha Manh Thang is going to take place in Thailand.

Built on his previous series, the artist continues to be inspired by themes of memories, history, and cultural heritage, from ancient towers at Angkor Wat and sporadic village communal houses in Vietnam’s rural north, to old costumes used by emperors and royal families during Vietnam’s Le and Trinh dynasties in the 17th century.

Thang’s paintings can be viewed as a conscious choice in presenting his own world. For him, painting is a kind of behavior that neither glamourizes nor represents the world. Painting is to understand the world. In his understanding, the world appears as neither Eastern nor Western. Rather, understanding is a process, where both the East and the West as two different world views become each other’s substance and effect, means and end, structure and form.

Ha Manh Thang is 34 years old and one of Vietnam’s most important young and upcoming artists. He graduated from the Hanoi Institute of Fine Art in 2004 and has taken part in international exhibitions in Singapore, Germany, Hungary, and the USA, and his works are in the permanent collection of the Singapore Art Museum.

Sapa Festival of the Arts 2014 in Sapa town

20 Sep – 18 Oct 2014

Sapa Tourist Centre, Sapa Rooms and locations in town

For decades the cooler summer weather of Sapa has captivated many artists to behold the magnificent mountains from June until Autumn, during when they turn golden yellow just before rice crop. During the Sapa Festival of Art, these artists will open their private studios for visitors and there will be an exhibition of paintings at Sapa Museum for the festival month. This is a great opportunity to meet the artists, ask them about their works and make special bargains.

A limited edition set of prints and postcards will be available for sale at Sapa Tourist centre during the Sapa Festival of Art. All proceeds from the sale of these items will go to the support for impoverished schools.

Screening of Film “En La Ciudad” (In the City)

Sun 21 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm

THBC Spanish Tapas Bar

44, lane 31 Xuan Dieu Str, Hanoi

Come to the film screening “En La Ciudad” (In the City) (2003, 110 mins).

About the film

Director Cesc Gay’s idea for “In the City” came to him at a meal with friends: a private, secret look at a group of characters who have a number of emotional experiences they never talk about. The movie that came from this inspiration is “In the City,” the ensemble story of a group of thirty-something friends in Barcelona. Behind the facade of their friendship are many secrets. For example, single Sofia lives a fantasy life of romance and unconscious lies. Tomas is having a secret affair with one of his students. Married Irene finds herself attracted to her friend Silvia.

Take a look at the trailer here

Free entrance.

Language: Spanish and English sub

Contact: 043 718 8246 (English – Vietnamese speaking)

Exhibition “The Exponents Without Number” by Tran Trong Vu

Opening: Sun 21 Sep 2014, 5 pm

Talk Show “Convicted City Disappears”: Sun 21 Sep 2014, 2 – 4 pm

Exhibition:  21 Sep – 15 Oct 2014, 8.30 am – 6.30 pm

Heritage Space

Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi

You are invited to the visual exhibition “The Exponents Without Number” and Talk show on the occasion of publishing “Thành phố bị kết án biến mất” (The Convicted City Has Disappeared) by painter Tran Trong Vu.

See also the exhibition “I will Come to See You with a Visual Story” by Tran Trong Vu.

The exhibition sends a message about true moments of reality, filled with characters from urban and contemporary life.

He brings contemporary issues and little pieces of life into small works, then combines them together into bigger oeuvres. That evokes in every audience different feelings and sparks lingering thoughts,  via a sort of non-verbal drama.

Talk show of Tran Trong Vu to the public will be about his creative career and very first novel titled “The Convicted City Has Disappeared” prior to the opening of this exhibition.

Japanese Furin Windbell Festival

20 and 21 Sep 2014, 9 am – 9 pm

Yuki Matsuri

50 – 52 Yen Bai I, Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi

The windbell festival is a meaningful cultural exchange activity for you to know more about the Japanese culture.

Main activities:

* Live performance

* Yosakoi (a traditional and modern art of Japanese)

* Karaoke, windbell-drawing contests

* Traditional game booths of Vietnam and Japan

* Culinary and Cultural booths of Japan

* Cosplay, origami, traditional games of Vietnam

* Book store, books for the youth

And many more attractive activities…

Free entrance.

“Chầu văn” at Hanoi Social Club

Sat 20 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Chau Van – it’s traditional Vietnamese music. But it will ROCK YOUR SOCKS.

Expect a pumping dance track

Expect fat drops!! (yes, really)

Expect killer solos on the banjo-like instrument – “dan nguyet”

Expect big bass (from a big drum)

Expect everything you don’t expect from traditional Vietnamese music.

We’ve got the countries best chau van band – “The Thanh An Ethnic Band” from the epicentre of chau van music – Nam Dinh. And if you’ve never seen someone destroy a dan nguyet before, then you’ve seen nothing.

Is this a cultural performance? Or is this a dance party? Only one way to find out.

Tickets: 100,000 VND at the door

Exhibition “Loading… Please Wait”

Opening: Sun 21 Sep 2014, 6 pm

Exhibition: 21 Sep – 21 Oct 2014

Cafe Xe cổ

11 – 13 Hang Bun, Hanoi

“Loading… Plead wait..” is the title of a group exhibition by artists Vuong Van Thao, Ly Hung Anh, Doan Xuan Tang, Luu Vu Long, Trinh Minh Tien, Do Hiep, Dang Xuan Truong.

This event is sponsored by Mr. Vinh Tan Dao, the owner of the coffee shop, also a very famous vintage motor lover and one of the founders of Harley Davidson club in Hanoi. Furthermore, he has a special interest in art and is a sponsor for Vietnamese artists.

Screening of Film “The Shawshank Redemption”

Fri 19 Sep 2014, 7.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi

In the third week of debut film month, you are invited to film screening “The Shawshank Redemption” directed by Frank Darabont.

Original language with English subtitles. The screening is for educational purpose and supportive to TPD Centre’s Young Cinema Fund.

About film

The Shawshank Redemption is a 1994 American drama film written and directed by Frank Darabont and starring Tim Robbins and Morgan Freeman. It is ranked #1 in IMDb’s “Top 250″ list and is considered one of the best movies of all time.

Adapted from the Stephen King novella Rita Hayworth and Shawshank Redemption, the film tells the story of Andy Dufresne, a banker who spends 19 years in Shawshank State Prison for the murder of his wife and her lover despite his claims of innocence. During his time at the prison, he befriends a fellow inmate, Ellis Boyd “Red” Redding, and finds himself protected by the guards after the warden begins using him in his money laundering operation.

Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD’s fund for movie talents)

Chamber Music Night “Romance of September”

Fri 19 Sep 2014, 8 pm

Heritage Space

Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi

The chamber music night “Romance of September” with the participation of Hanoian Trio will present famous music compositions by Antonio Vivaldi, P. I. Tchaikovsky, Johan Sebastian Bach, William Henry Squire, Tran Luu Hoang, Le Thanh Xuan, together with compositions by a member of the group, Kien Cuong.

Hanoian Trio is a newly-founded chamber music band with 3 original members: cellist Ha Mien, pianist/composer Luu Hoang, oboist/composer/conductor Kien Cuong. From September the band welcomes one more member to the team: opera singer Thuy Nga.

See also Hanoian Trio’s concert Summer Shines at Manzi in July.

Additional Fee: VND 100,000 (drinks not included)

Contact for booking table: 01234 314 882 (Ms Ngọc)