Nick Dodds Managing Director

Cultural• To celebrate your culture• To keep the locals happy• To develop an Artform

Social• Community Cohesion –

coming together• Place shaping – telling our

story

Economic• Profile • Tourism• Inward investment• Economic impact

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Why have a Festival?

• Resident population• Visitors• Professional/opinion formers• What is going to be of most interest to

visitors? If the locals don’t like it the visitors won’t come

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Who is the festival for?

• Community• Sports/ Olympics• Entertainment• Heritage/history• Arts

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

What sort of Festival?

• Rock and Pop• Visual Arts• Performing Arts• Multi-Arts• Music• Dance• Theatre• Street Arts/Circus

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Arts & Cultural….

What are you good at?What are you known for?What infrastructure exists?• Cultural – artists, arts organisations, heritage,

producers• Infrastructure – transport, accommodation, bars and

restaurants• Venues - indoor theatres and concert halls as well as

outdoor spaces

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

What sort of ArtsFestival?

• Are you going to showcase Vietnamese talent?• Are you going to bring in International artists and

companies?• Are you going to be a festival that produces its

own performances (Producing Festival)?• Are you going to buy in performances that others

have created (Receiving Festival)

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

What sort of Arts Festival?

Why have an arts festival….?

Start with the Vision!

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010