The annual “Europe meets Asia in contemporary dance” will be held for the third time in Hanoi from September 26-29.
The programme is an initiative of the European Union National
Institutes for Culture (EUNIC), the network of European cultural
institutes and embassies in Hanoi , in cooperation with the Vietnam
National Opera and Ballet (VNOB). This year it will be coordinated by
the Goethe Institute.
The coming festival is larger
and more diverse than those in the past two years, and includes pieces
from five countries: Belgium, France, Great Britain, Israel and
Japan. In addition, there will be one German-Vietnamese and one
French-Vietnamese co-production.
The audience will
have a chance to enjoy a broad spectrum of contemporary dance ranging
from hip-hop through electronic to classical music.
The programme has received warm applause from the public and
successfully contributed to a growing awareness of contemporary dance in
Hanoi since it was first launched in 2011.-VNA