Trinh Cong Son Music night “Vẫn có em bên đời”

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Yabai Teabar

No 1 Luong Yen Str, Hanoi

You are invited to Trinh Cong Son music night “Vẫn có em bên đời” (Stay with me always) with the participation of singer Ha Anh and guests. The special concert will feature famous love songs written by Trinh Cong Son.

Free entry. Hotline for booking table: 09 77 90 69 90

Artist Talk with Mat Logan

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 2 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Manzi is pleased to host an artist talk with Mat Logan (b. 1990, Nelson, New Zealand)

After graduating from the University of Canterbury, School of Fine Arts in 2012 majoring in sculpture, Mat has exhibited in a variety of public and artist-run art spaces. He was an artist-in-residence at the Taipei Artist Village, Taiwan, in 2013.

Mat uses found and altered objects to describe facets of the cultures and places he encounters. Often using a small number of elements, his works have a touch of playfulness and lightness, regularly accompanied by an edge of melancholy or tension.

Since early September this year Mat has been participating in a three month artist residency in Vietnam, with the support of the Asia New Zealand Foundation. He spent the first nine weeks at San-Art in Ho Chi Minh City, and is now being hosted by Manzi for the remainder of his time in Vietnam.

During his time in Ho Chi Minh City, Mat – along with Tran Minh Duc and Dao Tung – initiated the group exhibition “Howdy Cowboy” at DIA Projects. “Howdy Cowboy” collides fragments of historical events, personal experiences and contemporary Vietnamese narratives to create an engaged installation of objects and video. “Howdy Cowboy” will travel to New Zealand in February 2016 for showcase during the Wellington International Festival of the Arts.

Free entrance.

Special Jazz Concert with Nichapa Quintet & Friends

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Don’s- A Chef’s Bistro Hanoi

16 Quảng An, Tây Hồ, Hà Nội

This is a special jazz concert featuring renowned Vietnamese and Thai musicians to celebrate the birthday of King Bhumibol Adulyadej of Thailand (December 5).

The show features top-notch musicians from Thailand such as Nichapa Jittaleela (piano and vocal), Pisut Pratheepasane (saxophone), Arnupap Kammar (drums), Suppanad Jittaleela (vocal) and Vietnam, Dao Minh Pha (bass).

Nichapa Jittaleela who graduated from SCA Siam University Faculty of Music was the first Thai jazz female artist to perform in many jazz festivals and concerts with her own band in Thailand and across the world. This show in Hanoi at Don’s features some of her own compositions and famous jazz standards.

Pisut Prateeprasane is a leading Thai saxophonist from the faculty of music at Silpakorn University. He is also member of a very popular Thai band called T-bone. He has performed at many music festivals across the world, including Glastonbury festival, the world’s largest music festival held in the United Kingdom and given concerts with world-class jazz musicians.

Arnupap Kammar is a prominent Thai drummer from the music faculty at the conservatory of music, Rangsit University. He has performed at many jazz concerts with top Thai and Asian jazz artists.

Suppanad Jittaleela is a famous Thai movie actress–singer-DJ who rose to fame after starring in the movie “Yes or No” (2010). She has many Asian fans, including those from Vietnam as well.

Free entrance.

Talkshow “Each person is an island”

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 3 pm – 9 pm

Heritage Space

Dolphin Plaza, 28 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi

You are invited to the talk themed on “Each person is an island” with Thierry Fontaine and the screening of “Black Sun” by young artist Truong Que Chi. The event is part of the Art Practice Month based on the project “The Brown Movement” by artist Tran Trong Vu – a major contemporary art exchange program between Vietnamese and local artists in residence.

Agenda:

–  3 – 6 pm: Artist Thierry Fontaine discusses the topic “Each person is an island” with artist Tran Trong Vu, Dinh Quan, director Thanh Loc… and other artists.

– 4 – 4.30 pm: Tea party.

– 4.30 – 9 pm: Screening of “BLACK SUN” and talk with Truong Que Chi, painter and Dinh Quan and director Thanh Loc.

Free entrance.

Music Night with The Mukang Fields and Tomes

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 9 pm

ATK

73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi

Jazz groove duo THE MUKANG FIELDS make their return to Hanoi in support of their upcoming album, joined by Melbourne underground electronica guru tomes for a night of cutting edge astral vibes.

The Mukang Fields is William Badger and Luke DallaGrana. Blending live sax, wailing synth drones and crunchy beats into a free-form space-jazz excursion, the Mukang Fields expand minds and shake dance floors in equal measure.

tomes is tobias paramore, australian born producer of dark, electronic grooves. toting an MPC and a stack of cassettes; patching in tape delays and gritty bass lines; wrangling soul loops and tape cuts into rhythmic saunas. tomes weaves a serious and soulful blend of stolen breaks, fuzzy samples, sizzling digital synthesis, and rolling rhythmic percussive glitches.

Free entry.

Korea – Vietnam Food and Culture Festival

28 and 29 Nov 2015, 10 am – 10 pm

My Dinh stadium, Hanoi

The best Korea – Vietnam food and cultural festival in Hanoi ever with an attractive music performance!

Main activities:

– Enjoy the unique culinary of Vietnam-Korea as Tteokbokki, gimbap, kimchi, bun cha, pho (noodle), spring role made by Vietnam – Korea family organization.

– Guide to cook Vietnam – Korea dishes

– Play traditional games

– Join talent show

– Lucky draw

Free ticket:

– Time: 9:30 am Wed 25 Nov ~ Fri 27 Nov (during working hour of Korean Cultural Center)

– Location: Front Desk, 1st Floor, Korean Cultural Center, 49 Nguyen Du

– Who: Member of Korean Cultural Center or people who love Korean culture and cuisine

– Bring membership card or ID card to get tickets

– 1 ticket/person.

– Due to the limited number of tickets, first come first served.

For more information, please contact 043 944 5980 (~1).

HIWC’s 24th Annual Charity Bazaar is Coming So Soon!

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 10 am – 4 pm

St Paul American School

Splendora, Hoai Duc, Hanoi

The Hanoi community’s event of the year. It’s a family fun day out, an end-of-year celebration and a Christmas shopping opportunity all rolled into one and it aims to raise funds for women’s and children’s health, education and community projects in Vietnam. (Read more about the event in 2013 and 2014).

This year’s event will be held at St Paul American School – Splendora City, Hoai Duc (My Dinh area) on Saturday 28 November, 10am – 4pm. Tickets are available in stores all over Hanoi and online at ticketbox.

There will be plenty to entertain the kids from bouncy castles to Brazilian football, music, ice cream and popcorn. Delicious international food will be available from the more than 45 countries and communities taking part – beer, frites and chocolate from Belgium, Biryani, Chicken Butter Masala and Naan from India, sausage from Germany, Satay from Indonesia and Sushi from Japan, among many other tasty dishes.

Goods and services will be on sale from nearly 60 commercial companies – everything from handicrafts, clothes, bags and jewellery to Christmas goods, plus vouchers for hotel stays, spas and travel.

There will also be a “Silent Auction” where you can bid for business class flights on Vietnam Airlines and China Airlines, seats on the seaplane to Halong Bay, luxury accommodation at Six Senses Resorts in Con Dao and Ninh Vinh or a night in the Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi Legendary Suite, a wedding photo shoot, works of art, cashmere clothing, champagne and golf fees!

Over 50 local charities and social enterprises working in the fields of women’s and children’s protection, health and education, vocational training and wildlife preservation will take part to raise funds and raise awareness. Charities working on disability issue are strongly present this year including the Vietnam Association of Invalid and Disabilities Enterprises as they prepare for the UN International Day for People with Disabilities on 3 December. Miss Nguyen Thi Thu Thuong, winner of HIWC’s Vision Award for Inspiring Women will also be present as a guest of honour of the HIWC President.

Talented youngsters of various nationalities will be taking part in “HIWC’s Got Talent” in the morning. In the afternoon, there will be music and dance on the Bazaar Main Stage starring Yury RockIt, Hanoi Brass Band, Apaxionado and The Electric Yard Dogs.

BACKGROUND

HIWC is an informal and voluntary women’s non-profit group founded in 1986. The group has over 450 members from 67 different countries. HIWC aims to support, empower and enrich the experience of its members and give back to society through its charitable activities. Since 2005 HIWC has raised over US$1 million for women and children’s health, community and education charities in Vietnam. The Bazaar is backed by the diplomatic and international community in Hanoi, over 50 charitable organisations, over 15 international and local schools and more than 60 local and international businesses.

New Soul Concert 2015

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 7.30 pm

Concert Hall

Vietnam National Academy of Music

77 Hao Nam Str., Dong Da Distr., Ha Noi

Piano is one of the world’s most favorite instruments and becoming more and more popular in Vietnam. Apart from many children who enjoy learning to play the piano, there are many others who have no idea about the instrument and feel reluctant to learn to play it.

NEW SOUL CONCERT 2015 is a piano concert with the participation of children from 4-18 years old with famous compositions and excerpts from popular works. This is a great opportunity not to be missed for piano lovers as well as children who are, and are going to, learn to play the piano!

Free entrance.

Film Screening “Ma Maman est en Amérique et Elle a Rencontrée Buffalo Bill”

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 4 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the animation screening “My Mommy Is in America and She Met Buffalo Bill” (France, 2013, 75 mins).

