WHAT'S ON JUNE 15-30 (DAILY UPDATE) Exhibition “Breath of Life” by Trinh Thang Opening: Sun 26 Jun 2016, 10 am Exhibition: 26 Jun – 09 Jul 2016 Exhibition House, 16 Ngo Quyen, Hanoi The exhibition “Breath of Life” by Trinh Thang will feature 45 among more than 200 painting of him, marking his creative breakthrough over the past year. Trinh Thang’s artworks are initially quite self-absorbed and innocent. He unintentionally simulates anything but not ignores the flow of life. Trinh Thang obviously stands between two extremes: one side is the innocence and the other is the responsibility of those who understand life. He seems to have been able to describe this state of living in each painting. Looking at his paintings, we are free to feel, express and draw conclusions but never should we confine them to any certain extreme. ‘ Let his artworks drift and express itself freely as a breath of life, just like the title of the exhibition. SEA Pride Music Festival 2016 Sat 25 Jun 201, 10 am – 11 pm American Club 19 – 21 Hai Ba Trung, Hanoi SEA Pride is the most fantastic music festival for the youth in this summer 2016 in Ha Noi! Following the success of ASEAN Pride 2015 – Celebrating Family, SEA Pride 2016 comes back with the best preparation and scale. Thousands of people will gather at American Club (21 Hai Ba Trung) to immerse themselves in the dynamic and wonderful melodies. This time, SEA Pride 2016 wants to deliver a message “Color with your music” to young people who desire to live in a respected and equal atmosphere. No matter who you are, once you are music lover and have fair attitude toward different features, come to join us! Program: – Morning (10:00am – 12:00am): DJ ABLI from Britain and NIBIRU band from the Philippines – Afternoon (14:00 – 17:00): DJ ABLI, NGỌT Band and Rock bands: PARASITE, ORINGCHAINS, MICROWAVE. – Night (19:30 – 23:00): Music Festival with both International and Dosmestic artists: DJ Lina (America), DJ SAMEED (Britain); Noo Phuoc Thinh; Fashio Designer Caroll Tran; Oplus band, Hang Up to the Moon and Ngu Cung Band… Tickets: 200.000 VND (from 10:00 to 23:00) 80.000 VND (from 10:00 to 17:00 only) Book online via ticketbox Ticket distributors will be announced next week. A Night of Haydn and Brahms Wed 19 Jun 2016, 8 pm HCMC Opera House No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC HBSO proudly presents an exclusive “HAYDN & BRAHMS NIGHT SHOW”, which will take place at 8 pm, June 19 at the HCMC Opera House. The concert will bring on stage high quality performances from HBSO Symphony Orchestra under bandmaster HONNA TETSUJI and oboe guest Hoang Manh Lam. Franz Joseph Haydn was a prominent and prolific Austrian composer of the Classical period. He was instrumental in the development of chamber music such as the piano trio and his contributions to musical form have earned him the epithets “Father of the Symphony” and “Father of the String Quartet”. Born in Hamburg, Germany, on May 7, 1833, Brahms was the great master of symphonic and sonata style in the second half of the 19th century. He can be considered as the protagonist of the Classical tradition of Joseph Haydn, Mozart, and Beethoven. The most famous works of the two greatest composers: Brahms’s Symphony No. 1 in C minor, Op. 68, and the Theme and Variations by Haydn/Salzedo will be featured in the concert. Program PART I: Johannes Brahms-Haydn – Variations (19 min.) Josef Haydn – Oboe Concerto in C Major (20 min.) Oboe: Hoàng Mạnh Lâm PART II: Johannes Brahms – Symphony No. 1, in C Minor (44 min.) Tickets Ticket price: 400,000 – 350,000 – 200,000 – 80,000 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 “Timbuktu” Film screening with Vietnamese subtitles: Fri 17 Jun 2016, 8 pm Film screening with English subtitles: Sun 19 Jun 2016, 6 pm L’Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội Director: Abderrahmane Sissako Casting: Ibrahim Ahmed, Abel Jafri, Toulou Kiki Abderrahmane Sissako’s tragic fable about religious intolerance is full of life, irony and poetry. The film is not suitable for children under 16 years old. Film synopsis: Not far from the ancient Malian city of Timbuktu, proud cattle herder Kidane (Ibrahim Ahmed aka Pino) lives peacefully in the dunes with his wife Satima (Toulou Kiki), his daughter Toya (Layla Walet Mohamed), and Issan (Mehdi Ag Mohamed), their twelve-year-old shepherd. In town, the people suffer, powerless, from the regime of terror imposed by the Jihadists determined to control their faith. Music, laughter, cigarettes, even soccer have been banned. The women have become shadows but resist with dignity. Every day, the new improvised courts issue tragic and absurd sentences. Kidane and his family are being spared the chaos that prevails in Timbuktu. But their destiny changes abruptly. Language: On 17 Jun: French with Vietnamese subtitles On 19 Jun: French with English subtitles Tickets: Ticket price: 50,000 VND Special price for members of L’Espace and students: 40,000 VND Tickets are available at L’Espace. First MeetUP of Knowmads