NATIONWIDE The Spy When Mata Hari arrived in Paris, she was penniless. However, within months she was the most celebrated woman in the city. But as paranoia consumed a country at war, Mata Hari's lifestyle brought her under suspicion. In 1917, she was arrested in her hotel room on the Champs Elyseä and accused of espionage. Told from the perspectives of Mata Hari and her attorney, The Spy by Paulo Coelho tells the unforgettable story of a woman who dared to break the conventions of her time, and paid the ultimate price. Book sold at the Tiki bookstore. Price: VND53,000 HCMC February 6 - March 24 Group Exhibition "Alluvium" NATIONWIDE HANOI March 26 - 27 LÄNG T§I - MY VILLAGE SHOW My Village is a delicate merge of tradition and innovation, where poetic beauty of Northern Vietnam's village life is presented under new circus approach. Farming, building, and playing traditional games, the lifestyle of Northern villagers is recreated using ancestral bamboo props, breath-taking acrobatics, and rhythmic dance, juggling, and distinct folk music played from more than 20 musical instruments. This show is great for a date as a later dinner after is in easy walking distance, or for a family event, so long as the children are not too young. Expect to be seated for well over an hour and for audience member to not appreciate a crying child. Ticket price: 630,000 - 2,000,000 (HANOI OPERA HOUSE *1 Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi) Opens on March 23 Pacific Rim Uprising 10 years after the Battle of the Breach, Jake Pentecost, the son of the deceased former leader, Stacker Pentecost, made a promise to his father to join the Jaeger, a team of massive mechanized warriors and stand against the Kaiju, massive monsters plaguing the world. The global fight between the monsters who plan to destroy the world and giant man-made robots created to defeat these monsters promises to be a tough and dramatic battle since the monsters have now evolved tremendously since the previous film in terms of their physical and mental strength. The movie promises to satisfy every man's inner child. If anything like the first installment, expect ridiculous action and massive fight sequences that have more finesse than most recent Michael Bay movies, and probably more plot than the Transformer series, low bar that it is. It might not impress a lady on a first date, but it'll sure be a lot of pure action fun. Soon showing in CGV cinemas nationwide. The exhibition features works by 11 Vietnam-based artists, and is divided into two sets. The first are those that look out into the wilderness, exploring elements that can be regarded as spiritual or alchemical, that go beyond the everyday sense "normal". Others have more of a human presence dealing with the many events that unfold between people. When these two worlds are brought together, an often overlooked impication of acontinuity between them arises- a suggestion of one whole "nature" that encompasses all things, human or otherwise, causes and effects alike. (GALERIE QUYNH *118 Nguyen Van Thu, Dakao, District 1, HCMC *Hotline: 028 3822 7218) HCMC March 23 - 30 Ä ˇ Show The show depicts the charming beauty and cultural richness of Vietnamese life in the countryside versus the country's racing urbanization. The show is a unique mix of bamboo cirque, acrobatic acts, contemporary dance, and theatrical visual art, all of which are used to create vivid stories and color palettes that are often found both in the city and village's life. The mesmerizing music is played live, and uses more than 17 musical folk and modern instruments. Ticket price: 630,000 - 1,470,000 (SAIGON OPERA HOUSE *7 Cong Truong Lam Son, District 1, HCMC *Hotline: 0124 518 1188) 34 <strong>TRAVELLIVE</strong>
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