EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR JULY 1-10 Film Screening “Il était une Forêt” by Luc Jacquet Fri 10 Jul 2015, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Il était une Forêt” (France, 2013, 78 mins) directed by Luc Jacquet. Luc Jacquet created the image and soundtrack to immerse viewers into an unknown but welcoming and exciting world. 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. Acoustic Show with Indonesian grunge rocker Gede Robi Thu 09 Jul 2015, 8 pm ATK 73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi Grunge rocker Gede Robi Supriyanto ventures to Vietnam for the first time. Lead guitarist and vocalist with top indie Indonesian band NAVICULA now stops off in Hanoi in his Vietnam tour! Robi is traveling with Joe Cummings of Love Bone and Daniel Eiland, funk bassist. His aim is to share his grunge rock music whilst meeting and collaborating with local musicians. “The collaboration between great musicians becomes a conversation that takes place between the artist and the audience. The energy goes both ways and it is in this space – created by sound – that the unraveling of boundaries takes place.” This is the intention of the tour – to take some music, some musicians and ideas, and unravel some magic. The ultimate goal is to have a great deal of fun… Because, “If it is not fun, it is not rock and roll.” Tickets: 50,000 VND at door Contemporary Concert and Dance program at HCMC Opera House Thu 09 Jul 2015, 8 pm HCMC Opera House No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC You are invited to the contemporary concert and dance program at the HCMC Opera House. Two new dance pieces titled “Vọng phu biển” – “Waiting for Husband on the Shore” choreographed by Nguyen Phuc Hai and Nguyen Phuc Hung will be featured in this program. The faithfulness of Vietnamese women in marriage is expressed in the most touching way through the image of the “Vong Phu” (“waiting for husband”) stone. In addition, the program also introduces some contemporary music compositions by young talented musicians coached in professional environment of music: Nguyen Manh Duy Linh, Vu Viet Anh, Nguyen Do Anh Tuan, etc. Tickets Ticket price: 550,000 – 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 VND (for students only) Booking and delivery: 08 38237419, Ms. Huong: 0989874517, Ms. Huong Ly: 0908057972 Lecture & Talk: “Dolls, Dreams, and Drives: Sexual Subjectivity in the Films of Kim Kyung-Mook” Thu 09 Jul 2015, 7 pm Nha San Collective 2nd floor, 24 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi Queer Forever and Nhà Sàn Collective are excited to invite you to a lecture and talk with Prof. Earl Jackson, Jr.: “Dolls, Dreams, and Drives: Sexual Subjectivity in the Films of Kim Kyung-Mook.” Earl Jackson, Jr. National Chiao Tung University Trans-Asian Screen Cultures Institute Any description of the films of Kim Kyung-Mook must be immediately qualified. His films emanate from an unapologetically “gay” perspective, yet their significance extends beyond an identity politics. One of recurrent motifs in his films involve the attempt of a young gay man to find sexual and emotional fulfillment from an older married man only partially available. Yet the films are neither a lament nor a victimology. Instead, these situations contribute to a more extensive understanding of a sexual scenario as a structural disequilibrium. Furthermore, desire is not an urge to be quelled either by physiological satisfaction or the closure of a psychological narrative; instead, desire remains an open question – destabilizing in its constitutive effects and affects. This paper will examine Kim’s films to draw out the inscription of sexual subjectivity and the self-constitution of the subject as object of the other’s desire. Although the primary focus is on male-male sexuality outside of an identity politics, the struggles for recognition within a given pairing as well as within a subject’s self-understanding illustrate viscerally that sexuality itself is inherently political – here in its adjudication of submission, dominance, accommodation and resistance. Round-table Discussion: “Window – A strange Look on the Familiar Hanoi” by Ta Huy Long Wed 08 Jul 2015, 6 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the round-table discussion entitled: “Window – A strange Look on the Familiar Hanoi”, with the participation of Ta Huy Long, illustrator and author of the book, and Nguyen Hoang Dieu Thuy, publisher. “Window”, the latest work of Ta Huy Long – one of the leading comic illustrators in Viet Nam – tells the story of Hanoi some decades ago when Trang Tien Miscellaneous Goods Store was still open, electric trains still tinkled on the streets, and bicycle was the main transportation of Hanoians. The mischievous, ambiguous paintings which bear the metaphor of re-birth and life transformation, flashing by as fast as a dream in their busy lives will take the audience to a familiar, yet strange Hanoi as it was a few decades ago. Language: Vietnamese Free entry. Classical Concert with Song Hong Chamber, Duo Mây, and Friends and the Red Steinway Tue 07 Jul 2015, 8 pm New concert hall Vietnam National Academy of Music You are invited to the classical concert with the participation of Song Hong Chamber, Duo Mây, Friends and the Red Steinway. The young artists will perform compositions by J Haydn, W.A.Mozart, F Schubert, F.Chopin, A.Drovak and Dang Huu Phuc. Ticket Ticket price: 100 000 VND, 200 000 VND Contact for ticket sale: 090 323 0685/090 347 0179 or email sonviolin@yahoo.com. Concert – Conference “Guimet Museum or Vietnamese Cultural Presence in Paris” Tue 07 Jul 2015, 8 pm L’Espace Guimet museum (Musée Guimet) is home to the most beautiful