– Director: Marc Boreal, Thibaut Chatel

– Cast: Marc Lavoine, Julie Depardieu, Tom Trouffier.

The story about Jean – a 6-year-old boy who always wonders why his mother is away on a long trip. And Jean starts to investigate by himself!

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: 50 000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Short documentary screening by TPD

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the short documentary screening by TPD (Vietnam, 90 mins, 2014-2015) at L’Espace.

Director: WAFM – Students from class “We are filmmakers”

Cast: several

As the first project of amateur filmmakers, each of short documentary series tells a familiar story about the normal life around the student. It could be a story about a kid neighbor always being scolded, or the love story of a couple, or a simple conversation in a family whose daughter decided not to get married. Each funny short story, with realistic images, showcases the problems of real life today in Vietnam.

Language: Vietnamese with English subtitles

Tickets:

Ticket price: 40 000 VND

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Performance of Contemporary Arts Project “MỘC NHÂN – The Human Tree”

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 7 – 9.30 pm

Dao Anh Khanh Studio

No 7 Lane 462 Ngoc Thuy, Long Bien, Hanoi

Kinergie Studio and Venture North Productions proudly present to the audience in Hanoi the contemporary arts project “MỘC NHÂN – The Human Tree”.

As a blend of site-specific contemporary dance performance and ambient/experimental music, “MỘC NHÂN – The Human Tree” is a conversation between humans and Mother Nature, among individuals; a quest for connectedness and power of love. In the world premiere at QUEST FESTIVAL 2015, “MỘC NHÂN – The Human Tree” enchanted the audience with its raw beauty.

“MỘC NHÂN – The Human Tree” is a collaboration project between the renowned Vietnamese choreographer Do Hoang Thi Ngoc, dancers from Kinergie Studio and the experimental musician Dan Henneberry and friend (Lark Minkous).

The well-known Vietnamese performance artist Đào Anh Khánh and his friends will also present their work as part of the show.

Ticket (purchase at door): 50,000 VND.

Art Film Screening “Yayoi Kusama: I Love ME”

Fri 27 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Blossom Art House

94B Tran Hung Dao, Hanoi

Come to the screening of “Yayoi Kusama: I Love ME”, an art documentary by Takako Matsumoto.

“Yayoi Kusama: I Love ME” features the avant-garde artist Yayoi Kusama, a polka-dot loving artist recognized throughout the international art world. This documentary captures her complete creative process and one can witness the essence of her art as it wells up in the conflict between life, death, and love.

Enter Kusama’s world with never a dull moment!

Duration: 102 minutes

Language: Japanese with English subtitles

*A donation of 50k is suggested.   

Fine Arts exhibition “Meeting”

Opening: Thu 26 Nov 2015, 5 pm

Exhibition: 26 – 30 Nov 2015

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi

You are invited to the Fine arts exhibition “Meeting” which features about 30 acrylic and oil paintings on canvas by 5 artists Tao Linh, Tao Huong, Nguyen Qui Kien Henri, Hoang Tran Hai Yen and Tran Ngoc Bay.

Using different styles and visual languages, they want to create a colorful visual feast: Tao Linh – abstract expressionism, in contrast with Nguyen Quy Kien – impressive classics; Hoang Tran Hai Yen and Nguyen Ngoc Bay – pop art, besides Tao Huong – super-realistic and co-existence style.

Live Indie Pop/Rock with Jess Kuepfer

Fri 27 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Music which draws upon baroque and romantic era’s sounds with a hand-crafted indie-pop/rock sensibility! A piano, an electric guitar and a voice from the top shelf right next to the Glenmorangie. Think Regina Spektor meets a tempest in an artist’s cave and you’ve got her sound.

Jess Kuepfer is a musician from Southern Ontario, classically trained and inspired. Her partner Aaron Pardy will be accompanying her on his electric guitar.

And of course, see you here!!

Tickets: 100,000 VND at the door

Luala Concert 2015

Every Sunday afternoon: 3 – 5 pm

61 Ly Thai To, Hanoi

After a year of absence, LUALA concert will come back with excellent performances.

LUALA concert 2015 will introduce Hanoi Chamber Orchestra with young and experienced artists beside pianist Ngo Phuong Vi, oboist Nguyen Hoang Tung, opera singer Vo Hong Quan, pianist Boomi Jang from the Republic of Korea, and Japanese harpist Aya Matsumoto.

Schedule of LUALA Concert Fall-Winter 2015:

– Week 1: 15 Nov – attractive valse compositions by J. Strauss, with the participation of pianist Boomi Jang (Korea)

– Week 2: 22 Nov – classical symphony by famous composers all around the world

– Week 3: 29 Nov – with young talent Ngo Phuong Vi and the orchestra

– Week 4: 6 Dec – “Peter and the Wolf” by Sergey Prokofiev for children with opera singer Vo Hong Quan and the orchestra

– Week 5: The closing ceremony with the performance of Japanese harpist Aya Matsumoto

All concerts are open to the public.

Art Exhibition “Nesting” by Nguyen Thuy Trang

Exhibition: 22 Nov – 31 Dec 2015

Toong Co-working Space

3rd, 08 Trang Thi, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Art exhibition “Nesting” by artist Nguyen Thuy Trang includes 10 artworks inspired by the honeycomb. Trang uses special material of honeycomb as inspiration for creating all artworks in the exhibition.

The artworks used soft materials such as paper, wind paper, fluorspar paper, embroidery, hemp and unique weaving technique to show the true meaning of “Nesting”. Moreover, she uses technology in some artworks to harness the diversity and transformation of the material surface when combined with motion elements. This is her way of turning a static object to active.

Visual artist Nguyen Thuy Trang: apart from creative work, she is also the director of Ti Toay Atelier. Nguyen Thuy Trang graduated from the Bachelor of Art, Vietnam University of Fine Arts in 2009. She later studied Art – Media and Textile Art at the University of Angers, France. Her works have been exhibited in many countries famous for art, such as France, Italy, Spain. In 2014 she held Carnevale Di Venezia exhibition inspired by the masks of Venice – Italy.   

Premiere of “The Fisherman and His Wife” adapted by Einar Schleef

Opening night: Sat 28 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Further performance: Sun 29 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi

After last year’s successful cooperation, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi, the Youth Theatre Hanoi and the tjg. theater junge generation from Dresden will present a new, joint theatre project this year. The play will be the popular fairytale “The Fisherman and His Wife” in the act version by Einar Schleef, again under the guidance of German director Dominik Günther. In this theatre production for children, Vietnamese and German culture will meet and interact with the story in a playful and creative way.

The co-production will be put on stage with three different casts: In Vietnam, the performances will be in Vietnamese, but will also incorporate German children and their language via integrated video clips. In Germany, the theatre play will be put on stage in German language, for children over six years. As a special highlight, “The Fisherman and His Wife” will be performed in a German-Vietnamese version in April 2016 in Dresden, with Vietnamese actors and German puppeteers.

“The Fisherman and His Wife” is a popular fairytale in both Vietnam and Germany, dealing with greed and illustrating worldly wisdom. Einar Schleef’s act version of this classical fairytale tells the story of a fisherman who lives in a small cottage, together with his wife Ilsebill. He is quite satisfied with their simple life, but his wife is not. One day, the fisherman catches a flounder, which implores the fisherman to give him his life, for he is really a bewitched prince. When Ilsebill hears of this, she is shocked her husband did not ask the prince for a wish to be granted in return for his life. Contrary to her husband, Ilsebill has an indefinite list of wishes. She pushes her husband to call the flounder again, and behold: The magical fish grants her wish for a real house. But Ilsebill does not settle for a house – a palace she must have, she wants to be Queen, then Empress, ruler of the world! With every wish, the sea gets rougher, and in the end everything is back like it used to be…

Dominik Günther, born 1973 in Bonn, studied Social Sciences and German philology with a focus on Dramatics at the University of Bielefeld. After making first experiences as assistant director at various theatres, he has been working as freelance director since 2005, among others at the Thalia Theater Hamburg, the Deutsches Theater Berlin and the tjg. theater junge generation Dresden. At the Thalia Theater Hamburg, he led several theatre projects with adolescents. Next to that, he also founded the Neandertal Theater Hamburg, he sings and writes for the musical cabaret group Nik Neandertal, and has already received several nominations and awards for his stage productions. In the autumn of 2014, he directed “The Caucasian Chalk Circle” by Bertholt Brecht in Vietnam, on behalf of the Goethe-Institut Vietnam.

Language: Vietnamese

Free tickets available from Monday, 23 November, 9 am at:

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

– Youth Theatre Hanoi, 11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi

Arts Exhibition and Auction “Lang’s House – Dream of Rebirth”

Opening: Mon 23 Nov 2015, 2 pm

Talkshow with Phan Cam Thuong and Thanh Chuong: Artworks introduction: Tue 24 Nov 2015, 9 am

Exhibition: 23 – 25 Nov 2015

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi

Lang’s house – Dream of Rebirth is a crowd-funding campaign to rebuild the ancient Lang house, the unique house of the Muong’s Land Lord in Hoa Binh, Vietnam. The

house was burned down by tourists at the end of 2013.

