The Very First Year - 2017

Mental Health in Vietnam; with limited numbers of mental health professionals and access to up to date education, many individuals with mental health issues in Vietnam are not able to access proper care. With collaboration between science and the arts, we can connect and guide the community here in Vietnam about these mental health issues. This year, through performances, artworks by Vietnamese artist Nguyen Ngoc Dan, workshops and talks about these mental health by Ethos Asia, these important information and guidance about this serious issue can be made accessible. In this event, we will be focusing on 2 of the most common issues: ANXIETY & DEPRESSION.

We collaborated with Goethe-Institut for their annual dance festival “Europe meets Asia in Contemporary Dance”. The festival, which promotes contemporary dance in Vietnam, bring ideas and realities come together, understand more about the inner world of human nature nowadays. This is an initiative of the network of European Cultural Institutes and Embassies in Hanoi (EUNIC).

All Performances and Workshops was done at The Factory Contemporary Arts Centre in Ho Chi Minh City