What's on September 15-30

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Improvisational Concert by Hanoi Collective Orchestra

Sun 27 Sep 2015, 2 – 7 pm

Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam

27 Quang Trung

Hoàn Kiếm, Hà Nội

The Japan Foundation Center for Cultural Exchange in Vietnam proudly presents “Hanoi Collective Orchestra” which is audience participatory, improvisational orchestra performance on 27th of September in Hanoi. Before the performance, we will also hold a workshop to create “Music Instruments”.

Ensembles Asia Orchestra is a project launched in 2014, with the mission of creating a free-form orchestra that engages with people who are not professional musicians by the Japan Foundation, with musician, Mr. Otomo Yoshihide.

After arriving at Hanoi, Mr. Otomo Yoshihide (musician), Mr. Fuji Hiroshi (artist) and 6 university students who has relation with Tohoku area will search materials which are used for everyday life in Hanoi. Then, they will create “Music Instruments” using these materials.

On 27th, we will hold a workshop for “Music Instruments creation” by using items for daily use. After the workshop, play together with participants by using “Music Instruments”.

We are welcome people who have never learned to play an instrument.

At the performance, we don’t use musical score. The sound we play depends on feelings, relationship, and conversation among participants.

Program

[Workshop] 14:00

Create “Music Instruments” using materials we use in our everyday life. With your creativity, produce something new “Music Instrument” different from the one we are accustomed to, such as guitar or trumpet!

Create “Music Instrument” at workshop and join orchestra performance. Parents, children, students… all are welcome!

[Performance] 17:00

Play the “Music Instrument” we create like Orchestra. All participants will play. you are not audience! If you have (normal) music instruments, you can join with it. If you don’t have, please join the workshop, and create your “Music Instruments”. We don’t use the musical score. Sound is all up to participants feelings. Let’s play our sound and enjoy together.

Free admission and registration is not necessary. But we might restrict entrance in case of the number of participants exceed venue’s capacity.

Though music instruments are not required, if you have and come to bring it, we are welcome.

With the artists:

Otomo Yoshihide (Musician, Artistic director of Ensembles Asia)

Fuji Hiroshi (Artist, Guest artist of Hanoi Collective Orchestra)

In cooperation with：

Nha San Collective

Vietnam – USA Collaboration Contemporary Dance Tour

Hanoi: Fri 25 Sep 2015, 8 pm

Youth Theater

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Halong: Sun 27 Sep 2015, 8 pm

Vietnam Japan Theater

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HCMC: Tue 29 Sep 2015, 8 pm

Ben Thanh Theater

Come to the Vietnam – America collaboration contemporary dance program, which will be performed in three different cities in Vietnam: Hanoi Sept. 25th – 2015, Ha Long Sept. 27th – 2015 and Ho Chi Minh City Sept. 29th – 2015. This project will feature the work of two artists-choreographers: Le Vu Long with “A GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS” and Robin Becker with “Into Sunlight”, both express about individual and societal response to the Vietnam War and its aftermath.

This projects itself is a bridge for the cultural exchange for the people in America and Vietnam. Beyond that, it is also an unique way of nonverbal communication, using the motions of body languages to express the sophisticated emotions in contemporary dance.

Dance Works to Present

“GROUP OF INDIVIDUALS” is a contemporary dance work created as a part of a project “70s Vietnam”, by hearing-impaired dancers of Together Higher dance company. The piece portrayed to the audience the deep emotions of people and society in Vietnam in the 70s. The range of thinking and philosophy of the dance takes the audience not only on a historical journey of the time, but also leads the way to new experiences of the torn, and struggle of a person in the selection to be an independent individual or as an individual in a group, or merely a group of individuals.

– Choreographer: Le Vu Long

– Music: Tri Minh

“Into Sunlight” is an evening-length dance inspired by Pulitzer Prize winning journalist and best selling author David Maraniss’s book – “They Marched Into Sunlight”. The performance by Robin Becker Dance constitutes a model for dance’s fundamental role in addressing the individual and societal devastation of war by offering a medium for healing and dialogue. Through the universal language of movement, this dance has the unique capacity to generate a deeply felt experience of healing. “Into Sunlight” demonstrates how dance can help us bear witness to life, awakening us to our state of being, and to our shared humanity.