Until now, there have been big concerns over the fire on 24 October 2013 at The Muong’s Cultural Museum. It was careless of a tourist group to ignite the flame, destroyed

an over-100-year-old Lang house, and hundreds of antiquities. To those who have spent a lot of time and effort establishing and managing the museum, it is such a huge

loss. The destroyed area of Lang house had remained intact for investigation and evaluation of damage until one day when the authority informed that they would temporarily

stop investigating the case. During that time, we were awaiting for support and assistance from local authorities and culture departments in restoring the damaged parts.

One year after the fire, considerable effort and work has being put in. Looking at the ashes, and charred remains, we, who built and took care of the museum, was strongly

driven with new inspiration and design. We decided that we would continue to tell a story about the new journey of Lang House: a story of a rebirth. Thanks to the data &

blueprints kept in the museum, and the sharing of some Muong workers installing Lang House in 2007, we will be able to restore the house with all original with some

remained poles and wooden floor.

We can almost see the dream that we are dreaming. Our artists and friends are eagerly preparing for some arts events, which are going to take place in Hanoi from

beginning of 2015. The events, along with a series of activities related to ticket selling, fundraising auction, seminars, and open calls in social media are within the

contribution plan. Ideas are given, and then implemented by our beloved artists.

It is a Fashion, Painting and Installation exhibition will be held at Module 7 art space, Hanoi, at the beginning of May 2015.

It is a Photography exhibition of an artist group at Vietnam Fine Arts Museum in June 2015.

It is a big Art Exhibition and Auction of more than 80 works by 50 artists in Vietnam at the end of 2015.

Moreover, for raising voice and hands from society, we are holding an online crowd-funding on the official pages of the Muong’s Cultural Museum.

All artworks by artists contributed into the fund for rebuilding the Lang’s house will be displayed in this exhibition. These are valuable contributions by artist’s creations and

labors, for a dream to rebuild a cultural heritage. We truly appreciate these kindness and supports. To be honest, the restoration of Lang House aims at not only the

museum and those being there, but also the public. Voice could be raised, and confidence could be added to preserve and promote the values of our national culture.   

Exhibition “Bất – Phân – Thân”

Opening: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Artist talk: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 4 pm   

Nha San COLLECTIVE

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

Nha San Collective is delighted to invite you to the exhibition “BẤT-PHÂN-THÂN”, open call exhibition introducing 3 young artists: Phi Long – Ngô Đình Bảo Châu – Thành Vinh.

Phi Long has a way of presenting that are both varied and complex for simple materials, which he found at Bien Hung lake (near Bien Hoa, Dong Nai) including almost nothing but land, mud and water. They will be packaged and will once again be transformed in the exhibition space. What can identify them if not their backgrounds and origins?

Ngo Dinh Bao Chau will show us that she can at least make us interested twice in her presence this time. A series of watercolor paintings on paper with simple beauty and a little bit of defiance exuded from the surface… They will be once again manipulated manually by the artist to create different perspectives.

Thanh Vinh knows how to methodical implement his ideas from simple thoughts. Everything is moderated and strategic. And we look forward to how the artist resolves his methods in a familiar and conditional space, with canvas, easels and paints…

About the artists:

Phi Long was born in 1988 in Hue. He is currently a visual artist based in HCMC, Vietnam. Phi Long graduated in interior design at Hue Fine Art University in 2012, and then participated and became a member of residency NAME Art Center in Hanoi, Vietnam. In 2013 he was resident artist at Sàn Art Laboratory, HCMC, Vietnam. Long’s practices are among painting, land art, photography, set design, conceptual object, short stories and short ideas for books. Currently, Long is focusing on the research of nature and tropical cultural space, simultaneously learning different ideology schools from the West and the East, to construct his artworks at the moment and in the future.

Ngo Dinh Bao Chau graduated from Ho Chi Minh City University of Fine Arts in 2010, majored in Lacquer. Chau is currently a visual artist and a freelancer visualiser based in Ho Chi Minh City. Until now she’s had a solo exhibition in Sanart Project of Sàn art, and participated in many group exhibitions like Metahouse’s Pharmacide project – Cambodia, National exhibition of fine arts, National Youth exhibition, Youth exhibitions in Saigon, as well as taken part in artist residency programs 943 Studio in Kunming, China 2010 and Laboratory Sàn art in 2012.

Thanh Vinh is a multimedia artist who frequently combines a variety of media in his practice such as: painting, printmaking, animation, artist book, installation and performance. His work often explores the limitations of the traditional technique to find new possibilities in contemporary art representation.

Born in 1988 in Hanoi, Vietnam, Thanh Vinh defined himself as the youngest generation of Vietnamese artist who reflect his national’s phenomena, like the political and cultural history within the context of globalization.

“ I often see cliché Romanticism images of our generation. They are facing with ambiguity between traditional culture and mass media influences or globalization that rapidly changes. How to identify yourself? Where is the Vietnamese identity? Is that already blurred or still exists somewhere underneath? What is the value of the individual in contemporary life?”.

Live Folk and Roots with Baptiste Daleman

Sat 21 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Social Club

6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi

Baptiste Daleman – when iconic band The Doors reunited and toured the world, he opened for them in Paris. When John Butler tours, this is the guy who they look for. His name is Baptiste Daleman. He’s in Hanoi for a few days. He’s playing one, single, solitary, show. And it’s at The Hanoi Social Club this Saturday.

An acoustic guitar accompanied by his vocal vibrations. This is the gig of the weekend. See you there!

He’ll be singing in English and French.

Tickets: 100,000 VND the door

Film Screening “Timbuktu”

Fri 27 Nov 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

You are invited to the film screening “Timbuktu” (France, 2014, 97 mins).

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako

Cast: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki

Produced in 2014, the film is a gem created from the cruel reality of a black continent under the harsh Islamic regime.

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: 50 000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Film Screening “La Prophétie Des Grenouilles”

Sun 22 Nov 2015, 4 pm

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Raining Cats and Frogs” (France, 2003, 90 mins).

Director: Jacques-Rémy Girerd

Cast: Michel Piccoli, Anouk Grinberg, Annie Girardot

A funny and sensitive variation tells the famous legends of cataclysm Noah under the perspective of adorable frogs!

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: 50 000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Round-table discussion: 3 short stories by Flaubert

Wed 25 Nov 2015, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the round table discussion about the collection of 3 short stories by Flaubert with the participation of professor and translator Le Hong Sam, Phung Ngoc Kien.

When mentioning Flaubert, Vietnamese readers immediately think of the famous “Madame Bovary” but forget his series of three short stories entitled “Three Tales”, in which only “A simple heart” was translated into Vietnamese by Le Hong Sam and published with others in a short story collection. The other two finally have just been translated by Phung Ngoc Kien and published by Nha Nam. The presentation of the Vietnamese edition is a good starting point to get to know and discuss these amazing short stories of French classical literature.

Language: Vietnamese

Free entry.

Painting exhibition by painter Xuan Phuc

Exhibition: 10 – 21 Nov 2015

2nd floor, Exhibition Hall 16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi

You are invited to the painting exhibition by artist Xuan Phuc.

“For many years, by magazines and public media, Xuan Phuc is well known as an artist who specializes in Great Leader portrait…

However, such paintings displayed in this exhibition surprise us somehow when we realize other characteristics of Xuan Phuc artist of surrealism, a drawling artistic trend, of incessant concern and meditation of ups and downs of life, or of experiences and rule-breaking beyond himself”.

Choir Concert “Sing for Joy”

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 7.30 pm

Hanoi Opera House

1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

So as to widely introduce the art form of choir and its social effect to Music lovers, concert “Vui ca – Sing for Joy” will take place at Hanoi Grand Opera House, 19h30 on Saturday, 28/11/2015. The concert will include performances by the experienced choirs, such as: International Choir, Hanoi Freude Choir, Hanoi Korean Woman’s Choir, Youth Choral of Vietnam,… Especially, we proudly present Conductor Koo Chun from the National Chorus of Korea.

With the message: “Vẻ đẹp đến từ sự Hòa hợp – Beauty through Harmony”, concert “Vui ca – Sing for Joy” will show you the beauty of music, in which the harmony is created by different notes, different instruments and voices in an orchestra and choir. Likewise, the beauty of life can be shown by the harmony with oneself, which is the ability to love, listen and respect. Looking further, it is the harmony between two people, between an individual and the world, the nature, the society and culture.

Concert “Vui ca – Sing for Joy” is a fundraising program. All the profit will be used to cover the project expense of Miracle Choir & Orchestra in the future.

TICKETS

(Ticket for adults and children over 8 years old)

– Class 1: 500.000VND

– Class 2: 350.000VND

– Class 3: 200.000VND

– Early Birds: 150.000VND

View seat map

For free delivery:

01684722296 (Ms. Hương)

0912958806 (Ms. Phương Anh)

Exhibition “Bất – Phân – Thân”

Opening: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Artist talk: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 4 pm

Nha San COLLECTIVE

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

Come to open call exhibition introducing 3 young artists: Phi Long – Ngô Đình Bảo Châu – Thành Vinh.

Phi Long has a way of presenting that are both varied and complex for simple materials which he found at Bien Hung lake (near Bien Hoa, Dong Nai) including almost nothing but land, mud and water. They will be packaged and will once again be transformed in the exhibition space. What can identify them if not their backgrounds and origins?

