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So who am I and what is my work about? Since the age of 7, I was captivated by the power of theatre from a simple TIE show that toured our local primary school. My parents were Vietnamese boat people, so we had little opportunity to engage with Arts and culture.
Raised between rice and roast potatoes, I make work from a transcultural perspective. My work is often multi-sensory and immersive, experimenting with form to create experiences that are playful, intimate and collective. My artistic practice is rooted in devised theatre and is strongly influenced by heritage and headphone verbatim theatre.
For much of my career, I have worked closely with Vietnamese, ESEA and global majority communities, making work with and for them. After many years as a creative producer, bringing people together to build meaningful collaborations and projects, I am now continuing this work in my role as the Creative director of Community Arts northwest in Manchester.
Mission
My creativity is always evolving. Working in a museum opened my eyes to the magic of archives, collections and heritage, and sparked a curiosity about how my love for theatre might integrate with this world — bringing objects to life, connecting people, and keeping culture present and alive.
With over a decade of working with the British Vietnamese community, I stand alongside many community heroes in challenging challenging and reshaping the narratives often associated with Vietnamese people, through creativity. I’m drawn to playful, imaginative stories that celebrate resilience, who we are today, and spaces where joy, empathy and discomfort can co-exist.
Grown up Stuff
Schooling
Haberdasher Askes Hatchem College
Central School of Speech and Drama -
Collaborative and devised theatre BA Hons
The Brit School
Industry training
These people believed in me...
Emerging Clore Fellowship - (Clore)
Stage one producing - Commercial theatre (Stage one)
Sustained theatre programme - Creative producing (Tamasha)
Places I've worked
Community Arts Northwest - Creative Director
Museum of the home - Community producer/curator
HOME Mcr - Stage one producer
Dukes theatre Lancaster - Creative producer
Things I do well
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Creative producing
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Community engagement
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Artist development
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Theatre making
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Theatre directing (devised, headphone Verbatim)
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Acting / Voice work
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Spoken work / creative writing
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Photography