What's On
At the forefront of Vietnamese experimental and performance art, Tran Luong has done much for Hanoi. This month the Goethe Institute exhibits the artists’ video installation Lap Loe. The work was part of last month’s group exhibition No Country at the Guggenheim Museum in New York. Lap Loe is part of Luong’s series Red Scarf/ Welts that was performed around China, Korea, Indonesia, Singapore and Vietnam.
West Lake’s newest event venue, Madake, continues its live events this month a range of shows including Tandem, a night of house classics on Mar. 8, a bass-infused night with Sub Elements on Mar. 9, London underground music on the 16th and a night hosted by Hanoi music collective, Synergy, on Mar. 23.
The live shows keep coming as CAMA bring American electro-psych two-some Moon Duo to Hanoi on Wednesday Mar. 20
The end of this month seas the start of the French season in Vietnam. Commemorating 40 years of diplomatic relations between the two countries, a number of events have been organised to mark the occasion, culminating in a 3D light show in Ho Chi Minh City and an exhibition on Alexandre Yersin, the scientist officially recognised as the founder of Dalat, in December.
The Hanoi Bicycle Collective is already celebrating its first anniversary with an event-filled month. Alongside regular events like Positive Mass, this month taking place on Friday Mar. 29, the venue will also be hosting two live music events. Hanoi native Phuong Dang’s kooky piano-based songs will take to the stage on Mar. 17 while Hi Jinks rock out on Sunday Mar. 3. If you’re looking for the bottom line, then you’ll find it on Sunday Mar. 31 when the real birthday celebrations will be taking place.
One of the hottest young beatmakers in the Philippines, Similar Objects, is making his first international tour to Hanoi. He may only be 24, but Jorge Juan B. Wieneke V has already been signed by three different labels. Deeper Manilla, Number Line Records and Singapore’s DarkerThanWax have all seen the value in Similar Object’s productions that range from ambient to glitch; minimal to hip-hop and avant-garde to idm.
The stage for new musical talent is at L’Espace on Saturday Feb. 23 as part of their Cabaret Night.
Attention all Tango lovers: if you so desire, you can dance three nights a week. Saturdays at Chez Mai, 88 Lang Ha, Thursdays at La Bomba on 46 Ngo Huyen, and Wednesdays at Xich Lo Café on 33 Vu Ngoc Phan.
Cycling for the heck of it has roots reaching all the way back to 1992 San Francisco and has been brought to Hanoi by The Hanoi Bicycle Collective (THBC). Participants join bicycle enthusiasts in over 300 cities when they ride around town on the last Friday of a month.