– Choreographer: Robin Becker

– Composer: Chris Lastovicka

For more information regarding this project, please contact: togetherhigher@gmail.com or fb.com/togetherhigherdancecompany

This is an invitation only event, if you are interested in our dance projects please send you tickets inquiries to:

– Ha Noi: Luu Lan at togetherhigher@gmail.com or fb.com/togetherhigherdancecompany

Free invitations in Hanoi available from September 15, 2015 at the Vietnam Dance College, Ho Tung Mau Str.

– Ha Long: Nguyen Bich Tram at Vietnam – Japan theather, 16 Le Thanh Tong, Ha Long, Quang Ninh. Tel: 0333825431

Free invitations in Ha Long available from September 17, 2015 at Vietnam – Japan Theater

– Ho Chi Minh City: Pham Thi Lien Mai at Dance School of Ho Chi Minh city, 155Bis Nam Ky Khoi Nghia, Ward 6, District 3. Tel: 0839303492.

Free invitations in Ho Chi Minh City available from September 19, 2015.

Youth Theater

11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi

Vietnam Japan Theater

16 Le Thanh Tong, Halong

Ben Thanh Theater

6 Mac Dinh Chi, Ben Nghe Ward, Dist 1, HCMC

ROME (Jerome Reuter) Live in Saigon

Sat 17 Oct 2015, 8 – 11 pm

Saigon Ranger

5/7 Nguyễn Siêu, Quận 1, Hồ Chí Minh

Lo and behold, better more enthusiastically, the comeback of Jerome Reuter to Vietnam this October 17th at Saigon Ranger. The 2nd and again the only show in Vietnam being part of ROME’s 10th year anniversary, the performance will present an even wider, diverse-r of his immensely expansive repertoire, not excluding material from his latest, acclaimed full length “Passage to Rhodesia” (2014).

Luxembourgish singer-songwriter jerome reuter founded ROME in 2005 and has since recorded and released groundbreaking albums in the underground folk and post-industrial music world at a breathtaking pace. ROME’s musical and lyrical world is genuinely unique, blending traditional songwriting craftsmanship, unusual arrangements and fine poetry into one monstrous and intimate musical output that combines chanson, dark ambient, apocalyptic folk, pop, acoustic rock, martial industrial, cold wave – all rolled into one impressive avant-garde package. Over a series of remarkable concept albums, the Luxembourgish artist has developed a unique “poetry of longing” which rings out from the dark melancholic mist of rootlessness and which gives expression to a comprehensive feeling of modern forlornness.

Rome-Jerome Reuter

A must for music lovers, with genres, inhabitants of nerdom and viewpoint differences thrown somewhere else.

Ticket price: 100,000 VND

Online ticket at ticketbox.vn.

Arc Mobile Reading Room at Manzi

Sat 19 Sep – Sun 20 Sep 2015, 10 am – 6 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

Arc mobile reading room will be resident at Manzi between 19th – 20th September. Come and browse over 200 artists books, zines, comics and other publications from around the world. Free entry!

Arc is a mobile reading room of artists’ books, small press and independent publications. From Asia to Europe to Africa to the Americas, the collection includes artists books, cultural journals, contemporary illustration zines, avant-garde comics, photobooks, experimental literature, digital projects, and much much more.

Arc is part of the Vietnam Artists’ Book Project.

Join us!

Free entry.

Roundtable Discussion “COP21: The last chance to save the climate”

Thu 17 Sep 2015, 3 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the round table discussion about climate change at COP21 with the participation of:

– Mr. Nguyen Van Tan – Deputy General Director, Department for Meteorology, Hydrology and Climate Change, MoNRE

– Mr. Wael Hmaidan – Director at Climate Action Network

– Mr. Koos Neefjes – UNDP Vietnam

With a view to point out the current status, relevance and interdependence among national processes in the field of climate change in Vietnam, particularly at COP or international negotiation level, the dialogue would like to bring together the government, development agencies as well as civil society representatives to discuss and share practical knowledge on this issue. Those representatives will be expected to share their knowledge on the overview of Vietnam’s Government current activities and priorities in the run up to Paris together with the contributions and engagement of CSO to the new CC agreement as well as the most pressing climate change issues in Vietnam.

Language: Vietnamese & English

Free entry.

Special Autumn Music Night “String in Air”

Fri 18 Sep 2015, 8 pm

V-art Club

2nd floor, 75th Tran Hung Dao street, Hoan Kiem district, Hanoi

Autumn is coming along with passionate inspiration for music and the desire to immerse in it to free our soul. After stressful working days, you can come to enjoy a truly art room with flying and harmonious melodies of classical music in “STRING IN AIR”, and let the tunes help you find peace of mind.

