THE HOUSE OF CHULA: Hanoi Grapevine presents the third feature by KVT about expats who have had an important impact on the cultural life of Hanoi.
KVT is totally won over by Diego and Laura and turns the spotlight on their Chula house and Chula design.

My favorite house in Hanoi is almost lapped by the waves of West Lake when wild summer winds blow and always flows with natural air conditioning when the rest of greater Hanoi swelters and steams.

Photo by Julie Vola

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Wed 16 May 2012, 8.30 pm
ATK

From The Onion Cellar:
The Onion Cellar return to ATK with ATP, a documentary about the cult UK music festival, All Tomorrow’s Parties.

Named after a song by the legendary Velvet Underground (featuring Nico), All Tomorrow’s Parties (ATP) is an annual British non-corporate music festival, first held in 1999 in Camber Sands, England. Every year since, curators (often influential bands in the alternative scene) would be invited to handpick stellar line-ups of artists ranging across the more leftfield genres of music: noise rock, post-rock, avant-garde, psychedelic folk, underground hip hop etc. As founder Barry Hogan simply put, “ATP is like an excellent mix tape”.

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Almost a year ago, I posted an interview with Synergy Music Production (SMP), which stirred up quite a controversy among musicians in Hanoi about the cooperation between expat and local artists, as well as the difference between the “contemporary music” in Hanoi and HCMC (pay attention to the comments under the post). The first part of the issue was settled quite promptly among the musicians themselves with some help from The Word Hanoi. However, the second part was left unanswered, or at least there are no documented materials about it as far as I know. Thus, during the 8 months living in HCMC, I tried to “research” the topic and differentiate between the live music scene there and in Hanoi. Of course I will not refer to it as the “contemporary music” scene because the term “contemporary music” hasn’t even been properly defined and may need further research to deal with. Continue reading »

Hanoi: 25 May, 8 pm and 26 May, 10 am
National Cinema Centre

Da Nang: 27 May, 5 pm
Le Do Cinema

HCMC: 24 May, 8 pm and 26 May, 3.30 pm
Dong Da Cinema

From British Council:

Cinema fans in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City can enjoy a wide selection of recent films at the European Union Film Festival 2012 catering for audiences of all ages. The British Council is participating in the EU Film Festival 2012 with Charles Dickens‘ ‘Oliver Twist’  celebrating the bicentenary of one of the world’s most inspiring authors.

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Sat 26 May 2012, 6 pm
National Library

From Delegation of the European Union to Vietnam:
EuroCham Food Festival is back this year for cultural explorers and food lovers to join in Hanoi. European Food Festival has always been one of the most expecting events of the year for international and Vietnamese communities. It is an exciting day-out for the whole family with original European Food and Drink for adults, out-door activities for children and live entertainment from our appealing musical bands in town.

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15 May – 05 Jun 2012
Cinematheque

From Cinematheque:

The Hanoi Cinematheque will host the first Latin American Film Festival starting on May 15^th, 2012, aimed at showcasing and promoting Latin American filmmakers; celebrating the richness and diversity of Latin American cultures and experiences as well as fostering cross-cultural understanding and dialogue with Vietnamese audience.

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ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition calls for artworks
Deadline: 30 May 2012

From the organizer:

On the occasion of the 45th anniversary of the establishment of ASEAN (1967-2012), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Viet Nam organizes the  2012 ASEAN PRINTMAKING COMPETITION AND EXHIBITION .

The ASEAN Graphic Arts Competition and Exhibition 2012 is expected to create a forum for graphic artists in ASEAN Member States to exchange and introduce their graphic artworks to the ASEAN community. Continue reading »

Don’t forget these events to watch for this weekend:

Oliver Twist in Vietnam HANOI OPERA HOUSE 11 May 2012, 11 am 11 and 12 May2012, 8 pm Don’t miss performances of OLIVER TWIST in Hanoi. Charles Dickens’ masterpiece is brought to the stage in a dynamic performance that integrates live music with powerful physical theatre, comedy with tragedy and even a dash of audience participation!

Music Night with Jeans Team Sat 12 May 2012, 6 pm American Club Come to American Club this weekend. CAMA have teamed up with Beijing’s FakeLoveMusic to bring one of Berlin’s best loved electronic duos Jeans Team to the capital for a one off, shirts off, hands in the air dance party.

European Literature Days 2012 Opening: Fri 11 May 2012, 6 pm Literature day: Sat 12 May 2012, 9 am – 6 pm National Library of Vietnam Don’t miss book presentations, debates, exhibitions and games for children about reading from 7 European countries.

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From Hanoi to Hanoi, the Long Journey Home

Wed 16 May 2012, 7.30 pm
Bookworm

From Bookworm:

George Burchet was born in Hanoi in 1955 and lived here until 1957 when his family moved to Moscow and some years later to France. George traces his journey back to Hanoi using photographs of colonial Indochina taken by his Australian father Wilfred Burchett (‘Public Enemy Number One’). George discusses his new project documenting those countries and their first two years free of colonial domination.

You are invited to a discussion “From Hanoi to Hanoi, the Long Journey Home” with George Burchet.

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Wed 16 May 2012, 8.30 pm
Luna d’Autunno, Hanoi

Another evening for lovers of opera at Luna d’Autunno.
This is a monthly event, and a great chance to enjoy live opera in an informal and intimate setting.

This month: Mozart: Le Nozze di Figaro

Detailed program below:
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