UP! Sat 18 Jun 2016, 2 – 4 pm ClickSpace No 15, lane 76 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Ha Noi After more than 2 years running with 5 successful teams, Knowmads Hanoi is happy to introduce a brand-new Knowmads UP! program. This is a 2-weekend learning journey designed specially for participants at the age of 35-50 years old. During the program you’ll have the chance to work with other great people exploring two crucial questions: Who am I? and What do I want to contribute or change? You might be facing some struggles, or you might be very happy with your work and life so far. But if you got to a moment where you started wondering “What else is possible?”, or “What’s next for me after all those years?”, then this might be something for you! Check out this post for more information. If you are curious what this is, and what you will get from Knowmads UP!, or if you simply wants to enjoy a nice afternoon being surrounded by like-minded people – who are also in a quest of looking for their inner-selves and next steps in life, come and join us in our first MeetUP! for Knowmads UP! this Saturday at ClickSpace. During the event, you will learn more about Knowmads UP! and the people behind it, as well as get to know our community and share your time with other people through meaningful conversations. Film Screening “Learning from Light: Vision of I.M. Pei” Sat 18 Jun 2016, 3 pm Hanoi: Heritage Space 1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza 6 Nguyen Hoang (for car) | 28 Tran Binh (for bike), My Dinh 2, Hanoi HCMC: Salon Ca phe thu bay 19B Pham Ngoc Thach, Ward 6, Dist 3, HCMC You are invited to the documentary film screening “Learning from Light: The Vision of I.M. Pei” (2009). Ieoh Ming Pei is 99 years old and is considered the last architect of the modern architecture movement alive today. Program: . 14h30 – 15h00: Meeting . 15h00 – 16h30: Film screening . 16h30 – 17h00: Discussion Watch the film’s trailer on vimeo. Plot summary: For three years award winning directors Bo Landin and Sterling Van Wagenen have followed 92 year old IM Pei in his work to complete the Museum of Islamic Art in Qatar. Their documentary film tells the story of a man who has transformed architecture around the world. His work with the Louvre in Paris, and the introduction of the glass pyramid that upset some and fascinated many, is just an example of his insightful bravery to cross cultural divides and bridge worlds that has so much to learn from each other. [imdb] I. M. Pei was born on 26 Apr 1917 in Suzhou, Jiangsu, into an elite Chinese family. Due to his father’s work, the family had to move around, first to Hong Kong, then to Shanghai. Shanghai’s open policy in the 1920s which created a boom in construction had a great influence on Ieoh Ming Pei. Language: English with Vietnamese subtitles Free entry. Concert with Hanoi New Music Ensemble 18 and 19 Jun 2016 Goethe Institut 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi The Goethe-Institut Hanoi and DomDom, the hub for experimental music and art, present a second concert with contemporary music. The Hanoi New Music Ensemble (HNME) was founded in 2015 by the initiative of composer Vu Nhat Tan, violinist Pham Truong Son, composer Tran Kim Ngoc and American conductor Jeff von der Schmidt. The new group is eager to bring Vietnamese and international contemporary music to a broad Vietnamese public. HNME is currently supported by DomDom, which is the hub for experimental music & art in Hanoi. The group has recently organized “Endless Thread” – a chamber concert with songs by contemporary composers of Vietnam and the world through the ages. At the evening of the concerts, contemporary compositions from all over the world will be presented with special emphasis on works of Vietnamese composers. The extraordinary style of the artists gives the music scene of Vietnam a new and unique voice. Besides instruments of the European classical music the traditional Vietnamese Dan Bau is also used to interpret contemporary music. Free admission Special Concert with Yale Alumni Chorus from America Tue 21 Jun 2016, 8 pm Hanoi Opera House 1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội Come to a special concert with the famous Yale Alumni Chorus from America’s leading University with the performance of: – Conductor: Jeffrey DouMa – Piano Soloist: Scarlett Zuo – Andy Berry – Tenor – John Rouse – Bass – Nguyen Thu Quynh – Alto – Tran Thi Trang – Soprano with the Orchestra and Yale Alumni Chorus Program W. Mozart – Concerto for Piano and Orchestra No. 23 in A major Interval W. Mozart – “Requiem” with Yale Alumni Chorus Tickets Ticket prices: 200,000 – 400,000 – 600,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at ticketvn.com. For free delivery call: 0913489858, 0983067996. New Soul Concert 2016 “Music of Stories” Sun 26 Jun 2016, 7.30 pm Dai Nam Theater 89 Pho Hue, Hanoi Each film is a story and in every type of films, music is an indispensable and inseparable part. It expresses a part of the film and