WHAT"S ON DECEMBER 15-31 (DAILY UPDATE)

Art Stage Singapore 2016

21 – 24 Jan 2016

Marina Bay Sands Expo and Convention Centre

Art Stage Singapore, Southeast Asia’s flagship art fair, will return on 21 through 24 January 2016 (Vernissage on 20 January) with a bold new vision for contemporary art from the region. In today’s dramatically changing art world, the Fair’s sixth edition continues to be innovative in market development by matchmaking segmented regional markets and encouraging dialogues about contemporary art. Through its latest programme, Art Stage Singapore references the Roman forum or the agora of ancient Greece, thus positioning the Fair as an intersection that facilitates not merely the exchange of art, but also of ideas.

In its 2016 edition, Art Stage Singapore will introduce the Southeast Asia Forum, a thematic programme that draws attention to contemporary art’s significant place in the blueprint of modern society and the central role the artist plays in the context of Southeast Asia.

Art Stage Singapore will present a diverse range of carefully selected galleries from across Asia and the world, featuring 143 galleries from 32 countries and 30 global cities. In line with Art Stage Singapore’s strong Asian identity, there will be a strong showing of 75 percent Asia-based galleries at Art Stage Singapore 2016.

Tickets

Film Screening “Jack et la Mécanique du Coeur”

Sun 20 Dec 2015, 4 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the animation screening “Jack and the Cuckoo-Clock Heart” (France, 2011, 89 mins).

Director: Mathias Malzieu, Stéphane Berla

Voices: Rossy de Palma, Olivia Ruiz, Arthur H, Jean Rochefort

“Mathias Malzeu eventually transforms his book and album into an animated film of love. Not to be missed.” – 20 minutes

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.

Special Concert – Beethoven No. 9

Sat 19 Dec 2015, 8 pm

Hanoi Opera House

From the organizer:

Come to a special concert with famous work Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral” by L. V. Beethoven.

Conductor: Honna Tetsuji

Soprano: Ha Pham Thang Long

Alto: Nguyen Thu Quynh

Tenor: Nguyen Anh Vu

Bass: Fukushima Akiya (Special Guest)

Chorus from Vietnam National Opera and Ballet, Hanoi International Choir, Hanoi Freude Choir

Program

L. V. Beethoven

Symphony No. 9 in D minor, Op. 125 “Choral”

Tickets

Ticket prices: 200,000 – 350,000 – 500,000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House or can book online at vnso.org.vn.

For free delivery call: 0913489858, 0983067996.   

Hanoi Opera House

1 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

Program “Memories of Hanoi”

30 Dec 2015 – 04 Jan 2016, 8 am – 10 pm

Imperial Citadel of Thang Long

You are invited to the program “Memories of Hanoi”.

– An attractive cultural-touristic event to welcome the New year 2016

– A place for the elder generations to reminisce about Hanoi

– A place for the youth to learn and experience an ancient Hanoi with great milestones

– Feel the essence of Hanoi and people here

– Enjoy the transition moment when an old year ends and a new year starts in Hanoi

– A destination for local and international tourists

Free entry.

Christmas Program at 44 Chau Long Str.

Christmas at 44 Chau Long

Sun 20 Dec 2015, 9 am

Come to celebrate Christmas at 44 Chau Long with Bookworm and the Hanoi Cooking Centre.

Program

2pm TILL 4pm………………… LIVE JAZZY BAND and CHRISTMAS MUSIC

FREE BALLOONS from THE BALLOON BENDER

ALL AFTERNOON……………… FREE HOT MULLED WINE and COLD SANGRIA

FREE GINGERBREAD and CHRISTMAS TREATS

ALL DAY………….. 9 till 7:

BOOKWORM OFFERS

25% off all used books

15% off all new books and children’s books

10% off all other stock except a few commission items

25% off all Bao cap chair

25% off ALL of KIEN’S SPECIAL SUBSIDY ERA BOWLS

HCC OFFERS

10% discount of our Gift Vouchers for Vietnamese Cooking Classes and Street Eats Tours.

Conference “Creativity beyond the limit”

Sat 19 Dec 2015, 9 am

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the conference “Creativity beyond the limit” with the participation of:

Speaker: Dr. Phan Tat Thu – Chairman of the Board of Directors of KNV Group, Vice President of Vietnam Creative Entrepreneurs’ Club (VCE Club), Empretec of UNCTAD in Vietnam.

