Film Screening “Kirikou et la Sorcière”
Fri 19 Dec 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
You are invited to the film screening “Kirikou and the Sorceress” (France, 1998, 70 mins) directed by Michel Ocelot.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 40 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Xmas Event at Bookworm
13 and 14 Dec 2014
Bookworm
44 Châu Long, Hà Nội Now open every day 9am – 7pm
Check out a wide range of Christmas event at Bookworm this weekend.
CHRISTMAS MUSIC IN THE COURTYARD
SAT: 2 to 4…..easy listening jazz combo
SUN: 2 to 4…..classical trio
FREE MULLED CHRISTMAS WINE AND GINGERBREAD BISCUITS: from 12pm each day
FOR CHILDREN LIVE and FREE: TWISTED BALLOON ANIMALS AND TO HE SCULPTURES
From 2 to 5 each day
Xmas-Event-2014-at-Bookworm-3 Xmas Event at Bookworm
WEEKEND DISCOUNTS: All day both days
BOOKWORM
30% off all used books
15% off all Children’s books
10% off all new books
10% off all other stock
HANOI COOKING CENTRE
10% off all Christmas puddings
Christmas mince pies
Panforte
THE HCC CHRISTMAS ROOFTOP MARKET: Saturday 13…………………11 till 3
A Night at the Opera – The Marriage of Figaro
Sun 14 Dec 2014, 7 pm
Hanoi Cinematheque
22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội
Come to the screening of a classic version of The Marriage of Figaro (Le Nozze di Figaro) by the composer Wolfgang Mozart.
The Marriage of Figaro, based on the stage play by Pierre Beaumarchais, premiered in 1786 and was the first of three operas composed in collaboration with librettist Lorenzo Da Ponte. The story is a follow-on to The Barber of Seville, the first of Beaumarchais’ trilogy. In the first of the plays, Figaro works with the Count Almaviva to win the hand of the lovely Rosina. Now three years later the honeymoon is definitely over and the Count has his eyes on Susannah, who happens to be Figaro’s betrothed. The Count’s ally has become his foe, and Figaro schemes with Susannah and the Countess to expose the Count’s licentious behavior.
The opera is a classic “numbers” opera with musical pieces stitched together by semi-spoken dialogue to move the comedy through a single crazy day. Countless musical pieces are familiar to anyone with an introduction to opera highlights. The composer Brahms wrote “In my opinion, each number in Figaro is a miracle; it is totally beyond me how anyone could create anything so perfect.”
Language: The opera will be screened in the original language with English subtitles.
For those with membership at the Cinémathèque, make a reservation as usual by phoning the Cinémathèque, daily between 14:00 – 21:00 at 3936-2648. A limited number of tickets are also available through the Opera Guild, send an email to info@hanoioperaguild.com. A donation of VND 60,000 is suggested.
Exhibition “Earth by Fire and Zodiac”
Opening: Wed 17 Dec 2014, 4.30 pm
Exhibition: 17 – 19 Dec 2014
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Str, Hanoi
You are invited to ceramics exhibition “Earth by Fire and Zodiac” by artist Nguyen Bao Toan.
“He has been a unique narrator to relate different narratives for contemporary ceramics for two decades… The universe is joyous. And through the speed of time – the twelve circles of the zodiac bring life’s destiny closer into the sacred religious beliefs with the idyllic beauty of Meditation”. (Art researcher Luong Xuan Doan)
Exhibition “Typography”
13 and 14 Dec 2014, 9 am – 6 pm
Museum of Ho Chi Minh
92 Le Thanh Ton, D.1, HCMC
We face typography every day and everywhere, whether it is in our daily life or at work, on a billboard, in the newspaper or on the smartphone. “Whether the letters are small or big, bold or with serifs, whether they are red or green, all the things that we see will have an impact on us unwittingly and we will memorize them without noticing it”, said Erik Spiekermann (typographer and design legend, awarded with the TDC Medal 2011). That is the reason why we should have a more wittingly look at typography. A perfect occasion to do this is the annual exhibition of the Type Directors Club, where the best and most interesting designs of the year in the field of typography and graphic design will be shown.
The Type Directors Club invites everyone to attend a public showing of its sixtieth annual typography exhibit, TDC60, and the selections of the annual typeface design competition, TDC 2014 at the Goethe Institute Hanoi.
There was a total of over 2000 entries from 43 countries, 209 works from 18 countries were selected. Germany with its more than 40 honorees ranked in a high position in comparison to the other international participants this year. The winners will also be included in 7 exhibitions touring cities in the United States, Canada, France, England, Germany, Hong Kong, Japan, South Korea, Russia, Spain, Thailand, Taiwan and Vietnam.
