Well-Wisher, a drawing by 23-year-old artist Kenny Nguyễn, is part of his first solo exhibition, titled “lamina | ink”, which will open on Friday at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City. — Photo kennynguyenart.orgViet Nam News HCM CITY — Visual artists Trương Quế Chi and Kenny Nguyễn are showing their works at two exhibitions that open on Friday (September 28) at the Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in HCM City. Chi, a visual artist and filmmaker, will collaborate with vn-a, an architectural studio to present the “site/shine/sight” exhibition which will include an arrangement of sculptures, a photography installation, walls and lights. The arts centre will be transformed into a dim maze to explore how elements of light can be communicated and interpreted within the context and conditions of a contemporary art centre. Chi earned a master’s degree in film studies at the New Sorbonne in Paris. Her … [Read more...] about Visual artists, filmmaker exhibit work at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre
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April 10-16: Music Concert with TANA Strings Quartet in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
HANOI PERFORMANCE Classical and Contemporary Music Concert with TANA Strings Quartet 24 Trang Tien Street, Hoan Kiem District The concert feature the TANA Strings Quartet which will play compositions by Yann Robin, Claude Debussy and Ton That Thiet. Ticket: VND170,000 - VND100,000 (for members of L'Espace) and VND80,000 (for students) Subscription Concert Vol. 100 Vietnam National Academy of Music 77 Hao Nam Street, Dong Da District The concert features the participation of three musicians from Germany, including the bugler Premysl Vojta, the trombonist Michael Massong and the trumpeter Martin Griebl; and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra. They will perform one of the most famous and political pieces of Shostakovitch on April 14, under the baton of conductor Honna Tetsuji. Ticket: VND500,000 - VND350,000 - VND200,000 - VND100,000 (for students) Equation 2017 Equation Camp Dong Mo Lake, Son Tay District Three-day house and techno music festival in paradise features DJs … [Read more...] about April 10-16: Music Concert with TANA Strings Quartet in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City
April 3 – 9: Exhibition “Square Silence” in HCMC
HANOI PERFORMANCE Charity Concerts for Children with Autism Concert “Return”: 6 pm, March 31 Concert “Day for you”: 6.30 pm, April 2 Concert “Art of love”: 8 pm April 6 Grand Concert Hall, Vietnam National Academy of Music 77 Hao Nam, Hanoi The concert features the participation of International viola artist Nguyen Nguyet Thu, Russian violinist Stepan Yakovich, young pianist Nguyen The Vinh, and, as a special guest, the famous French conductor Olivier Ochanine Tickets Concert “Return” on March 31 VND 100,000—VND 200,000—VND 350,000 Concert “Day for you” on April 02 VND 100,000—VND 300,000—VND 500,000 Concert “Art of love” on April 06 VND 100,000—VND 300,000—VND 500,000 EXHIBITION Exhibition “Fairy” by Artist Do Hiep 3 Ly Dao Thanh Street, Hoan Kiem District The ten circular paintings displayed in “Fairy” represent Hiep’s first experiments with … [Read more...] about April 3 – 9: Exhibition “Square Silence” in HCMC
Social News In Brief 28/3
Oil spill response training held in Quang Ninh Some 200 people from oil exploiting and transporting companies and organisations in the northern province of Quang Ninh were provided with necessary knowledge and skills to respond to oil spills during a training course held in the locality on March 28. The course was jointly organised by the provincial Department of Natural Resources and Environment and the Vietnam Maritime Construction Investment Consultancy Joint Stock Company. Participants were equipped with measures to control oil spills, laws and regulations related to the issue as well as technical measures to clean up oil-contaminated areas and ways to manage environmental pollution after the oil spill. They also practised collecting oil from the spill in conditions of strong flows and big waves. There has been no serious oil spill case in Quang Ninh province since the beginning of 2017. Enhancing skills to prevent and tackle oil spills is necessary for the province as it is a … [Read more...] about Social News In Brief 28/3
March 27-April 2: ‘Underneath the starry night’ classical music night in HCMC
HANOI PERFORMANCE Francophone Film Festival 2017 The 2017 Francophone Film Festival, organised by the partners of the Group of Embassies, Delegations and Francophone Institutions in Vietnam, represents the cultural diversity of La Francophonie. The program for the 2017 edition is composed of 11 fiction films presented by the Embassies of Canada, France, Morocco, Switzerland, the Wallonia-Brussels delegation, the Vietnamese Department of Cinema, International organization of Francophonie. The films are subtitled in Vietnamese, with the exception of Vietnamese films which are subtitled in French. Ticket price: VND60, 000 Charity Event at German Embassy German Embassy Hanoi 29 Tran Phu street, Ba Dinh district Come to a fund raising event on 1st April 2017 with live music (Band & DJ), homemade German cakes, Draft Beer and German Barbecue, Raffle, Dancing Performance of Children from the Children Home in Phu Chau commune, Ba Vi District. Entry fee: VND200,000 Profit of selling … [Read more...] about March 27-April 2: ‘Underneath the starry night’ classical music night in HCMC