Ngo Dinh Bao Chau will show us that she can at least make us interested twice in her presence this time. A series of watercolor paintings on paper with simple beauty and a little bit of defiance exuded from the surface… They will be once again manipulated manually by the artist to create different perspectives.

Thanh Vinh knows how to methodical implement his ideas from simple thoughts. Everything is moderated and strategic. And we look forward to how the artist resolves his methods in a familiar and conditional space, with canvas, easels and paints…

Exhibition “Puzzle of Life” by Hoang Nguyen Khanh Linh

Opening: Sat 21 Nov 2015, 5 pm

Exhibition: 21 – 30 Nov 2015

Exhibition Hall

29 Hang Bai, Hanoi

You are invited to exhibition “Puzzle of Life” by young talent artist Hoang Nguyen Khanh Linh.

Hoang Nguyen Khanh Linh can be considered a “blossoming young painter” as she opens her first exhibition with more than thirty oil artworks, painted from the age of 15 to 17.

She views the outside world with the optimistic eyes of a youngster, with a bright future as an artist ahead of her. She is following the path of generations of Vietnamese artists with both accolades and challenges at the same time. Khanh Linh chose the same road as her farther, painter Hoang Dinh who accomplished in both graphics and painting. It is likely that Khanh Linh has inherited her father’s artistic genes! She has not gone to any art school nor art courses, but paints with her instincts. This highlights her exceptional gift as a painter.

The thirty works by Khanh Linh all display traits of a natural gift. They promise great talent in the future if her passion and determination are nurtured through the process of training.

In all forms of arts, artists will have to make a painful journey in order to rise to the top. For painters, the journey is particularly challenging. Apart from possessing an artistic soul, the painter should have deep knowledge of graphics, composition and specialized techniques. These techniques take much time and effort to master, while the painter “wrestles” with the “tools of trade” such as colors, canvases, frames, easels and brushes.

A vibrant artwork requires many different elements, ranging from the composition, colors, lines to shapes. However, the most important and difficult, perhaps, is to portray space. Real but unreal, unreal drawn from real. Although Khanh Linh still needs time to develop her techniques, the “space” is always filled.

Five paintings have been selected to form her “five blessings”. These are “Life in the Suburbs”, “River from Homeland”, “Wild Nature”, “Parched Fish” and “Midnight City”. In the two paintings “Life in the Suburbs” and “River from Homeland”, Linh depicted the Nature so vividly just like a professional artist. The painting “Wild Nature” is also a beautiful piece, which has both abstract and realistic elements, which are now used by many professional painters. The “Life in the Suburbs” is unique. In fact, few artists would dare to paint such a landscape since there is nothing “special” about two monotonous apartment blocks covered with tin roofing, a yard wet in rain, and a rising sun. She has used dark and bright tones for the roofing, while highlighting some drying laundry and an electricity pole in the background for this simple urban scene. But the work has a strong focus with Khanh Linh’s use of black brushstrokes for the two doors. The yellowish sky is freely dotted, giving the painting charm. The painting “River from Homeland” is romantic. The river has a familiar touch; it could the Cau River or the Nhue River. Bamboo borders the wharf, while water plants “Luc Binh” float on the water.

Although Khanh Linh has a child’s playfulness with her brushes, she infuses her soul in her paintings, which gives them maturity far beyond her years. These initial successes will lay a springboard for her future. Natural gifts, once activated and nurtured will definitely grow into real talent.

HCMC – Lacquer Painting Exhibition “One Happy World” by Nguyen Thi Mai

Exhibition: 23 – 31 Jan 2016, 9 am – 5 pm (from Tuesday to Sunday)

HCMC Fine Arts Museum

Nguyen Thi Mai’s journey through art began in 2004. It has essentially been a happy and pleasant one. Having undergone no formal training in art, Mai’s emotion became her art teacher, guiding and steering her in a direction that no art institute, however renowned and accomplished, could have done.

“One Happy World” is Mai’s first solo exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City and is a flashback of some of her best works as well as featuring some of her latest work since her last solo exhibition in Hanoi in 2014.

From her beginning in 2004 to her first major solo exhibition “Roots” in 2012 and the following “Femme” in 2014, the underlying tenet of her work has been joy and happiness, with festivals and celebrations a major theme in her paintings. Mai believes that people are predominantly optimistic and cheerful in outlook, preferring to enjoy and celebrate life.

On a visual level, Mai uses a lot of neutral colors: grey, brown, dark green, bronze, etc… Coupled with the faded color of unpolished lacquer, these colors give Mai’s work a very rustic and rough look.

Another notable feature of her work is the use of the feminine form. The bow of a boat, or the side of a vase, somehow reminds us of the curvaceous form of a lady.

Mai’s work tends to celebrate nature and the traditional, and we can find plenty of tribal motifs and

symbols in her paintings, such as the well known Dong Son drum of Vietnam.

A less obvious aspect of Mai’s art is the influence of music. Mai is very much attracted by the beats and rhythms of music genres like country, rock and even rap. As an artist guided by the purity of her emotion, the music naturally ends up in her paintings, where Mai recreates the beats and rhythms of the music in a visual form.

Mai’s art cannot be easily classified. Combining abstraction with a very traditional Vietnamese technique – lacquer, she adds a further twist to it by leaving her lacquer pieces unpolished! The best way to experience her art is to see it up close.

About artist

Year of Birth: 1966. Graduated from Hue Teacher’s College, Russian Faculty (1985-1990)

Obtained Diploma in Business Administration, Singapore (1999-2002)

Worked in hotel and tourism industry for 4 years (1990-1994)

Worked in logistic industry in Singapore for 4 years (2000-2004)   

European Language Day 2015

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 8.30 am – 7 pm

Goethe-Institut Hanoi

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

The European Day of Languages was initiated by the Council of Europe and is now organized by the European Union National Institutes of Culture (EUNIC) every year. This year’s participants are the embassies of France, Italy, and Poland, as well as the Aula Cervantes, Wallonie-Bruxelles, the British Council and the Goethe-Institut.

As in previous years, the European Day of Languages consists of two parts: In the morning, scientists, linguists and teachers of foreign languages will have the chance to discuss and exchange experiences. In the afternoon, the Festival of Languages is open for everyone who is interested in experiencing the diversity of European languages. There will be workshops and much more to explore.

Program

8.30 am – 12.45 pm | Conference: “Language Learning in Vietnam – Options and Perspectives from the European View“

Target group: linguists, scientists and language teachers

If you wish to attend the conference please register until 23 November with Mrs. Do Thi Thuy

Tel: +84 4 37342251

Email: ThiThuy.Do@Hanoi.goethe.org

2 pm – 7 pm | Festival of Languages

Target group: Everyone, families with children are very welcome

The participating institutions will present their respective languages and countries. Visitors have the opportunity to learn their first words in German, English, French, Spanish, Italian and Polish, and thus gain an impression of the linguistic and cultural diversity of Europe.

Additionally, posters, books and brochures about Europe and its languages will be showcased.

A registration for the Festival of Languages is not necessary. Both events are free of charge.   

HCMC – Exhibition “In Opposite 2” by Ngo Van Sac

Opening: Fri 20 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Exhibition: 20 Nov – 09 Dec 2015

Craig Thomas Gallery

27i Tran Nhat Duat, Tan Dinh ward, Q.1, HCMC

Come to enjoy “In Opposite 2”, a solo exhibition of collage and mixed media paintings on canvas by Hanoi-based artist Ngo Van Sac.

Best known for his distinctive wood burn paintings which often featured multiple self-portraits in the previous exhibitions “In The Midst of Life” and “In The Midst of Life 2”, Ngo Van Sac has taken a somewhat surprising but ultimately successful turn in choosing to work in the medium of collage and mixed media with his latest collection. The result is a series of ethereal and arresting works that show the artist turning his gaze outwards while masterfully engaging with new mediums.

Of his latest collection, Sac says: “The Earth’s components have always had close ties with each other. In such an environment, the relationships between human beings and the natural world is no exception to this rule. In creating this series, I wanted to highlight the interesting contrasts between the existences of people and nature. Rather than focusing on high concepts, I paint the simple things happening around me with events that I and everyone else face each day. Behind that are the reactions in relation to each event that my viewers point out.”

Ngo Van Sac (b. 1980) is a graduate of the Vietnam Fine Arts University. Born in a rural village on the outskirts of Hanoi, Sac has witnessed the constant encroachment of urban development into what was once a bucolic environment. “In Opposite 2” is the artist’s attempt to find a symbiosis between human kind and their constructions and the natural world and its creatures.

HN & HCMC – Stand-Up Comedy with Jonathan Atherton

HCMC: Wed 25 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Game On

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Hanoi: Thu 26 Nov 2015, 8 pm

House of Son Tinh

Over the past few months, the international stand-up comedy coming to Vietnam has been making all you good folks out there laugh your socks off. And being the kind souls that the organisers are, they are now flying in the father of stand-up in Southeast Asia: Jonathan Atherton. A veteran of the comedy scene and former presenter of Lonely Planet, the Australian artist will be performing on Wednesday November 25 (HCMC) and Thursday November 26 (Hanoi).

