Exhibition “Inner Space” by Nguyen Duy Manh

Exhibition: 17 – 23 Jul 2016

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Hanoi

You are invited to exhibition “Inner Space” by Nguyen Duy Manh.

According to the artist: “Art is like tears. No matter it is tears of joy or sadness, it is all born from deep down inside the artist.

My artwork is a part of me. For me, it is not a means of expressing ideas but a living creature having its own spiritual life.”

1001 Nights – Le Thu Guitar Concert

1001 Nights-feature

Fri 15 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Heritage Space

1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza

6 Nguyen Hoang (for car) | 28 Tran Binh (for bike), My Dinh 2, Hanoi

Heritage Space proudly presents a guitar night “1001 Nights – Le Thu Guitar Concert” with performances by guitarist Le Thu.

“1001 Nights – Le Thu Guitar Concert” is a special event marking the reunion of the guitar duo Le Thu and Le Duc Son, the two most beloved artists in Hanoi during 1998-2009 – the period of the fascinating and vibrant New Flamenco genre.

This time in Hanoi, the two artists will bring performances inspired by the Arab and Middle East which can be revealed by the intriguing name of the endlessly fascinating story “One Thousand and One Nights”. Moreover, the audience will have the opportunity to enjoy the Flamenco guitar talents of the two artists through uniquely Mediterranean-inspired works and especially the performances that have not been conducted in Hanoi.

The talented duo Le Thu – Le Duc Son of the genre Jazz, Latin, Pop and especially New Flamenco vibrant have liven up many guitar shows in Hanoi during the period 1998-2009. Hence the show on 15th July will be an event marking the return of the once beloved duo: New Flamenco Duo Le Thu – Le Duc Son.

Program

Part 1: Le Thu’s solo

1/ Capricio Arab (F. Tarrega)

2/ Fantasia Op 19 (L. Legnani)

3/ Danza y Invocation (J. Rodrigo)

4/ Six Balkan Miniatures (Dusan Bogdanovic)

5/ Yusek Yusek Tepeler (Turkish Traditional song, Arr. Reentko Dirks)

6/ Judea (Luis Maravella)

Part 2: Le Thu – Le Duc Son duo and New Flamenco band

7/ Mediterranean Girl

8/ Sunset over the Pyramids

9/ Em oi Hanoi Pho (Phu Quang)

10/ Bien Nho (Trịnh Cong Son)

11/ Entre dos Aguas

12/ Espana Cani

Duo Le Thu – Le Duc Son

Le Duc Son is the founder of the Duo Le Thu – Le Duc Son in 1998. The duo mainly perform New Flamenco genre, and in addition, Latin, Jazz, Pop music and Vietnamese works rewritten in new style. From 1998 to 2009, the duo Le Thu – Le Duc Son performed at many stages in Hanoi and were also the most popular duo at that time.

Surcharge:

Public: 200,000 VND / person

Student, Heritage Space Library members: 100,000 VND / person

Free of charge for children under 12 years old.

(Costs for organizers, performers and operation group; Heritage Space does not benefit)

Reservation:

Follow these steps to register:

1. Transfer money to account of Heritage Space

Account holder name: Le Hai Linh

Account number: 0451001328704

Joint Stock Commercial Bank for Foreign Trade of Vietnam – Vietcombank

Vietcombank Thanh Cong

2. Notify us via hotline 090 282 67 69 [name / number of tickets / amount]

Or email us [name / number of tickets / amount] at heritagespacehanoi@gmail.com

3. After checking, we’ll contact again to confirm and send your e-ticket.

– Seat: 100

Because of our limited number of seats, please register before July 10th

Premiere Screening “Vibrant Highland, Commercial Love”

Sat 09 Jul 2016, 7.30 – 0.30 pm

Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents

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

After a succesful festival run, we are ready for our premiere screening in Vietnam!

“VIBRANT HIGHLAND, COMMERCIAL LOVE”

It’s a story of wild & exotic love. It’s a story of tribal kings and opium trade. It’s a story of kidnapping and loss. It’s a story of sexual discovery, of spirits and magic. It’s a story of government propaganda vs. the fascinating yet harrowing reality of the people.

Far up in Vietnam’s remote mountains, once a year, a secretive Love Market is held. Delving beyond the ambiguous myths, this unique, independently produced adventure documentary discovers a reality much more fascinating, even more painful, than the legends told.

Runtime: 89min

Subtitles in English & Vietnamese

Directed & Produced by Matt Dworzańczyk

Associate Producer: Gerry Herman

Cinematography by Hoang Chaizee

Sound Editing: Hoang Thu Thuy & William Cox

Original Musical Score by: Josh Kopeček

*BEST DOCUMENTARY FEATURE*

*The World Indie Film Festival, San Francisco, USA*

Seating is limited, register here! Please be sure to RSVP right away to ensure availability!

Contact us at +(84) 122 433 2595 or vibranthighlandcommerciallove@gmail.com for more details!

Ambient Live Performance by Tri Minh

Sun 10 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

“The other side of beauty” – an ambient live performance by Tri Minh, featuring violinist Trinh Minh Hien and special guest Dao Anh Khanh.

Surcharge: 300,000 VND/person (incl. one free drink)

Due to the concert format, please email manzihanoi@gmail.com before Thurs 7 July to reserve seats

The concert is part of Manzi’s art programme supported by CDEF of the Danish Embassy.

Communications partners: Hanoi Grapevine, The Word Vietnam and &OfOtherThings

Exhibition “Speaking in the Dark”

Opening: Sat 09 Jul 2016, 6.30 pm

Artist talk: Sat 09 Jul 2016, 4 pm

Exhibition: 10 – 24 July 2016, 2 – 7 pm (from Wednesday to Sunday)

Nha San Collective

15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

Nha San Collective is happy to invite you to the exhibition “Speaking in the dark” by two artists Hồng-Ân Trương and Hương Ngô.

