Choreographer Nguyen Minh Trang was born in 1978. She graduated at the Vietnam Academy of Dance in 1998, majoring in Ballet, then Military Academy of Art and Culture, majoring in training dance. She had been working at Dance Group, VNOB since 2003. In 2018, she moved to the Art Department.
When she was a dancer, she performed in many Ballet plays such as Spartacus, Swan Lake, Nut Cracker, La Sylphide, Chopiniana, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Monsoon, Fire Bird, Western Story, Ancient Love Story, Moment of Immortality … She also performed some contemporary dances such as Minus sign, Moment …
Currently, she is the choreographer. In 2019, she worked as assistant director of the famous Ballet Swan Lake …
Conductor Dong Quang Vinh was born in 1984. He is an experienced young conductor with years of conducting top orchestras in China and Vietnam. Born to a family of traditional music, he is also a soloist on different types of traditional music instruments and invited to give performances on various international stages since age 12. In 2004 he was sent by the Vietnam government to study orchestral conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was awarded the most distinguished student scholarship by the China National Foundation. He obtained the master degree in 2013 with highest scores and returned to Vietnam to serve the home country. In China, Dong Quang Vinh has been guest conductor of Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Conservatory of Music Traditional Orchestra; Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Shanghai University Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Zhe Jiang Theatre Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Hong Kong Chinese Traditional Orchestra etc. He’s conducted numerous Shanghai youth orchestras attending Chinese National competitions for student orchestras and had won a number of 1st prizes. In Vietnam, he is the Conductor and teacher of orchestral conducting of the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM); Artistic director and conductor of Hanoi Voices Choir (HVC); Director and soloist of the Suc Song Moi Bamboo Ensemble (SSM) and Japanese Bamboo Ensemble Waraku; Guest conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO).
In May 2017, Dong Quang Vinh and his two bamboo ensembles were invited to talk and perform on the TEDxBadinh talk. In January 2018, he was selected by the US government as the only representative from the ASEAN among 18 countries from all around the world to attend the project “promote social change through the arts” – “International Visitor Leadership program” (IVLP) in a 3-week tour in 5 cities and states of the United States of America
People’s Artist Nguyen Hong Phong, born in 1974, graduated from Military Art and Culture College and Hong Kong Dance Academy. From 1998 to 2000, he attended a choreography training course at Coline Dance Company (France).
In 1996, he started working at VNOB, as a dancer, then deputy head and head of Dance Group. In 2018, he moved to the art Department as a choreographer.
During working time, he has won many prestigious awards such as the Gold Medal for Art Festival in 5 countries: Vietnam, Laos, Cambodia, Myanmar and Thailand (2016), A Prize at award ceremony for literature, arts and press works on studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s ideology, morality, and style (2015), Gold Medal at the Military Professional Art Performance Festival …
Emeritus Artist Tran Thi Tuyet Dung was born in 1971. She graduated as ballerina at the Leningrad Dance Academy (former Soviet Union). After finishing, she worked at Novosibirsk Opera and Ballet Theater (former Soviet Union) from 1990 to 1992. She has been working at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet since 1993 as ballerina, Deputy Head and Head of Dance Group until 2011. She was appointed as Head of Art Department from 2013.
As a dancer, Tuyet Dung has succeeded in many works, as soloists, particularly Spartacus, Swan Lake, Nut Cracker, La Sylphide, Chopiniana, Romeo and Juliet, Giselle, Monsoon, Fire Bird, Western Story, Ancient Love, Ancient Moments Death … Besides, she also participated in contemporary dances such as You -Vietnamese woman, Venus in Hanoi, Eyes, Body Armor, The Forgotten, Silk Heart …
She has won many awards in her artistic career, such as the Third Prize (no first prize) in “Flower of the Mother” – with the role of the Mother in 2003; Prize A “Moment of Immortality” in 2014.
In 2015, she was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist.
Artist Bui Diem Quynh, born in 1991, graduated from the Vietnam Academy of Dance. In 2010, she received a Certificate of merit from the Vietnam Dancing Artists Association. Also in this year, she became a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
During her time working here, she has been a soloist for major works such as: Ancient love story, Love story, Chopiniana… In addition, she also participated in famous dances such as Death and the maiden, Rite of Spring, Moment, Nutcracker, Giselle, Swan Lake, Maria de Buenos Aires…
Dancer Phan Luong was born in 1985. In 2004, after graduating from Vietnam Academy of Dance, Phan Luong won a scholarship and became a student of Hong Kong Academy of Arts. In 2006, he continued to receive scholarships and attended Alvin Aley School, USA. In 2010, he studied at the Military University of Arts and Culture. He participated in a number of Vietnamese dance works such as: Ancient love story, Quan Am Thi Kinh, Truong Chi, The Farewell in Red, Light Source, the immortal moment. In addition, he also takes on the main and secondary roles of many ballet, including: Giselle, Carmen, Swan Lake, Spartacus, Nut cracker, … In addition to the ballet genre, he also has important contributions in the works of Contemporary like: Black Water, Lighted, Virgo, Heart of silk, Amnesia, Bamboo Rain, The four sacred creatures: dragon- unicorn – turtle- phoenix , Secret Garden, Minus Signal, Death and the maiden, Moments, Firefly Season ….
