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EDUCATION

1992-1999:  Professional Dance Education Diploma in Saigon, Vietnam.

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2004-2008: Graduated at Folkwang University in Germany.

AWARD

2012: “Coma”– Best Choreography award at the International Modern Dance Competition in Korea.

FOUNDED

2020-now: Founder of Morua Arts Project - HoiAn, Vietnam.

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2010-2015: Founder of OpenStage Project - Saigon, Vietnam.

GRANTS/FUNDS

2021:

  • “Mờ âm – Exquisite noise” – In collaboration with Dam Van Huynh Company - A Grant from British Council.

  • "Through the door then" - "A self self shall" is supported by Goeth Institute and Kelola Foundation.

  • ​Through the door then -  "1936” is supported by Asian Cultural Council, Kelola, Southeast Asia Choreographers Network (SEACN) within the framework of the Challenge Award 2021 and supported under the Dance Nucleus’s  ARTEFACT#2 Creative Residency

 

2015

  • Full grant 6 months at Asian Cultural Council, USA.

 

2012

  •  “Erasable” -In collaboration with Nguyen Thuy Hang and Dao Tung -  A grant from Cultural Development and Exchange Fund of Denmark.

  • Attend the Performing Arts Meeting in Yokohama, Japan..

 

2011:

  • “Chronicles of a soundless dream” - In collaborated with Tiffany Chung - A grant from Japan Foundation.

 

2002:          

  • Attend at Asian Dance Festival in Malaysia.

ARTIST-IN-RESIDENCE

2020: 

  • Southeast Asian Choreographers Network Online #3 organized by Kelola Foundation, supported by Asia Cultural Council facilitated by Daniel Kok Diskodanny, Arko Renz, Helly Minarty.

 

2019: 

  • Southeast Asian Choreographers Network #1 facilitated by Arco Renz and Melati Suryodarmo  (Surakarta, Indonesia).

 

2015:

  • “How ya doin’?” - International Choreography Residency at American Dance Festival (Durham, USA)

  • In collaboration with a musician at Pocantico Center (New York, USA).

 

2014:

  • “How ya doin’?” - Choreography residency from Creative Fusion Program of  Cleveland Foundation (Cleveland, Ohio, USA).

COACH/MENTOR

2021:

  • Mentor for Chi Nguyen - At ICG program of Goethe Institute.

 

2020:

  • Coach for Nguyen Huu Khang "Miền Lạc" - First Prize of Contemporary Dance at Dance Talents Competition.

  • Coach for Nguyen Ha Xuan Nguyen "Mô" - Experimental Dancer Prize at Dance Talents Competition.

  • Mentor for “C2” – Minh Thu & Phương Anh at Openstage Project of Arabesque Dance Company.

  • Mentor for “Úp Mở” – Hồng Sâm at Openstage Project of Arabesque Dance Company.

 

2014:

  • ​Coach for Dao Thuy Thuy Van "Untouchable" - Korea International Modern Dance Competition.

 

2013:

  • Coach for Chung Nguyen “Inner Game” – Korea Dance Association Award at the Korea International Modern Dance Competition.

 

2012:

  • Coach for Nguyen Huu Thuan “Coma”- Silver Prize at the Korea International Modern Dance Competition.

 

2011:

  • Coach for Nguyen Khanh Chinh “Eighteen” – Bronze Prize at the Korea International Modern Dance Competition.

 

2010-2014

  • Movement Educator at Ho Chi Minh Dance School.

CHOREOGRAPHER/DIRECTOR/CO-CREATOR

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2021:  

  • “Through the door then - 1936” – In collaboration with an ex-prisoner (work in progress).

  • “Through the door then – A self self shall” –chapter 1 of "Through the door then", an experiment durational event by Thuong Le & Hoang Anh at Cab Hoi An.

  •  “Better Life” & “Home away from home” -co-creator, in collaboration with Fang Yun Lo at Hellerau Theater, Pact Zollverein. 

 

2020:​

  • “X project”- director/choreographer.

 

2019:

  •  “The Talks” -  a dance video installation in collaboration with fashion designer Cong Tri in the “Cuc Im Lặng” Exhibition at SECC, Vietnam.

  • “The Live[ing] room”- as Guest performer – created by Chung Nguyen.

  • “Home away from home”- as a co-creator,  in collaboration with Fang Yun Lo in Taiwan and Germany.

 

2018:

  • "PaLao" – choreographer/director, performed by artists from Champa and Kinh ethnic groups at Lune Productions.

  • Guest performer of the community project “Memento Mori” in DaLat and HoiAn.

 

2017: 

  • Project “MẪU” – “THOẠI” -  in collaboration with K’Ho dancer Srina Krajan who performed at the Seaphony - Đêm vô thức bản địa in Hanoi, Vietnam.

  • “Vùng ẩn/Reallusion" - in collaboration with Chung Nguyen, Huu Thuan Nguyen, Dao Thuy Thuy Van -  a part of our curated satellite public program in response to Ly Hoàng Ly’s solo exhibition in the main gallery space.

 

2016:

  • “I Land” – a collaboration of artists from 5 countries Leeroy New (Visual, Philippines), Yasuno Miyagochi (Sound, Japan), Danang Pamungkas (Dance, Indonesia), Ming-Juin Tsai (Curator, Taiwan), performed in New York.

  • “Teh Dar” – a production by Lune Productions, in collaboration with TuanLe.

 

2014:​

  • “Eighteen” version Duet– Attended at Daegu International Dance Festival and Cheongju International Dance Festival in Korea. Danced by Ngo Thanh Phuong and Dao Thuy Thuy Van.

  • “Eighteen” version solo by Dao Thuy Thuy Van at Saigon Ranger in Saigon, Vietnam. 

 

2013:

  •  “Intimacies” – Interactive media and dance- in collaboration with Director Paul Smith.

  •  “Eighteen” – Solo version by Dao Thuy Thuy Van at M1 Contact Festival in Singapore.

 

2011:

  •   Solo “Eighteen”  - Choreographed & performed at Openstage.

  • “Channel”  - Choreographed & performed with Genta Fujikawa & Luong Hoa.

 

2010:

  • Member of Arabesque Dance Company and Founder of Open Stage Project  until 2015.

  •  “Map”    -  in collaboration with with Verena Brakonier & Marine Wyl.

 

2009:   

  • Duet “Passport”  -  In collaboration with Marine Wyl at “Autumn Melodies” organized by The Ballet Symphony Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City.

 

2007-2008:

  • "Sorry, thanks, and sorry..." - as choreographer, performed by dancers of The Ballet Symphony Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City.

 

2006-2007:

  • Duet “Pair of shoes”  -  in collaboration with Hoa Nguyen.

  • "Song"   - as choreographer at Ballet and Symphony Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City.

  • Duet "Circle of time"- as choreographer at Ballet and Symphony Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City.

  • "Around or in"  - In collaboration with Phuong Nga to attend at The Denmark Dance Competition.

 

2005-2006: 

  •   Solo “Bi”  -  as Choreographer & Dancer at Autumn Melody in Saigon, Vietnam.

  •  "Mach doi"  -   as Choreographer at Ballet and Symphony Orchestra of Ho Chi Minh City.

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