EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1-10 (daily updated) Photo Exhibition “The Unravelers: Adventures with Mathematics” Exhibition: 01 – 31 Jul 2014 L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội Reflecting the poetic side of mathematics, the exhibition is an initiative of Jean-François Dars, Annick Lesne and Anne Papillault which is drawn from a collection of photographs & articles by great scientists during their stay at IHES (Institut des Hautes Études Scientifiques). The scientists look back on their discipline, scientific thoughts and their own life. Among them, in particular, is Professor Ngo Bao Chau. Free entrance. Mozart Cycle 2014 at L’Espace 09 and 10 Jul 2014, 8pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the classical concert titled Mozart Cycle 2014 at L’Espace this July. The concert is a collaboration between The Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) and L’Espace with the participation of conductor Kim Xuan Hieu and horn soloist Ta Tien Dat. Program Overture “Idomeneo” KV.366 Horn concerto No.3 in E Flat Major KV.447 Symphony No.38 in D Major “Praha” KV.504 Tickets: Ticket price: 120000 VND Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 60000 VND Tickets are available at L’Espace from 09 Jun. Floor Killer – The 4th National Recreational Dance Championship 05 and 06 Jul 2014, 11 am – 8.30 pm Savico Megamall 7 Nguyen Van Linh, Long Bien, Hanoi The 4th national recreational dance championship FlOOR KILLER is the annual tournament featuring the 6 most developing Hip Hop genres in the world: Breaking, Hip Hop, Locking, Popping, Waacking and House. This contest aims at professional and amateur dancers from Vietnam and from abroad. Teams and individuals will compete in form of knock-out competitions. This year, the youth will be over enthusiastic with the strange, attractive and unique performances of the dancer from Vietnam and especially with the appearance of the champions from Malaysia, Thailand, Singapore and Germany. Brilliant dancers in 5 Hip Hop genres from the USA, Korea, Japan, Thailand and Vietnam are invited to the referee team at the World level. Uwe Donaubauer is a German Hip Hop champion and graduated from the FRK Dance Academy Austria as a Hip Hop, Breakdance and Locking instructor. From 2007 –   2013 he has participated in numerous competitions in Europe and Asia and won many awards. Since 2013 he has also been acting BOTY Germany winner. Louis Becker is one of the best-known B-Boys in Germany. He studied from 2004 to 2009 at Die Etage – the school of performing Art, Artist, Acrobat and has a decree of the Tanzzwiet Dance School Berlin Hip-Hop. From 2005 – 2013 he also participated at numerous battles in Europe and Asia and reached the first place with B-town Allstars at “Battle of the Year Germany”. Free entry. Contact: Mr. Nguyen Viet Thanh, Big Toe Email: liontbigtoe@gmail.com Screening of “Augustine” Fri 04 Jul 2014, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the screening of “Augustine” ( France, 2012, 101 mins) directed by Alice Winocour. 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. 2013 Welsh Music Prize Winner Georgia Ruth to Perform in Vietnam Tue 01 Jul 2014, 8 pm HCMC Conservatory of Music 112 Nguyen Du Street, Ward 1, HCMC The Welsh harpist, singer-songwriter and her band will play in Ho Chi Minh City on 1 July. Georgia Ruth’s exquisite songs which are “full of longing and melody” and her angelic serene voice will chill out the boiling hot midsummer weather in Vietnam. Week of Pines, George Ruth’s debut album was out barely a year ago in May 2013 and immediately received enthusiastic praise from critics, hailing the album for its “mixture of soft pop and reimagined traditionals.” It was commended by The Independent as “a dazzling debut, rich with sweet pain and joy” and Georgia Ruth is named “one of the British folk discoveries of the year” by The Guardian. Inspired by Georgia Ruth’s recent return to Wales, following stints living in Brighton and London, Week of Pines is unique in the way it represents the homecoming spirit through a “varied and intriguing collection of songs.” This was beautifully described on the website of the Arts Council of Wales, “from the motorik drive of the title track, to the darker Eno-like string arrangements, the stark joyfulness of a Welsh sea shanty accompanied by wheezing reed organ, or the more wistful folk ballads: this is a varied and intriguing collection of songs. “Having grown up with dad’s Merchant Navy sea stories (he once met Jacques Cousteau onboard the Calypso), a sea shanty was somewhat inevitable” This one, ‘Codi Angor’, was popular amongst the Welsh sailors in the Liverpool docks and if the album is a homecoming of sorts, this conveys the opposite: the excitement of leaving, of sailing out to sea. ‘Dovecote’ – with its clanging bells and mists – maintains the theme, but on a more abstract level: this is the leaving of old love. ‘Winter’, with its slow-march rhythm and redemptive