There have been other players promoting comedy in this region, but Jonathan Atherton was responsible for establishing the genre in Singapore, Jakarta, Kuala Lumpur, Bangkok and even Saigon. Yes, this guy’s on a mission — although we suspect it’s not one from God. Man at the helm of Comedy Club Asia, and now with his own venue in Kuala Lumpur, the Crackhouse, Atherton first came to these fine climes in the 1990s. With 10 languages under his belt — he speaks them fluently, mind you — and boasting acting roles alongside none other than Robin Williams, this versatile and dynamic comic is set to light up the stages of Vietnam and have you peeing your pants. This guy is funny, so bring your catheters!

Of course, no show in this country is complete without the support, and coming all the way from the tropical paradise of Poland will be another man of firsts, Peter Szumowski. A young, talented comedian, Peter’s five years on stage and national TV has seen him win a number of Polish awards.

Also popping over for the Saigon show will be American, Phnom Penh-based gagster, Sam Thomas. Hailing from a place called Boston, Sam brough his flair for stand-up to Phnom Penh three years ago.

And of course, as ever in Hanoi there will be the story-telling jokesters and magicians from Hanoi Comedy Collective. If you’ve seen them before, then take them in again. With so much comedy heading to the capital, and with you as the guinea pigs, they’re constantly writing new material.

TICKETS

– HCMC: 200,000 VND

– Hanoi: 200,000 VND

Ticket price includes a complimentary drink at each venue. For more information or to book tables, email nick@saigoninternationalcomedy or dan@highway4.com.

Game On

115 Ho Tung Mau, Q1, Ho Chi Minh City

House of Son Tinh

31 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Super Lecture with Famous American Magician Joshua Jay

Mon 23 Nov 2015, 7.30 pm

The Black Box

56 Nguyen Khuyen, Hanoi

“This kid is going places.” – Lance Burton

“Joshua Jay is one of America’s finest young magicians.” – Richard Kaufman, Genii Magazine

If you could ask ONE question to one of the top closeup magicians in the world, what would it be?

If you’ve never been to a magic lecture, there’s never been a better time. Monday 23rd at 8:00pm, we’re live-lecturing Joshua Jay in a spectacular 2-hour interactive lecture. Watch, ask questions and learn things you won’t find in any book or DVD. Joshua Jay is one of top 3 magic lecturer on the planet!

TICKETS:

250k per person, limit to 70 people

Hotline: 0965617729 (Alex)   

Hue – Film Screening “Timbuktu”

Fri 20 Nov 2015, 7.15 pm

Institut français de Huế

01 Le Hong Phong, Hue

You are invited to the film screening “Timbuktu” (France, 2014, 97 mins).

Director: Abderrahmane Sissako

Cast: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki

Produced in 2014, the film is a gem created from the cruel reality of a black continent under the harsh Islamic regime.

Language: Original language with Vietnamese subtitles.

For more information about synopsis, please refer to Vietnamese version of this post.

Free entrance.

HCMC – Exhibition “1972-2015: Works by Hoang Duong Cam and Trong Gia Nguyen”

Opening: Thu 19 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Exhibition: 19 Nov – 19 Dec 2015

Galerie Quynh

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

Come to exhibition “1972-2015: Works by Hoang Duong Cam and Trong Gia Nguyen”.

In this two-person exhibition, Hoang and Nguyen contend with issues of movement, displacement, refuge, and migration. Hoang’s atmospheric paintings reference the period around 1972, when his parents married and many Vietnamese were forced to leave their homes. With a simple Google search of ‘1972 Vietnam’, Hoang uses a pinhole camera to reshoot the result images, particularly those that exhibit a sense of fleeing. He then repaints them in monochrome, dotting them with mental abstractions of puzzled color, giving fragmented context to an already blurry time in his history, just before the artist was born. Personal memory and stories of childhood fantasies are interwoven, as the artist celebrates with characteristic irony a dramatic period of Vietnam’s recent history.

Similarly, Nguyen’s recent relocation to Ho Chi Minh City from New York City re-shapes personal notions of home and domestic space. His playful yet charged sculptures superimpose an uneasy American Dream over the Saigon landscape. In one work, the iconic ‘white picket fence’ gets reconfigured into a ‘modular yellow picket fence’, contoured to resemble a hashtag symbol. Nguyen’s ‘landscaping’ dislocates and casts a movable shadow over all that is seemingly fixed. Another work called ‘Wash in the

Rain’ features a clothes rack and poncho made from raw materials that a painting might comprise of: canvas, wood, metal fasteners. The rain poncho made out of raw canvas and the wooden coat rack shortened to only hold the one cloak are rendered as impractical household items. The traditional format of a rectangular canvas stretched on wooden bars is no longer applicable – and therefore convention in general – to frame or give context to the usual practices and foreign nature of ‘language’ in Vietnam.

ABOUT HOANG DUONG CAM

One of Vietnam’s most daring conceptual artists, Hoang Duong Cam (born 1974, Hanoi) completed his studies at the Hanoi University of Fine Arts in 1996. Hoang has participated in numerous exhibitions and biennales in Asia, North America and Europe. Notable exhibitions include Eagles Fly, Sheep Flock: Biographical Imprints – Artistic Practices in Southeast Asia, curated by Khim Ong for Art Stage Singapore 2015: Southeast Asia Platform; Electronic Pacific, SOMArts, San Francisco; VideoZone 5, the 5th International Video Art Biennial, Tel Aviv, Israel; Daegu Photo Biennale, Daegu, South Korea; Arts and Cities, Aichi Triennale, Nagoya, Japan; Connect: Art Scene Vietnam, ifa Galerie Berlin and Stuttgart, Germany; Fluid Zone, Jakarta Biennale, Indonesia; Post-Doi Moi: Vietnamese Art After 1990, Singapore Art Museum, Singapore; the 3rd Guangzhou Triennial, Guangdong Museum, Guangzhou, China; Migration Addicts (Mogas Station), a collateral event of the 52nd Venice Biennale, Venice, Italy;

Thermocline of Art. New Asian Waves, ZKM | Museum of Contemporary Art, Karlsruhe, Germany; and Belief (Mogas Station), Singapore Biennale 2006. In 2009 he held a residency at the acclaimed Tokyo Wonder Site, Japan. Hoang Duong Cam has been living and working in Ho Chi Minh City since 2001.

ABOUT TRONG GIA NGUYEN

Trong Gia Nguyen (born 1971, Saigon) is a multi-disciplinary artist known internationally for his diverse body of works that often examines structures of power in their myriad forms, making attempt to scrutinize the soft foundation upon which contemporary life plays out, often behind the façade of fairness, sincerity, tradition, and civility. Nguyen’s work includes everything from iPhone applications (Metaphysical GPS) to installation, film, painting, sculpture, performances, and web-based projects. Nguyen received his MFA from the University of South Florida, Tampa, Florida, USA. He has exhibited internationally in numerous solo and group exhibitions, and has received awards and residencies from the Museum of Arts & Design (New York), Artist-in-Residence in the Everglades, LegalArt Miami, Foundation for Contemporary Arts, Lower Manhattan

Cultural Council, Harvestworks Digital Media Center, Bronx Museum of the Arts, and Puffin Foundation. Trong Gia Nguyen lives and works between New York and Ho Chi Minh City.

Special Jazz Concert “Nichapa Quintet and Friends”

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

The performance to exchange Jazz culture between top Thai and Vietnamese jazz artists and celebrate Thai King’s birthday.

Featuring Thai Jazz artists:
– Miss Nichapa Jittaleela on Piano and vocal
– Mr. Pisut Pratheepasane on Saxophone
– Mr. Arnupap Kammar on Drums
And special guest Thai Star:
– Tina (Miss Suppanad Jittaleela) on Vocal
With Top Vietnamese jazz artists:
– Mr. Dao Minh Fah on Bass
– Mr. Nguyen Bao Long on Saxophone
And Vietnamese string quartet from Vietnam National Academy of Music

PROGRAM

Performance song lists:
– King Rama The IX‘s composition: Sundown
– Nichapa Jittaleela’s original compositions:
Herz
Once I loved
A night in Berlin
Hope Love Soul
– Jazz Standards pieces:
Naima
Time Remembered
Nardis
Stardust
Water of March

About Thai artists:

Miss Nichapa Jittaleela, faculty of music SCA Siam university is the first Thai jazz female artist who performed in many jazz festivals and jazz concerts in the name of her own Jazz band around the world.

Miss Nichapa invited to represented Thai jazz artist to performed for many concerts around the world. The concert will perform her jazz compositions and famous jazz standard pieces.

Mr. Pisut Prateeprasane is top Thai saxophone player who is faculty of music Silpakorn university. He is also a member of very popular Thai band T-­‐- bone.

Mr. Pisut has many greats experience to performed in many music festival around the world including Glastonbury music festival the world most biggest one music festival in  
UK, and also many jazz festivals and concerts with world class jazz artists.

Mr. Arnupap Kammar is top Thai Drummer who is faculty of music Conservatory of music Rangsit university who performed in many jazz concerts with all top Thai and Asian  
jazz artists.

Miss Suppanad Jittaleela is a famous Thai movie actress–singer who has many Asian fans including Vietnamese fans.
TICKETS

Ticket prices: 350,000 – 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com.

