What's on August 21-27 (Daily updated)
MUSIC & PERFORMANCES
Hanoi-Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2017
Aug 21, 8pm
Grand Concert Hall, Vietnam National Academy of Music
77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District,
Featuring many international classical music artists (France, Taiwan, China), such as pianist Louis Haguenauer, violinist Gregory Lee, violist Yi-wen chao, cellist Ross gasworth, and Vietnamese artists Ngo Hoang Linh, Phan Thanh Trinh, Vu Viet Chuong and violinist Bui Cong Duy – one of the founders of the festival.
The highlight of this festival is the diversity and richness in the music themes from all over Europe, especially in the Gala night show, which will include compositions by English, Russian, Hungarian, Czechoslovakia composers.
Hanoi-Chamber Concert "A Blue Night" by String Quartet of Hanoi
Aug 25, 8pm,
Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street, Dong Da District,
Featuring a number of wonderful compositions by Georges Bizet, Astor Piazzolla, B. Howard and A. C. Jobim.
Performed by some of the finest musicians of Hanoi – violinists Le Tuan Anh and Nguyen Phuong Cham, violist Ho Viet Khoa and cellist Le Thi Nga, the concert promises to be a great event in Hanoi’s music calendar for this month.
Ticket: VND200,000
Hanoi- Toyota Concert 2017
Aug 25-26, 8pm
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District,
Featuring the participation of conductor Honna Tetsuji, piano soloist Nguyen Viet Trung and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.
Ticket: VND700,000 – VND500,000 – VND300,000
HCMC- Autumn Melodies Arts Festival
August 21-27
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1,
200 artists from several European countries and the USA, alongside Vietnam’s best talents, will offer a musical extravaganza consisting of 12 programs ranging from opera, chamber music and symphonies to contemporary dance, all of which will be held at the Opera House in HCMC from 19 to 27 August.
The first of its kinds in the practice of academic arts, and periodically held across Vietnam, the Autumn Melodies Arts Festival 2017 will quench the thirst for music in all of the city’s music-loving hearts.
HCMC- Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2017
8pm on August 21-22
Erato Hall, 107 Ton Dat Tien, CR2 (22-24), Tan Phu, District 7,
8pm on August 23-25
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1,
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EXHIBITION
Hanoi-Solo Exhibition “Philia” by Faust Munik
The Creative Artillery, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho District,
Philia, a term used by the ancient Greeks to describe the love we have for our brothers and sisters – your ‘brother from another mother’.
This exhibition looks at contrasting old historic structures and places with street inspired visuals. Looking at how cultures merge through history, space and chance.
Hanoi-Photo Exhibition “Precious Heritage” by Réhahn
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District,
Retrace Réhahn’s steps as he visited remote villages to discover the fascinating diversity of Vietnam’s tribes through this selection of 35 photographs!
Réhahn has met 45 tribes out of the 54 found in Vietnam and he will present portraits of those who carry century-old traditions that compose the rich diversity of the Vietnamese ethnic culture.
Hanoi-Photo Exhibition “Rudel 2” by Sven Marquardt
Savage, 112 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho District,
Introducing photographic portraits of musicians at Ostgut Booking – an artist residence for DJs in Berlin – taken by photographer Sven Marquardt from 2007 to 2017.
Sven Marquardt’s work combines formal severity and clear imagery with bleak impermanence. His photos impress us through interaction of ease, severity and the dramatic art of monochrome contrasting.
HCMC-Exhibition “The Picture Will Still Exist”
Dia Projects, 2nd Floor, 103 Dong Khoi Str, District 1
Featuring photographs, paintings and video works selected from the Post Vidai Collection. The exhibition showcases eight established and emerging Vietnamese artists and collectives, including Dinh Q. Le, Hoang Duong Cam, Howard Henry Chen, Le Quy Tong, Ngoc Nau, Phuong Linh, The Propeller Group and Vo An Khanh. A number of artworks, such as Dinh Q. Le’s WTC in four moments (2014), The Propeller Group’s AK-47 vs. M16 (2015) and Phuong Linh’s Sanctified Clouds (2012-2015) will be on display to the Vietnamese public for the first time.
HCMC- Exhibition “Muted Conversations” by Dat Vu
The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2,
‘Muted Conversations’ is an ongoing photography project by Dat Vu that explores the spirituality and superstitions surrounding rituals in modern Vietnam. His photographic series includes both staged and candid images taken during his extensive travels across the country.
This exhibition aims to address the significance of traditional cultural practices as Vietnam rapidly transitions into a new era of economic possibility.
HCMC- A Solo Exhibition by Ly Hoang Ly
The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2
Ly Hoàng Ly’s first solo exhibition, and most the comprehensive presentation of her work to date, as part of her on-going project ‘0395A.ĐC’. This multimedia, collaged body of work will showcase the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the epic story and continuous struggle of human (im)migration, whilst highlighting the contested nature of the memorisation, documentation and circulation of history.
