June 1 – 7: Vietnam and Korea Dance Performance “Cross Bow” in Ho Chi Minh City

A Nhan Dan selection of noteworthy arts and culture events in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City.

June 1 – 7: Vietnam and Korea Dance Performance “Cross Bow” in Ho Chi Minh City

HANOI

PERFORMANCE

Magnifique International Children’s Day

6.30 pm on June 1

Sofitel Plaza Hanoi

1 Thanh Nien street,

International Children’s Day is a special occasion to enjoy precious family time together. A lively party in the graceful ambience at Sofitel Plaza Hanoi will be the best gift for your little angels.

Ticket: VND780,000 per child – VND 920,000 per adult

Misha Mishenko (Russia) Live in Vietnam

8pm on June 3

lAcA Café

24 – 26 Ly Quoc Su street,

A music night with Russian artist Misha Mishenko (ambient/ neoclassical/ piano/ electroacoustic) in Hanoi

Tickets: Students: VND50,000 VND - Presale: VND80,000 – Doors: VND100,000

Contemporary Dance – Hip Hop “Standards”

8pm on June 6

Youth Theatre

11 Ngo Thi Nham street,

The contemporary dance – Hip Hop “Standards” mentions contemporary social issues through the hip hop performance of 7 dancers choreographed by Pierre Rigal.

Ticket: VND160,000 and VND80,000 for members of L’Espace and students

EXHIBITION

Exhibition of 10,000 Portrait Photos of Vietnam’s Northern Mountainous Regions

May 30 – June 1

My Dinh dormitory – My Dinh II Urban Area

Ham Nghi Street, Tu Liem Distric

The exhibition features 10,000 portrait photos of Vietnam’s northern mountainous regions

This exhibition is aimedaims to summarize the project “Vietnam Free Foto For Children – VFFFC” in Vietnam”; to create a pleasure ground for the children of Hanoi city and neighboring areas on the occasion of International Children’s Day June 01st, as well as provide inspiration for students to start more meaningful activities towards as needed in mountainous regions.

Exhibition “Hanoi – a Living Museum”

Hanoi Old Quarter Cultural Exchange Centre

50 Dao Duy Tu street,

The exhibition “Hanoi – a Living Museum” features photos by artist Nguyen The Son that are divided into two parts - including Looking for the Ccommunity Hhouse (Đình in the old quarters) and Nhà Tây Transforms -, which was were exhibited at Manzi, together with some other new artworks.

Exhibition “The Young Ladies Sing Rural Operetta”

June 2 - 16

L’Espace

24 Trang Tien street,

Do (rice paper) paintings exhibition describes the Vietnamese female through the young ladies singing rural operetta by artist Ly Truc Son

Exhibition “Soul of Do”

Korean Cultural Centre

49 Nguyen Duy, Hanoi

In “Hon Do”, the audience will step into the traditional space, learning about historical Do paper and the paper making process. You will then be brought to the applicable art space with contemporary works created on the traditional textured Do paper.

The exhibition is honored to witness for the first time the combination of two artists: Xuan Nhu (Calligrapher) and Yoyo (Painter)., which is expected to hit the headlines.

HO CHI MINH CITY

PERFORMANCE

Vietnam and Korea Dance Performance “Cross Bow”

7:30 pm on June 2

Ho Chi Minh City Opera House

The Vietnam -– Korea dance performance entitled “Cross Bow” based on the Vietnamese legendary story “My Chau princess” with the participation of Korean guest artist – Chun Yoo Oh.

This unique performance will tells a touching story about love and tragedy, about My a Chau princess and the magic cross bow.

Ticket: VND400,000 – VND200,000 – VND100,000 – VND80,000

EXHIBITION

Sculpture Exhibition “Open”

Eight Gallery

Lafayette Building, 8 Phung Khac Khoan street, District 1

The exhibition “Mo” (Open) features 16 medium and small artworks, including two metal-mounted reliefs on lacquer foundation, by sculptor Luong Van Viet.

Exhibition “Choose to Move”

Saigon Domaine

1057 Bình Quới, Ward 28, Bình Thạnh District,

The exhibition features works of resident artists Tran Tuan, Orawan Arunrak, and Ta Minh Duc from session 6 of our San Art Laboratory program. The event is an investigation into the self- reflection juxtaposed against distinctive social and historical contexts in Vietnam.

Exhibition “Carne Vale” by Nadège David and Sandrine Llouquet

Galerie Quynh

Level 2, 151/3 Dong Khoi street, District 1

The exhibition features new works by Nadège David and Sandrine Llouquet. The show comprises drawing, sculpture and installation that reveal a poetic dimension to our human condition, through disconcerting yet strangely familiar imagery.

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