This exhibition brings together new bodies of work by two artists, Hồng-Ân Trương and Hương Ngô. Drawing from their experiences as part of the Vietnamese diaspora, both artists use their family histories to explore questions of belonging, language, and memory. Through video, photography, and installation, Hồng-Ân Trương and Hương Ngô consider the ways in which identity is affected by shifting notions of time.

Hồng-Ân Trương’s work asks, “What is the act of remembering when the language that is spoken is always already fragmented?” Her installation uses the photographic and the cinematic to reveal the incapacities of language in the aftermath of trauma.

Through the investigation of voice as both medium and archive, Hương Ngô complicates the borders between personal and collective experience, fact and fiction in the process of understanding ourselves. Exploring the interaction of image and sound through personal and popular culture references, Hương Ngô asks “How do we reconcile the tension between seeking a fixed identity with the reality of how culture moves and is transferred?”

About artist Hồng-Ân Trương

Hồng-Ân Trương’s interdisciplinary projects examine structures of time, memory, and the production of knowledge by engaging with archival materials, individual and collective narratives, and histories that span cultural and national borders. Her work has been shown at the International Center for Photography, Art in General, Smack Mellon, and The Kitchen among others. In 2013 she was recipient of an Art Matters Grant, a Franconia Sculpture Park Jerome Fellowship, and a Socrates Sculpture Park Emerging Artist Fellowship. She was an artist-in-residence at the Irish Museum of Modern Art in 2015. Truong was a studio art fellow in the Whitney Independent Study Program and is currently an artist in the Open Session Program, curated by Nova Benway and Lisa Sigal at The Drawing Center in New York. She is an Assistant Professor in the Art Department at the University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill.

About artist Hương Ngô

Hương Ngô is an interdisciplinary artist and educator. She is a graduate of the School of the Art Institute of Chicago, where she studied Art & Technology, and was a studio art fellow at the Whitney Independent Study Program. She was recently awarded the prestigious Fulbright US Scholar Grant in Vietnam to continue a research-based project begun while at the Archives Nationales d’Outre Mer in Aix-en-Provencebased on the surveillance records of anti-colonial organizer and proto-feminist Nguyễn Thị Minh Khai. She will produce the project while a Chicago Artists Coalition BOLT artist-in-residence and exhibit this new work in solo shows at the DePaul Art Museum and The Franklin in 2017.

She has been supported by the New Museum, Rhizome, Museum of Contemporary Art in Chicago, and Eyebeam Art & Technology Center, and has been in residence at the Lower Manhattan Cultural Council, SOMA Mexico, the Camargo Foundation, and Latitude among others. She has taught at the Museum of Modern Art, Pratt Institute, and Parsons the New School for Design and will join the faculty at Northwestern University in 2016 as a visiting lecturer.

Hồng-Ân Trương and Hương Ngô will exhibit collaborative work in the exhibition Hidden Assembly, which will debut at SPACES in Cleveland, OH and travel to Newspace Center for Photography in Portland, OR.

* Free entrance

* Artist talk will be in English with Vietnamese translation

Exhibition “Sketching Vietnamese History” by Quach Phong

Opening: Sat 09 Jul 2016, 6 pm

Exhibition: 09 Jul – 02 Aug 2016

HCMC Fine Arts Museum

97A Pho Duc Chinh, D1, HCMC

‘Sketching Vietnamese History’ is the first large-scale solo exhibition by senior artist Quach Phong. This exhibition showcases the remarkable ambition of a man who, as an artist, has witnessed major scenes of war; endured the struggle of a nation in its resistance against differing coercions; and assisted the growth of artistic networks in Vietnam since 1975.

A project already 2 years in production, ‘Sketching Vietnamese History’ showcases but a fraction of what Quach Phong dreams this entire endeavor to be. On view you will find two (out of three) paper scrolls, each more than 50-meter long, with gouache sketch of events from the legendary era of Hung Kings 2000BC until the early Le Trung Hung era in the 1500s. A 1-hour long animation will show the entire 3 scrolls. The first 12 lacquer panels that bring these scroll-sketches to life, and an extensive interview with the artist on his artistic vision will highlight the exhibition. Quach Phong’s ongoing labor of love is envisaged to eventually depict the history of Vietnam to the present day, determined to produce these images as a major public art piece – as a monument to Vietnam.

‘Sketching Vietnamese History’ is curated by Dinh Q. Le, Zoe Butt, and Nguyen Bich Tra.

Music Story of the Old Quarter in July – “Silk Music”

Performance: Fri 08 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Exhibition: 08 – 18 Jul 2016

Center of the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange

50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi

Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam has its proud 1000-year-old history and tradition. The music born here shares the richness as the city’s history itself: diversified and original.

“Music Story of the Old Quarter” is a monthly music shows which is objected to introduce generally to the world the evolution of the city of Hanoi’s music, from past to present.

The shows portrait the city’s music history through traditional vocal techniques, rhythms and beats combined with contemporary installation arts. The performances are delivered by the top class singers and musicians.

Through the shows, we hope to successfully communicate the core values of Hanoi’s culture, history and humans to the audiences, both Vietnamese natives and foreign friends.

About the program:

“Silk Music” paves the way for us to the Vietnamese traditional music which will include the exhibition and music performance of ancient musical instruments with silk strings. The exhibition shows fundamental musical instruments of five traditional music genres (Tuồng, Chèo, Ca Trù, Xẩm, Chầu Văn) including some ancient musical instruments with natural silk strings revived by the People’s Artist Xuan Hoach under the cultural project “Silk sings” (“Đàn hát Tiếng Tơ”) of Dong Kinh Co Nhac group, funded by Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development SDC.