Hanoi-Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2017
Aug 21, 8pmGrand Concert Hall, Vietnam National Academy of Music
77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District,
Featuring many international classical music artists (France, Taiwan, China), such as pianist Louis Haguenauer, violinist Gregory Lee, violist Yi-wen chao, cellist Ross gasworth, and Vietnamese artists Ngo Hoang Linh, Phan Thanh Trinh, Vu Viet Chuong and violinist Bui Cong Duy – one of the founders of the festival.
The highlight of this festival is the diversity and richness in the music themes from all over Europe, especially in the Gala night show, which will include compositions by English, Russian, Hungarian, Czechoslovakia composers.
Hanoi-Chamber Concert "A Blue Night" by String Quartet of Hanoi
Aug 25, 8pm,
Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich Street, Dong Da District,
Featuring a number of wonderful compositions by Georges Bizet, Astor Piazzolla, B. Howard and A. C. Jobim.
Performed by some of the finest musicians of Hanoi – violinists Le Tuan Anh and Nguyen Phuong Cham, violist Ho Viet Khoa and cellist Le Thi Nga, the concert promises to be a great event in Hanoi’s music calendar for this month.
Ticket: VND200,000
Hanoi- Toyota Concert 2017
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District,
Featuring the participation of conductor Honna Tetsuji, piano soloist Nguyen Viet Trung and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra.
Ticket: VND700,000 – VND500,000 – VND300,000
HCMC- Autumn Melodies Arts Festival
August 21-27
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1,
200 artists from several European countries and the USA, alongside Vietnam’s best talents, will offer a musical extravaganza consisting of 12 programs ranging from opera, chamber music and symphonies to contemporary dance, all of which will be held at the Opera House in HCMC from 19 to 27 August.
The first of its kinds in the practice of academic arts, and periodically held across Vietnam, the Autumn Melodies Arts Festival 2017 will quench the thirst for music in all of the city’s music-loving hearts.
HCMC- Vietnam Connection Music Festival 2017
8pm on August 21-22
Erato Hall, 107 Ton Dat Tien, CR2 (22-24), Tan Phu, District 7,
8pm on August 23-25
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1,
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EXHIBITION
Hanoi-Solo Exhibition “Philia” by Faust Munik
The Creative Artillery, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho District,Philia, a term used by the ancient Greeks to describe the love we have for our brothers and sisters – your ‘brother from another mother’.
This exhibition looks at contrasting old historic structures and places with street inspired visuals. Looking at how cultures merge through history, space and chance.
Hanoi-Photo Exhibition “Precious Heritage” by Réhahn
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology, Nguyen Van Huyen Street, Cau Giay District,
Retrace Réhahn’s steps as he visited remote villages to discover the fascinating diversity of Vietnam’s tribes through this selection of 35 photographs!
Réhahn has met 45 tribes out of the 54 found in Vietnam and he will present portraits of those who carry century-old traditions that compose the rich diversity of the Vietnamese ethnic culture.
Hanoi-Photo Exhibition “Rudel 2” by Sven Marquardt
Savage, 112 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho District,
Introducing photographic portraits of musicians at Ostgut Booking – an artist residence for DJs in Berlin – taken by photographer Sven Marquardt from 2007 to 2017.
Sven Marquardt’s work combines formal severity and clear imagery with bleak impermanence. His photos impress us through interaction of ease, severity and the dramatic art of monochrome contrasting.
HCMC-Exhibition “The Picture Will Still Exist”
Dia Projects, 2nd Floor, 103 Dong Khoi Str, District 1
Featuring photographs, paintings and video works selected from the Post Vidai Collection. The exhibition showcases eight established and emerging Vietnamese artists and collectives, including Dinh Q. Le, Hoang Duong Cam, Howard Henry Chen, Le Quy Tong, Ngoc Nau, Phuong Linh, The Propeller Group and Vo An Khanh. A number of artworks, such as Dinh Q. Le’s WTC in four moments (2014), The Propeller Group’s AK-47 vs. M16 (2015) and Phuong Linh’s Sanctified Clouds (2012-2015) will be on display to the Vietnamese public for the first time.
HCMC- Exhibition “Muted Conversations” by Dat Vu
The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2,
‘Muted Conversations’ is an ongoing photography project by Dat Vu that explores the spirituality and superstitions surrounding rituals in modern Vietnam. His photographic series includes both staged and candid images taken during his extensive travels across the country.
This exhibition aims to address the significance of traditional cultural practices as Vietnam rapidly transitions into a new era of economic possibility.
HCMC- A Solo Exhibition by Ly Hoang Ly
The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre, 15 Nguyen U Di, Thao Dien, District 2
Ly Hoàng Ly’s first solo exhibition, and most the comprehensive presentation of her work to date, as part of her on-going project ‘0395A.ĐC’. This multimedia, collaged body of work will showcase the artist’s ongoing inquiry into the epic story and continuous struggle of human (im)migration, whilst highlighting the contested nature of the memorisation, documentation and circulation of history.
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