Van Luong has worked with many foreign directors and choreographers, such as: Pontus Lidberg (Sweden), Bertrand D’at (France) Frank Andersen (Denmark), Anna Konjetzky (Germany), UMa (Switzerland), Colin Peasley (Australia), Sasha Evtimova (Belgium) …
He also practiced and performed with many foreign theaters and companies such as Hong Kong ballet, Expression Company in Australia, Swedish Skanes danteater, Anna Konjetzky (Germany).
From 2012 to 2015, Phan Luong is the representative of Vietnam to attend the Asian Dance Festival.
In 2014, he was the only representative of Vietnam as a member of the Asian Dance Group established by the Asian Dancing Association.
In 2016, he was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist.
Now he is the Deputy Head of Dance Group of Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Emeritus Han Dam Giang was born in 1986. From 1997 to 2004, he studied Dancing at the Vietnam Academy of Dance. After that, he went to study and graduated from Hong Kong Ballet Academy in 2008. Since then, he has been a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and has been dubbed the “Prince of Ballet” of Vietnam.
In the process of performing, he won the Gold Medal and Best Actor Award at the National Professional Dance Festival in 2009. In 2016, he was awarded an elite artist when he was at the age of 30, becoming the youngest Emeritus Artist of Vietnam.
Lead roles in Ballet: Giselle, Nut cracker, Chopiniana, Swan Lake, Spartacus, Scheherazade, Rite of Spring, Light source, Miss Vo Thi Sau, Immortal Moments, Romeo and Juliet, Secret Garden, Amnesia, La Sylphide, Flower Festival, Napoli.
Emeritus Nguyen Thi Can (Ngoc Can), born in 1984, graduated at Vietnam Academy of Dance. From 2003, she has been a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
In 2014, Ngoc Can won the individual gold medal for the First International Dance Festival and was awarded a certificate of merit by the Vietnam Dancing Artist Association for artist of the year who has many achievements in artistic activities.
In 2019, she was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist.
Participating programs:
2009: Dance “Light source”, choreographer People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong and People’s Artist Nguyen Hong Phong (won the Gold Medal at the 2009 National Music and Dance Festival)
2014: Soloist in “Firefly Season”, choreographers Duc Toan, Chi Thanh, Thai Son and Phi Long (works participating in the Euro meets Asia in contemporary dance and won gold medal at the First International Dance Festival held in Hue)
2014: Leading actor Vo Thi Sau in the “Immortal moment”, Choreographer People’s artist Pham Anh Phuong, People’s artist Hong Phong and M.A Tuyet Minh- won the First Prize of the Vietnam Dance Artist Association
2003: Ballet “Peter and the Wolf” – The play is part of the Swedish Sida Foundation project that introduces academic arts to young audiences.
2007: Ballet “Fire Bird”, choreographer Lars Anderstam – The dance is in Swedish Sida Foundation in Vietnam
2013: Contemporary dance “Lighting”, choreographer Anna Kojecki- The dance in cooperation between Germany and Vietnam, participated in the 3rd Festival of Contemporary Dance, Euro meets Asia in Contemporary dance festival
2014: Contemporary play “Hanoi star dust”, choreographer Arco Ren. This is a dance built on the cooperation between Germany and Vietnam, participating in the Festival “Euro meets Asia in Contemporary dance festival “, the play was invited to tour in Belgium.
2005: Contemporary dance “Drought and rain”, choreographer Ea Sola Thuy, was touring many European and Asian countries like France, Germany, Netherlands, Singapore …
Ngoc Can has starred in ballet “Raymonda”, “Nut cracker”, “Who care?”, Ballet “Truong Chi”, “Chopiniana”, “La Sylphide”, “Amnesia”, La ventana”,” Graduation Ceremony”, “ Giselle”,“ Rite of Spring”, “Vivaldi”, “Swan Lake”, “West side Story”, “Ancient Love story”, “Scheherazade”, “Spartacus”, “Fire bird”, “the carnival of animals ” Contemporary works “Heart of Silk”, “Bamboo rain”, “The four sacred creatures: dragon- unicorn – turtle- phoenix”; Participated in the opera “Miss Sao” , “Dreams and reality”, “The sculptor “, “Maria de Buenos Aires”, …
Dancer Nguyen Thi Quynh Nga was born in 1984, graduated as a Ballet Dancer at the Vietnam Academy of Dance in 1996. From 1993 to present, she is a dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
In 2006, Quynh Nga was received a Certificate of merit for her outstanding performance by the Uncle Ho’s 65th Anniversary Program of Pac Bo-Cao Bang, awarded by the People’s Committee of Cao Bang Province. In 2009, she was awarded the certificate of “Outstanding Dancer” at the Professional Music and Dance Festival. In 2014, she won a gold medal at the International Dance Festival. After nearly 20 years of dedication to dance, Quynh Nga was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist in 2015.
