EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 10-20 (daily updated) Subscription Concert Vol.72 19 and 20 Aug 2014, 8 pm Hanoi Opera House 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to Subscription Concert Vol.72 with: Conductor: Le Phi Phi Piano Soloist: Guigla Katsarava And Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra PROGRAM P.I.Tchaikovsky Piano Concerto No.1 Interval P.I.Tchaikovsky Symphony no.6 “Pathetique” Tickets Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All Tickets available at Hanoi Opera House – 1 Trang Tien or can book over ticketvn@gmail.com For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996.    Live Concert with Former Westlife Frontman Shane Filan Tue 16 Sep 2014, 8 pm Q4 / Cargo Bar 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC Meet Shane Filan, former Westlife frontman, for a warm and intimate one-night concert for Vietnamese Fans. Shane released his debut solo album ‘You and Me’ through Capitol Records in November last year featuring the hit singles ‘Everything To Me’, ‘About You’ and the latest release ‘Knee Deep In My Heart’. The 34-year-old said: “The album You and Me means so much to me and I cannot wait to play these songs in front of my fans in Vietnam, and of course there will be some old fan favorites from memory lane and a couple of surprises in there too. Hope to see you all there.” “Shane Filan You and Me Tour” tickets are available at Ticketbox.vn, starting on June 21st, 2014 with categories of: Meet & Greet Special package + VIP ticket (limited) – 3.000.000 VND VIP (with a chance of Meet and greet for lucky winners) – 1.500.000 VND General Admission early bird (limited) – 500.000 VND General Admission (normal price) – 700.000 VND Hanoi Urban Flea Market in August Sun 17 Aug 2014, 9 am – 5 pm Hanoi Rock City 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi Come to the open-air shopping and gathering place where all kinds of people come to buy and sell new and used stuff. So whether you are clearing out the attic, leaving the country, strapped for cash or just looking for a good day out , is the meeting point for all those who want to remove stuff in good conditions from home and for those who come to browse or simply have a good time with friends in a good atmosphere. Here you will find a mish-mash of second hand, vintage and retro clothing, collectibles and antiques, as well as a tightly curated selection of jewelry, art, and crafts by local artisans and designers and much, much more! It is the best spot to meet your friends, browse, rummage, haggle, drink and eat delicious food. To know more about the Urban Flea Market 4th edition in June this year, visit here Tickets: 15,000 at door.    Berlinale Shorts Go Abroad in HCMC 15 and 16 Aug 2014, 7 pm Culture Salon Cafe Thứ Bảy 1st Floor, 19B Phạm Ngọc Thạch, Dist. 3, HCMC The Berlinale Shorts will be presented by the Goethe Institute in nine South-East Asian countries. For the first time they are welcomed by the Goethe Institute in Ho Chi Minh City Shorts in its cultural salon at the 15th and 16th of August at 7pm. Berlinale Shorts will also be presented in Hanoi on 08 and 09 Aug. In the series “Berlinale Shorts Go Abroad” short films of the International Film Festival of Berlin go on a journey. Ten short movies were chosen to be shown in the Goethe Institute Hanoi at the 8th and 9th of August at 7pm. “The Berlinale Shorts are a forum for the short form in the festival. A place for uncompromising films, which take an undisguised look on the present. Filmmakers are artists, who are aware of the formal possibilities and furthermore have the whole picture of cinematography in sight. Berlinale Shorts are films, which go beyond the event and contribute to the understanding. At once around the globe and back. The beginning is everywhere and here and now.” Maike Mia Höhne, curator of the Berlinale Shorts, invites the hanoian audience: “Please come and see by yourself!” This year the short movies deal with very current topics. They range from surreal to real, from marvelous to cruel. The movies discuss a world which changes dramatically and endangers nature. This world forces nature to accommodate itself to it. To be ruthlessly and without morals. But the movies also talk about war and grief: How can you face them? How can you handle them? And what follows? A highlight of the programs is surely the movie “Three Stones for Jean Ginet” which has already won an award and which will be played on several festivals this year. It is about desire and promises, a city, a friendship and the narration of a hidden story. The International Film Festival of Berlin, also well-known as Berlinale, is the major film festival in Germany as well as the major audience festival worldwide. Films of all kinds of genre, length and format find a place in the several sections of the Berlinale. (Please find further information here.) Berlinale Shorts in HCMC – Programme I 15.08.2014, 7pm 1. Marc Jacobs 17 minutes/Director: Sam de Jong/Netherland A journey to the country of his ancestors – Marocco. But where does Soufiane really arrive? 2. SYMPHONY NO. 42 10 minutes/Director: Reka Bucsi/Hungary Animation film: How would it be, if animals were humans? 3. Birds 15 minutes/Director: Ulu Braun/Germany Birds in urban habitats – Quo vadis, bird? 4. A Paradise 14 minutes/Director: Jayisha Patel/Cuba A family is mourning the death of her son. The province is known for the tragic fact concerning the high suicide rate amongst youth. 5. Taprobana 24 minutes/Director: Gabriel Abrantes/Portugal, Sri Lanka & Danemark Taprobana, now known as Sri Lanka, at the end of the 16th century. The Poet Luiz Vas de Camoes is writing his heroic history of Portuguese conquests. Berlinale Shorts in HCMC – Programme II 16.08.2014, 7pm 1. Smile, and the world will smile back 21 minutes/Director: B´Tselem/Israel & Palestin A night like so many nights in Hebron, on the West Bank, under the occupation. 