“STRING IN AIR” is a special combination of Red River quartet – one of Vietnam top instrumental groups and two special guests – pianist Pham Quynh Trang and Korean oboist Seung Eun Lee. “String in Air” definitely is a promise night with full of surprises and new music flavor for audiences.

Program

1. Schumann Fantasiestücke Op. 73 für Oboe D’amore und Klavier

2. F. Mendelssohn Trio No. 1

3. W. Mozart: Oboe quartet K. 370

4. A. Piazzolla: The Spring

Price: 200.000 VND. Hotline: 0462601459

An Evening of Stand-Up Comedy with Jinx Yeo and Kristel Zweers

HCMC: Thu 24 Sep 2015, 8 pm

Game On

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Hanoi: Fri 25 Sep 2015, 8 pm

House of Son Tinh

Singapore is a pretty serious kind of place, right? Not so say the Island State’s growing roster of professional comedians. And to prove this to you, we’re bringing two of the Lion City’s best stand-ups to Vietnam on Thursday September 24 (HCMC) and Friday September 25 (Hanoi).

The first runner-up at the 2011 Hong Kong International Comedy Competition, Jinx Yeo is archetypal Singapore… Serious yet hysterically funny, he’s sharply observant and with an imagination that bewilders even the most flexible of inflexible minds.

Flying over with him will be the Dutch-born Kristel Zweers. The founder of the venue Comedy Café Singapore, prior to relocating to Asia, Kristel was a household name in The Netherlands appearing on the Dutch version of “Whose Line is it Anyway?” and touring the Bene part of the Benelux countries with four, one-woman, 90-minute shows.

TICKETS

HCMC: 200,000 VND

Hanoi: 150,000 VND

Ticket price includes a complimentary drink at each venue. For more information or to book tables, email nick@saigoninternationalcomedy or dan@highway4.com.

Game On

115 Ho Tung Mau, Q1, Ho Chi Minh City

House of Son Tinh

31 Xuan Dieu, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Roundtable Discussion: French Literature in Vietnam

Wed 23 Sep 2015, 6 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the round table discussion entitled “French literature in Vietnam” to launch the French Literature series with the participation of professor and translator Le Hong Sam & Pham Xuan Nguyen.

French literature has been present in Vietnam for more than a century, a sufficient time to become an important component of the national literature. Discussing is a way for us to better understand a great literature that still continues to grow as well as its influence on writers, researchers, readers and generally Vietnamese readers.

This series on French literature is intended as a monthly meeting with the participation of writers, translators and researchers, who will share their approaches to the literature.

Language: Vietnamese

Free entry.

Go Creative Hanoi Workshop #3

Sun 20 Sep 2015, 9 am – 5.30 pm

No. 66, Alley 12, Dang Thai Mai Str, Tay Ho Dist, Hanoi

We are very happy to announce that Go Creative Hanoi is back with the third event just before the upcoming Mid Autumn.

We are going to open our doors on Sunday and we would like to invite all of you to join our lovely, inspiring creative event for many different “Do it yourself” (DIY) workshops and more.

There will be some special activities for kids including finger painting, playing with colors as well as a free space to exchange toys.

Workshop holders please apply for your workshop space in the attached Google Spreadsheet or via our website at here.

Free entry.

Ensemble Concert with Nguyen Huu Nguyen (violin) and Sarah Jacob (cello)

Sat 19 Sep 2015, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

No. 7 Lam Son Square, D.1, HCMC

You are invited to the special ensemble concert with the participation of two guest artists from French National Orchestra: Nguyen Huu Nguyen (violin) and Sarah Jacob (cello).

PROGRAM

Johann Sebastian Bach | Sonate for violin & harpsichord in E Major

Violin: Nguyen Huu Nguyen

Harpsichord: Joo Eun Young

Johann Sebastien Bach Double Concerto in D Minor

Violin I: Nguyen Huu Nguyen

Violin II: Le Minh Hien

Luigi Boccherini | Strings Quintet in E Major

Violin I: Nguyen Huu Nguyen

Violin II: Nguyen Truc Thuyen

Viola: Bui Anh Son

Cello I: Sarah Jacob

Cello II: MA Nguyen Tan Anh

Antonio Vivaldi | Cello Concerto in A Minor RV 418

Cello: Sarah Jacob-Franck

Francesco Geminiani / Arcangelo Corelli | “La Folia”

Violin I: Nguyen Huu Nguyen

Violin II: Tang Thanh Nam

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

At HCMC Opera House, 7 Lam Son Square

Online Booking: www.ticketbox.vn

Sonic Moon MMXV Music Festival

Fri 25 Sep 2015

Hanoi Cinematheque

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Sat 26 Sep 2015

Hanoi Rock City

SONIC MOON MMXV – the annual festival of electronic music and experimentation in multimedia arts – is coming back this September!