The annual awards competition of the Type Directors Club presents the best typographic designs in the world. Long a favorite of the design community, the awards are renowned for the quality of their selections and the accompanying annual book published by the TDC.
The exhibition addresses all professionals and students who work in the field of graphic design, advertising, marketing, communication, multimedia, publisher, education and who are interested in the written word.
Free entrance.
Piano Recital with Célimène Daudet in Hanoi, Danang, HCMC
Sat 13 Dec 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace, Hanoi
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Thu 11 Dec 2014, 8 pm
IDECAF
28 Le Thanh Ton, Distr 1, HCMC
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Fri 12 Dec 2014, 7.30 pm
Nhà hát Tuồng Nguyễn Hiển Dĩnh
155 Phan Chu Trinh, Da Nang
You are invited to the classical piano recital with Célimène Daudet.
Young pianist Célimène Daudet, winner of the Jean Françaix, is well-known through projects which combine piano with other performance arts, especially dancing. Her repertoire covers a coherent and cross fresco along the history of piano music, from triumphal hymns to melancholy compositions. Her expressive and playful music would be featured through compositions of Liszt, Chopin, Debussy and Franck at L’Espace.
Program
Chopin: Barcarolle
Liszt: Bénédiction de Dieu dans la solitude
Debussy: 4 préludes (Brouillards, l
Tickets
In Hanoi and HCMC
Ticket price: 160 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace and IDECAF.
In Da Nang, free tickets are distributed at:
CDF Da Nang
5th floor, 91A Nguyen Thi Minh Khai st., Da Nang city
Tel: 0511 3 818270. Please contact for more information about distribution schedule.
Film Screening “Les Garçon et Guillaume, à Table”
Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm
L’Espace
24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội
You are invited to the film screening “Me, Myself and Mum” (France, 2012, 85 mins), screenplay by Guillaume Gallienne. The special comedy in which Guillaume Gallienne plays the role of both mother and son earned 5 César awards in 2014.
For more information about synopsis, please see L’Espace website (in French) or refer to the Vietnamese version of this post.
Language: French with Vietnamese subtitle.
Tickets
Ticket price: 40 000 VND
Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 20 000 VND
Tickets are available at L’Espace.
Concert “Eine Alpensinfonie”
12 and 13 Dec 2014, 8 pm
Vietnam National Academy of Music
77 Hao Nam Str, Hanoi
You are invited to subscription concert Vol.76 “Eine Alpensinfonie” with:
Conductor: Honna Tetsuji
French horn: Premysl Vojta
and Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra
This year the music world celebrates the 150th anniversary of the birth of German composer Richard Strauss (1864 – 1949). In honor of this occasion and in cooperation with the Goethe-Institut, the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra will present the Vietnam premiere of two pieces by Richard Strauss: the Horn Concerto No. 2 and An Alpine Symphony, op. 64. The solo part will be played by Premysl Vojta, one of the most outstanding musicians in this discipline in Germany. With this piece he won the renowned ARD Music Contest, which marked the starting point for his successful career in Germany and in international concert halls. In addition to experiencing Premysl Vojta in concert on the 12th and 13th of December, music enthusiasts can also attend an artist talk with the musician on December 10th at the Goethe-Institut. There he will speak about his music career, his relationship to Richard Strauss and his favorite composers in contemporary music.
Richard Strauss composed his Horn Concerto No. 2 towards the end of his eighth decade of life. Its gentle serenity clearly identifies it as one of his later works, but at the same time Strauss looks back at his youth with this piece, which premiered at the Salzburg Festival in 1943. And precisely that is the special appeal of this composition. An Alpine Symphony offers listeners an impressive tone picture, in which the different stages of a mountain hike are transformed into music: the ascent to the peak at and the path back down the mountain as night falls.
Program
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | Horn Concerto No. 2 in E-flat major, Opus 11
Allegro
Andante con moto
Rondo. Allegro
Richard Strauss (1864-1949) | An Alpine Symphony, Opus 64
Nacht (Night)
Sonnenaufgang (Sunrise)
Der Anstieg (The Ascent)
Eintritt in den Wald (Entry into the Forest) – Wanderung neben dem Bach (Wandering by the Brook)
Am Wasserfall (At the Waterfall)
Erscheinung (Apparition)
Auf blumigen Wiesen (On Flowering Meadows)
Auf der Alm (On the Alpine Pasture)
Durch Dickicht und Gestrüpp auf Irrwegen (Through Thickets and Undergrowth on the Wrong Path)
Auf dem Gletscher (On the Glacier)
Gefahrvolle Augenblicke (Dangerous Moments) – Auf dem Gipfel (On the Summit)
Vision (Vision)
Nebel steigen auf (Mists Rise)
Die Sonne verdüstert sich allmählich (The Sun Gradually Becomes Obscured)
Elegie (Elegy)
Stille vor dem Sturm (Calm Before the Storm)
Gewitter und Sturm, Abstieg (Thunder and Tempest, Descent)
Sonnenuntergang (Sunset)
Ausklang (Quiet Settles)
Nacht (Night)
Tickets
Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at vnso.org.vn.
