Online Premiere: Split
Until Oct 23, 11 pm
From Goethe Institut:
When confined to a small space, with no contact with the outside, encounters are not any more, everything just takes place in a space so familiar that it seems boring, will we cut off all associations? Or is it the time to connect to oneself – something that we occasionally forget? Each time like that, people “split” themselves.
“Split” is the breaking in piece, angled deeply inwardly. When outer space is limited, people discover emotions hidden deep within themselves, observe themselves under different beings, both separate and mixed, sometimes very confusing. “splitting” without separation, split to open, for stopping but clarifying, for reflection and for connecting.
The contemporary dance performance consists of three parts:
‘Stop’ – ‘Confide’ – ‘The cover’
Dancer: BAYDANC (Lê Trần Thảo Nhi, Hoàng Lan Phương, Phạm Ngọc Toàn)
Musician: Nguyễn Thị Thùy Linh
Lighting: Vũ Đình Thắng
Production assistant: Nguyễn Thị Phương Anh
Length: 40 Min
The show was performed and recorded on 21 Sep 2020 as part of the project Culture Lab.
An event within the context of the project Culture Lab, an initiative by the Goethe-Institut Hanoi.
Premiere on Goethe Institut’s Youtube channel: https://www.youtube.com/c/GoetheInstitutVietnam
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EXHIBITION
Hanoi-Exhibition on General Vo Nguyen Giap
An exhibition on late General Vo Nguyen Giap on the occasion of his 110th birth anniversary (August 25) to honour the legendary general’s great contributions to the national liberation cause.
Featuring 200 document and photos, notably a secret dispatch handwritten by General Giap on April 7, 1975, urging military units to exert every effort to liberate the south of Vietnam.
Exhibition to raise funds for Covid-19 victims in HCM City
Until Aug 31,
A virtual exhibition entitled Cây Đời Mãi Xanh (Evergreen Life) showcasing nearly 250 works, including wooden sculptures and oil, lacquer, and watercolour paintings by more than 100 Vietnamese painters and sculptors.
Themes of the works are the beauty of the country, women, lifestyle, culture, and portraits. Still-life paintings are also featured.
All exhibited works can be viewed at https://www.facebook.com/ngotranvublog.
Hanoi-Exhibition “The Mekong – Stories of Man”
Until Sep 12
L’Espace, 24 Trang Tien Street
From L’Espace:
Lam Duc Hien travelled the Mekong river on a 4,200 km stretch, following its waters from the bustling River of Nine Dragons delta in Vietnam all the way to its source in the snow-covered Tibetan plateau. This cross-continent journey bears a special meaning for Lam as a French-Vietnamese photographer who spent his childhood on the shores of the Mekong in Laos, where it is affectionately called Mother of Rivers.
In this visual diary, Lam interweaves his personal story with that of the river’s current inhabitants. Here, the Mekong simultaneously connects and divides lands, cultures, and destinies.
Vietnam to host first national cultural heritage photo contest
Until November
A national cultural heritage photo contest and exhibition to raise awareness of heritage conservation within the local community.
Competitors are able to submit their entries detailing various aspects of Vietnamese heritage, including local historical and cultural sites, architecture, art, and enthralling scenic spots.
The most outstanding artworks will then be selected for a photo exhibition.
The event is being organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as part of activities in the lead up to Vietnam Cultural Heritage Day on November 23.
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