Performance and seminar schedule:

Day 1: Sonic Theatre – FRI 25/09

Venue: Hanoi Cinematheque – 22A Hai Ba Trung, Hang Bai, Hanoi.

Performances:

20:00 – 20:30 | Mathias Rossignol

20:30 – 21:00 | Arnont Nongyao

21:00 – 21:30 | Rastko

21:45 – 22:15 | Koichi Shimizu

22:15 – 22:45 | Kittiphan Janbuala

22:45 – 23:15 | Liew Niyomkarn

23:15 – 23:45 | Lafidki

Seminar:

16:00 – 17:00 | Art of Mixing: Dan Rodgers

17:00 – 18:00 | DIY everything, from instruments to software: Mathias Rossignol

18:00 – 19:00 | Thai Techno scene: Pi Mai

Day 2: Club – SAT 26/09

Venue: Hanoi Rock City, 27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi.

Performances:

22:00 – 22:45 | Multiple Lives

22:45 – 23:30 | ZK

23:30 – 00:15 | Nannue Tipitier

00:15 – 00:45 | XAI

00:45 – 01:45 | Nolens.Volens

01:45 – 03:00 | Dee.F

Seminar:

16:00 – 17:00 | Modular Synthesiser: Koichi Shimizu

17:00 – 18:00 | Mastering a track: Mark Godwin

18:00 – 19:00 | Music production school: Nannue Tipitier

For more information about the artists, visit the Facebook event page.

Tickets:

Admission: VND 150K / day or VND 200K for both days

All seminars are FREE.

Hanoi Rock City

27/52 To Ngoc Van, Tay Ho, Hanoi

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Ba Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi

Film Screening “Allez Raconte” at L’Espace

Sun 20 Sep 2015, 4 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Allez Raconte”.

A film halfway between the cartoon and the musical, light as a feather! A great success confirms the Olympic form of French animation.

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.

A Night at the Opera – “Tosca” by Giacomo Puccini

Sun 20 Sep 2015, 2 – 7 pm

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

Come to the screening of a classic production of Giacomo Puccini’s opera “Tosca”.

“Tosca” is a three-act opera by Giacomo Puccini, based on the melodramatic play by Victorien Sardou. The story involves the singer Floria Tosca, her lover Mario Cavaradossi, and the chief of police Baron Scarpia. When a prisoner escapes and his whereabouts are known only to Cavaradossi and Tosca, Scarpia uses the torture of Cavaradossi to wrest the information from Tosca. Tragedy ensues when all three characters wrongly assume they can get what they desire from the others.

“Tosca” is structured as a through-composed work, with arias, recitative, choruses and other elements musically woven into a seamless whole. Puccini used Wagnerian leitmotifs (short musical statements) to identify characters, objects and ideas. Three of the best known arias in the entire opera repertory are in the opera, one in each of the acts.

The opera will be screened in the original Italian with English subtitles.

For those with membership at the Cinémathèque, make a reservation as usual by phoning the Cinémathèque, daily between 14:00 – 21:00 at 3936-2648. A limited number of tickets are also available through the Opera Guild, send an email to info@hanoioperaguild.com. A donation of VND 60,000 is suggested.

Live Performance of French Jazz Duo Peirani-Parisien

Sat 18 Sep 2015, 7.30 pm

Hue Academy of Music

01 Le Loi, Hue City

You are invited to the live performance of French jazz duo Peirani-Parisien: Emile Parisien: saxophonist – “artist of the year” & Vincent Peirani: accordéon – “new artist” and “artist of the year”.

Vincent Peirani gained international recognition by winning the Django Reinhardt prize and “Best Musician of the Year 2013”. He also received the prize for “Best Newcomer of the year” at the Victoires du Jazz in 2014. Emile Parisien was awarded “Musician of the Year” at Victoires du Jazz in 2014 and “Best Musician of the Year” at the Django Reinhardt in 2013.

