EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 10-20 Film Screening “La Belle et La Bête” by Christophe Gans Sun 09 Aug 2015, 4 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Beauty and the Beast” (France, 2014, 112 mins) directed by Christophe Gans. “This fairy tale populated by a little creature hiding charming surprises in the corridors of his beautiful castle.” – 20 minutes 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. A Night of Classics from Walt Disney Sun 19 Jul 2015, 8 pm HCMC Opera House No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC You are invited to the program “A Night of Classics from Walt Disney” at HCMC Opera House under the baton of famous maestro Jan Stulen from Netherlands. A concert with original soundtracks from the most famous movies by Walt Disney: The Little Mermaid, Beauty and the Beast, Hunchback of Notre Dame, Aladdin, Pocahontas, The Lion King, Pirates of the Caribbean, The Jungle Book, Mary Poppins Medley, etc. They have brought prestigious awards to the greatest movies of all time and contribute to spreading them all over the world. 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 Film Screening: “La Prophétie des Grenouilles” by Jacques-Rémy Girerd Sun 19 Jul 2015, 4 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the animation screening “La Prophétie des Grenouilles” (Raining Cats and Frogs) (France, 2003, 90 mins) directed by Jacques-Rémy Girerd. ‘”Raining Cats and Frogs” offers a funny and sensitive variation, giving voice to such spiritual creatures that boil their comicality.”‘ -Télérama 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. Live music with Australian musician Floyd Thursby Sat 18 Jul 2015, 8 pm Hanoi Social Club 6 Hoi Vu Str, Hanoi From the organizer: Songpoet Floyd Thursby creates uniquely evocative folk and country songs with striking lyrics and strong melodies. He performs solo: one guitar, one voice. Based in Melbourne, Australia, Thursby will be performing his original songs at the Hanoi Social Club on Saturday, 18 July 2015, exploring the collective – and personal – unconscious: love and death, brimstone and ecstasy, the sacred and the profane. Thursby’s critically-acclaimed debut album ‘A Thief’s Journal’ was released in 2007 on Ang Fang Industries through MGM. Thursby’s new album ‘Sinatra’s Bones’ is out now. PRESS: ‘Finally, a folk/country record where you can tell one song from another… Thursby writes with just enough ornament to trigger your imagination, never straying into pretension… This album is hard to fault.’ – Forte Magazine ‘Floyd Thursby has a fascinating voice… But of course, all that would be insignificant without great songs as vehicles for that voice. Thursby has armfuls of them. There’s not an uninteresting moment on this debut LP… an endlessly rewarding recording.’ – Rhythms magazine ‘An intriguing sketch of brilliant songwriting… The band has delivered a masterpiece… “A Thief’s Journal” goes straight to the poolroom.’ – Rave Magazine (BRIS) ‘Lyrics from Bob Dylan’s new album? No, from Floyd Thursby’s debut self-titled 5-track CD. Go see him and hear for yourself. A powerful new addition to Australia’s most original singer/songwriters.’ – Billy Pinnell Tickets at door: 100,000 VND Vietnam International Fingerstyle Guitar Festival 2015 Fri 17 Jul 2015, 8 pm Youth Theater 11 Ngô Thì Nhậm, Hà Nội     Vietnam International Finger-Style Guitar Festival 2015 (Vietnam IFSGF 2015) takes place at Vietnam Youth Theatre (Hanoi) on 17 July 2015. With the participation of 6 famous artists from 6 different countries, the concert this summer promises to be an impressive cultural exchanging event where a whole spectrum of colorful emotions will be assembled. This is a rare opportunity for the Vietnamese audience to enjoy the special of international finger-style guitar. Among those, Paddy Sun is a phenomenon in Vietnam. He is the artist that has the most influence to the growth of this new guitar genre in Vietnam and is well known by the majority of music lovers thanks to his hit “Sunflower” released in 2009. Artists performing in Vietnam IFSGF 2015: – Huang Chia-Wei (Taiwan) The differences in the environment around Huang Chia-Wei and in his life created the diversity in his music. Sometimes romantic and emotional, his music can calm you. Sometimes inspiring, his music will make you dance. – Agustin Amigo (Spain) Agustin Amigo has a strong passion for fingerstyle guitar. He owns a studio and makes high quality records by himself. His creative use of partial capo has become a special feature of him. This makes his melodies