collections of Asian art. For this special evening, Hubert Laot, Artistic Director of the Museum, will make a brief introduction about Vietnamese collections of the museum, and then focus on the recent exhibitions of Vietnamese arts and finally present the work done for recognition of Vietnamese arts scene. In the second part of the evening, musician Huong Thanh will present traditional music of Vietnam, together with artists Thanh Binh, Cong Hung, Vu Ngoc and Thanh Ha as well as a duet with Jason Carter. Tickets Ticket price: 160,000 VND Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 80,000 VND Tickets are available at L’Espace. Singapore Food Festival 2015 in Hanoi 08 Jul – 02 Aug 2015 Oven D’Or restaurant, Sheraton Hanoi Lane 1 Au Co, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi Come to Singapore food festival from July 8th to August 2nd, 2015. The food festival at will showcase Singapore’s famous cuisines and our unique food culture. The organizer will contribute 30% of its ticket sales on opening night – July 8th – to one of charities of their choice named Hagar International Vietnam for supporting women and children who undergone human trafficking, sexual exploitation and domestic violence. Hagar’s sole ambition is to provide the clients with the tools to reclaim the life that was taken from them and enjoy the kind of happiness that so many of us take for granted. The ticket price is 990,000 VND which includes buffet dinner, soft drinks and beers. Please contact Ms. Hang via hang.tranthuy@hagarinternational.org or 043.7282342 – ext. 0 to purchase tickets. Film Screening “Les Vacances du Petit Nicolas” by Laurent Tirard Sun 05 Jul 2015, 4 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Nicholas on Holiday” (France, 2014, 97 mins) directed by Laurent Tirard. The sequel to the 2009 film “Little Nicholas” – after the famous adventures of Nicholas. Repeatedly silly and extremely funny antics would make both children and adult laugh out loud. 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. US Independence Day Picnic in Hanoi Sat 04 Jul 2015, 4 pm The American Club 19-21 Hai Ba Trung Sreet, Hanoi From the organizer: To celebrate US Independence Day: Enjoy live music, circus, games and contests, lucky-draw, food, drinks, fun! Featuring the BIGGEST and Best Lucky-Draw in Hanoi Over 100 prizes will be given away for FREE! Buy tickets at the AmCham Office – Call 04.3934 2790 Adult tickets: 500,000 VND Children tickets: 250,000 VND Children under 3: Free Tickets include unlimited food and drinks! Special Concert at Vietnam National Academy of Music Sat 04 Jul 2015, 8 pm The Grand Concert Hall Vietnam National Academy of Music You are invited to a special concert at Vietnam National Academy of Music with: Conductor: Tran Vuong Thach Violoin Soloist: Tran Le Quang Tien and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra Program Felix Mendelssohn – Violin Concerto in E minor, op.64 Interval Antonin Dvorak – Symphony No.7 in D major, op.60 Tickets Ticket prices: 200,000 – 350,000 – 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com. For free delivery Call: 0913489858, 0983067996. Enjoy a part of the Violin Concerto in E minor by Felix Mendelssohn: March 2015 also marks a lovely “mini concert” by students at the Jazz Department of Vietnam National Academy of Music and two renowned saxophonists from Denmark and Australia: Martin Jacobsen and Danny Healy.    Vietnam National Academy of Music 77 Hao Nam Str., Dong Da Distr., Ha Noi Solo Sculpture Exhibition “Invisible Movements” by Khong Do Tuyen Opening: Fri 03 Jul 2015, 5.30 pm Artist talk: Sun 05 Jul 2015, 3 pm Exhibition: 03 – 10 Jul 2015 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc St., Hanoi To people who concern about contemporary sculpture in Vietnam, Khong Do Tuyen is a familiar name. His career starts very early in group exhibitions, workshops, local and international camps. It can be said that Tuyen is one of the mature sculptors of his generation. Khong Do Tuyen uses several materials professionally, in which metal has been most frequently used, and steel seems to be the only type of metal able to express and fulfill his creative need. Khong Do Tuyen breathes life into steel. Khong Do Tuyen made careful and serious decision about organizing the first solo sculpture exhibition. It’s hard to think of any other title that is more suitable than “Invisible Movements” for his “steel game” this time. A raging movement is hidden under the shapes, struggle, and pain of the heavy and cold steel… Khong Do Tuyen also participated in the experimental contemporary sculpture project “NEW FORM” (2012-2014) and had his works exhibited in both phase 1 and phase 2 of the project. Film Screening “Colt 45″ at L’Espace Fri 03 Jul 2015, 8 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the film screening “Colt 45″ (France, 2014, 85 mins) directed by Fabrice Du Welz. “A classic, dark and violent thriller, led by duo Lanvin – Joey Starr” – Le Dauphiné Libéré 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: “Prose is fast food?” at L’Espace Wed 01 Jul 2015, 6 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội You are invited to the round-table discussion entitled: “Prose is fast food?” with the participation of writer and painter Do Phan, Nguyen Truong Quy, moderator Pham Xuan Nguyen. Today the prose stays at the heart of the Vietnamese literary creation. Its influence is real and therefore attracts authors in search of success. On the book market, the reader likes the prose, which deals with contemporary issues, usually short and lends itself to discussion on social networks. Does the prose become a fast consuming good? Language: Vietnamese Free entry. VNN