They met each other in the quartet of drummer Daniel Humair. They found out that they also shared a passion for intoxicating sound cascades, an open ear for exciting motifs across the entire range of styles, and a desire to improvise, free of all technical constraints. They have performed on many stages all over Europe, with their debut album “Belle Epoque”, in which the soprano saxophone and accordion pay tribute to the swing of Sidney Bechett.

That is really a phenomenon of Jazz!

Free entrance.

The Third Hanoi Open Exhibition

Opening: Sun 13 Sep 2015, 3 pm

Exhibition: 13 Sep – 04 Oct 2015

Work Room Four

24th floor, Packexim Building, lane 15, An Duong Vuong Str, Tay Ho, Hanoi

We are delighted to invite you to the opening of The Third Hanoi Open Exhibition. Exhibiting works from both professional and amateur Vietnamese and international artists the Third Hanoi Open Exhibition is unrivaled for diversity of artwork.

The exhibition is a large multidisciplinary contemporary art show contributed to by renowned professional and amateur artists of all nationalities living and working in Vietnam. This year we host a total of 123 art works by 79 different artists.

Collectively the 1st and the 2nd Open Exhibition has exhibited over 250 works by over 100 artists. Over 1500 visitors have enjoyed the exhibitions and tours and school trips are also offered to further engage the Hanoi community. It is expected that this year’s show will exceed the figures of previous years.

The show is inspired by the London Royal Academy of Art’s Summer Exhibition which is now in its 246th year.

em|body by Doan Hoang Lam

20 September

Manzi Art Space, 14 Phan Huy Ich St., Ba Dinh Dist., Hanoi

'em|body', an exhibition of both new and never before seen works by Doan Hoang Lam, one of Hanoi’s most accomplished painters.

Comprising four lacquer and five oil on canvas, em|body transforms the walls of Manzi into windows looking out into landscapes that are both cosmic and intimate, recalling images of the galaxy whilst revealing sensuous properties of the human body.

The partially rendered human-like shapes look vulnerable and concealed, but also confrontational and powerful, staring straight ahead, with their bare skin, disembodied figures and provoking positions all on display.

Distorted and exaggerated, the body is repeatedly abstracted through the artist’s manipulations of forms and shifts in scales, acting as much a symbol of desire and a celebration of beauty as an object of fetish and an embodiment of violence.

Vietnamese Traditional Performing Art Tour “Tiếng Trống Chèo 2015”

Quan Âm Thị Kính: Sat 05 Sep 2015

Đình Kim Liên (expected)

Lưu Bình Dương Lễ: Sat 12 Sep 2015

Đình Xuân Đỉnh (expected)

Kim Nham: Sat 19 Sep 2015

Đình Chùa Hà (expected)

Following the huge success of Windy Day 9: “Tiếng vọng ngàn năm” (held in 2013), “Tiếng trống chèo 2015” tour will come back with a series of famous performances.

A specialty of this tour is to preserve the stage, instruments and costume of the “old” Chèo that give the audience true experience of “Chèo”.

➟ REGISTER TO ATTEND here.

The program is supported by community funds from the participants and not for profit. Booking in advance to attend the tour is a way to contribute to the success of this year’s program.

Contact and enquiry: 0168 896 2332 (Mr. Công Lực)

Email: toixedich@gmail.com

Photo Exhibition “Cliché of a Landscape” by Inga Kerber

Opening: Fri 16 Sep 2015, 6 pm

Exhibition: 17 Sep – 04 Oct 2015, 9 am – 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

“Cliché” is a term that is used by artist-in-residence Inga Kerber in a deliberately ambiguous way. The artist explores the reproductive potential of photography as well as classic subjects and motifs. Under the title “Cliché of a Landscape, Jungle”, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi exhibits the photographic works of Inga Kerber from 17 September to 4 October. “Cliché of a Landscape, Jungle” deals with landscapes, forests and nature, which are also the subjects she wants to focus on during her time in Vietnam.

In French, the word “cliché” can mean “the act of taking a picture” and is simultaneously used for the photographic negative. But Inga Kerber’s works also refer to the German term “Klischee” that can stand for shoddy imitation, prejudice or the printing block (part of the letterpress printing process). The artist records classic subjects and motifs such as flower bouquets, landscapes or animals, making not just one but several analog photos, and changing the camera’s perspective very slightly with each image. This results in what at first glance are unspectacular, everyday images, which the artist then scans and prints, retaining all the flaws and errors that have occurred during the process. Arranged in triptychs, or in series of four or five, these sequences always exhibit variations and nuances in each motif, thereby acquiring an almost irresistible painterly quality.