lyrics, brings the album to a fitting close.” “Week of Pines is a record about joyfulness, and coming home. And reclaiming things presumed gone. And grace, after making mistakes, that element of forgiveness and calm has been integral to this record.” Tickets Ticket prices: 300.000 VND, 200.000 VND, 80.000 VND for students Please call 098 987 4517 or 0903 041 959 for ticket booking and delivery. Exhibition “Letting Go” Opening: Thu 03 Jul 2014, 6.30 pm Exhibition: 03 – 09 Jul 2014 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St. Hanoi There are many ways to liberate one’s spiritual life. This is as important as the metabolism process. But the methods are very different; some people can focus his or her energy in doing something else in a hobby or a certain interest. The majority will try to release their energy for entertainment or some useless time killing activities. Painting is one way of liberating human beings but can still remain energy. Artist Le Huu Hieu has the starting point as an architect. He chose one way to release his energy but he can still get his mentality focused in the joy of creating artworks. His first solo exhibition contains 18 oil-on-canvas paintings in medium size; there are also different experimentations with acrylic, using gold and silver on canvas. It shows us the beauty in the patience for the passion of arts. With the language of surrealist art mixing with expressionist, the artist doesn’t just paint his own mental state but also expresses the consciousness of a certain class. This class is considered to be “The Youth of their times”. There is fear and amazement in front of the pressure of time and work. All the fallen angels with wild dreams combine with the temporality and wicked humor in the social stories where they are in. A very interesting is that the exhibition was passionately supported by a reputed website on the events, art and culture in Hanoi which is Hanoi Grapevine. With the individual support of a local business (Mr Nguyen Duc Tuyen, chairman of Cau Giay joint-stock company), this has marked a good sign for the units, individuals, and organizations sponsoring the debut of young artists in Vietnam. Especially in the context where cultural foundations, individual patrons in recent years have decreased in the not so optimistic economic situations and the less exciting cultural and art life… On the occasion of “Letting go” exhibition by a brand new young artist with the art world, we are cordially presents the attendance of many reputable professional artists as well representatives from governmental fine art organizations such as: artist Thanh Chuong (Vietnam Fine Arts Association), artist Luong Xuan Doan, artist Le Thiet Cuong, artist Vi Kien Thanh (Bureau Chief of the Fine Arts Department). We would like to also call for the attention of organizations, individual units to be more actively engaged in the art contribution and sponsor for young artists. To commensurate with the policy implementation “Culture and Art as the motivation and purpose” for the prosperous development of the country! About the artist: Le Hieu Le Huu Hieu Born in September 2nd 1982 Hometown: Xuan Yen – Nghi Xuan – Ha Tinh Education: Civil Engineering University majored in Architecture (2006) Present: independent architect    Talk of Gary Thomas : Experimental Filmmaking and Animation in the UK Wed 02 Jul 2014, 4 pm Big Hall, Goethe Institut Goethe-Institut Hanoi 56-58 Nguyễn Thái Học Ba Đình, Hà Nội You’re invited to a talk with British Council film advisor Gary Thomas on experimental filmmaking and animation in the UK. Among the talk’s topics, Gary will introduce Animate Projects, a commissioning agency producing content for online/digital, cinema, broadcast and galleries, that he founded and developed; use Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s ‘A Letter to Uncle Boonmee’ and other examples of how artists work in collaboration, and internationally; and talk about the history/context of experimental filmmaking in the UK. Gary Thomas was previously the Head of Moving Image for Arts Council England, leading on policy and strategy development for arts distribution, broadcasting and visual arts. He subsequently founded Animate Projects to run the Channel 4/ACE Animate TV scheme, which he developed to become a commissioning agency producing content for online/digital, cinema, broadcast and galleries. His productions/commissions include Apichatpong Weerasethakul’s short A Letter to Uncle Boonmee which won the Oberhausen Grand Prix and formed part of the development of the Cannes Palme d’Or winning feature project Uncle Boonmee Who Can Recall His Past Lives. Free entrance. Screening of “Astérix et Obélix: Au Service de sa Majesté” L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Asterix and Obelix: God Save Britannia” (France, Spain, Italy, Hungary, 2012, 110 mins) directed by Laurent Tirard. This is “The funniest film in the history of Gaul!” 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. VNN