Viet Nam – USA Collaboration contemporary Dance Tour

September 25, 2015 2 views

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(Cinet) – A project on Vietnam-US cooperation in contemporary dance, themed “Peace over War” will be carried out in Vietnam later this month, according to a press briefing held on September 22^nd in Hanoi by the US’s Robin Becker Dance company and the UNESCO Centre for Culture and Sports Development.

Robin Becker Dance, a contemporary dance troupe from the US and Vietnam’s contempotary dance troupe will be performed in Hanoi on September 25, Ha Long city on September 27^th and in Ho Chi Minh City on September 29^th.

Two dance namely: “A group of individuals” by Vietnamese choreographer Le Vu Long will transport the audience back to the Vietnamese society of the 1970s. The work analyses each individual’s psychology at that time and demonstrates their complicated thoughts of being an independent individual or a united group; and “Into sunlight” by US choreographer Robin Becker tells stories of the pain left behind for the loved ones of both the survivors of the war and the deceased. The dance awakens the audience to the idea of not being driven into the severe whirl of war.

At the press briefing, the US choreographer shared that this first performance of the dance “Into sunlight” in Vietnam would be lucky chance for them to partly contribute to the healing of the pain caused by the war for both the Vietnamese and American people. “We hope to bring meaningful moments to our Vietnamese audience”, she said.

According to artist Le Vu Long, the shows coincide with the 20th anniversary of the normalisation of Vietnam-US diplomatic relations.

Furthermore, being an independent production, the artists made their project happen by their own doing, they were not just ‘booked’ to perform the show for the cause of the celebration, artist Long said.

The dance performances aim to share their thoughts on individuals affected by and the social issues resulting from Vietnam’s anti-US war, as well as its aftermath.

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