Creativity has a strong impact on the transformation of the world. What are the positive aspects of creativity and how to encourage young people to develop their own ideas?

Language: Vietnamese

Free entry.

Saigon Wind Ensemble “Season’s Greetings”

Fri 18 Dec 2015, 7.30 pm

HCMC Conservatory of Music

112 Nguyen Du Street, Ward 1, HCMC

Besides the remarkable wind ensemble repertoire, our special guest Dr. Gerald Berthiaume will perform the solo piano part in “Rhapsody in Blue” of George Gershwin, with the Saigon Wind Ensemble under the baton of conductor – Dr. Danh Pham. This was ​one of the ​America’s most prominent works for piano & orchestra which mixed the jazz material in classical music and has also captivated music lovers’ heart all over the world.

Program:

1. Consort for Ten Winds – Robert Spittal

I. Jeux

II. Aubade

III. Sautereau

2. Preludio – Jean Sibelius/edited by Eugene Corporon

3. A Touch of Tuba – Art Dedrick

Tuba: Dr. Chris Dickey

4. Suite from The Danseyre – Tielman Susato/arranged by Patrick Dunnigan

I. La Morisque

II. Bergerette (2:09)

III. Les Quartre Branles (4:36)

V. Den Hoboecken Dans (8:14)

VI. Ronde & Salterelle (10:14)

VII. Ronde & Aliud (11:53)

VIII. Basse Danse: Mon Desir (13:43)

IX. Pavane: La Battaille (15:54)

5. Rhapsody in Blue – George Gershwin

Piano: Dr. Gerald Berthiaume

Dr. Danh Pham is Assistant Professor of Music and Director of Bands at Washington State University. He conducts the Symphonic Wind Ensemble and serves as the Coordinator of Instrumental Music Education within the University’s School of Music. This season, he will be conducting the University of South Carolina Band Clinic and Symphonic Band, the Central District Band Festival Honor Band (Honolulu, Hawaii) and serve as conductor-in-residence with the University of Hawaii Symphonic Band.

Dr. Gerald Berthiaume is Professor of Music at Washington State University and served as Director of the School of Music from 2003 to 2011. Berthiaume has performed throughout the United States, in Germany, Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, and Ukraine. In 1993, he was a winner in the USIA “Artistic Ambassador Competition” at Stanford University.

Tickets:

Tickets are now available at the Foreign Affairs office – 112 Nguyen Du Street, District 1.

Ticket prices: 200,000 VND – 300,000 VND

*Customers who buy the 18-12 tickets are in priority of getting the 19-12 invitations.   

Film Screening “Suzanne”

Fri 18 Dec 2015, 8 pm

L’Espace

24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội

You are invited to the film screening “Suzanne”.

Director: Katell Quillévéré

Cast: Sara Forestier, François Damiens, Adèle Haenel

“Katell Quillévéré managed to make light sadness and speaks with infinite tenderness about the love of a father and a daughter, the difficulty of growing up without a mother and becoming a mother herself, passion that grows to sacrifice everything.”

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.

National Fine Art Exhibition 2015

Exhibition: 8 am – 5 pm, 09 – 23 Dec 2015

Vietnam Exhibition Centre for Culture and Arts (Van Ho Exhibition Center)

2 Hoa Lu Str., Hanoi

Hosted by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism with the participation of 421 authors over all the country in which 67 work in Sculpture, Installation art, and other 354 counterparts work in painting, graphics, and video art areas. Details about authors can be found here.

Mini Lecture with Magician Rockstar ALEX and Documentary Screening “Make Believe”

Thu 17 Dec 2015, 6 pm

Nha San COLLECTIVE

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

Come to join mini lecture with Magician Rockstar ALEX and documentary screening “Make Believe”.

Program:

18h – 19h30: Mini Lecture with Rockstar ALEX

20h – 21h30: Documentary “Make Believe” (with sub)

“Make Believe” is a documentary for people who love magic and want to know more about this art. The movie suitable for all ages.

In “Make Believe”, director J. Clay Tweel follows six adolescent outsiders who all share an extraordinary passion: the art of magic.

Armed with great skillS and a dazzling array of illusions, these teenagers embark from the varied hometowns of Malibu, California; Chicago, Illinois; Capetown, South Africa; Littleton, Colorado; and Kitayama, Japan to attend the annual World Magic Seminar in Las Vegas, where they each hope to be named Teen World Champion by master magician Lance Burton.