clearer and his tone more unique. Agustin frequently performs in different music festivals around the world and his performances are always highly appreciated. – Andy Ngew (Malaysia) Andy Ngew – the new generation of fingerstyle in Malaysia. His music is a lot like his personality, warm and generous. He learned classical when he was small, but later on he discovered fingerstyle and it became his passion. Andy joined many fingerstyle competitions to improve himself and he won many awards from them, such as Tommy Emmanuel’s, Adam Rafferty’s, and Sungha Jung’s competitions. – Paddy Sun (China) Paddy Sun, composer of a very famous song – “Sunflower ‘, which was a big sensation in Vietnam since this video was uploaded on Youtube in 2009. It’s a big motivation for a lot youngsters to learn to play a guitar and a new guitar line – fingerstyle. At the end of 2013, in the 1st Vietnam percussive fingerstyle guitar contest, he was invited to became an online examiner for an award that bore his name – the Paddy Sun award. – Masa Sumide (Japan) Masa Sumide, Japan’s premier solo guitarist, often called “King of Groovy Music”. His music is full of beats and rhythm. It will make you want to dance all the time. – Jacques Stotzem (Belgium) At the age of 16, Jacques Stotzem started learning guitars with Blue. Since then, guitar has been his passion, his life. Jacques’ style is a blend of romantic and acoustic rock songs. In his performances, he plays his own compositions as well as many rock rearrangements of Jimi Hendrix, U2 or Rory Gallagher. Tickets TYPES OF TICKET Area 4 – 300,000 VND Area 3 – 500,000 VND Area 2 – 700,000 VND Area 1 – 1,000,000 VND (Photo session with the artists before the concert) Seat map SELLING – Ticketbox.vn DISCOUNT 50% Only 100 tickets until the end of 11/7 Area 4/ 3/ 2/ 1 discount to 150,000 VND/ 250,000 VND/ 350,000 VND/ 500,000 VND (Booking on Ticketbox.vn, please enter discount code: VIFGF50) – Vietnam Youth Theatre | 11 Ngo Thi Nham st 8:30am – 7pm (Mon -Sat) 091 261 1766 / 04 2240 9025 – Sol G | 337 Nguyen Khang st 8:30am – 6pm (all days) – 04 2216 1102 – TYGY | 95 Dang Tien Dong st 8am -7pm (all days) – 096 393 8183 – Dongdoshow.com More details: HOTLINE: 098 161 0057 – Tung AG (Mr.) Live Music Event “The Music Emporium” at Hanoi Social Club in July 09, 16, 23 and 30 Jul 2015, 8.30 pm Hanoi Social Club 6 Hoi Vu Str., Hanoi The Music Emporium – a new intimate live music event at The Hanoi Social Club. 8:30pm every Thursday night. In a 100-year-old house with classic architecture in the old quarter, lots of cozy spaces, where you can enjoy the skills of the musicians and feel the music in a more laid-back environment. Use your ears to listen and enjoy musical stories. It’s not an “event” as such, more like people playing music in your lounge room. Every week we have a different musician creating a set specifically for this event. We’ll make you comfortable. It’ll be cozy, and intimate. Tickets: 50,000 VND at the door “Old Sounds of New Day” at Manzi – Encounter 1: Xẩm Manzi Art Space 14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi The first encounter in manzi’s traditional music series entitled ‘Old Sounds Of New Day’ will start next Friday, 17 July with an amazing Xẩm performance featuring two masters of traditional music in Vietnam: Xuan Hoach & Thanh Hoai, and other talented musicians of Hanoi. Originally born from the street and performed by wandering artists, Xẩm is a form of folk music deeply rooted in the people, especially the inferior and outcast. With simple lyrics and brutally honest attitude, the narratives in Xẩm songs often describe life’s hardships, satirically comment on social degradation and discuss hotly-debated political issues. Surcharge at door: 150,000VND (including one free drink) Due to limited seating capacity (acoustic concert for 30 people only), please email us at manzihanoi@gmail.com before Wed 14 July to reserve seats. ‘Old Sounds of New Day’ is a series of traditional music concerts hosted by manzi as an effort to support these traditional values, and to tell a real story about traditional music in Vietnam. Exhibition “Chòn Chòn” by young artists from Hanoi and Hue Opening: Fri 10 Jul 2015, 5 pm Exhibition: 10 – 17 Jul 2015 1st floor, Center for Contemporary Arts 17 Thanh Cong, Ba Dinh, Hanoi You are invited to the group exhibition “Chòn chòn” by young artists from 10 – 17 July 2015. Inspired by the round shape, the young artists from Hanoi and Hue have launched the idea of an exhibition to promote cultural exchange among artists and their regions and create the diversified art