HANOI
PERFORMANCE
Music Night with Aqatuki [Japan] & Squid Eye
8 pm, June 18
ATK
73a Mai Hac De Street, Hai Ba Trung District
Inspired by the industrial futurescape of their home town Amagasaki, the Japanese four-piece meld psych-rock, dub and electronica in a sprawling astral groove that is guaranteed to get feet moving.
With bright guitars, an undercurrent of blues and a nod to the summer soul of Shuggie Otis, AQATUKI are as uplifting and intoxicating as they are eclectic.
Ticket prices: VND 150,000 at door
Concert with Hanoi New Music Ensemble
8 pm, June 18 and 19
Goethe-Institut Hanoi
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, Ba Dinh District
The Hanoi New Music Ensemble (HNME) was founded in 2015 at the initiative of composer Vu Nhat Tan, violinist Pham Truong Son, composer Tran Kim Ngoc and American conductor Jeff von der Schmidt.
The concerts will present contemporary compositions from all over the world with special emphasis on works of Vietnamese composers. Besides instruments of te European classical music, the traditional Vietnamese ‘Dan Bau’ (monochord) will also be used.
Flute Recital with Le Thu Huong
8 pm, June 18
L’Espace
24 Trang Tien street, Hoan Kiem street
You are invited to a solo flute recital with Le Thu Huong.
Graduating from the Vietnam National Academy of Music in 2001, Le Thu Huong is one of the most prominent Vietnamese flutists. Former student of the Royal Academy of Music in Denmark, she is currently pursuing her Ph.D at the University of North Texas, USA.
Returning to L’Espace, Le Thu Huong is accompanied by some musicians with whom she concocted this “fantasy summer” and of course “flûtistique”
Ticket price: VND 170,000 – VND 100,000 for L’Espace members – VND 80,000 for students
EXHIBITION
Exhibition “Dreams – Dancing between Two Worlds” by Quynh Tran
Heritage Space
1st Floor, Dolphin Plaza
6 Nguyen Hoang Street (for car) | 28 Tran Binh Street (for bike), Nam Tu Liem District
In this exhibition, Quynh Tran features large monotype prints and installation. The prints are made with multiple layers and different techniques: monotype and woodcut on large sheets of paper.
The artworks by Quynh are inspired by the psychological state in her daily life, which are largely marked by the period of living and travelling between the two countries, as well as the two completely different cultures and social structure.
Exhibition “My Little Happiness” by Dinh Y Nhi
Art Vietnam Gallery
2nd floor, 24 Ly Quoc Su Street, Hoan Kiem district
The exhibition is a meditation on life, on treasuring every solitary moment of Dinh Y Nhi, one of Vietnam’s most celebrated female artists.
Simple moments of time. Friends sharing stories, sadness, or simply idling away the time. Sipping slowly a rich cup of coffee, Nhi observes all that surrounds her.
“Sense” – Solo Exhibition by Sculptor Luong Van Viet
Manzi Art Space
14 Phan Huy Ich Street, Ba Dinh District
“Sense” acts as an invitation for the audience to come into contact with the work using all of their senses. They can, for example, walk around and/or through the work, look at them from afar, or come closer and pick them up for a more intimate inspection.
HO CHI MINH CITY
PERFORMANCE
A O Show – My Village Version
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6 pm, May 31 and June 3
8 pm on May 30, June 4 and 5
Ho Chi Minh City Opera House
7 Lam Son Square, District 1
Come to enjoy Saigon's equivalent to Cirque du Soleil with various elements of Vietnamese music and performance depicting the poetic memoir of Northern Vietnamese artists.
Tickets: VND630,000 – VND 1,050,000 - VND1,470,000
EXHIBITION
Exhibition “Memory and Oblivion” by Florian Nguyen
IDECAF
31 Thai Van Lung Street, District 1
The exhibition displays 21 works featuring Florian Nguyen feelings about his parents’ childhood.
Exhibition “Hometown” by Nguyen Thanh Binh
Craig Thomas Gallery
165 Calmette, Nguyen Thai Binh Ward, District 1
The exhibition displays fifteen new oil paintings by the Ho Chi Minh City-based artist
