Screening of two Operas "Cavalleria Rusticana" and "Pagliacci" Sun 19 Apr 2015, 3 pm and 7 pm Hanoi Cinematheque 22A Hai Bà Trưng, Hà Nội Come to the screening of the quintessential verismo operas: Cavalleria Rusticana and Pagliacci. In the second half of the 1800's more operas were composed based on principles of French naturalism, called verismo in the Italian tradition. They took as their stories the problems that everyday people dealt with, as opposed to the gods and goddesses, kings and other royalty of opera stories a hundred years earlier. Cavalleria Rusticana, composed by Pietro Mascagni, and Pagliacci, composed by Ruggero Leoncavallo, are short one-act operas and are usually performed together as the double bill CAV/PAG. Both of these operas were composed in the 1890s, both works involve jilted lovers who seek and get revenge on their faithless lovers before the opera ends. The opera will be screened in the original Italian with English subtitles. For those with membership at … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 10-20 (daily updated)
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Film Screening "Nowhere Boy" at TPD Fri 10 Apr 2015, 7.30 pm Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi In the next two weeks, you are invited to the MUSIC LEGEND FILM MONTH including Edith Piaf, John Lennon, Jim Morrison and Bob Dylan at TPD. The first screening features "Nowhere Boy", a 2009 British biographical musical drama film about John Lennon's adolescence. About film NOWHERE BOY is a 2009 British biographical musical drama film about John Lennon's adolescence, his relationships with his guardian aunt and his mother, the creation of his first band, the Quarrymen, and its evolution into the Beatles. The film is based on a biography written by Lennon's half-sister Julia Baird. The film received its US release on 8 October 2010, coinciding with that weekend's celebrations of the 70th anniversary of Lennon's birth (9 October 1940). Entry: 20,000 VND (donation for TPD's fund for movie talents) Event "Low down in the High Desert" at … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1-10 (daily updated)
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Photo Exhibition "Live III" at the Metropole Hanoi Opening: Sun 16 Nov 2014, 10 am Exhibition: 16 - 23 Nov 2014, 10 am - 6 pm Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi 15 Ngo Quyen Str, Hanoi One year after the Leica photo exhibition "Live II", the third edition "Live III" is back at Sofitel Legend Metropole Hanoi featuring daily activities from all walks of life and beautiful sceneries from Northwest - Tây Bắc. Fourty coloured and black & white photos by over 30 authors from Leica Club Vietnam are exhibited as the reminiscence of everyday life in Vietnam North-western mountains. In addition to veteran photographers such as Do Anh Tuan, Nguyen Viet Thanh, Doan Ky Thanh, Tran Viet Dung, Hoang Minh Tri, Nguyen Trong Tung and Do Quoc Khanh, the exhibition also draws the participation of freelance photographers including Nguyen Ngoc Khanh, Nguyen Khoa Hai, Truong Thi Mai Huong, Trinh Quoc Trung and Quang Vu with a fresh and creative look on life through the eye of Leica cameras. Free entrance. … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR NOVEMBER 10-20 (daily updated)
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Hue Festival 2014 12 - 20 Apr 2014 Various locations in Hue Hue Festival is Hue's biggest festival of arts and music organized to honor the cultural heritage of the ancient city. This year's festival takes place from the 12th to the 20th of April in various locations around the city. The 9-day festival is jam packed with with numerous diverse activities ranging from traditional fashion show to modern dance and music. The acts include the performances by both Vietnamese artists and international music groups such as the artists from Hanoi Sound Stuff Festival 2014, Australian DeepBlue orchestra, American folk band Amigos, as well as many other bands and dance troupes from Norway, Singapore, Russia, Mongolia, Cuba, Finland, etc. Screening of "Sunny" and "3 Idiots" Screening of "Sunny": Fri 11 Apr 2014, 7.30 pm Screening of "3 Idiots": Sat 12 Apr 2014, 2 pm Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents 51 Tran Hung Dao Str (4th floor), Hanoi In the second week of youth month, you … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR APRIL 1-15 (daily updated)
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Art Exhibition "Summer Show 2013″ Exhibition: 13 Aug - 14 Sep 2013 Galerie Quynh 151 Dong Khoi street & 65 De Tham, Dist 1, HCMC Come to the Summer Show 2013 with the participation of these following artists: Do Hoang Tuong, Ha Manh Thang, Nguyen Manh Hung, Lien Truong, Hoang Duong Cam, The Propeller Group, Thien Do, Lien Truong. Theatre Performance "A Midsummer Night's Murder" 12 - 15 Aug 2013, 7.45 pm Thu 15 Aug 2013, 3.30 pm L'Espace 24 Tràng Tiền, Hà Nội The musical Đêm Hè Sau Cuối (A midsummer night's murder) will be performed at 19:45 on 12,13,14,15/08/2013 and 15:30 on 15/08/2013. These will also be the last shows of the 2013 Musical Double Feature project by PPAN and his crew this summer. A midsummer night's murder will be a detective play and will be performed with no props. Therefore, audiences can focus on the details of the case and the content of the play. A midsummer night's murder will feature "the mermaid" Nguyen Huong Thao - top 2 of Vietnam's Got Talent 2012 as … [Read more...] about EVENTS SCHEDULED FOR AUGUST 1-15 (daily updated)