sometimes becomes the soul of that film. A lot of songs and film soundtracks have become famous and attracted many people. New Soul Concert 2016 embraces a theme about films with the title “Music of stories”. In this program, we will enjoy the music that has been used in films. The students will bring us the stories we want to hear with music. This is a great chance for the children to express their talents, and also an opportunity for us to enjoy the famous soundtracks. Tickets Ticket prices: 80,000 VND – 100,000 VND, discount 20% for pupils, students Hotline: 01652344125 Hanoi Collective Orchestra Workshop calls for Workshop Members Application deadline: 23 Jun 2016 Time of workshop: 02 – 17 Jul 2016 Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam 27 Quang Trung, Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội Hanoi Collective Orchestra Workshop calls for Workshop members ●Application deadline: 23 June, 2016 ●Contact information (for inquiry, application) : Ms. Nguyen Thi Hoa Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam, The Japan Foundation Tel.04-3944-7419, e-mail: hoant@jpf.org.vn Hanoi Collective Orchestra workshop, held for the second time in Hanoi, is one of the art projects in which participants perform “musical instruments” as a member of an Orchestra. Participants create “musical instruments” using tools, materials that we use in our everyday life. Participants will create new instruments and perform as part of a large, impromptu orchestra. With this impromptu orchestra and the multitude of different ensembles created by the participants and varied sounds drawn from Hanoi’s streets, a new kind of “music without musicians” will be born in Hanoi. To produce the second concert, 2 weeks workshop will be held with Otomo Yoshihide – a musician, Suzuki Akio – a sound artist, and facilitators of Vietnamese, Thai and Japanese nationalities. Participants for workshop will search for sounds from the street, from life in Hanoi, and create musical instruments. “Workshop members” are the individuals who will create the ensembles and orchestra by joining the guest artists, guest advisors and facilitators in searching for sounds and instrumental materials for the “Hanoi Collective Orchestra,” as well as participating in experimental ensembles. They will also create instruments for the ordinary participants to play prior to the main performance. ●Schedule: 2 July (Sat.) – 17 July (Sun.) ●Number of the Participants: 30 people ●Activities: 1) Group work to create musical instruments from usual, common materials from our everyday life and play them. 2) Create musical instruments for audience of the orchestra’s performance on the 17th, and help them to create musical instruments by themselves. *Guest artists, guest advisors and facilitators will give advice on what musical instruments that you can create. ●Venue: The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi ●Conditions to participate: 1) Capable of communicating in Vietnamese 2) Participating in activities all weekends during the concert’s period (July 2, 3, 9, 10, 16, 17). Hopefully, be able to participate in the activities between 17:00–19:00 from 12–15 of July. **Please check following schedule sheet. ●Age: around 16 to 40 years old ●Fee：Free ●Application：send the e-mail to the Japan Foundation with following information. 1) Name 2) Sex 3) Age 4) School, Affiliation (if any) 5) Motives of participation 6) Mobile phone number 7) The days you cannot participate 8) Language you can speak (other than Vietnamese) (In case of receiving too many applications, we will screen the applications in advance). Hanoi Collective Orchestra Workshop Schedule 02 July (Sat.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］ 14:00～18:00 Orientation, making activity’s plan, presentation from facilitators 03/07 (Sun.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］AM Searching materials to create music instruments. ［Workshop］ 14:00～18:00 Advice from Tran Luong, workshop by facilitators 04/07 (Mon.) – 08/07 (Fri.) [Voluntary Participation] ［Sound Bar］17:00～19:00 Facilitators open “Sound Bar” at the Japan Foundation to give advices on materials and making music instruments for participants. 09/07 (Sat.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］ 14:00～18:00 Lecture by Suzuki Akio, workshop by facilitators 10/07 (Sun.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］ 14:00～18:00 Lecture by Morinaga Yasuhiro, workshop by Facilitators 12/07 (Tue.) – 15/07 (Fri.) [Voluntary Participation] ［Sound Bar］17:00～19:00 Guest artists and Facilitators advise creation Otomo Yoshihide will join from 12th 14/07 (Thu.) [Voluntary Participation] ［Workshop］ 10:00～15:00 venue will be announced later Workshop with Tran Luong. 16/07 (Sat.