beyond a specific area. The exhibition will feature paintings, sculpture, installation artworks by 11 young artists from Hanoi: Do Hiep, Le Ba Cau, Pham Tra My, Pham Tuan Tu, Vu Duc Trung, Thai Nhat Minh, Trinh Minh Tien, Tran Van An, Nguyen The Hung, Hoang Duy Vang, Nguyen Hong Phuong and 12 artists from Hue: Nguyen Hoa, Ha Thi My, Hoang Anh Tu, Tran Huu Nhat, Truong The Linh, Nguyen Van He, Nguyen Dinh Hoang Viet, Hong Thien Quoc, Nguyen Van Duy, Ton That Minh Nhat, Tran Tuan. After that, the exhibition will be on display at Hue museum of Culture, No. 23-25, Le Loi, Hue City. Film Screening “La Cour de Babel” by Julie Bertuccelli Fri 17 Jul 2015, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the documentary screening of “School of Babel” (France, 2014, 89 mins) directed by Julie Bertuccelli. “They come from all over the world and learn French in a Paris school. This beautiful documentary tells their integration, their doubts and their hopes.” – Le Parisien 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. Liveshow by Canadian experimental pop band BRAIDS Thu 16 Jul 2015, 8 pm Cargo Bar 7 Nguyen Tat Thanh, D.4, HCMC You are invited to a music night with Canadian experimental pop outfit, BRAIDS who are touring Asia on the back of their acclaimed album, ‘Deep In The Iris’. Now three albums in, Braids’ latest release deals with some heavy subject matter: abuse, pornography and isolation. While this may be a little too much for some, there is still an ethereal beauty about the record that enchants while depicting a reality that resonates in equal measure. Tickets Advance: 250k // 150k (with student ID) Door: 300k // 200k (with student ID) Available from Ticketbox and Asian Kitchen (185/22 Pham Ngu Lao) Call for Applications: Documentary Course at Hanoi DOCLAB 2015 (K7B) Deadline: 15 Jul 2015 You are invited to the documentary course at Hanoi DOCLAB 2015 (K7B). This creative documentaries course is the first basic step for the one who wants to become an independent, personal, artistic or experimental documentary filmmaker (over 18 years old). The first DOCLAB documentary course of this year (K7A) opened in May 2015. For more information, please refer to Vietnamese version of this post. If you’re interested in getting news, announcements from DOCLAB for its activities, workshops, and schedule of film screenings, etc., please email us at hanoidoclab@gmail.com to subscribe to DOCLAB news. Vietnamese Lacquer Painting Exhibition in Korea Exhibition: 15 – 20 Jul 2015 Ganaisa Art Center Seoul, Korea From the organizer: Lacquer paintings exhibition of 14 Vietnamese artists will be held in Ganaisa Art Center, Seoul from July 15 to July 20, 2015. Lacquer is a special type of material extracted from lacquer tree, appeared in Vietnam from 2500 years before, often used in making furniture, worshiping items and crafts. In 1925 the French founded the Indochina Fine Arts School, along with the acceptance of the academy art in Europe, Vietnamese lacquer artists transformed the material and put lacquer on their own works. The innovative combinations between material and the traditional way of shaping, between the spiritual life of the Vietnamese and the graphics, layout, color as well as art thought from Europe have created an art material that still highly appreciated by many national and foreign researchers. Many Vietnamese lacquer paintings were stored and kept at national prestigious museums and abroad. More and more foreign artists come to Vietnam to learn the techniques of lacquer. Due to limited communication, difficulties in transportation and storage as well as lack of thorough understanding and confusion between art and fine art, Vietnamese lacquer is still not known and properly appreciated as its value yet. 42 artworks of 14 Vietnamese artists to Korea will be displayed at Ganaisa Art Exhibition Center, Seoul. This is the art center established since 1983, and from 1991 till now becomes the venue for exhibit many famous names of worldwide contemporary art such as Antoni Tapies (1990), Sam Francis (1991), Jasper Johns ( 1991), Roy Lichtenstein (1991), Joan Miro (1991), Wilfredo Lam (1991). The exhibition will be an opportunity to introduce Vietnamese lacquer art and inspire sense of creativity to all the artists pursuing the art of making lacquer paintings and promote cultural exchanges between the Vietnam and Korea. • Of the 42 works exhibited, there are 12 works with traditional visual style from the 6 artists Ha Anh Tuan, Nguyen Duc Viet, Nguyen Nghia Dau, Nguyen Tan Cuong, Nguyen Hiep Anh and Duc Hung. • The rest 30 pieces are