During her activities, she not only performed in ballet works but also participated in many other genres such as: contemporary dance, musicals such as: Ballet “Peter and the Wolf” (2003), Contemporary Dance “Enemies and lands” (2004), Contemporary Dance “Drought and Rain” (2005), Ballet “Fire Bird ” (2007), Dance Theater “Light Source” ( 2009), “Firefly Season”, Contemporary Play “Hanoi Star dust” (2014), Ballet “Raymonda”, Contemporary Play “the four sacred creatures: dragon- unicorn – turtle- phoenix”, Contemporary Play “Heart of Silk”, Ballet “Fire Bird “, Opera “Immortal moment”, Contemporary play “Secret Garden”…
Dancer Tran Thi Bich Huong was born in 1973. She graduated as a Ballet dancer at the Vietnam Academy of Dance and majored in Dance Training at the University of Military Art and Culture. From 1993, she was a dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. In 1996, she won the Silver Medal at the Professional Music & Dance Festival. In 1997, she won the Third Prize of the first Vietnam Talent Competition. In 2012, Ballerina Bich Huong was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist.
Bich Huong has taken on the leading role in many famous works such as: “The Phoenix’s Eye” (Cheryl Stock Choreographer), “The Legend of Mother” (Choreographer of the People’s Artist Cong Nhac), “The minus signal” (Choreographer Ngoc Anh), “the river named Song Lo” (Choreographer People’s Artist Cong Nhac), “Once and forever” (Choreographer People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong), “Lullaby of the forest” (Choreographer People’s Artist Pham Anh Phuong). In addition, she also participated in performing in many ballets such as: Giselle, the Nut cracker, Swan Lake…
Conductor Dong Quang Vinh was born in 1984. He is an experienced young conductor with years of conducting top orchestras in China and Vietnam. Born to a family of traditional music, he is also a soloist on different types of traditional music instruments and invited to give performances on various international stages since age 12. In 2004 he was sent by the Vietnam government to study orchestral conducting at the Shanghai Conservatory of Music and was awarded the most distinguished student scholarship by the China National Foundation. He obtained the master degree in 2013 with highest scores and returned to Vietnam to serve the home country. In China, Dong Quang Vinh has been guest conductor of Shanghai Opera House Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai City Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Conservatory of Music Symphony Orchestra; Shanghai Conservatory of Music Traditional Orchestra; Shanghai Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Shanghai University Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Zhe Jiang Theatre Chinese Traditional Orchestra; Hong Kong Chinese Traditional Orchestra etc. He’s conducted numerous Shanghai youth orchestras attending Chinese National competitions for student orchestras and had won a number of 1st prizes. In Vietnam, he is the Conductor and teacher of orchestral conducting of the Vietnam National Academy of Music (VNAM); Artistic director and conductor of Hanoi Voices Choir (HVC); Director and soloist of the Suc Song Moi Bamboo Ensemble (SSM) and Japanese Bamboo Ensemble Waraku; Guest conductor of the Vietnam National Symphony Orchestra (VNSO).
Artist Bui Diem Quynh, born in 1991, graduated from the Vietnam Academy of Dance. In 2010, she received a Certificate of merit from the Vietnam Dancing Artists Association. Also in this year, she became a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Dancer Phan Luong was born in 1985. In 2004, after graduating from Vietnam Academy of Dance, Phan Luong won a scholarship and became a student of Hong Kong Academy of Arts. In 2006, he continued to receive scholarships and attended Alvin Aley School, USA. In 2010, he studied at the Military University of Arts and Culture. He participated in a number of Vietnamese dance works such as: Ancient love story, Quan Am Thi Kinh, Truong Chi, The Farewell in Red, Light Source, the immortal moment. In addition, he also takes on the main and secondary roles of many ballet, including: Giselle, Carmen, Swan Lake, Spartacus, Nut cracker, … In addition to the ballet genre, he also has important contributions in the works of Contemporary like: Black Water, Lighted, Virgo, Heart of silk, Amnesia, Bamboo Rain, The four sacred creatures: dragon- unicorn – turtle- phoenix , Secret Garden, Minus Signal, Death and the maiden, Moments, Firefly Season ….
Emeritus Han Dam Giang was born in 1986. From 1997 to 2004, he studied Dancing at the Vietnam Academy of Dance. After that, he went to study and graduated from Hong Kong Ballet Academy in 2008. Since then, he has been a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet and has been dubbed the “Prince of Ballet” of Vietnam.
Emeritus Nguyen Thi Can (Ngoc Can), born in 1984, graduated at Vietnam Academy of Dance. From 2003, she has been a ballet dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Dancer Nguyen Thi Quynh Nga was born in 1984, graduated as a Ballet Dancer at the Vietnam Academy of Dance in 1996. From 1993 to present, she is a dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet.
Dancer Tran Thi Bich Huong was born in 1973. She graduated as a Ballet dancer at the Vietnam Academy of Dance and majored in Dance Training at the University of Military Art and Culture. From 1993, she was a dancer at the Vietnam National Opera and Ballet. In 1996, she won the Silver Medal at the Professional Music & Dance Festival. In 1997, she won the Third Prize of the first Vietnam Talent Competition. In 2012, Ballerina Bich Huong was awarded the title of Emeritus Artist.