Nick DoddsManaging Director

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

• Music – from opera to rock• Drama – in the theatre and on the streets• Dance – contemporary to classical• Literature – books and debate• Comedy and Cabaret – on the Fringe• Visual art – in the artists’ Open Houses

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton – Festival City

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton – Festival City

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton – Festival City

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton – Festival City

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton – Festival City

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton & Hove City Council £0.55m 24%

Arts Council England £0.45m 20%

Total Public funding £1.0m 44%

Sponsorship £0.45m 20%

Ticket Sales £0.8m 36%

Total Income £2.25m

Cost of Presentations £1.53m 68%

Marketing, fundraising, admin £0.72m 32%

Total Expenditure £2.25m

Duration 3 weeks

Attendances 350,000

Economic Impact (2004) £20m

Age 43 years

Brighton Festival 2008

British Council VietnamFestival Workshop17-20 March 2010

Brighton Festival 2008

• Could there be a contemporary arts festival in Vietnam?

• Discuss!• What is Contemporary Art?• Why bother? What’s wrong with traditional

arts? • Can they be combined – traditional and

contemporary?