HANOI
PERFORMANCE
Music Concert by Japanese Traditional Drum Troupe BATI – HOLIC
Youth Theater
11 Ngo Thi Nham, Hanoi
8pm, January 7
BATI-HOLIC formed in 2004 in Kyoto where the culture and the traditions of Japan accumulated, is a performing arts group that incorporates Shinobue (Japanese flute) mixed with Wadaiko (Japanese traditional percussion).
Free tickets are available from 14:00 on Friday 2 January 2015 at The Japan Foundation at 27 Quang Trung, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi.
Vietnamese Folk Music Performance “Bamboo and Silk”
Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace
24 Trang Tien, Hanoi
8pm, January 10
Vietnamese folk music night “Bamboo and Silk” features ca tru, cheo, chau van and xam performances
Ticket: VND 160,000
EXHIBITION
Painting exhibition ‘“Still Life Painting”
Mai Gallery
3rd Floor, 113 Hang Bong Street, Hanoi
The exhibition showcasing works by two artists Hoang Duy Vang and Dinh Quoc Vu
Exhibition “Dó”
lAcA Cafe
2nd floor, 24 – 26 Ly Quoc Su, Hanoi
The group exhibition titled “Dó” features works by Đinh Ý Nhi, Phương Bình, Doãn Hoàng Lâm, Tào Linh, Lê Thiết Cương, Hoàng Phượng Vỹ. Each artist looks back on the past, explores and differentiates the way of using the traditional “Dó” paper.
Exhibition ‘Separate but connected’ by Baek Jin and Pae Sung Hee
Korean Cultural Centre
49 Nguyen Du street, Hai Ba Trung district
The creative and innovative exhibition features 25 artworks including ceramics, photographs, drawings, installations by Baek Jin and Pae Sung Hee, who lead in the field of ceramics and sketch/installation in the Republic of Korea and are known all over the world.
HO CHI MINH CITY
PERFORMANCE
Standpoint Theories – Vietnam Edition with Le Cat Trong Ly
Cargo Bar
8.30, January 9-11
The project will be presented as an evening of interactive dance performance inspired by six well-known Vietnamese Myths:
– The legendary story of Au Co, an immortal mountain fairy who married Lac Long Quan
– The god of Tan Viên Mountain known as, Sơn Tinh
– Chu Dong Tu – a marsh boy
– Princess Lieu Hanh, a heavenly spirit and Mother Goddess
– Ba Chua Xu known as Lady of the Realm
New Year Strauss Concert
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1
8pm, January 10
Ticket price: VND400,000 – VND350,000 – VND200,000 – VND 80,000 (for students only)
EXHIBITION
Exhibition “The Cosmos and The Sea”
Galerie Quynh
Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City
Come to “The Cosmos and The Sea” – a solo exhibition by Los Angeles-based artist Christine Nguyen. A noted artist known for works that draw upon the imageries of science and nature, Christine Nguyen will present a collection of new and recent photo-based work ranging from intimate c-prints to ambitious mural-size work.
Painting exhibition ‘Motion’
Cafe Workshop
27 Ngo Duc Ke, Ben Nghe Ward, District 1
Works on display by artist Nguyen Chi Long emphasise the motion in his series by using numerous color palettes. Each painting moves in totally different paths, but they interact and connect with each other in a dance.
Exhibition “Small Things”
VinGallery
6 Le Van Mien, District 2
The exhibition presents the small works of over 15 local and international artists at affordable prices for the holiday season.Giving original art is the perfect personal gift that says you care and want to be remembered for a lifetime.
