"There is something reminiscient of traditional Vietnamese dance here, of formalistic shapes lifted off an ancient fresco. At the same time, this work is firmly rooted in minimalist tradition."
~ David Lyman, Seattle Post-Intelligencer
As an educator, Minh Tran's research is specialized in Southeast Asian Dance & Culture and Dance Training Toward Performance. He holds an MFA from the University of Washington in addition to studying classical Vietnamese opera at the prestigious National School of Fine and Performing Arts in Vietnam.
The Company provides an array of residency activities including master classes, workshops, lecture demonstrations and school assemblies emphasizing the technique, style and movement philosophy characteristic of Mr. Tran's repertory. Company members teach regularly in the Portland area at venues such as Reed College, Lewis and Clark College, Conduit Dance, Center for Movement Arts and Portland Public Schools. Each draws from their individual training and professional experience to share Tran's unique style with both children and adult students.
A sought-after dance educator, Mr. Tran recently joined the faculty at Reed College in Portland, Oregon as an Assistant Professor of Dance. He has additionally been faculty at the University of Washington where he taught Modern and Ballet Technique, Introduction to Dance and World Dance and Culture with a focus on Southeast Asian forms.
Other teaching engagements have included workshops, residencies and master classes at:
- University of Nevada Las Vegas, Las Vegas, NV
- Alaska Dance Theater, Anchorage, AK
- University of Nevada Reno, Reno, NV
- California State University Chico, Chico, CA
- Carroll College, Helena, MT
- Queen City Ballet, Helena, MT
- Creative Arts Center, Helena, MT
- Vietnam Opera Ballet, Hanoi, Vietnam
- Ho Chi Minh City Symphony Orchestra and Ballet Company, Vietnam
- Conduit Studio, Portland, OR
- Reed College, Portland, OR
- University of Oregon, Eugene, OR
- Lewis & Clark College, Portland, OR
- Portland Community College, Portland, OR
- Vancouver School for Arts and Academics, Vancouver, WA
- Western Oregon University, Monmouth, OR
- Oregon Ballet Theatre, Portland, OR
- Portland State University, Portland, OR