For free delivery, call: 0913489858, 0983067996.

Special Jazz Concert “Nichapa Quintet and Friends”

Sun 29 Nov 2015, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

The performance to exchange Jazz culture between top Thai and Vietnamese jazz artists and celebrate Thai King’s birthday.

Featuring Thai Jazz artists:
– Miss Nichapa Jittaleela on Piano and vocal
– Mr. Pisut Pratheepasane on Saxophone
– Mr. Arnupap Kammar on Drums
And special guest Thai Star:
– Tina (Miss Suppanad Jittaleela) on Vocal
With Top Vietnamese jazz artists:
– Mr. Dao Minh Fah on Bass
– Mr. Nguyen Bao Long on Saxophone
And Vietnamese string quartet from Vietnam National Academy of Music

PROGRAM

Performance song lists:
– King Rama The IX‘s composition: Sundown
– Nichapa Jittaleela’s original compositions:
Herz
Once I loved
A night in Berlin
Hope Love Soul
– Jazz Standards pieces:
Naima
Time Remembered
Nardis
Stardust
Water of March

About Thai artists:

Miss Nichapa Jittaleela, faculty of music SCA Siam university is the first Thai jazz female artist who performed in many jazz festivals and jazz concerts in the name of her own Jazz band around the world.

Miss Nichapa invited to represented Thai jazz artist to performed for many concerts around the world. The concert will perform her jazz compositions and famous jazz standard pieces.

Mr. Pisut Prateeprasane is top Thai saxophone player who is faculty of music Silpakorn university. He is also a member of very popular Thai band T-­‐- bone.

Mr. Pisut has many greats experience to performed in many music festival around the world including Glastonbury music festival the world most biggest one music festival in UK, and also many jazz festivals and concerts with world class jazz artists.

Mr. Arnupap Kammar is top Thai Drummer who is faculty of music Conservatory of music Rangsit university who performed in many jazz concerts with all top Thai and Asian jazz artists.

Miss Suppanad Jittaleela is a famous Thai movie actress–singer who has many Asian fans including Vietnamese fans.
TICKETS

Ticket prices: 350,000 – 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com.

For free delivery, call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Ballet Performance “Nutcraker”

27, 28 and 29 Nov 2015, 8 pm
HCMC Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

The famous ballet “Nutcracker” will come back to HCMC this year during Christmas time with the participation of two international beautiful and talented ballet artists! From France: Chloe Glemot, and South African: artist Michaela Griffin, who had performed with the biggest ballet troupes in Europe.

Music: P. I. Tchaikovsky
Libretto: E. T. A. Hoffman
Choreography: Johanne Jakhelln Constant

Conductor: Marius Stravinsky
Metteur en Scène: Nguyễn Phúc Hùng

Scenography & costume design: Johanne Jakhelln Constant
Seamdresser: Hiển Yến, Ngọc Tuấn, Duy Khiêm
Costume mistress: Võ Thị Lan Hương, Mai Diệp Thuý Diễm, Nguyễn Ngọc Thu Thảo
Set & prop builders: Lê Phong, Trung Hậu
Set & prop masters: Lê Bá Nam, Đoàn Trung Đông
Lighting designer: Nguyễn Phúc Hải
Stage manager: Nguyễn Mạnh Duy Linh

Clara: Nguyễn Thu Trang
Nutcracker: Hồ Phi Điệp
Mr. Drosselmeyer: Đàm Đức Nhuận
Sugarplum Fairy: Michaela Griffin
Snow Queen: Chloe Glemot
Dewdrop: Chloe Glemot
Admiral doll: Trần Hoàng Yến
Cavalier: Phạm Thế Chung
Rat King: Phạm Thế Phương

Performing: HBSO Ballet
HBSO Female Choir & Symphony Orchestra
TICKETS

Ticket price: 800,000 – 650,000 – 550,000 – 400,000 – 150,000 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

Photography Exhibition “The Soul of Vietnam” by Lawrence D’Attilio

Opening: Sun 22 Nov 2015, 3 pm
Exhibition: 22 Nov – 13 Dec 2015
Work Room Four
24th floor, Packexim Building, lane 15, An Duong Vuong Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi

This is the fifth time, the photography project “The Soul of Vietnam” by the multi-talented American artist, Lawrence D’Attilio, is introduced to the public in Vietnam and the US. Two first exhibitions took place respectively in 2008 at Studio Tho and Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. Two subsequent exhibitions were organized by the Tamarack Gallery (Madison, Wisconsin, curator John Riggs, 2012) and the Museum of the Gulf (The Museum of the Gulf Coast, Texas, USA, 2014).

The exhibition showcases some 35 photographs taken during 2007 – 2015, during which he has lived each year from 3 to 6 months in Vietnam. The three main themes of this exhibition are landscapes, characters and different moments, to express his feelings about, and viewpoints on, a changing of a country of boundless energy, including images representing women who have normal appearance but hide an extremely intense vitality and distinction.

The photos were edited on a computer, but not changed much, then printed in limited edition at his studio in America on five special photograph materials. They were also recorded by the number in each edition. This approach helps to bring the best appearance for every photo in the show.

The team Work Room Four and photographer Lawrence D’Attilio have the honor to introduce to you to the exhibition “The Soul of Vietnam”, with 35 images altogether according to classic techniques. This is a pleasant surprise because it was held after the exhibition titled “The New Global Women” (from November 1st to 14th, 2015, at Heritage Space, Hanoi), showcased his works of experimental photography and graphic design based on the concept of exploring the tensions of Vietnam women in a new life under pressure.

When using the methods of traditional photography, the biggest challenge for Lawrence D’Attilio is how to escape the framework of a tourist photo or a souvenir postcard; it is beautiful but completely similar to countless images of other photographers. Thanks to the eagerness of a curious person, subtleness and sincerity of an experienced heart, Lawrence D’Attilio seems to have overcome this challenge lightly. He shortened the path to communicate with the people and landscapes of Vietnam by his deep sympathy for the land. Through a microloan project to support people in Lap Thach District, Vinh Phuc province which he directly supported, he learned the story of the life and attitudes of people living in Vietnam, especially of Vietnamese women. Their braveness and courage in facing difficulties and their ethics have become a solid prop for the family. They more or less changed him and inspired his family members to come to Vietnam for new work and new life.

Details and colors in contrast, moments which he could hardly expect to keep in the photographic lens helped the artist to express many things within his soul, as well as the outside of each frame. He writes:

“Getting back to the idea of the soul of a country, maybe the place that reveals my own soul, as I attempt to understand the roots of what I experienced through the camera. I have no comment on that because I doubt if I can understand all that is inside me. However I can say that my life has been very enriched by the culture, people, history, and land in Vietnam. It has re-defined me in ways I could not have dreamed of before I first arrived in Vietnam in 2006.”

Lawrence D’Attilio and the team Work Room Four are looking forward to welcoming the public to this exhibition, sharing and searching again their own definitions of “The Soul of Vietnam”.

About the artist:

Lawrence D’Attilio is a native of New York City and currently resides in Los Angeles, California. He has a bachelor fine art degree from the University of Louisville and did independent studies in art and photography with Ansel Adams, and Professor Fred Berman. He has exhibited as an independent studio artist since 1970 in Vietnam, Malaysia, Italy, and The U.S.A. He co-founded The Bathhouse Gallery of photography in 1970 and was founder/president of The Photography Collectors investment fund and gallery in 1979. He taught photography in extensions of the University of Wisconsin, Madison, The Milwaukee Center of Photography, Cardinal Stritch University and The Sharon Lynne Wilson Center for the Arts.

Lawrence is also an aircraft pilot and was founder and president of Airdance, Inc. as well as managing FBO for Capital Drive Airport, (02C). Prior to that he was the founder of the Bellanca – Champion Club providing technical support for aircraft of those brands. He is also a successful co-plaintiff in a landmark U.S. Supreme Court decision involving civil liberties for people of African and Jewish heritage. Furthermore, Lawrence had a 31 year professional music career as a bassoon player for three different major American Symphony Orchestras.

