The Ao Dai Festival is a remarkable yearly cultural-tourism event held in Ho Chi Minh City to preserve and promote the unique traditional cultural characteristics of the national costume while also motivating and spreading the love for Ao Dai. This year, SMPAA Dance students are honored to perform “Ơ KÌA EM ƠI” at the Ao […]
(English) ISTD AWARDS PRESENTATION Congratulations to students from the Theater Faculties (Ballet and Modern Jazz) who finished and excelled in the ISTD exam. Let’s take a look back at the awards presentation with Ms. Jenny Luu, the instructor who is also the director of the Dance Department. #SMPAA #AWARDS_PRESENTATION #DanceDepartment […]
SMPAA DANCE SHOWCASE TERM 2 – 2022 will be held on Sunday, December 18, 2022, at the Youth Cultural House in Ho Chi Minh City and we would like to invite you all to attend this wonderful show. SOUL DANCE SHOWCASE will be a vibrant celebration – with 32 overall student performances spread between […]
The six months of Term 2 – 2022 have been going by so quickly and our SMPAA Music students have gained a vast array of new experiences and useful knowledge. The rhythm and melodies that were somewhat unfamiliar at the beginning have become so perfect and beautiful now thanks to the practicing efforts of the […]
Little LYRICÍST, our talented dance group, recently competed in the Asia Pacific Arts Festival – APAF 2022, which was held in Penang, Malaysia. Little LYRICÍST was honored to win the Gold Medal award for their group dance performance called, The Red Bulls, lead by their coaches Ms. Bach and Mr. Nhon, at this year’s dance […]
In 2021, SIA launched an advanced piano program called Professional Piano Pathways Program (PPPP) with the mission of opening pathways for piano students who are focused and passionate about their studies and are hoping to pursue a career as a concert pianist. Besides, PPPP also accompanies students so that after completing the entire program, each […]
The auditions for LITTLE LYRICÍST & YOUNG LYRICÍST will officially take place on December 12th. The auditions aims to find eager, passionate and dedicated members looking to enhance their individual talents as well as work collaboratively within a group setting to develop their inter-personal skills. These Soul Ambassador groups are looking for members between the […]
A lunch with live jazz music would be an interesting experience! Soul Jazz Band, under the direction of SMPAA’s Head of Percussion, Mr. Dana, will present a 30-minute program titled “Bossas and Ballads”. The set will feature a collection of well-known jazz standards by a combo. This will be quite an experience brought to […]
The exclusive event Artist in Residence for SMPAA music students is back. As part of the collaborative implementation of Professional Pathways Program between SMPAA and Interlochen Center for the Arts, the Artist in Residence series gives SMPAA students the opportunities to learn piano from and interact directly with Thomas (T.J.) Lymenstull, Doctor of Musical Arts […]
One of the most important goals in nurturing the next generation of artists is the depth of their performance. Piano performances are no exception. A professional piano performance not only requires technical skills, but the player must also express their own emotions and depths. The ability to perceive and convey the meaning of each piece […]