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］ 14:00～19:00 Practice for ensembles performance, sound recording, meeting 17/07 (Sun.) [Required to participate] ［Workshop］ 14:00 ～16:00 Create music instruments for audience, practice to play with them ［Ensembles Performance］ 16:00 ～17:00 Group Performance (by workshop participants) ［Orchestra Performance］ 17:00 ～18:00 Performance with audience Music Night with Aqatuki [Japan] & Squid Eye Sat 18 Jun 2016, 8 pm ATK 73a Mai Hac De, Hanoi Space is the place as sonic astronauts AQATUKI make their Hanoi debut on June 18. Inspired by the industrial futurescape of their home town Amagasaki, the Japanese four-piece meld psych-rock, dub and electronica in a sprawling astral groove that is guaranteed to get feet moving. With bright guitars, an undercurrent of blues and a nod to the summer soul of Shuggie Otis, AQATUKI are as uplifting and intoxicating as they are eclectic. Definitely one show not to miss this month. About the band Instrumental band, AQATUKI was formed in Amagasaki city, Hyogo in 1997. Their sounds express the roaring sound sound-scape that switched the landscape of the industrial area of Amagasaki that is the hometown of the member by a twin guitar formation and rhythm machine. Furthermore, a synthesiser and DUB MIX by Real-Joe have joined.The sound lumps which it is simpler and adds to depth, and were kneaded overflow in blues music original humanity, and the explosive power that the impulse spouts out is a thing of the one and only. It is Crazy Horse of Amagasaki! Dark horse which you do not know! Tickets: 150,000 VND at the door First Announcement of Quest Festival 2016 Quest festival 2016 04 – 06 Nov 2016 Quest returns for 2016 and we’re taking it up several more levels yet again! Rated as one of the most scenic festivals in the entire world and as one of Asia’s premiere music festivals (Mixmag, Buzzfeed), get ready to party like you’ve never partied before. Quest brings the international festival concept to Vietnam, combining over 150 of the very best local and international acts across 4 beautifully crafted stages, alongside cinema, workshops, street performance, team activities, live and installation art, and much more Set in the beautiful surrounds of Son Tinh Camp, ba Vi, Quest is a 3-day escape, a communal celebration of music, arts and interpersonal connection amongst nature. Come to Quest to experience: CAMPING IN NATURE Set against a backdrop of beautiful mountains and surrounded on all sides by a lake perfect for swimming, Son Tinh camp is the ideal place to spend 3 days in another world. Son Tinh camp features showers, bathrooms and plenty of beautiful flat grassy space to set up your tent if you are camping. MUSIC With a solid roster of emerging local talent as well as trail blazing international talent we have a lot in store for you. Genre wise we will be blasting you into the hardest realms of rave whilst at the same time, elsewhere you will be free to swim through deep rivers of funk and groove. We will continue to bring you an incredible live music line up with a dedicated stage bringing you the cream of talent that Vietnam has to offer as well as introducing some international acts from South East Asia and beyond. Expect to be surprised, expect to hear something completely different and expect to dance the night away to the best local and international acts! WORKSHOPS AND PERFORMANCES Festivals are about much more than just music, we believe in sharing ideas and skills. Our workshop program is expanding even further this year to provide a whole host of experiential activities for the Questlings. Beloved mainstays such as yoga, crafts and meditation will be on offer alongside some much more unusual classes. FOOD What good would such a delicious selection of music, arts and performance be without an equally delicious selection of food? This year, a range of Hanoi’s leading restaurants will be personally on site to keep your tummy satisfied. Details will be updated soon! ARTWORK, INSTALLATIONS AND STAGES Each year Quest improves the experience from the previous edition, this year will bring 4 complete stages, each designed and built with the experience for audience and performers in mind. There are huge plans to step things up again this year, expect to be surprised. The site will take on even more intricate beauty as we create visual delights through installations, live art and those little touches which let you know you are at Quest. COSTUMES For many the weekend is a chance for personal artistic expression, and this is something we wholly support. Creative attendees will be exalted and rewarded. Our theme will be announced shortly. For the most creative among us is the hallowed Quest Catwalk awaits. The chance to strut the fruits of your labour down the catwalk, and perhaps take home the ultimate prize. A lifetime ticket to Quest. QUEST CINEMA For the first time ever, Quest will be featuring its own dedicated cinema space. This space will feature adapted film festival content, artist-curated music video showcases, philosophical exegesis of cat videos, and audio-visual workshops. Working with Vietnam’s leading film orgs and visual artists, and liberally sprinkled with comfy cushions, the space will add a more relaxed dimension to the Quest experience. VNN