15 - 21 August
Clarinet and piano duet concert entitled ‘Duo Bel Canto - a Feast of Italian Music’
This concert features Duo Bel Canto comprising the Italian artistes Alessandro Vuono on piano and Antonio Arcuri on clarinette. Duo Bel Canto is part of the Bel Canto Ensemble which was founded in 2010 with the aim of promoting Italian musical culture all over the world.
Over the past 6 years, Duo Bel Canto has performed in over 20 countries in Africa, America, Asia and Europe at a host of prestigious institutions and cultural and musical events. They have also collaborated with many Italian and internationally-renowned artists.
Monday 15 August 7.30pm
Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh
Tickets are now available at the theatre
Son Tra Book Week
A total of 40 stands will introduce new and interesting books released by well-known domestic publishing houses, book stores and book publishers. There will also be a talk about Viet Nam's legitimate sovereignty over the Hoang Sa and Truong Sa archipelagos, along with competitions such as book-related story telling, drawings about the sea and islands, colouring, and clay modelling.
Wednesday 17 to Sunday 21 August
The eastern end of Da Nang’s Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Free admission
National Tuong (classic drama) and Traditional Folk Opera Contest
The contest is an annual rendezvous for professional artistes to showcase their talents through traditional arts performances. It will feature 17 performances, of which 10 are classic drama. Each performance will last from 90 to 150 minutes and will depict Viet Nam’s past battles against its enemies.
Saturday 20 to Monday 29 August
Trung Vuong Theatre, 86 Hung Vuong
Invited guests only
Exchange meeting between famous foreign violinists who will participate in the Da Nang Chamber Music 2016 and fans
Saturday 20 August 3pm to 5pm
General Science Library at 46 Bach Dang
Free admission
Da Nang Chamber Music 2016
Organised by the city’s Events and Festival Organising Centre, the concert will feature violinist Sindri Lederer and pianist Antonio Koster from Germany, viola player Juliet White-Smith from the USA, cellist Zoe Martlew from the UK, and Trio Brio from Viet Nam.
Sunday 21 August 8pm
Nguyen Hien Dinh Tuong Theatre, 155 Phan Chau Trinh
Tickets are now available at the theatre
Football
SHB Da Nang suffered a disappointing 3-4 home loss to 6th placed QNK Quang Nam last Saturday.
SHB DN next play on Wednesday at Vinh City’s stadium against 9th placed Song Lam Nghe An, and then again on Sunday at home to 13th placed Dong Tam Long An.
Wednesday 17 August 5.30pm
Vinh City’s stadium
Sunday 21 August 5pm
Chi Lang Stadium
Tickets from 15,000 VND
'Bai choi' (singing while acting as playing cards) performance
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August 5.00pm - 9.30pm
On the pavement of Tran Hung Dao at the eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge in Son Tra District.
Participation fee is 20,000 VND per person
Musical performance
A nightly musical performance featuring famous local, national and overseas Vietnamese singers.
Every evening from 8.30pm
Memory Lounge, 7 Bach Dang Street
Tickets can be booked on 0511 3575898 or 0905 881360
Dragon's head breathes fire and squirts water
The eastern end of the Rong (Dragon) Bridge
Saturday 20 and Sunday 21 August 9:00pm
Free admission
Movies:
Ben-Hur (16+)
Ben-Hur is the epic story of Judah Ben-Hur, a prince falsely accused of treason by his adopted brother Messala who is an officer in the Roman army. Stripped of his title and separated from his family and the woman he loves, Judah is forced into slavery. After years at sea, Judah returns to his homeland to seek revenge, but instead finds redemption. Based on Lew Wallace’s timeless classic novel Ben-Hur: A Tale of the Christ. Starring Jack Huston, Toby Kebell, Morgan Freeman and Rodrigo Santoro.
From Friday 19 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket
Kubo and the Two Strings (no age restriction)
Kubo lives a quiet, normal life in a small shoreside village until a spirit from the past turns his life upside down by re-igniting an age-old vendetta. This causes all sorts of havoc as gods and monsters chase Kubo who, in order to survive, must locate a magical suit of armour once worn by his late father, a legendary samurai warrior.
From Friday 19 August
CGV Vinh Trung Plaza, 255 - 257 Hung Vuong
CGV Vincom Mall, 910A Ngo Quyen
100,000 VND per ticket