Hanoi-‘Lang Toi’ (My Village) by Lune Production
Vietnam Tuong Theatre, 51A Duong Thanh street, Hoan Kiem district
A delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where the poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam’s village life is presented through a new cirque approach.
Farming, the building activities, traditional games, and lifestyle of the Northern villagers are recreated by ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking cirque and acrobatics performances, and rhythmic dance, to distinct folk music from more than 20 musical instruments.
Ticket prices: VND 630,000- VND 1,050,000
Hanoi-Subscription Concert Vol. 113
Hanoi Opera House, 1 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem district
Featuring conductor Honna Tetsuji, horn soloist Fukukawa Nobuaki and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO)
Programme:
Gliere: Horn Concerto B flat-major, Op.91
Interval
G. Mahler: Symphony No.5, C-minor
HCMC-A O Show by Lune Production
6:00 pm, everyday except Sunday
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, 7 Cong Truong Lam Son, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1
Introducing optical illusions and impressive acrobatics, paired with traditional music performances by a troupe of talented local artists.
Known as the Cirque du Soleil of Vietnam (minus the flashy outfits), this live show depicts the transition of rural Vietnam into today’s modern landscape, using props such as giant woven baskets, scaffolding, bamboo canes, and ropes.
Price range: VND630,000 - VND1,470,000
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EXHIBITION
Hue City- Exhibition featuring royal items carved with dragons, phoenixes
The Royal Antiquities Museum, 3 Le Truc Street
Introducing than 80 precious items carved with dragons and phoenixes are on display in the former imperial capital city of Hue.The exhibition is taking place at starting on Friday and ending on December 5. Tickets can be purchased in the city.
Hanoi-Exhibition “Surreality / Reality”
VICAS Art Studio, 32 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District
Hanoi- Exhibition “Colours of Life”
Vietnamese Women’s Museum, 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street
The Exhibition “Colours of Life” by Photographer Le Bich will be organized at the Vietnamese Women’s Museum in cooperation with the Photography Club of Hanoi.
40 photos on display show how some Vietnamese women have used their craftsmanship to preserve the cultural heritage of their villages.
Free entry
Hanoi-Exhibition “Fragments” by Hiraki Sawa
B1 – R3, Vincom Mega Mall Royal City
72A Nguyen Trai, Thanh Xuan District, Hanoi
An exhibition showcasing surreal art pieces by one of the top artists in Japan, Hikari Sawa. Through this exhibition, the VCCA hopes to bring video art closer to the public.
Hanoi-Exhibition by Hoang Duong CamGalerie Quynh, 118 Nguyen Van Thu Street, district 1
The sixth solo exhibition of Hoang Duong Cam, showcasing his new sculptures and some of the artist’s most ambitious paintings to date.
The works on display reflect a fixation on an often irreconcilable distance, whether it’s the gap between ambition and resignation, between the heroic and the condemned in a nation’s history, or between calculated composition and inexplicable effect.
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