Following its productions of two widely acclaimed plays, Quẫn (Insanity) by Lộng Chương and La Jalousie du Barbouillé by Molière, LucTeam is back in L’Espace with the famous play La Cantatrice Chauve (The Bald Soprano) by Eugène Ionesco on January 12.

The Centre for Assistance and Development of Movie Talents (TPD) will continue its “Family Movie Month” with a screening of Boyhood by Richard Linklater on the night of Friday, December 28.

The New Year Gala Concert “Rock Symphony” will be held from 8pm on January 9 at the HCM City Opera House in 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

The music group Đông Kinh Cổ Nhạc (The Ancient Music of Tonkin) will introduce their concert Music from the Ancient Time on Saturday.

The Friends of Vietnam Heritage will host a morning walk on Christmas Day to discover Nguyễn Công Trứ Street and surrounding area.

The contemporary dance Café Saigon, choreographed by Dutch dancers Maïté Guérin and Joost Vrouenraets,will be held at 8pm on January 19 at the HCM City Opera House at 7 Lam Sơn Square in District 1.

“Feel It”, the street culture festival, will be held from 10am to 11:30pm on December 15 on the roof top of Q. Industries Building on Street No.7 in HCM City’s District 7.

The Vincom Centre for Contemporary Art (VCCA) in Hà Nội will host the two solo exhibitions tomorrow, Bicycles by Vietnamese-born French artist Trần Thu Vân, and Ellipses by Hà Mạnh Thắng, a prominent Vietnamese artist.

After spending six years in Việt Nam, Irene Ohler has fallen in love with the nation’s culture and people. She has been particularly taken by the women in Việt Nam thanks to their strength, resilience and beauty.