The film’s six subjects are remarkably assured and dedicated entertainers. Offstage, however, they face the diverse obstacles of adolescence: loneliness, high parental expectations, the pressures of impending stardom, abject poverty, and the deep desire to fit in.

With great humor, honesty, and heart, “Make Believe” is an enduring world that audiences know little about while it also explores a time of life no one ever forgets.

Tickets:

Mini Lecture with Rockstar ALEX. Fee: 70.000 VND

Documentary “Make Believe” (with sub). A donation of 50.000 VND is suggested

*** If you join both Mini lecture and Documentary, the fee will be 100.000 VND

For tickets you can contact hotline 0162 934 62 25 or buy directly at Dai Vernon Coffee & Lounge (No. 3 lane 52 Giang Vo).

Painting Exhibition “Thiền” by Vu Tuyen

Opening: Wed 16 Dec 2015, 5.30 pm

Exhibition: 14 – 23 Dec 2015

Exhibition house, 29 Hang Bai, Hanoi

Following the success of many exhibitions on Lotus: Solo exhibitions as “Nhân Duyên”, “Vô thường”, “Buông”, “Kệ”… and group exhibition as “Giao mùa”, “Cảm – Mơ”, “Trở Tâm”, Vu Tuyen has opened the year-end solo exhibition titled “Thiền” (Meditation).

“In the past, Meditation is often associated with the practice of the monks or ascetics but now it has become more popular and open to everyone. It helps people get rid of stress and raise their vibration. For me, I choose painting as a kind of meditation.” – Vu Tuyen

Austrian Film Week 2015

14 – 18 Dec 2015

Hanoi Cinematheque

22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội

From documentaries, to thought provoking features and a comedic cult classic, the following is a selection of some of the most outstanding talents and films of contemporary Austrian cinema.

SCHEDULE

Mon 14 Dec 2015

19:00 PARADISE LOVE

Language: German, Swahili and English with English Subtitles

21:00 VIENNA’S DAUGHTER

Language: German and English with English Subtitles

Tue 15 Dec 2015

19:00 VIENNA’S DAUGHTER

Language: German and English with English Subtitles

21:00 PARADISE LOVE

Language: German, Swahili and English with English Subtitles

Wed 16 Dec 2015

19:00 LITTLE ALIEN

Language: German with English Subtitles

21:00 INDIEN

Language: German with English Subtitles

Thu 17 Dec 2015

19:00 WHORES’ GLORY

Language: Bengali, Spanish, Thai, German, French and Japanese with English Subtitles

21:00 AMOUR

Fri 18 Dec 2015

19:00 AMOUR

21:00 WHORES’ GLORY

Language: Bengali, Spanish, Thai, German, French and Japanese with English Subtitles

For reservations, phone Hanoi Cinematheque at (04) 3936 2648, daily from 14:30–21:00.   

Concert “Unfinished Symphony”

Fri 19 Dec 2015, 8 pm

HCMC Opera House

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

The “Unfinished Symphony” by Austrian composer Franz Schubert will be performed in HBSO’s concert on 19 December 2015 at 8pm at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House by the HBSO Symphony Orchestra under the direction of Maestro Tran Vuong Thach.

Included in the program is another notable Romantic work, Russian composer Sergei Rachmaninoff’s Piano concerto No. 2 in C minor. This concerto is considered to be one of the few greatest romances, a work that any accomplished pianist would have performed. The solo piano and the orchestra take turn to caress the moving melodies that are distinctively Russian. The concerto will be performed by Korean pianist Joo Eun Young with the HBSO Symphony Orchestra.

The program will also feature the stupendous soprano Cho Hae Ryong in Franz Schubert’s Ave Maria and Luigi Arditi’s Il Bacio. Masterpieces and world-class artists, this is sure to be an impressive evening of Romance.

Program

Conductor: Mer. A. Trần Vương Thạch

Piano: Joo Eun Young (Eva)

Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong

HBSO Symphony Orchestra

PART I:

Franz Schubert Rosamunde

Franz Schubert Ave Maria

Luigi Arditi Il Bacio

Soprano: Cho Hae Ryong

Franz Schubert Symphony No.8 in B Minor, D.759 (“Unfinished”)

PART II:

Sergei Rachmaninov Piano Concerto No.2 in C Minor, op.18

Piano: Joo Eun Young (Eva)

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

    

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