Program

Exhibition: 08 Jul-18 Jul 2016

Friday, 08/07/2016

18:00 – Opening the Exhibition

20:00 – Performance of traditional music with silk-string musical instruments

Sunday, 10/07/2016

15:00-18:00 – Introducing Instrumental Music and Traditional Vietnamese Music genres

* FREE ENTRANCE *

This is a non-profit program. Donations are greatly welcome.

Donation methods:

– Donation at the door

– Buying bamboo sticks (50.000 VND/stick) and give the stick to organizers after any performance that you find amusing.

– Short term/ Long term sponsorship for the project (Contact details below)

** ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS**

THE ANCIENT MUSIC OF TONKIN, the group of artists, traditional singers, musicians and Vietnamese culture lovers who embrace the passion for the conservation of Vietnamese traditional music. We are working to share the values of our beautiful Vietnamese cultural heritages.

Jungle Beats Returns

Sat 09 Jul 2016, 10 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

After a short summer break Jungle Beats is back with another killer lineup. This time we welcome a very special guest all the way from Australia, Nucache. He’s a resident DJ at Brew (Brisbane, CBD), Cafe Le Monde (Noosa) & Solbar (Maroochydore).

For the 1st time we also welcome Fatconnectionz who has been on the DJ circuit all over the UK, Thailand and Vietnam. Supporting them will be Jungle Beats residents Vaughan and Quickfire!

This one is gonna be huge!!!

50,000 VND entrance + FREE SHOT for first 100 people / FREE before 10PM

Vietnamese Contemporary Music and Dance Performance “Gone Through Love”

Sat 09 Jul 2016, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

The program “Vietnamese and international contemporary music and dance” is an annually event in July organized by HBSO with classical and new compositions by local and international musicians.

The music part will feature the work of musicians: Nguyen Manh Duy Linh, Dang Huu Phuc, Luu Quang Minh.

Part 2 will be the contemporary dance performance “Gone through Love” (“Đi qua tình yêu”), choreographed by Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung, performed by the young talented ballerina from HBSO: Tran Hoang Yen, Nguyen Thu Trang, Phan Tieu Ly, Sung A Lung, Phan Thai Binh, Nguyen Minh Tam. The dance will be showing different perspectives on love, the ending or just the continuous experience, and the feeling of regret.

Program

PART I: CONTEMPORARY MUSIC

Nguyen Manh Duy Linh – Overture “Cold desire”

Dang Huu Phuc – from “Rhymth of minority people in the Northwestern” in 8 Folk songs

III. Mưa rơi

V. Phiên chợ vùng cao

Luu Quang Minh – Chapter I “waltz” from Symphony No. 1

David Tuqici – Albanian Suite

I. Maestoso

III. Andante molto moderato

V. Maestoso

Performers: Symphony Orchestra

Conductor: Tran Nhat Minh

PART II: CONTEMPORARY DANCE “GONE THROUGH LOVE”

Choreography: Nguyen Phuc Hai, Nguyen Phuc Hung

Music: Ólafur Arnalds, Zack Hemsey, Hans Zimmer

Performers: Tran Hoang Yen, Nguyen Thu Trang, Phan Tieu Ly, Sung A Lung, Phan Thai Binh, Nguyen Minh Tam

Tickets

Ticket price: 550,000 – 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 VND (for students only)

Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Huong: 0989874517, Ms. Huong Ly: 0908057972

At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square

Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn

”HANG On The Rooftop” – Live House Music and Film Screening Night

Fri 08 Jul 2016, 4 pm

Rec Room

20th floor, Hanoi Creative City

1 Luong Yen Str, Hanoi

Come to Live House Music and Film Shoot: HANG On The Rooftop: Marco Selvaggio & Cabaret Maxim

Presenting a unique approach to House music, with a unique setting…

Marco Selvaggio [Italy]

Marco brings his Hang Drum – a beautifully tuned and rare percussive instrument – to Rec Room for a sundown performance against a picturesque backdrop of the Hanoi skyline as well as a later performance into the night fusing his live percussion with House beats.

Cabaret Maxim [France]

The French duo are making waves in Hanoi with their twist on House music with the accompaniment of a live saxophone into their deep grooves.

Both acts will play two sets, the first will be a recorded set on the balcony – filmed by Banana Island TV. The second sets will take place later on inside the Rec Room, o the 20th Floor of Hanoi Creative City, No. 1 Luong Yen, Hanoi.

Sundown Chill Out Sets: 5pm – 8pm

Late Night Groove Sets: 9pm – 12am

Opening times: 4pm – 12am

Entrance Fee: 100k (60k before 8pm)

Film Screening “Néon Demon”

08, 09 and 10 Jul 2016

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to the film screening “Néon Demon” (France, Denmark, USA, 2016, 117’) at L’Espace.

Director: Nicolas Winding Refn

Casting: Elle Fanning, Christina Hendricks, Keanu Reeves

“Elle Fanning mesmerizes in brutal masterpiece. A bold visionary artist, Refn seems able to revel in the culture of instant gratification while also subjecting it to critique.” – The Philadelphia Inquirer

Film synopsis:

Jesse, a teenage girl, arrives in Los Angeles with dreams of becoming a model.

Her meteoric rise and her purity provoke jealousy and envy.

Some girls bow before her, while others will use any means necessary to steal her beauty from her…

Schedule

Fri 08 Jul: 5.30 pm

Sat 09 Jul: 3 pm, 5.30 pm, 8 pm

Sun 10 Jul: 8 pm

Language: Original version in English with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 60,000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Music Story of the Old Quarter in July – “Silk Music”

Performance: Fri 08 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Exhibition: 08 – 18 Jul 2016

Center of the Old Quarter’s Culture Exchange

50 Dao Duy Tu, Hanoi

Hanoi – the capital city of Vietnam has its proud 1000-year-old history and tradition. The music born here shares the richness as the city’s history itself: diversified and original.

