Performance
Gabby Quynh-Anh Miller on Making Art and Trouble in Viet Nam
diaCRITICS is excited to share this L.A. Times Q&A with artist Gabby Quynh-Anh Miller, where she discusses the restrictive cultural and political environment for artists in Viet Nam by shedding light on the contributions of Nha San Studio. Founded in 1998, Nha San was the first artist-led, non-profit alternative arts organization in the country. Dividing her time between Berkeley (CA) and Hanoi, Miller co-runs …(read more)
My Own Story—An Interview with Performance Artist Alex Luu
diaCRITICS is pleased to feature the following profile and interview with Alex Luu, a Chinese/Vietnamese who left Viet Nam during …(read more)
‘Past Present | Future Imperatives: Queer Space Time’ Opens in Los Angeles
And now diaCRITICS puts on dancing shoes (and a favorite old song or two) to announce a multitalented showcase gala …(read more)
Vietnamese Opera in the United States: Nam Mô A Di Đà Phật Celebrated on American Stage
Most Vietnamese are familiar with the story of Quan Âm Thị Kính, a thousand-year-old Vietnamese folk tale, and the Buddhist …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part III
This is the story of how three men became a circus that became a village. In the third and last installment …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part II
From one man’s a dream to a village of a circus. In the second part of the series on the …(read more)
It takes a circus: Xiec Lang Toi, Part I
Who doesn’t love a circus? With a three-part series, diaCRITICS’ guest France correspondent Ly Lan Dill takes us to the …(read more)
Isabelle Pelaud’s “This is All I Choose to Tell”: An Interview
On the radio program New America Now, Andrew Lam recently interviewed Isabelle Thuy Pelaud about This is All I Choose to …(read more)
Mộng Lan, Tangoing with Poetry
A look back to DVAN’s first major event, Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora, which was apart of the International Poetry …(read more)
A Voice that Sings: Spoken Word Artist Bao Phi Performs at USC
When Bao Phi steps on stage, he is in command of the audience’s experience in every aspect. He instructs listeners …(read more)
