April Highlights in Hanoi and HCMC
April has arrived, and with it, lots of exciting events! Hanoi Grapevine proudly presents 9 highlighted exhibitions, concerts and performances in Hanoi and HCMC as below.
1. Exhibition “Storyteller – Contemporary Art from Leipzig” in Hanoi
Opening: Wed 06 Apr 2016, 5 pm – Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
Exhibition: 07 – 27 Apr 2016 Vietnam Fine Arts Museum & Goethe Institut Hanoi
The Goethe-Institut Hanoi presents the exhibition “Storyteller – Contemporary Art from Leipzig” in cooperation with the Leipzig Museum of Fine Arts at the premises of the Vietnam Fine Arts Museum. The exhibition presents works of the third generation of the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig, which has been shaped particularly by the students of Heisig and Mattheuer – Sighard Gille and Arno Rink – and which still reveals a tendency to tell stories.
Under the framework of the exhibition, curator – Dr. Hans-Werner Schmidt – will hold a lecture about the exhibition on April 08.
2. Photo Exhibition “Vietnam in 80s” by Michel Blanchard in Hanoi
Opening: Fri 08 Apr 2016, 7 pm
Exhibition: 08 – 30 Apr 2016
L’Espace
A photographic exhibition “Vietnam in 80s” by Michel Blanchard, former bureau chief of AFP in Hanoi from 1981 to 1983. He continued to visit Vietnam for over ten years as a writer of travel guides, first appeared on the region after the war. The exhibition will be a unique opportunity for the Vietnamese to savor the nostalgia before the great transformation of the 1990s took place, as well as the economic boom that followed it.
3. Electronic Music and VJ Concert “SAYCET” in Hanoi and HCMC
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Hanoi: Sat 09 Apr 2016, 8 pm – L’Espace
HCMC: Fri 08 Apr 2016, 8 pm – IDECAF
One foot in his German electronics, another somewhere in Iceland and eyes mesmerized by minimal music, Pierre Lefeuvre (who owns a musical project entitled “Saycet”) has matured his world public through not only tours in Europe and Asia but also his works as a composer for the Pompidou Centre. His latest album “Mirage” (2015) pushed this sonic and physical soil inspired by his recent tours. It opens to the pop prism and sound mirages in which one loses oneself intensely.
4. Performance of Ballet “Cinderella” in HCMC
08 and 09 Apr 2016, 8 pm – HCMC Opera House
The classic ballet “Cinderella” is Norwegian choreographer Johanne Jakhelln Constant’s next success with the HBSO Ballet. The magical world of fairy tales coupled with the Sergei Prokofiev’s fantastic score has attracted audiences since the Ho Chi Minh City premiere in 2013 and has since become one of HBSO’s most awaited ballet annually. The ballet will be revived for two nights at the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, featuring talented artists such as Trần Hoàng Yến, Đàm Đức Nhuận, Nguyễn Phúc Hùng, Hồ Phi Điệp, Phạm Thế Chung, Chloe Glemot, Nguyễn Thu Trang, Phan Thị Hồng Châu…
5. Chamber Concert with Woodwinds Quintet of Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra in Hanoi
Wed 13 Apr 2016, 8 pm – Goethe Institut
This year, the Goethe-Institut Hanoi and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO) host a series of concerts, opened by two chamber concerts in spring. The wide repertoire of our first concert with the windwoods quintet of the VNSO covers lively Viennese dance music from the 19th century as well as cheerful Parisian tones from the 1930s.
6. Subscription Concert Vol. 90 in Hanoi
21 and 22 Apr 2016, 8 pm – Hanoi Opera House
Subscription Concert Vol. 90 with Conductor & Cembalo: Aapo Hakkinen and the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO), presenting compositions by Joseph Martin Kraus, Johann Sebastian Bach and Franz Schubert.
7. Clarinet Recital with Tran Khanh Quang in Hanoi
Sat 23 Apr 2016, 8 pm – L’Espace
Winner of the Symphonic Wind Asian Competition with students quintet from Hanoi, pocketing a master’s degree in clarinet from Temple University (USA), Tran Quang Khanh is undoubtedly one of the most talented clarinetists in Vietnam. His concert at L’Espace this time will present works crafted for the clarinet, especially the ones by famous French composers.
8. Heritage Space Plus: Event of Visual Art – New Music – Architecture in Hanoi
27 Mar – 24 Apr 2016 – Heritage Space
An exhibition of painting, installation, multimedia and concept works and entitled “Heritage Space +”, presenting the selected products of artists who have been cooperating with Heritage Space.
9. Exhibition “Mise en Scène”
25 Mar – 16 Apr 2016 – Nha San Collective
An exhibition centering on the topic of “Mise-en-Scène”, which is the outcome of the working and exchanging process between Vietnamese artists and Japanese new media art artist Ryota Kuwakubo and curator Hiroyuki Hattori. Participating artists: Nguyễn Phương Linh, Nguyễn Thuỷ Tiên, Phùng Tiến Sơn, Tuấn Mami, Nguyễn Quốc Thành, Nguyễn Trần Nam.
You can also check out our Calendar for more events.
Enjoy the last cold snaps of winter while you can… and we’ll see you in summer!