“Music Story of the Old Quarter” is a monthly music shows which is objected to introduce generally to the world the evolution of the city of Hanoi’s music, from past to present.

The shows portrait the city’s music history through traditional vocal techniques, rhythms and beats combined with contemporary installation arts. The performances are delivered by the top class singers and musicians.

Through the shows, we hope to successfully communicate the core values of Hanoi’s culture, history and humans to the audiences, both Vietnamese natives and foreign friends.

About the program:

“Silk Music” paves the way for us to the Vietnamese traditional music which will include the exhibition and music performance of ancient musical instruments with silk strings. The exhibition shows fundamental musical instruments of five traditional music genres (Tuồng, Chèo, Ca Trù, Xẩm, Chầu Văn) including some ancient musical instruments with natural silk strings revived by the People’s Artist Xuan Hoach under the cultural project “Silk sings” (“Đàn hát Tiếng Tơ”) of Dong Kinh Co Nhac group, funded by Swiss Agency for Cooperation and Development SDC.

Program

Exhibition: 08 Jul-18 Jul 2016

Friday, 08/07/2016

18:00 – Opening the Exhibition

20:00 – Performance of traditional music with silk-string musical instruments

Sunday, 10/07/2016

15:00-18:00 – Introducing Instrumental Music and Traditional Vietnamese Music genres

* FREE ENTRANCE *

This is a non-profit program. Donations are greatly welcome.

Donation methods:

– Donation at the door

– Buying bamboo sticks (50.000 VND/stick) and give the stick to organizers after any performance that you find amusing.

– Short term/ Long term sponsorship for the project (Contact details below)

** ABOUT THE ORGANIZERS**

THE ANCIENT MUSIC OF TONKIN, the group of artists, traditional singers, musicians and Vietnamese culture lovers who embrace the passion for the conservation of Vietnamese traditional music. We are working to share the values of our beautiful Vietnamese cultural heritages.

Music Show “Music of Joy”

Sun 10 Jul 2016, 6.30 pm – 8.30 pm

Trống Đồng palace

173B Truong Chinh, Hanoi

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Tue 12 Jul 2016, 8.30 pm

FPT University

Education and training area – Hoa Lac hi-tech park

Km 29, Thang Long Boulevard, Thach That, Hanoi

From the organizer:

Music of Joy is a free music show performed by a group of Australian artists – their 5th consecutive performance in Vietnam.

The 5th edition of Music of Joy will take place from July 4 to September 7 at major cities: HCMC, Nha Trang, Da Lat, Long An, Da Nang and Hanoi.

“Music of Joy” show and Sahaja meditation classes in HCMC, Hanoi, Da Nang are free of charge for the public.

Register here or

Contact: Thu Trang: 01687422627, email: tranghoangthu183@gmail.com

Mai Hương 0983 512 487 , email: vumaihuong12487@gmail.com

Knowmads Team 6 – Come Out and Play!

Wed 06 Jul 2016, 7 – 10 pm

Moonwork Co-working Space

No. 34, Alley 28B, Dien Bien Phu street, Hanoi

You’re invited to the info meeting that marks the opening of applications to join Knowmads Hanoi Team 6! Let’s come out and play! ;)

After 5 successful programs in Hanoi, we have seen the birth of vibrant communities of changemakers who share the same passion to create positive change in the world.

We know that there are still many people out there who want to take action, while still wondering who they are, what is the unique change they want to create and how to actually do it. We also know there are others who have clarity on what they want to do and the life they want to live, but need a supportive community to help them take the first steps.

Are you one of those people? If so, Knowmads is probably the place for you! But before you get overly excited, what else do you need to know in order to commit yourself to this life-changing program?

Join us next Wednesday evening when we share all the information you need to make the decision to join Team 6! It will be a great opportunity for you to get to know more about Knowmads, meet the people behind it and many other interesting people who are also looking for the next steps in their lives.

AND did we mention we’re going to play a game specifically designed for this meeting? No more spoiler alert here though. We can’t wait to meet you! Come with curiosity, questions and a smile (mandatory – no smile, no entry).

Movie Talk “Miss Representation”

Sat 02 Jul 2016, 2 pm – 5 pm

Sun 03 Jul 2016, 9 am – 12 pm

Tổ chim Xanh

No. 13, Lane 19 Dang Dung, Hanoi

You are invited to the discussion about gender equality through the film “Miss Representation”.

“Miss Representation” is written and directed by Jennifer Siebel Newsom which depicts the influence of mass media to the lack of women’s political participation in the US. The film challenges the one-sided and misleading expression of women, which makes it difficult for them to achieve a leadership position and feel the power. See its trailer here:

The event will connect people who share the concern in gender issues and gender equality. More importantly, revenue from the event will be donated to projects SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 – Siem Reap about human trafficking.

The contribution rate: 50 00 VND depending on your happiness level.

All ticket proceeds will be donated to the fund to run the project SEALNet Project Cambodia 2016 – Siem Reap.

For more information abut the program, please send facebook message or call 0168.6310.397 (Vân).

Violin and Viola Duet Concert

09 Jul 2016, 7 pm – 9.30 pm

V – Art Club

3rd floor, Indochina Plaza Hanoi, Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi

You are invited to the violin and viola concert with the participation of violinist Nguyen My Huong and violist Nicolaj Moller Nielsen.

