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Young dancers set to perform in Singapore

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“It is a journey to evoke passion and memories.”

HCM CITY — Young dancer and choreograp­her Haûi Anh and her colleagues in HCM City are working to prepare for her performanc­e at the 8th Internatio­nal Dancers & Choreograp­hers’ Residency Festival (DanzINC Festival 2018) in Singapore next month.

Anh and dancers Haø Loäc and Nhö YÙ of the dance group Unicorn Dance Studio will perform a contempora­ry dance called Yeân Lam (Peaceful Blue), based on Vietnamese folk dance.

Traditiona­l music performed on folk instrument­s will accompany the dance.

“Our dance, Yenâ Lam, highlights the inner beauty of humans. It is a journey to evoke passion and memories,” said 28-year-old Anh, winner of Thöû Thaùch Cuøng Böôùc Nhaûy 2015 (Challenges You to Dance), a Vietnamese version of the famous American TV game show So You Think You Can Dance.

Their show will be staged at the event Internatio­nal Choreograp­her’s Platform at Victoria Theatre on August 18.

The biennial DanzINC is organised by the Odyssey Dance Theatre Ltd of Singapore, one of Asia Pacific’s profession­al dance organizati­ons, and aims to encourage young dancers and groups from Asian countries to introduce and exchange their traditiona­l dances and show off their talent as well.

This year, the festival will attract many young talents and skilled artists who perform ballet

HAÛI ANH, DANCER AND CHOREOGRAP­HER

and contempora­ry dances in different styles.

The six-week event will also include a series of talks, workshops and seminars on dances.

Dancer and choreograp­her Anh began dancing when she was three and turned profession­al at 12 years old.

A graduate of Vietä Nam Dance College, she has won several top prizes at national and internatio­nal dancing contests, including the Korea Internatio­nal Modern Dance Competitio­n 2012.

She opened a dance school for children aged four to 11 last year.

She was invited to join the DanzINC 2018 after her show at Singapore following the invitation of Danny Tan, founder of Odyssey Dance Theatre Ltd, last year.

Anh will stage a solo performanc­e at the ODT Theatre on August 10. She will perform with dancers from the Odyssey Dance Theatre on August 16.

The artist and her colleagues at Unicorn Dance Studio will dance with the ODT Young Company at ODT Theatre on August 17.

Anh said her dance, Yeân Lam, would be performed later in HCM City in October. — VNS

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