April 13-19: Exhibition of Traditional Korean Paper Hanji

8pm, April 18 Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi Ticket price: VND 160 000 Special price for members of L’Espace and students: VND 80 000

The Electric Yard Dogs in April

9pm 16 April 16 at Hanoi Rock Store – 61 Ma May, Hanoi 8pm April 24 at O’Learys Bar and Restaurant – 38 Ba Trieu St. Hanoi 9pm April 26 at The Doors Cafe – 11 Hang Chinh, Hanoi

Norway Concert 2015

8pm, April 17-18

Hanoi Opera House

1 Trang Tien, Hanoi

Norway Concert 2015 featuring the performance of Conductor Thomas Rimul; Violinist, Nguyen Thien Minh; Soprano, Dao To Loan; Baritone, Halvor F. Melien.

Ticket prices: 200000, 350000, 500000 VND. All tickets available at Hanoi Opera House

EXHIBITIONExhibition of Traditional Korean Paper Hanji

Korean Cultural Centre 49 Nguyen Du, Hanoi The exhibition features 15 artworks (about 100 small artworks) using the joomchi (handmade) technique by Yang Sang Hoon, President of the Korean Paper Artists Association.

Printmaking Dialogue Belgium (Wallonie-Bruxelles) – Vietnam Exhibition 2015

Vietnam Fine Arts Museum

66 Nguyen Thai Hoc Street

The exhibition is a dialogue between artists of two cultures sharing common art values while interpreting various print mediums and subjects — a dialogue between traditional technique and contemporary art.

The 1st International Watercolor Exhibition in Vietnam

Hang Da Galleria

1 Hang Da Street, Hanoi

The 1st International Watercolor Exhibition in Vietnam will feature more than 90 artworks by over 40 artists from UK, USA, France, Italy, Turkey, Canada, China, Poland, Hungary, India, Singapore, Malaysia, Taiwan, Nepal, Japan, Thailand, Russia, Vietnam and Uruguay.

Photography Exhibition “War Reporters”

Institut Français de Hanoi – L’Espace 24 Trang Tien, Hanoi The exhibition offers the rare opportunity to see the photos of 4 Vietnamese war photographers: Doan Cong Tinh, Chu Chi Thanh, Mai Nam and Hua Kiem.

HO CHI MINH CITYPERFORMANCELive Performance of French Jazz Trio The Drops

Saigon Ranger

5/7 Nguyen Sieu, Dist 1

9pm, April 17

The French Institute of Ho Chi Minh City proudly presents the live performance of French jazz trio The Drops for their very first time in Vietnam and second time in Southeast Asia. The program is the next offering of The Institute in presenting the finest of young talents coming out of Francophone communities across the world, and whose music defines and defies borders, to the audiences of Vietnam.

Ticket price: 160.000 VND (50% discount for students)

Gala “Melody of the Motherland”

8pm, April 19

HCMC Opera House

No. 7 Lam Son Square, District 1

You are invited to the gala “Melody of the Motherland” with three kinds of artistic performances —contemporary dance, symphony and vocals — on the theme of love for the motherland, the country and people of Vietnam. Some of the works were created recently by contemporary musicians, choreographers who have made significant contributions to art in Vietnam.

EXHIBITIONExhibition “In Situ” by Hoanh Tran and Archie Pizzini

Galerie Quynh

65 De Tham, District 1

The show will feature photo and text-based work along with installations that not only highlight the concepts driving their architectural practice, but also reveal the pair’s own creative responses to the city they inhabit.

Exhibition “Happiness Lies Beyond The Clouds” by Tran Minh Duc

San Art 48/7 Me Linh Street, Binh Thanh district Works on display narrate a story which relies on similarities between Sasebo City and Ho Chi Minh City, in a realistic yet dreamy way in pink.

Exhibition “Day by Day” by Nguyen Thi Thanh Mai

Sao La

1 Le Thi Hong Gam St., District 1

“Day by Day” presents a set of circumstances that are highly specific to the case of Vietnamese in Cambodia, yet also of broader relevance, intersecting with universal questions of citizenship and migration.

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