Program

1. J.S. Bach: “Invention” arrange for Violin and Viola

2. “Inspiration Invention” – A Tribute to Bach by Nicolaj Moeller Nielsen

3. Handel-Halvorsen: Passacaglia for Violin and Viola

4. W. A. Mozart: Duo in G for Violin and Viola

5. Improvisation, Viola looping by Nicolaj Moeller Nielsen

About the artist

Nguyen My Huong / Violin

Nguyen My Huong studied violin since the age of 3 at Hanoi Conservatory of Music, University of Music and Drama Arts in Graz, Austria.

She was a member of the Asian Youth Orchestra and PMF Orchestra and participated in many training courses and exchange programs of symphony orchestras at Japan, China, Germany, Austria, United States, etc.

Currently, she is a lecturer at the National Music Academy of Vietnam.

Nicolaj Moller Nielsen / Viola

Nicolaj Moller Nielsen is a Hanoi-based Danish violist. After graduating from the Carl Nielsen Academy of Music, he worked over 10 years in professional orchestras in Denmark, Northern Sweden and Copenhagen Philharmonic.

As the only Nordic member of Symphony Orchestra channel (orchestral harmonies), he performed at the live concert at Sydney Opera House (with 33 million audience).

Currently, Nicolaj Moller Nielsen living in Hanoi, where he spent most of his time to learn the combination of traditional instruments and electronic sounds. He also learns more about soundtrack with renowned musicians Alain Marand.

Ticket: 100 000 VND/adult – 70 000 VND/student

Buy tickets at V – Art Club – 3rd floor, Indochina Plaza Hanoi, Xuan Thuy Street, Cau Giay District, Hanoi or contact: 0199 319 1775 (Ms Mạc Thảo), 0945 283 441 (Ms Diệu Thu)

Film Screening “Belle and Sebastian”

Film screening with Vietnamese subtitles: Fri 08 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Film screening with English subtitles: Sun 10 Jul 2016, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to the film screening “Belle and Sébastien” (French, 2013, 104’).

Director: Nicolas Vanier

Casting: Félix Bossuet, Tchéky Karyo, Margaux Châtelier

Adapted from the famous French TV series, the film fascinates its audience with poetic shots of this wonderful friendship between a young boy and a dog.

Film synopsis:

“Belle and Sebastian” is directly adapted from the television series “Belle et Sébastien” 1965. “Belle and Sebastian” film is not the first adaptation of the story told by the creator of the television series, Cécile Aubry. Indeed, in parallel with the series, Aubry wrote a series of novels about its own universe in six volumes and a few years later, in 1981, the Japanese NHK has recovered the account in order to make an animated series 52 episodes: “Belle and Sebastian”. Set in France in 1943, the plot tells about a six-year-old boy and his dog looking to foil a Nazi effort to capture French Resistance fighters. The movie is directed by Nicolas Vanier – who is obsessed with the theme of snow and canine dogs. In this movie, the romance and poetic shots are meticulously made by the director fascinate audience, besides a moving friendship story.

“Our story takes place high up in the alps.

There where the snow is immaculate, where chamois chase marmots, where the summits touch the clouds.

High up in a peaceful village – until the day the Germans arrive.

It’s the story of a lonely boy and a wild dog.

The story of Sébastien who tames Belle.

It’s the adventure of an indestructible friendship.

It’s the extraordinary tale of a resourceful and appealing child in the middle of World War Two.

It’s the odyssey of a little boy searching for his mother, of an old man searching for his past, of a member of the Resistance searching for love, of a young woman looking for adventure, of a German lieutenant searching for forgiveness.

It’s the life of Belle and Sébastien.”

Language:

08 Jul: French with Vietnamese subtitles

10 Jul: French with English subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 50,000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40,000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Live Electronic Music Mutant Lounge

Fri 08 Jul 2016, 9 pm

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho

Mutant Lounge returns with more live performances from local and foreign electronic musicians.

Tickets 50,000 VND at the door — support live music!

Concert “Beethoven Cycle”

06 and 07 Jul 2016, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the concert “Beethoven Cycle” with the participation of VNSO.

VNSO will return to L’Espace stage with a new series devoted to Beethoven. The concert will start with Introduction & Rondo Capriccioso, Op. 28 by French composer Camille Saint-Saens, and end with Symphony No. 4 in B flat major, Op. 60, by Ludwig van Beethoven.

Conductor: Kim Xuan Hieu

Solo violist: Nguyen Cong Thang

Ticket

Ticket price: 170 000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace: 100 000 VND

Special price for students: 80 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Performance of French Opera “Carmen”

01 and 02 Jul 2016, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

“Carmen” is the most famous French opera in the world, if not the most played among all.

A steadfast and fiery woman, Carmen uses her charm to seduce Don José, a soldier garrisoned in Seville (Spain) and already engaged to Micaëla. When accused of provoking a fight in the tobacco factory where she works, Carmen is to be arrested by Don José himself. But the soldier, who has already fallen in love, will let the beauty flee and bitterly regret it.

It “Carmen” is a story of love, jealousy and freedom. “Carmen” is all about a strong woman’s will, her passion and her independence. Since women are the backbone of Vietnamese family and society, this opera couldn’t fit any better the Vietnamese audience.

It is the very first time the integral and original version of “Carmen” in its opera version will be played in Vietnam.

Tickets on sale at: Caravelle Saigon

+ Monday – Friday: 9h – 18h

+ Saturday: 9h – 12h

Information: carmen@lysevents.com – 09 32 01 54 54

Exhibition “Truc Chi – Listen To The River” with Workshop and Artist Talk

Opening: Fri 01 Jul 2016, 6 pm

Exhibition: 02 – 15 Jul 2016, 9 am – 7 pm

Artist Talk: Sat 02 Jul 2016, 7 pm

Workshop: Sat 02 Jul 2016, 10 am – 12 noon and 2 – 4 pm

Goethe Institut

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

The production of paper made from bamboo has a long tradition in some Asian countries, but the process is usually completed with the moulding of the paper. But this is just the beginning for Truc Chi – a new form of art: the artists of the group interact with the wet structure of the paper in the frame and use water pressure and other techniques to change the surface. In this way, unique images are created, which some artists further process through brush or collage techniques.

