International dance festival winds down in HCM City

December 17, 2014 - 01:05 PM

Choreographers and dance troupes from eight countries around the globe performed December 7-16 at the second annual International Dance Festival in Ho Chi Minh City.

Together with artists from Italy, France, Japan, the Republic of Korea, Sweden, the Philippines and Israel, Vietnamese artists brought contemporary dance performances with messages on the meaning of life to audiences.

A performance by choreographer Nguyen Ngoc Anh carried out by Vietnamese dance troupe Arabesque

A solo performance by ballet dancer Marie Mougeolle

Japanese dancers Mariko Kakizaki and Keren Pardes

The Republic of Korea’s dancers Chien Wei Wu and Lee Tsung Hsuan

A performance by choreographers Phuc Hung and Phuc Hai are implemented by Vietnamese dance troupe Ho Chi Minh City Ballet Symphony and Opera

Source: VOV

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