2. The white roses 20 minutes/Director: Diogo Costa Amarante/Portugal & USA The memories of the mother are evoked by images enclosed inside Gabriel’s amulet. 3. Three stones for Jean Genet 7 minutes/Director: Frieder Schlaich/Germany There are places of yearning. There are promises that accompany us our entire lives 4. The big house 25 minutes/Director: Juliette Touin/Cuba A group of heavily pregnant women live in an old mansion in Cuba. They are waiting for what will come and don’t know what lies before them. 5. Wonder 8 minutes/Director: Mirai Mizue/Japan & France Animation film: Music and sound, sequences of colour and movement. Language: Original Language, Vietnamese and English Subtitles. Free entry to the Screenings. Documentary Screening “The 80s in My Eyes…” and Meet Director Tran Van Thuy Sat 16 Aug 2014, 8 – 10 pm Heritage Space 2nd floor Paris Deli Dolphin Plaza, 17 Tran Binh, My Dinh, Ha Noi We will show the documentary “Living as one should” (Chuyện tử tế, 1985) an outstanding movie of Mr. Tran Van Thuy, the content is about the fate of the poor and the social conflicts. This film is considered as one of the most distinctive film of director Tran Van Thuy. It won Silver Dove award in Leipzig International film Festival and the foreign press called it “the bomb from Vietnam exploded in the city of Leipzig”. Then we will follow up with a small talk about Mr. Thuy’s book, which he completed in 2013. A book called “The story of Thuy” recounts all the joy and trouble he went through his career. The show will be hosted by Director Dao Thanh Hung who also has some documentaries on the 80s’s subject but from a young person’s perspective. Language: Film in Vietnamese with English subtitles. The talk will be in Vietnamese and English translation (support if necessary). Entry VNĐ 80.000 (drink included) Read more about Tran Van Thuy as well as the history of Vietnam’s documentary film on an article by Nguyen Trinh Thi. Screening of Film “Un Jour mon Pere Viendra” Fri 15 Aug 2014, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Un Jour Mon Père Viendra” (France, 2012, 99 mins) directed by Martin Lavente. “Who will be the ideal father of Chloe – a young girl that has everything she needs for a happy life? A fascinating comedy.” 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. The Aristocrats Live in Vietnam – Culture Clash Asia Tour 2014 Wed 13 Aug 2014, 8 pm Music Centre 57 Cao Thang 57 Cao Thang, Ward 3, Dist 3, HCMC The gang of The Aristocrats, of Sirs GG, MM & BB will grace the stage of Vietnam this August 13. To music lovers and instrumental lovers alike, this is definitely an event not to be missed, or merely … waited. The Aristocrats, to those who have learned a thing or two about them, and also to those who have not, you’ll be amazed by what your senses allow for we guarantee. The word “supergroup” is tossed around a lot in instrumental music circles, the result of a seemingly endless supply of efforts to package together individual virtuoso players and make a band out of them. But every once in a while, the group part of that shopworn term becomes authentic and real. Such is the case with The Aristocrats – guitarist Guthrie Govan, bassist Bryan Beller, and drummer Marco Minnemann – who defiantly and joyously blow the supergroup stereotype to bits, thrilling audiences and fans around the world in the process with a preternatural band chemistry that equals exponentially more than the sum of its parts. * Guthrie Govan is arguably the hottest guitarist on the international music scene today, and his 2006 solo album Erotic Cakes was widely recognized as an instant classic. His top-level touring experience (Asia/GPS, Steven Wilson) complements his busy schedule as one the most in-demand guitar clinician/educators in the world, and he was featured on the cover of Guitar Player Magazine in July of 2011. Aristocrats Photo by Alex Solca * Bryan Beller’s numerous credits include guitarists Steve Vai, Joe Satriani, Mike Keneally (Frank Zappa), and the hugely popular metal “band” Dethlok, borne of the Adult Swim (U.S.) animated TV show Metalocalypse. His solo artist catalog includes three CD’s, two DVD’s, and an instructional DVD for Alfred Publishing, and he was featured on the cover of Bass Player Magazine in October of 2012; * Marco Minnemann is widely seen by fans and peers as one of the most gifted, innovative, cutting-edge drummers in the world. He’s graced the covers of several drum magazines (including Modern Drummer) and enjoys an ultra-versatile sideman career (Adrian Belew, UKZ, Steven Wilson, Joe Satriani, Necrophagist). Perhaps less known: He’s a multi-instrumentalist and compulsively productive composer with nearly twenty CD & DVD solo releases to date. It’s not just fusion. It’s not just shredding. It’s not even meant to be taken seriously at times. It’s just the sound of three guys who did a single pickup gig and suddenly discovered they had something musically deep going on together…along with a propensity for employing R-rated song titles. So what do you call an act like that? The Aristocrats! Tickets Ticket price: 500.000, 700.000, 1.000.000 Group Exhibition “The Echo of Nature” Opening: Mon 11 Aug 2014, 5 pm Exhibition: 11 – 15 Aug 2014 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi You are invited to the 2nd exhibition of mobile artist group entitled “The Echo of Nature”. The exhibition features 43 artworks by 8 artists: Le The Anh, Duy Tung, Nguyen Ngoc Tuan, Dang Hiep, Duy Hoa, Le Thuy, Dang Huu and Trinh Lien. This is the result of 2 years working together on the project: “Draw with Nature” (2012-2014). VNN