The person behind the new discovery of bamboo paper for Contemporary Art is artist Phan Hai Bang, who developed new techniques for the treatment of the material. In 2012, Phan Hai Bang, together with students of the Hue College of Arts formed the association Viet Nam Truc Chi Art (“Nghệ Thuật Trúc Chỉ Việt Nam”). The exhibition “Truc Chi – Listen To The River” presents bamboo paper artworks for the first time in the Goethe-Institut Hanoi from July 1-15, 2016.

As part of an artist talk on July 2, Phan Hai Bang and Dr. Nguyen Nghia Phuong of the Vietnam Fine Arts University will explain the new term “Trucchigraphy” (“Đồ Họa Trúc Chỉ”), show some examples and have a discussion with the audience.

Want to learn more and try out the techniques to process the bamboo paper yourself? Apply for our workshop on July 2 and a final workshop on July 14. The minimum age for participation is 14 years. The workshop is held in Vietnamese. Applications should be sent until June 28 to Mrs Tran Thanh Huong, info@hanoi.goethe.org.

Language: Vietnamese

Artist Talk with Phan Hai Bang (Truc Chi)

Sun 02 Jul 2016, 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

The founder of the Vietnamese bamboo paper art talks about traditional values in the context of contemporary art. Guest of honour is the associate professor of the Vietnam Fine Arts University, Dr Nguyen Nghia Phuong.

In line with the exhibition “Truc Chi – Listen To The River” we talk with the artist Phan Hai Bang about bamboo paper art. Phan Hai Bang developed this new form of art and in 2012 founded the artists association Truc Chi Art (“Nghệ Thuật Trúc Chỉ Việt Nam”) in Hue together with students of the Art Academy in Hue. Phan Hai Bang will explain the new term “Trucchigraphy” (“Đồ Họa Trúc Chỉ”) and show some examples.

Truc Chi combines the tradition of paper manufacturing with new techniques and creation processes. New values emerge from the old and the new and are discussed by Phan Hai Bang and Dr Nguyen Nghia Phuong, associate professor of the Vietnam Fine Arts University as well as with the audience.

The talk will be followed by three interactive workshops, instructed by artist Phan Hai Bang and other members of the group Vietnam Truc Chi Art in order to help audience get a deeper understanding about bamboo paper art.

Phan Hai Bang studied graphic arts in Hue and at the Hanoi University of Industrial Art. He completed his master’s degree in fine arts at Maha Sarakham, Thailand. Since 1996 he is an associate professor at the Art Academy Hue. His artworks have already been presented in numerous group and solo exhibitions. Truc Chi is his latest project which was shown 2015 in RedDoor in Ho Chi Minh City.

Free admission

Film Screening “OSS 117, Lost in Rio”

Film screening with Vietnamese subtitles: Fri 01 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Film screening with English subtitles: Sun 03 Jul 2016, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to film screening “OSS 117, Lost in Rio” (France, 2013, 113’) at L’Espace.

Director: Bertrand Tavernier

Casting: Thierry Lhermitte, Raphaël Personnaz, Niels Arestrup

French Oscar winner Jean Dujardin plays a hilarious secret agent in this James Bond parody.

Film synopsis:

Twelve years after his adventures in Cairo (OSS 117: Cairo, Nest of Spies), OSS 117 is back for another mission at the end of the world. Sent on the trail of a microfilm that could compromise the French government, France’s most famous secret agent must team up with the Mossad’s most attractive female lieutenant-colonel to capture a Nazi blackmailer. From Rio’s sunbaked beaches to the luxuriant Amazonian forests, it’s a new adventure that begins. No matter the dangers, no matter the challenges or risks, we can always count on Hubert Bonisseur de la Bath to come through unscathed.

Language:

On 01 Jul: French with Vietnamese subtitles

On 03 Jul: French with English subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 50,000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40,000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Workshop “Bamboo Paper Art”

Sat 02 Jul 2016, 10 am – 12 noon and 2 – 4 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

In line with the exhibition “Truc Chi – Listen To The River” at the Goethe-Institut Hanoi, artist Phan Hai Bang together with other members of the group Vietnam Truc Chi Art offers three workshops. A native of Hue, Phan Hai Bang has developed new techniques for the processing of bamboo paper and turned it into a form of art in itself.

During the workshop, the participants learn more about the new art form. Split in small groups, they will also get to try out the techniques to process the bamboo paper themselves. All material will be provided.

Date: 02.07.2016, 10 am -12 noon

Date: 02.07.2016, 2 pm – 4 pm

The first two workshops are independent of each other. Interested parties can thus take on either the 1st or the 2nd appointment. Participants are invited to develop further ideas after the workshop and submit them to Phan Hai Bang, which they can then implement in a final 3rd Workshop on July 14. The time will be announced, probably this workshop will take place in the afternoon.

The workshops will be held in Vietnamese and are addressed to all people who are interested in the new art from Hue. The minimum age for participation is 14 years.

The number of participants is limited to 20 people per workshop. Applications should be sent until 28.06.2016 per E-Mail to Mrs Tran Thanh Huong at: info@hanoi.goethe.org.

Phan Hải Bằng studied Graphic Arts in Hue and at the Hanoi University of Industrial Art. He completed his master’s degree in Fine Arts at Maha Sarakham, Thailand. Since 1996 he works as a lecturer at the Hue College of Arts. His works were presented in numerous group and solo exhibitions. TRUC CHI is his latest project, which he already exhibited in 2015 in the RedDoor in Ho-Chi-Minh-City.