of modern visual style from 8 artists: Nguyen Truong Linh (Gold Prize, National Fine Arts Exhibition 2010), Tran Phi Truong, Nguyen Hai Nam, Do Khai, Pham Thang Long, Hoang Huu Van, Ngo Hai Yen and Dang Hien. • In particular, 3 artists Tran Phi Truong, Do Khai, Nguyen Hai Nam and curator D.G. Tran Quoc Hung are invited to attend the opening ceremony and introduce paintings for the exhibition. This exhibition of Lacquer paintings in Seoul will contribute to promoting the cooperation and exchange of the art and culture between Vietnam – Korea, as well as introducing Vietnamese cultural traditions to foreign friends in Korea and worldwide. This is also an opportunity for artists to share their view of art and seek for new inspiration, to create more and more high-valuable artworks to serve all art lovers in Korea and Vietnam. Film Screening “Le Roi et L’Oiseau” by Paul Grimault Sun 12 Jul 2015, 4 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Le Roi et L’Oiseau” (The King and the Mockingbird) (France, 1979, 87 mins) directed by Paul Grimault. “The King and the Mockingbird” is simple but retains its strength and forever remains sublime. 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 “Minions” at L’Espace 10, 11, 12, 17, 18 and 19 Jul 2015 L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the animation screening “Minions” – blockbuster of Universal Pictures produced entirely in France by Illumination Entertainment – at L’Espace from 10-19 Jul 2015. Screening schedule: Fri 10 Jul 2015 14:00 and 18:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles 16:00: Vietnamese dubbing Sat 11 Jul 2015 14:00 and 18:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles 16:00 and 20:00: Vietnamese dubbing Sun 12 Jul 2015 14:00 and 20:00: Vietnamese dubbing 18:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles Fri 17 Jul 2015 14:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles 16:00: Vietnamese dubbing Sat 18 Jul 2015 14:00 and 18:00: Vietnamese dubbing 16:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles Sun 19 Jul 2015 14:00 and 20:00: Vietnamese dubbing 18:00: English with Vietnamese subtitles About the film: The story of MINIONS by Universal Pictures and Illumination Entertainment comes to us from time immemorial. Originally, from simple single-celled yellow organisms, Minions have evolved over the ages and served the most abject masters. Repetitive disappearances of these masters, from tyrannosaurs to Napoleon, made Minions plunge into a deep depression. But one of them, Kevin, has an idea. Flanked by Stuart, the rebellious teen and adorable Bob, Kevin goes in search of a new evil boss to guide them. Our three Minions embark on a thrilling journey that will lead them to their new master… who happens to be a master: Scarlet Overkill (Sandra Bullock, Oscar-winning), the first super-evil master in history. From Antarctica to New York 60s, our three friends finally arrive at London where they will face the most terrible threat of their existence: the annihilation of their species. Tickets Ticket price: 60,000 VND Tickets are available at L’Espace. “Future Now – Rave In Color” – a Brand New Playground for Youth Sat 11 Jul 2015, 4 pm Saigon Exhibition and Convention Center 799 Nguyen Van Linh, Tan Phu, HCMC We are proud to announce our BRAND-NEW PLAYGROUND is “Future Now – Rave In Color” – a better, louder, crazier version of Future Now Music Festival 2014. This is a first painting event of EDM (Electronic Dance Music) events in VietNam. Not only the world best DJs, international dance music, but also the mood, the style, the color will blow your mind off, making you forget where you are & start singing together, promising the biggest & craziest crowd ever in Vietnam. “Future Now – Rave In Color” will bring the fans into the ultimate mind blowing, head bumping experience not only by featuring the world best DJs and famous singers, but also by the uniqueness of multi-color UV paint blasting, fire shows, impressing them with the most unique techniques and other astonishing activities gathered in one show. Leading up to ever so memorable Rave party. Audience, stage, everything will be soaked in color by paint cannons, high pressure pump machine, water guns etc. that you get to enjoy “for the first time”. “Future Now – Rave In Color” – there is no border and limit to having fun with friends – the way you want it to be in your own color. With the performance of famous international and Vietnamese DJ and artists: DJ Headhunterz Tickets Ticket prices: GA: 550,000 VND VVIP: 1,650,000 VND Owner table: 3,000,000 VND VNN