Cracking Bamboo

22, 23, 26, 27 Mar & 03 Apr
Goethe Institute Hanoi, Hanoi Opera House & Music Conservatory HCMC

Cracking Bamboo is a music festival which sets itself the task of musically unifying East and West, and creating a platform for encounters between percussionists with modern European instruments and the traditional instruments of Asia. Cracking Bamboo is a series of workshops, master classes and concerts which will begin in Hanoi and will travel to Bandung, Indonesia and HCMC.

Another “Germany in Vietnam 2010” event. See our Feature Page for info on more events celebrating German Year on Vietnam.

Meeting in Hanoi will be nearly 60 musicians from around the world, including China, Norway, Turkey, Korea, Cambodia, Malaysia, Denmark, Switzerland, India, Canada, Spain, Indonesia, France, Holland, Italy, Germany and of course Vietnam. On March 22 and 23 the courtyard of the Goethe Institute Hanoi will host the opening concerts during which the various artists will introduce themselves musically. The results of the workshops will be presented on March 27 and 28 in the Hanoi Opera House.

Program & Tickets

• 22 & 23 Mar, 8pm
Goethe-Institut courtyard
56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Free admission, no tickets

• 26 & 27 Mar, 8 pm
Hanoi Opera House
1 Trang Tien
Free admission
Tickets available from Monday, 22 Mar Tuesday 23 Mar at:
Goethe-Institut Hanoi, 56-58 Nguyen Thai Hoc
Tel: 04.3734 22 51/52/52

• 03 Apr, 8pm
HCMC Conservatory of Music,112 Nguyen Du, District 1
Free admission
Tickets available from Monday, 29 Mar at:
Goethe-Institut HCMC, 335/4 Dien Bien Phu, District 3
Tel: 08.38326716 (ext. 14)
email: [email protected]