Free admission.

Inga Kerber, born in 1982 in Berlin, lives and works in Leipzig. She studied photography at the Ecole Nationale Supérieur des Beaux-Arts de Lyon in France and the Academy of Visual Arts Leipzig, under Prof. Gütschow & Eiko Grimberg, among others.

Inga Kerber has received numerous awards and scholarships, including the working grant Schloss Plüschow and Marion Ermer Prize. She will be working in Hanoi in 3 months in the Artist-in-Residence program by the Cultural Foundation Saxony.

Exhibition “Trace The Mountain” by artist Taihei Kimura

Opening: Thu 17 Sep 2015, 6 pm

Artist talk: Thu 17 Sep 2015, 4 pm

Exhibition: 17 Sep – 15 Oct 2015, 10 am – 6 pm (opens from Wed to Sun)

Nha San Collective’s new space

15th floor, Hanoi Creative City Building, 01 Luong Yen, Hanoi

One of Japan’s most promising young artists, Taihei Kimura creates sculptural installations and performances created by deliberate demolition – vehicles falling from the ceiling, electric motors ripped apart by centrifugal force, bombs exploding inside a transparent resin structure. Puzzling, raw, and honest, his works are not only the result of careful research on architecture and physics, but also an evolving process of experimentation.

Continuing his interest of conversing with the past, tracing the transformation of environment – resource depletion, moreover learning personal and collective memories and history, Taihei Kimura travels to Hanoi, Quang Tri and Quang Ninh for research and filming. His work allows the audience to think of the past remained and contemplate the relationships between human and nature, the contradiction between construction and deconstruction as well as the vulnerability of our every day existence.

Nha San is pleased to invite you to a solo exhibition “Trace The Mountain” by artist Taihei Kimura at 6:00pm, Thursday 17 September 2015 at Nha San’s new space at 1 Lương Yên, 15th floor of HNCC building. The exhibition will present his past works and the new project implemented in Vietnam.

The artist will give an artist talk on his practices on the next day at 4PM same day, Thursday 17th September 2015.

Artist Talk with Inga Kerber: “Trends in Photography Today”

Sat 26 Sep 2015, 7 pm

Goethe Institut

56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Ba Dinh, Hanoi

Which trends can be indicated in photography and what will be the progression of contemporary photography? Within an artist talk on September 26 at 7 PM, artist-in-residence Inga Kerber discusses the trends of contemporary photography with the award-winning photo artist Maika Elan and the well-known visual artist Nguyen The Son and compares the current situation of Germany and Vietnam.

Inga Kerber explores the reproductive potential of photography as well as classic subjects and motifs. Under the title “Cliché of a Landscape”, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi exhibits the photographic works of Inga Kerber from 17 September to 4 October.

Maika Elan started her career in the field of fashion photography. Her first documentary project “The Pink Choice” is dealing with homosexual couples. The project won several awards, especially the World Press Photo Prize, amongst others.

Since 2012, artist Nguyen The Son has been working as a lecturer at the University of Fine Arts Vietnam and has been represented in many group – and solo exhibitions. His latest project “8m²” addresses the life and living environment of the migration workers in Vietnam.

Free admission.

“Old Sounds of New Days” at Manzi – Encounter 2: Lullaby

Fri 18 Sep 2015, 8 pm

Manzi Art Space

14 Phan Huy Ich, Hanoi

A universal form of musical activity, lullaby singing is shared and appreciated among all cultures. It is said that within each melody and lyric of a lullaby one can find the original traits of a people. As part of Manzi’s “Old sounds of New days” concert series, “Encounter two: Lullaby” will introduce some of Vietnam’s most enduring lullabies through various genres of ancient and traditional local chamber music such as Ca trù, Chèo, Chầu văn and Xẩm.

Featuring masters Xuân Hoạch, Thanh Hoài, Thanh Bình

Charge: 250,000 VND (incl. 01 free drink)

Due to limited seating capacity (acoustic concert for 30 people only), please email us at manzihanoi@gmail.com before Wed 16 Sept to reserve seats.

“Old Sounds of New Days” is a series of music concerts hosted by manzi as an effort to support and tell an authentic narrative about the different ancient and traditional musical genres in Vietnam.