This will be a 3-day arts event that will showcase visual and performing artists from Ho Chi Minh City. Participants will include professional and student artists (painters, sculptors & photographers) who will be contributing art pieces depicting the theme, La Vita e la Morte (Life and Death) Live performances by theater actors, dance artists and musicians will also be featured. Proceeds from this festival will go to charity.

 

Date: January 13, 14, & 15 (Friday, Saturday & Sunday)

Venue: Boomarang Bistro Saigon, The crescent, D7

 

Visual Artists

Loic Bertrand-Chichester ● Peter Hoyles ● Suzyn Hutton Kelley ● Sepi Johnson ● Helene Kling ● Helena Sharon Malinis ● Jama Mangalindan-Ramos ● Adam Martin ● Alex McMillan ● Jensen Moreno ● Glen Nicholson ● Jose Mari Ramos ● Erwin Bryan Utchanah ● Ruby Do ● Truong Mai ● Yen Khe Nguyen

 

Performing Arts:

Drama:

No Exit (Huis Clos) by Jean Paul Sartre

Performers: Saigon Players

Director: Jennifer Dizon (Philippines) 

Cast: 

Garcin: Patrick Hughes (Australia)

Inez: Imogen Dobbs (UK)

Estelle: Frederique Bouilheres (France)

Valet: Robert Cotgrove (Australia)

 

Dance:

● Nguyen Ha Tu Trinh (Vietnam) ● Nguyen Thi Thanh Hang (Vietnam)

● Alice Borman (USA), teacher and students from The American School of Vietnam

● Helen Sarah Cowie (UK), Andrea Flores and Ina Stewart from The Helen O’ Grady Drama Academy 

 

Music: 

● Aaron Wilson and Performing Arts Academy of HCMC faculty and students

● Charles Barnes (USA)● Brett Newski (USA)

● Matt Vend and the Tender 10

 

Poetry Reading/ Recitation: 

● Tomaso Andreatta (Italy)

● Mattia Miani (Italy)

● Minh Do

 

January 13: Opening Ceremony and Media Night 

Visual Arts Show (free)

4 PM -6 PM Art Exhibit 

6 PM- Opening Ceremony 

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation)

7 PM No Exit by the Saigon Players 

8 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art 

 

January 14: Sponsors Night 

Visual Arts Show (free)

4 PM -6 PM Art Exhibit 

6 PM- Address Sponsors 

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation) 

7 PM No Exit by the Saigon Players 

8 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art 

 

January 15: Closing Ceremony 7PM

Visual Arts Show (free)

8 AM -5 PM Art Exhibit

Performing Arts Show (entry by donation) 

5 PM- No Exit by the Saigon Players 

6 PM- Dance , Music, Performance Art 

7 PM- Closing Ceremony

 

You will be helping children who are HIV-positive or who had parents who died of AIDS for every donation and art work sold.

 

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January 13, 14, & 15, 2012

@ Boomarang Bistro Saigon

The Crescent Residences 2 CR2 3-4,

107 Ton Dat Tien Phu My Hung,

Dist. 7, HCMC