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June 2019
Film Night – Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor)
The film Cô Ba Sài Gòn (The Tailor) directed by Trần Bửu Lộc and Nguyễn Lê. Set in Saigon (now Ho Chi Minh City) in the 1960s, “The Tailor” is a romantic comedy featuring the culture and lifestyle of the Saigonese as well as the history of the ai dai. The movie aims to honour the beauty of Vietnamese cultural life and it also portrays the image of Saigon in the past as gentle and steeped in contrast to the rush of…
Find out more »July 2019
Talk: at home with Vietnamese Composer Nguyễn Văn Quỳ
On 30 October 2018 FVH and UNIS Hanoi staged a very successful and moving evening where we paid tribute to Nguyễn Văn Quỳ’s sonatas, songs and poetry. Quỳ, nicknamed the Beethoven of Vietnam, while frail still retains a very sharp focused mind. He loves meeting people especially those interested in music, French, his life, Vietnam, teaching etc. He has always said his 3 passions in life are Vietnam, teaching and music. We decided it would be meaningful and fun for small groups of FVH…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Indigo dyeing workshop – FULL
THIS WORKSHOP IS CURRENTLY FULL. PLEASE SIGN UP WITH STELLA FOR THE WAITNG LIST AND/OR FOR FUTURE WORKSHOPS The Indigo Store has long been a friend good friend of FVH – in fact it is also 20 years old this year - like us. Duong Thi Thanh and her team at the Indigo Store preserve and restore the traditional culture of the Black Tay ethnic minority in Sapa, support about 120 producers across 7 different ethnic minorities in the production…
Find out more »Craft workshop – Kirigami. Paper Cutting
If you love paper and making your own decorative items from paper, then you will love this workshop. Over the 2.5 hours, you will be able to create some lovely cut paper images and designs using basic Kirigami techniques. These are mostly based symmetrical designs, for your personal interest or home decoration. The instructor will guide you in your artwork step-by-step and explain the correct way to cut and plan the design. Note: – Kirigami is the Japanese art of paper cutting,…
Find out more »Hanoi City Walk (English): Lê Duản street & surrounding area – FULL
THIS WALK IS FULL Join us for a stroll around Lê Duản street and the surrounding area. Starting at Cửa Nam we explore the history of the former southg gate, the nearby streets and stories of the area, find out who was the ‘French Lady with the flared skirt, where were parasols were traded, which is one of Hanoi’s original Phở gà stalls, what used to be where 'Quan An Ngon' is, where was the Mandarin road, what was originally on the site of Hanoi railway…
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