Talk with Historian Liam Kelley: “The Alternative Origin Story”

Sun 03 Jul 2016, 2.30 – 6 pm

1st floor, Hanoi Creative City

01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

“The Alternative Origin Story: How a New Story about Vietnamese Origins Emerged in the 20th Century” – a talk with historian Liam Kelley.

Virtually every human society today has a story about where it came from, or what we can call an “origin story”. In the case of Vietnam, one could say that the story about  Thần Nông, Kinh Dương Vương, Lạc Long Quân and the Hùng Kings is a kind of origin story. However, there was a new origin story that emerged in the 20th century that  argued that the ancestors of the Vietnamese were agriculturalists (người nông nghiệp) who migrated into the region to get away from pastoralists (người du mục) to the  north. This talk will examine how and why this “alternative origin story” emerged in the 20th century.

The talk will be held in English with Vietnamese translation.

Liam Kelley is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He teaches about Southeast Asian history, and researches and writes about Vietnamese history. Recently he has been researching about the efforts to discover the origins of the Vietnamese by various people in modern times, from French scholars during the colonial period to various Vietnamese scholars in the post-colonial era.

Exhibition “Face” by Nguyen Cong Hoai

Exhibition: 29 Jun – 09 Jul 2016

Korean Cultural Centre

49 Nguyễn Du, Hà Nội

You are invited to the exhibition “Face” by Nguyen Cong Hoai, the first prize in the contest Young Korean Art under the eyes of Vietnamese artists. The exhibition will feature 15 oil paintings on canvas themed on “Face”.

Free entry

Exhibition of Young Artist Club Hanoi

Opening: Mon 27 Jun 2016, 5 pm

Exhibition: 27 Jun – 04 Jul 2016

Exhibition house 16 Ngo Quyen, Ha Noi

You are invited to the YOUNG ARTIST CLUB Exhibition – the periodical exhibition held in March and June every year.

There are two phases of the exhibition, each of which lasts for one week. Phase 1 – paintings exhibition, opened at 5pm on 27 Jun. Phase 2 will take place one week later in early Jul.

Phase 1 is the experimental paintings exhibition. The painters do what they want, from installation, performance, to painting and sculpture. This is an opportunity for young artists to express themselves easily, to explore and try new ideas.

Phase 2, taking place one week later, is the sculpture exhibition “Pink Things” with all sculptures in pink, with no limitations on materials and sizes.

Film Screening “Les Nouvelles Aventures d’Aladin”

Sun 03 Jul 2016, 4 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to film screening “Les Nouvelles Aventures d’Aladin” at L’Espace.

Director: Arthur Benzaquen

Cast: Kev Adams, Jean-Paul Rouve, Eric Judor, Michel Blanc, Vanessa Guide, Audrey Lamy, William Lebghil et Nader Boussandel

This amusing French blockbuster should please everyone willing to have fun watching fights, danses, songs and a lot of irreverent teasing!

Film synopsis:

On Christmas Eve, Sam and his best friend Khalid dress up as Father Christmas so that they can steal everything they can from Galeries Lafayette. But Sam is rapidly trapped by some children and must tell them a story… the story of Aladdin… well, at least, his version. As Aladdin, Sam then begins a journey to the heart of Bagdad, a city with a thousand and one riches. Alas, folklore masks the reality of a population subjected to the tyranny of a terrible Vizir known for his ferociousness and his dubious breath. Can Aladdin, the young thief aided by his Genie, thwart the Vizir’s diabolical plans, save Khalid and win the heart of Princess Shallia?

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 50,000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40,000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

HN & HCMC – Screening “Eileen Gray – Invitation to a Voyage”

Sat 02 Jul 2016, 3 pm

Hanoi: Heritage Space

1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza

6 Nguyen Hoang (for car) | 28 Tran Binh (for bike), My Dinh 2, Hanoi

HCMC: Salon Ca phe thu bay

19B Pham Ngoc Thach, Ward 6, Dist 3, HCMC

Following the movement “Modern Architecture”, Architecture Movies Club will feature a female architect cum furniture designer: Eileen Gray (1878- 1976). The selection of the female architects for the upcoming screening will give us a wider view about a seemingly male-dominated occupation.

Program:

. 14h30 – 15h00: Meeting

. 15h00 – 16h30: Film screening

. 16h30 – 17h00: Discussion

Vietnamese subtitles

Free entry

Knowledge Exchange Seminar – “Skylines with Flying People 3”: A Dialogue between Liam Kelley and Appendix Group

Sun 10 Jul 2016, 4.30 – 7 pm

Nha San Collective

15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

“Skylines with Flying People 3” expands the artistic territory to the field of social sciences and humanities. Organized within the scope of “SWFP 3”, Knowledge exchange seminars aim to increase awareness of a contemporary Vietnam and to promote dialogues and collaborations amongst different fields and communities, so as to generate new knowledge as well as diverse and creative initiatives.

Each seminar follows subject matters that are relevant to the 12 sub-projects within “Skylines with Flying People 3”, with discussions conducted by an artist and an expert in another discipline such as history, archeology, sociology, etc. Knowledge exchange seminars will be held from March 2016 to December 2016 at different venues in Hanoi.

The second seminar will be the presentation and discussion between Liam Kelley, historian, associate professor at the University of Hawaii at Manoa and Appendix group, participating artist of “Skylines with Flying People 3”.

The seminar will be held in English and Vietnamese.

Moderator: Bui Kim Dinh

* Appendix Group – “Reunion Journey 1”

Appendix will introduce their performance art project which took place in December 2015. Their project explores a predetermined agenda that involves various confrontations with the complex history through the journey from Hanoi to Ho Chi Minh City on the train known as Thống Nhất; with each member of the group carrying different allegorical objects of personal importance to them.