For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.
Premysl Vojta
Přemysl Vojta born in 1983 in Brno (Czech Republic) is a prizewinner of international competitions in Brno, Bratislava and in Vidnava. In September 2010 he won first prize at the “International ARD Music Competition” in Munich, where he was also awarded the Audience Award, the prize for the best performance of a new work and the special award from the Neuen Philharmonie Westfalen. In 2011, after his very successful debut at the Beethoven Festival Bonn, he received the prestigious Beethoven Ring Award.
He was an intern at the Staatskapelle Dresden, solo hornist of the Prague Kammerphilharmonie, the Staatskapelle Berlin, and since 2009 of the Konzerthausorchester Berlin. In addition, he has held a teaching position at the Universität der Künste Berlin since 2010. Přemysl Vojta performs regularly with major orchestras such as the Bavarian Radio Symphony Orchestra or the Stuttgart Radio Symphony Orchestra, and is invited to give recitals and solo concerts of festivals across Europe.
Piano Night “Dark Winter”
Sat 13 Dec 2014, 7 pm
Conference Room, 2nd floor, Union of Literature and Arts Associations
81 Tran Quoc Thao, Ward 7, District 3, HCMC
You are invited to the piano night “Dark Winter” with beautiful classical compositions performed mostly in minor keys. The audience will be taken into a chilly winter with dreamy yet bitter cold melodies.
Program
PART I
Chopin: Scherzo No. 2 Op. 31 in B flat minor
Uyên Sa
Chopin: Scherzo No. 1 Op. 20 in B minor
Luân Du
Schubert: 4 Impromptus D.899 Op.90
Nguyệt Minh
PART II
Beethoven: 32 Variations WoO 80 in C minor
Mai Hồng
Schumann: Piano Sonata No. 2 Op. 22 in G minor, I. So rasch wie moglich
Thanh Nhật
Grieg: Piano Sonata Op. 7 in E minor, I. Allegro Moderato
Anh Phong
Liszt: Années de pèlerinage I, S.160, No. 2, “Au lac de Wallenstadt”
Anh Phong
Chopin: Étude Op. 10, No. 4, in C-sharp minor
Chanwoo
Chopin: Ballade No. 1 Op. 23 in G minor
Chanwoo
No pre-ticket for sale. Your donation is welcomed to contribute to cover the organizational cost.
4th Year Anniversary of Hanoi Rock City
12 and 13 Dec 2014, 9 pm
Hanoi Rock City
27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho
Founded in December 2010, HRC has been a major player in putting Hanoi on the music map for touring artists as well as emerging as a frontrunner in providing a solid, stable and dynamic creative platform for homegrown, grassroots talents across an eclectic array of live and electronic genres. Our diversity and interconnectedness to the local scene of original, current, contemporary and underground music is unrivalled in Hanoi.
Founded and run by a group of mostly Hanoi born and bred young musicians, DJs and artists, our approach to supporting the music scene as a promoter and a space is passionate, professional and open. Our success rides on our belief in what we do, our faithful commitment to creative art, and our genuine joy in witnessing our exciting city bring out the best in itself.
December 2014 will mark our 4th year running. We will celebrate with 2 days filled with festive activities, live music, and DJs.
Lineup:
:: Martin Eyerer (headline)
:: XAI
:: Djy InHanoi
:: Atinybit
:: Phương Đặng
:: La-Nai Gabriel
:: Stealing Heads
:: HI Jinks – Soulful Funksters
:: Let’s Folk (Tim Coker)
:: Dan Henneberry
:: Dee.F
:: Dj Cybersnack-Snare,Snake
:: Vaughan Evans
:: DJ Knobz
:: Gingerwork
:: Mark Harris
:: Blip Blop
:: GiGi Mix
:: DJ Chamber
:: OMG
:: Lizo
:: Mood Bud
Tickets
VND 80K for one event (VND 40K before 9PM)
VND 100K for both (VND 80K before 9PM)
50% OFF ticket price with a valid student card.