Current and upcoming exhibits:

19 November 2015 – Solo Exhibit – “The Soul of Vietnam” – Workroom4, Hanoi, Vietnam

Resume – select recent exhibits and other noted events:
• 2014 – Group Exhibit – “Destinations III” – Tapak Gallery/Museum, Kuala Lampur, Malaysia, curated by Tam Nguyen and Yusof Ghani
• 2014 – Ten art works from “The Soul Of Vietnam” project acquired for permanent collection, The Museum of the Gulf Coast, Texas
• 2014 – Group Exhibit – “Destinations II” – The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts, Ha noi, Vietnam, curated by Tam Nguyen
• 2014 – Solo Traveling Museum Exhibit – “The Soul of Vietnam” – The Museum of the Gulf Coast, Texas, U.S.A.
• 2013 –Solo Exhibit – “The New Global Women” – Alfons Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, U.S.A., curated by Valerie Christell
• 2013 – Solo Exhibit – “The New Global Women” – Tamarack Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, curated by John Riggs
• 2012 – Group Exhibit – “New Photo Expression II” – Blutstein Brondino Gallery, Milwaukee, Curated by Steven Brondino
• 2012 – Solo Traveling Exhibit – “Formation – represented by Art2Art”, New York City, Curated by Hava Gurevich
• 2012 – Solo Exhibit – “The Soul of Vietnam” – Tamarack Gallery, Madison, Wisconsin, curated by John Riggs
• 2011 – Group Exhibit – “New Photo Expression I” – Blutstein Brondino Gallery (curated by Lawrence D’Attilio)
• 2010 – Solo Exhibit “The New Global Women” – University of Wisconsin Whitewater – Crossman Gallery, Curated by Michael Flanagan
• 2010 – Solo Exhibit – “The New Global Women” – Redline-Milwaukee Gallery
• 2010 – Solo Exhibit – “Ha Noi Windows” Installation Cross Discipline Work – Redline-Milwaukee Gallery
• 2009 – 2011 – Artist Resident/Mentor – Redline, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2009 – Solo Exhibit – “Ha Noi Windows” Installation/Cross Discipline Work – Milan, Italy
• 2009 – Solo Exhibit – “The Soul of Vietnam” – Studio THO Gallery, Ha Noi, Vietnam
• 2008 – Solo Exhibit – “The Soul of Vietnam” The Vietnam National Museum of Fine Arts
• 2006 – Solo Exhibit – “Ha Noi Windows” Installation/Cross Discipline – Campus Ha Noi Gallery, Ha Noi, Vietnam
• 2006 – Artist Resident Three Months, Campus Ha noi, Ha noi, Vietnam
• 2006 – Solo exhibit, “Skylight Movements”, Danceworks Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2005 – Solo exhibit – VP Gallery of Photography, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2004 – Solo exhibit “Being There” The Ploch Gallery, The Sharon Lynne Wislon Center for the Arts, Wisconsin
• 2004 – Solo exhibit, “Metro Studio”, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2004 – Solo exhibit, “Meditative Work”, Fusion Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2002 – Solo exhibit, “Foreign Ideas”, Water Street Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
• 2002 Commissioned Permanent Photograph Mural – “Midsummer Day Dream”, Sharon Lynn Wilson Center for the Arts, Brookfield
• 2002 – Three Person exhibit, Crossman Gallery, UW Whitewater, Wisconsin
• 2001 – Solo exhibit, “Enchanted City,” Uihlein Peters Gallery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Oranges (2009)
Oranges (2009)
Their day (2015)
Their day (2015)

Exhibition “Kệ.”

Opening: Fri 13 Nov 2015, 6 pm
Exhibition: 13 – 30 Nov 2015
Nha San Collective’s new space
15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

“Kệ” is an exhibition of artists book and zine made by Vietnamese and international artists. The exhibition is inpired by “kệ.” — an attitude of ignoring and abandonment among youth in Vietnam toward what is called foundation and traditional. This attitude is often criticized as irresponsibility but at the same time it reflects a readiness of shift-making among young people in Vietnam.

The exhibition features artworks in form of publication or book form. Although artists book has been a major pillar among movements of contemporary art, it is lesser known in Vietnam due to the lack of information on international art movements and the restriction of independent publishing in the country. This exhibition hopes to bring the work to Vietnamese audience to show them how artists – artwork – and audience can interact with one another in a non-traditional way, when the artwork could be in the hands of the audience and not in a traditional display method.

Opening hours: from Wed-Sun, from 10:00-12:00am & 14:00-18:00pm at Nhà Sàn Collective space, No. 1 Lương Yên, 15F, Hanoi Creative City, Hà Nội.

Curatorial walk through (in English) at 1 pm on Nov 14, 2015.

For other education programs of the exhibition, please see more in Vietnamese version of this post.

Creative Hanoi Show

Opening: Sat 14 Nov 2015, 9 am
Exhibition: 14 – 22 Nov 2015, 9 am – 10 pm
Hanoi Creative City
01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

Exhibition gathers typical representatives from several fields of the Creative Industry in Vietnam.

Creative Hanoi Show should be considered as “Typical Model” that can widely illustrate the term “Creative Industry” to society – as “a field create welfare by intelligence resources”.

Creative Hanoi Show will display:

► 5th FLOOR: Miniature Exhibition of Vietnam’s Creative Industry with the participation of typical creative units/agencies/company/individuals working in creative industry.
+ Handicrafts: Lartique La Art Jewelry, Lọ Mọ Shop (Creative Edison Lambs), Artu’s Boutique (Ceramic Design), TinyWoods (Creative Decoration) …
+ Fashion: IVY moda, Tò he, BOO…
+ Arts: Nhà Sàn Collective 15th Floor, Artist Dũng Sơn Mài (Lacquer Painting)
+ Publishers, creative articles: Đẹp Magazine, Alpha Books, Alezaa
and other creative units…

► CREATIVE SQUARE: Street Music & Mini-Party of Mint Cupcake. (9a.m – 9 p.m)

► GROUND FLOOR OUTSIDE:
+ Think Play Ground: society projects to create traditional playing spaces for children inside City
+ Greenlands Clay
+ mini exhibition in main lobby (pending)

► 15th FLOOR: Special Event “Kệ” – cohost by Nhà Sàn Collective & Nối Projects

Exhibition “I Sustain Beauty”

Grand opening and the award ceremony: Sun 15 Nov 2015, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 16 – 18 Nov 2015, 9 am – 9 pm
Hang Da Galleria
1 Hang Da Str, Hanoi

Come to an exhibition from art series “I Sustain Beauty”. This exhibition presents and displays the most meaningful works selected by the judges and the community from the filmmaking and photography contest #toigingiuvedep.

Attending the exihibiton, you will have the chance to immerse in the space of art and enjoy the great collection of inspiring films and photos. You can travel to many different destinations in the country and live the story of the inspirers told through the colorful lens of photographers, and be more proud of Vietnamese traditional beauty.

Free admission.

Jazz Concert with Anne Paceo from France in European Music Festival 2015

Hanoi: Sat 28 Nov 2015, 8 pm
Worker Theatre
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HCMC: Fri 27 Nov 2015, 8 pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music

Come to a jazz concert with Anne Paceo! The program is within the framework of European Music Festival.

Artists:
– Anne Paceo: percussions
– Antonin-Tri Hoang: saxophone alto
– Pierre Perchaud: guitar
– Joan Eche-Puig: double bass

“Anne Paceo impressed me immensely with her talent, musicality, proficiency and her dedication to her art form. Her distinct style and sound make her unique.” – Jazz legend Charlie Haden.

“Yôkaï” itself gathers under one word: gods, spirits, fabulous animals or imaginary creatures, from Japanese mythology and thus the animist culture of the first inhabitants of the archipelago.

Graduated from the National Conservatory of Paris, Anne Paceo is actually one of the best female drummers in France, recognized with many renowned awards (“Victoires de la musique” in 2011, “Django d’Or” in 2009, among others) and critically acclaimed composer. In this European Music Festival, Anne Paceo will share with the Vietnamese audience her album “Yôkaï”, inspired by her travels across Asia and Africa and rhythms and music she has discovered in these continents.

Admission to the concerts is free of charge. Tickets can be reserved and obtained from 9:00 am, 16 November in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the following locations:

HÀ NỘI

• Goethe Institut
56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học
Tel.: 04 3734 2251/52

• L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền
Tel.: 04 3936 2164

TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH

• Goethe Institut
18 Đường số 1, Cư xá Đô Thành, Phường 4, Quận 3
Tel.: 08 3600 9587

• IDECAF
21 Thái Văn Lung, Quận 1
Tel.: 08 3829 5451 I 8h – 11h | 13h – 16h30

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

HIWC Annual Charity Bazaar 2015

Sat 28 Nov 2015, 10 am – 4 pm
St Paul American School
Splendora, Hoai Duc, Hanoi

A much anticipated community event and family fun day out, the HIWC’s annual bazaar is an end of year celebration and shopping opportunity which showcases international culture and cuisine. Our Bazaar is one of the largest fund-raisers in Hanoi. Last year we welcomed 10,000 people and raised US$126, 500 for women’s and children’s health, education and community charities in Vietnam.

HIWC bazaar 2015-band

Our 2015 Bazaar will be even better. We have a new venue – St Paul American School – in a fast growing and exciting part of Hanoi. We’ll be near Landmark 72 and the JW Marriott in the area that people hope will mirror Ho Chi Minh City or Singapore. 45 countries and communities will participate bringing food and drink from around the world. Around 40 NGOs will take part, as well as over 50 commercial vendors. And we have the upped the fun for kids and adults alike – bouncy castles, Brazilian football, Robotics, popcorn and ice cream for the kids, with a chance to take part HIWC’s Got Talent on our Main Stage. And four live acts in the afternoon: Apaxionado, the Hanoi Brass Band and The Electric Yard Dogs will play for us, with Yury RockIt whipping up the crowd with some Bollywood Dance.

Tickets cost VND 150,000 Adults and Children over 12, VND 50,000 for CHILDREN (free for the Under 3s), but VND 180,000 for adults if bought on the day. The tickets are available at outlets all over town and for the first ever time ONLINE. They sell out fast so buy yours soon!