* Historian Liam Kelley – “Visualizing Vietnam: From the Past to the Present”

If you take the Thống Nhất train from Hanoi to Saigon/HCMC (or from Saigon/HCMC to Hanoi), you can literally “see” Vietnam, and this can help you “visualize” (in your mind) the country. Similarly, if you look at a map you can also “visualize” Vietnam. However, trains and the type of maps that we are familiar with today are both “modern.” They were both introduced into Vietnam in the late nineteenth century.

So what did Vietnam “look like” before that time? How did people “see” or “visualize” (in their minds) Vietnam prior to the late nineteenth century? What effects did new ways of visualizing the land bring? This is the topic that this talk will cover. In the process, it will introduce some of the ways that scholars have talked about this issue of “visualizing” a nation.

The Appendix, founded in 2010 by six artists, is an active performance art group with four core members: Vũ Đức Toàn, Nguyễn Huy An, Nguyễn Song, Ngô Thành Bắc. In the usual office attires of black slacks and white shirts, they perform repetitive, programmed actions or movements over the course of several hours, utilising everyday objects as props. Appendix creates slowed down portraits of our rapidly changing, and increasingly difficult to define society. Their complex group performances allow the audience to quiet down and slow down to their pace, and to carefully consider the forces – the violence, values and traditions at work beneath supposed standardization and monotony. Appendix participated in various local and international events including international performance art festivals in Korea, Singapore and “Skylines with Flying People 2” in Hanoi.

Liam Kelley is an Associate Professor of History at the University of Hawaii at Manoa. He teaches about Southeast Asian history, and researches and writes about Vietnamese history. Recently he has been researching about the efforts to discover the origins of the Vietnamese by various people in modern times, from French scholars during the colonial period to various Vietnamese scholars in the post-colonial era. He is also the co-founder of Engaging With Vietnam Conference Series since 2010.

Film Screening “Almost Famous”

Fri 08 Jul 2016, 7 pm

TPD

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

In the 3rd week of Journey film month, you are invited to the film screening “Almost Famous” directed by Cameron Crowe.

ALMOST FAMOUS is a 2000 American drama film written and directed by Cameron Crowe, and starring Billy Crudup, Kate Hudson and Patrick Fugit. The film is semi-autobiographical, as Crowe himself was a teenage writer for Rolling Stone. The film is based on Crowe’s experiences touring with rock bands Poco, The Allman Brothers Band, Led Zeppelin, the Eagles, and Lynyrd Skynyrd.

It received four Oscar nominations, one of which led to an award to Crowe for his screenplay. It was also awarded the 2001 Grammy Award for Best Compilation Soundtrack Album for a Motion Picture, Television or Other Visual Media. Roger Ebert hailed it the best film of the year, and also the 9th best film of the 2000s. It also won two Golden Globes, for Best Picture and Kate Hudson won Best Supporting Actress. [ Wikipedia ]

Original language with Vietnamese subtitles.

Rate: 16+.

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

Exhibition “Who Am I” by Nguyen Minh Chau

Opening: Sun 10 Jul 2016, 6 pm

Exhibition: 11 Jul – 10 Sep 2016, 8 am – 6.30 pm

Toong Co-working Space

3rd, 08 Trang Thi, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

“Who Am I” is the first solo exhibition of artist Nguyen Minh Chau, and it is also an important milestone marked the full bloom of the artist during his career. This exhibition includes 19 works with different themes.

Nguyen Minh Chau’s works is derived his inspiration from the most trivial things in daily life such as love, working and survival. The artist has a very individual and unique way of looking at the world, paired with an intelligent and flexible aesthetic sensibility. As such, the exhibition will encourage visitors to look deeper into his personal vision of the world through his works. Above all, Nguyen Minh Chau wants to use the flaws inside him to discover the beauty outside of the world, which are represented by his masterpieces. It has turned the author to a brighter space, beautiful, and bigger than what we have lived, and have loved.

Film Screening “Kerity la maison des contes”

Sun 10 Jul 2016, 4 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Come to the film screening “Kerity la maison des contes” at L’Espace.

Director: Marc Boreal, Thibaut Chatel

Casting: Marc Lavoine, Julie Depardieu, Tom Trouffier

The beautiful hand-drawn artistry of the film and the beguiling story will enchant every member of the family.

Film synopsis:

“Kerity, la maison des contes” is the Franco-Italian animation. The plot follows a boy who must find a way to confront the evil witch in order to save the favorite characters in the books on the bookshelves at his home. The characters are all from famous books as – Little Red Riding Hood, Alice of wonderland, a wooden boy Picocchio, and Puss In Boots. This animation is the third feature by director Dominique Monfery – the French filmmaker who grew up after more than 10 years working with Walt Disney animation studios in the 1990s. The animation was launched at the Rome Film Festival and won special recognition at the 2010 Annecy International Animated Film Festival. The film attracts kids by beautiful drawings and excellent adventure story.

Language: French with Vietnamese subtitles

Tickets

Ticket price: 50,000 VND

Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40,000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Hang Drum Performance with Marco Selvaggio

Sat 09 Jul 2016, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

He plays the hang drum and he’s one of the best in the world.

International press call him the “hang maestro”, “the enchanter” and “sound hunter”. He’s played everything from festivals, clubs and theatres from Hungary to Lebanon.

Come sit on a couch in our beautiful 100 year old house and listen to a world-class musician in an intimate setting. We’ve got craft beer, wine, interesting and imaginative house cocktails and healthy drinks to keep you wet. Come early to make a night of it – we’re a full table-service restaurant with lots of yummy options.

Dreamy, melodic, instrumental soundscapes in a cozy candle-filled room… yep – that’s a good night out!

Tickets: 100,000 VND @ the door