Ngũ Cung Rock Live Show – Highland Rock Plateu
Fri 12 Dec 2014, 7 pm
Giang Vo Exhibition Center
148 Giang Vo, Hanoi
Live show “Ngũ Cung Liveshow – Cao nguyên đá” is the biggest event in 2014 of Ngũ Cung Band on the occasion of releasing their second album titled “Cao nguyên đá” (Highland Rock Plateu).
Lineup band: Ngũ Cung, Hà Trần, OringChains, Black Infinity
Let’s join and and feel the best rock party ever!
*About the band:
The Ngũ Cung Rock Band (The Pentatonic) was established to contribute to the Progressive-Hard Rock (Proghard) market, aiming at becoming THE most famous progressive rock band in Vietnam and beyond. They wish to promote the strength of progressive rock music well know in other countries (and yet still bring forth music that has an identity of Vietnamese pride. Although Ngũ Cung composition is based on a variety of dramatic “themes stories” (native to progressive rock), the band also tries to write lyrics that their native fans (of Vietnam) can follow identify with during normal/everyday life in that country culture (past, present future). Now that Ngũ Cung has reached a strong level of national fame in its own country, they have branched out to perform live in larger-scale public events begin penetration outside of Vietnam. Stand as the band soon conquers the world in full!
Ticket
Ticket price: 95,000 VND
Hotline: 090 620 2256, 094 222 6363, 090 433 7427, 091 247 2574
Korean Music Performance “Time and Space in Harmony” in HCMC
Fri 12 Dec 2014, 8 pm
Ben Thanh Theatre
6 Mac Dinh Chi, District 1, HCMC
The Korea Foundation and the Embassy of the Republic of Korea in Hanoi are co-hosting the concert entitled “Time Space in Harmony” in celebration of the ASEAN-KOREA Commemorative Summit to be held on December 11-12, 2014 in Busan, Korea. This joint concert will be presented by Gongmyoung firmly based in tradition but which is nevertheless innovative and experimental rather than being “conventional.” Their performance will show that it is creativity which enables traditional musical groups to survive in today’s rapidly changing digital and global age.
To get tickets, register (name, telephone number) via email: tranthucuc@karts.ac.kr and receive tickets directly at Ben Thanh Theatre on 12 Dec.
GongMyoung51 Korean Music Performance Time and Space in Harmony in HCMC
Performing arts group GongMyoung, formed in 1997, re-interprets classical Korean music in a modern way and is the most inspiring drumming collective of Korea today. In particular, GongMyoung has been praised not only for their innovative musical ideas but also for their refreshing performances. GongMyoung synthesizes various kinds of music and sounds into a harmonious artwork. Their effort in creating instrument extends Korean music’s boundaries to the world and the future. Ever since GongMyoung’s debut, they have held the position of ‘ambassadors’ of traditional Korean music, being featured in numerous international festivals, art markets and diplomatic events such as: Vancouver Music Festival, Melbourne National Art Festival, World Music Expo ‘WOMEX’…
The group also plays in Hanoi on 09 Dec.
Showcase of Muong Ceramics
Opening: Fri 12 Dec 2014, 5.30 pm
Exhibition: 12 – 18 Dec 2014
MODULE 7
83 Xuan Dieu Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi
The Muong’s Cultural Museum, Muong Studio and Module 7 cordily invite you to the Showcase of Muong Ceramic.
Since Ly – Tran Dynasty (from the 11th to 12th century), Vietnam has been well-known for its tradition of ceramics with many products of white, celenon, brown, and blue salt glaze. Nowadays, ceramics is an arts language and material to some artists. Their recent works have gone beyond the traditional design, performances, and senses.
Muong Ceramics is named after experimental pottery, and this is the result of hard work by two artists with the same name of Hieu. Traditional materials like clay, water, glaze, ash, and hand-building techniques are used to create Vietnamese ceramics works.
Muong Ceramics is a product of Muong Studio of Ceramics, an Arts Centre at the Muong’s Culture Museum. In collaboration with Module 7, these works will be exhibited with interior products, that are designed and made in traditional craft villages and held long-standing cultural values of traditional artisanal know-how with a resonance of modernity.
Muong Studio of Ceramics was opened in September 2014 for Vietnamese and international artists participating in the artist-in-residency program. Muong Ceramics with initial pottery works, is an prerequisite for a huge Workshop of Artistic Ceramics in 2015. The workshop will gather many international artists from Asian Ceramic Network to collaborate with Vietnamese artists at Mường Studio.
This event is made possible with the generous support from Module 7.