Embroidery paintings exhibition by Lee Jung Hee

Opening: Sat 17 Nov 2015, 4.30 pm
Exhibition: 16 – 21 Nov 2015
Korean Cultural Centre
49 Nguyễn Du, Hà Nội
Tel: 39445980
Opening hours: 9 am-12 pm, 1.30-6 pm from Mon to Fri, Sat: 9 am-12 pm, 1.30-5 pm

You are invited to the embroidery paintings exhibition by Lee Jung Hee which showcases Korean embroidery techniques to Vietnamese people.

34 embroidery paintings including: “Green Dragon White Tiger”, “Double mallard” to “Longevity” and embroidered products in South Korean daily life will be featured. In particular, in the opening ceremony, Lee Jung Hee will directly demonstrate some Korean traditional embroidery techniques to the audience.

Free entry.

Symphony Concert at Vietnam National Academy of Music

Sat 21 Nov 2015, 8 pm

The Grand Concert Hall

Vietnam National Academy of Music

77 Hao Nam Str., Dong Da Distr., Ha Noi

Come to a symphony concert at Vietnam National Academy of Music with:

– Conductor: Tom Zelle

– Guitar Soloist: Tran Tuan An

And the Hanoi Philharmonic Orchestra.

PROGRAM

Ludwig van Beethoven

– Coriolan Overture

Joaquin Rodrigo

– Concierto de Aranjuez (An Tran soloist – guitar)

Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart

– Symphony No. 39

TICKETS

Ticket prices: 350,000 – 500,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com.

For free delivery call: 0913489858, 0983067996.

Classical Guitar Recital with Jérémy Jouve

Sat 21 Nov 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the classical guitar recital with Jérémy Jouve. This is the first visit of Jérémy to Vietnam with two exceptional concerts in Hanoi and Danang.

“One of the most outstanding talents of the new generation of guitar.” – Cahiers de la Guitare magazine

Winning several international competitions, especially the prestigious guitar prize of Guitar Foundation of America, Jérémy Jouve usually performed in the biggest guitar festivals and recorded for the Naxos label, in preparation for a solo tour across North America.

PROGRAM

– Fédérico Mompou (1893-1987): Suite / Compostelana

Preludio

Recitativo

Cancion

Muneira

– Regino Sainz de la Maza (1896-1981):

Rondena

Petenera

Zapateado

– Mathias Duplessy (1973):

De rêve et de pluie

Cavalcade / Đoàn xe ngựa

TICKETS

Ticket price: 160,000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Concert with Song Hong Chamber Music at L’Espace

Thu 19 Nov 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Being considered one of the best chamber music groups in Vietnam and well known to Hanoians, Song Hong Chamber Music will be back to L’Espace with a new repertoire: the Clarinet Quintet in A major by Mozart, and the piano Quartet in E flat major Op.87 Dvorak.

Program

Clarinet Quintet in A major K.581 – W.A. Mozart

Piano Quartet in E flat major Op.87 – A. Dvorak

Attending artists:

Pham Truong Son – violin

Vu Thi Khanh Linh – Violin

Ho Viet Khoa – alto / viola

Dao Tuyet Trinh – violoncelle / cello

Pham Quynh Trang – piano

Guests:

Tran Khanh Quang, clarinette

Tickets

Ticket price: 160,000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Film Screening “Du Vend dans mes Mollets”

Fri 20 Nov 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “The Dandelions” (France, 2012, 89 mins), or “Du vend dans mes mollets” (original title).

– Director: Carine Tardieu

– Cast: Agnès Jaoui, Denis Podalydès, Isabelle Carré

A comedy about school and family affairs of two girls who get trouble and reveal a new lifestyles in society nowadays: being single mothers.

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: 50 000 VND

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

Tickets are available at L’Espace.

Fashion Show – Charity Fundraiser for HIV/AIDS in Vietnam

Sat 21 Nov 2015, 6.30 pm

Art Vietnam Gallery

24 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi

You are invited to a fashion show – Charity Fundraiser for HIV/AIDS in Vietnam of young designer Zeke Edwards.

After two fashion shows in the past, one in 2013 and one in 2014, we have decided to take advantage of new opportunities. This November, 16 year old American designer,  

Zeke Edwards, currently residing in Hanoi, Vietnam, will be debuting his latest collection for Rambutan Fashion focusing on sophistication and elegance while incorporating current teenage trends to create exciting eveningwear looks.

With a new year and new surprises, the annual fashion show has become more than just a fashion show. This year it will act as a charity fundraiser to help support a local community organization working to combat HIV/AIDS in Vietnam. This incredible cause has helped inspire the looks for the entire collection. Each piece is designed around the HIV/AIDS Red Ribbon with a continuous red color pallet to communicate the concept and raise awareness for the cause.

Free entry.

Film Screening “David and Louisa” and “Summer Rain”

Thu 19 Nov 2015, 7.30 pm

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

“David and Luisa” and “Summer Rain” are two love stories: one is Vietnamese and happened in Hanoi, the other is purely American and happened in Los Angeles.

“David and Luisa” is about two acting students in Hollywood, California, USA. It describes the psychological development of the characters, the conflict between reality and dream and between daily life and their life on the stage.

This film was shot in Los Angeles, California, when Director Bui Trung Hai studied filmmaking at the New York Film Academy. This short film was part of the two-year Master’s course in filmmaking art (Master of Fine Arts in Filmmaking)

Entirely written and directed by Hai, “David and Luisa” won the Bronze Remi Award at the 48th Annual WorldFest – Houston International Film Festival in the United States (2015).

– This will be the Vietnamese premiere of “David and Luisa”.

– 22-minutes running time. English with Vietnamese subtitles.

“Summer Rain” is a purely Vietnamese film with all Vietnamese cast and it was shot entirely in Hanoi.

A young bride from Hanoi and now living in Ho Chi Minh City, discovers her husband’s infidelity and decides to return to the city she came from. There she meets her former lover…

Also written and directed by Hai, the film was shown in Official Competition Program of the 14th Clermont – Ferrand Short Film Festival (2002) in France and selected for Official Competition of the 29th Annual Honorary Foreign Student Academy Awards Competition (Oscars, USA, 2002).

– 19-minutes running time. Vietnamese with English subtitles.

The two films total running time: 42 minutes.

There will be a Question and Answer session afterwards with Director Hai.

TICKETS

Cost: 150,000 VND

Limit: 90 participants

To reserve seats contact Hang: nguyenvu_nganhang@yahoo.com

– Please include your phone number so we may contact you should a change occur.

– Your reservation is not confirmed until you receive our email.

– Please pick up and pay for your tickets on the evening of the event at the cinema (6:45 to 7:15 pm). As a courtesy to those on the waiting list – please cancel if you can’t come (phone 090 602 0960).

– Reserved seating tickets are allocated on a first come – first served basis. We don’t pre-book seating but if you come early you can pick your favorite seats.

*The screening is part of Friends of Vietnam Heritage’s November program.

Techno Concert with the “Brandt Brauer Frick” from Berlin in European Music Festival 2015

Hanoi: Wed 18 Nov 2015, 8 pm

Worker Theatre

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HCMC: Thu 19 Nov 2015, 8 pm

HCMC Conservatory of Music

For over 10 years, the European Music Festival has been an important cultural bridge between Europe and Vietnam. This year, seven artists and bands from a total of seven countries will offer the audiences musical diversity of highest quality. The Goethe-Institut proudly presents this year’s opening act in Hanoi, the German techno ensemble  

“Brandt Brauer Frick”.

With their combination of classic instruments and repetitive techno patterns, the three musicians Daniel Brandt, Jan Brauer and Paul Frick shape their very own style. The combination of electronic soundscapes with harp, cello, contrabass and vibraphone challenges the audience.

Since their formation in 2008, the ensemble has changed: While only working with samples of classical instruments in the beginning, Brandt Brauer Frick now performs with up to ten musicians on stage, showing the ambitiousness of their project. The unique music experience has wowed audiences all over the world. The band has already played at Lincoln Center New York, Centre Pompidou in Paris, as well as at many festivals in Germany, England and California. In Vietnam, Brandt Brauer Frick will perform in their original line-up of three musicians, and make techno and classic meet in an extraordinary way.

Admission to the concerts is free of charge. Tickets can be reserved and obtained from 9:00 am, 16 November in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City at the following locations:

Hanoi

• Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học

Tel.: 04 3734 2251/52

• L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền

Tel.: 04 3936 2164

TP. HỒ CHÍ MINH

• Goethe Institut

18 Đường số 1, Cư xá Đô Thành, Phường 4, Quận 3

Tel.: 08 3600 9587

• IDECAF

21 Thái Văn Lung, Quận 1

Tel.: 08 3829 5451 I 8h – 11h | 13h – 16h30

Typography Exhibition at Goethe Institut

Opening: Thu 19 Nov 2015, 6 pm

Exhibition: 20 – 22 Nov 2015, 9 am – 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

The Goethe-Institut Vietnam will present an exhibition by the Type Directors Club from 20 to 22 November 2015. On display is a selection of the most interesting drafts which the world of typography and graphic design had to offer this year.

The annual awards competition of the Type Directors Club presents the best typographic designs in the world. The awards are widely considered as one of the most prestigious in their area. This year, a total of more than 1551 works from 49 countries competed. 272 works from 28 countries won prizes.

The exhibition addresses all professionals and students who work in the field of graphic design, advertising, marketing, communication, multimedia, publishing, and education, who are interested in typography and the written word.

Free admission.