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October 14, Friday, 7pm,
Dallas, Texas
Mong-Lan reads her new work / poetry and from Tango, Tangueando
with local poet Christopher Soden
The Writer's Garret
Upstairs at Paperbacks Plus
6115 La Vista Dr.,
Dallas, Texas 75214
www.writersgarret.org
October 15, Saturday, 1 - 3:30 pm
Dallas, Texas
Writing Poetry through Dance & Drawing
Break through to your fountain of creativity with Mong-Lan.
Write poetry from your body; dance from the heart; draw from your mind’s eye and from your imagination. Explore different ways of connecting with your inner core through what you see with your eyes, the world drawn with your hands. Unleash writers block through dance & art.
We will be exploring movements from dance and the tango, and writing from what these movements bring to mind. We will be moving alone to music and with a partner. No dancing experience needed! The dance moves are to bring back memories to you, buried memories. What does your body say to you? Are you in touch with your body? What does your mind say when you are going through certain movements? What memories come to mind from the depths of your cells? We will use the dance movements as jumping pads from which to write poems.
Bring your drawing pen/pencil and drawing pad! No drawing experience needed! Now that we have looked inside your body for inspiration, let’s look outside of the body. Have you really looked at the world recently? Have you ever drawn a still life to see what shapes and forms are in front of you? What do you see, and how does this inform your writing? We will be drawing a still life, training the eye and the hand, and using this as a jumping pad to write poems.
The Writer's Garret
Upstairs at Paperbacks Plus
6115 La Vista Dr., Dallas, Texas 75214
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October 5, Wednesday 7pm,
New York City
"Mong-Lan's tango was one of the most magical events at my 1st year at AAWW."-- Ken Chen, Executive Director.
Mong-Lan reads from her new writing / poetry based on her residence in Buenos Aires and from her bilingual collection Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art (Tango, Tangueando: Poemas & Dibujos), and will give a sizzling Argentine tango dance performance with Stefan "El Polaco" Zawistowski.
In addition, Josey Foo and Leah Stein will read / perform. Opening the night's festivities will be Shayok Chowdhury, who will read while Nabanita Pal performs a classical Indian dance piece inspired by his poetry.
Asian American Writer's Workshop
110-112 W. 27th Street, Sixth Floor,
New York City, New York10001
212.494.0061 tel.
http://www.aaww.org
Facebook invitation: click here
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October 8, Saturday, 5-7 pm
Houston, Texas
The Secrets of the Tango--Revealed, Part 2.
All-level Tango Workshop
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 S Shepherd Dr, Ste 200
Houston, Texas 77098
More info click here
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September 24, Saturday, 5-7 pm
Houston, Texas
The Secrets of the Tango--Revealed. All-level Tango Workshop
River Oaks Pilates Studio
3425 S Shepherd Dr, Ste 200
Houston, Texas 77098
More info click here
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Sin Lágrimas: Pinturas sobre tela por Mong-Lan
Apertura: el lunes, 14 febrero 2011
de las 18:00 – 21:00 hrs
Presentación de pinturas y exhibición de baile
Mong-Lan y Lautaro Peyrelongue bailan a las 19:30 hrs.
La exposición dura: 14 febrero hasta 12 marzo, 2011
Leer más de la muestra, haga click aquí
Without Tears: Paintings on canvas by Mong-Lan
Opening: Monday, 14 February 2011, 18:00 hrs - 21:00 hrs
Presentation of paintings and tango exhibition
Lautaro Peyrelongue partners her in the tango at 19:30 hrs.
The painting exhibition lasts from 14 Feb until 12 March, 2011
To read more about the exhibition, click here
RSVP apertura /opening, email: monglan11@yahoo.com
Tango Escuela Carlos Copello
Anchorena 575
(frente al Shopping Abasto)
Buenos Aires, Argentina
tel: 11-4864-6229
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In the dance studio: Mong-Lan's dance students look on as she teaches the painting class,
St. Paul's School, 2011.
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January 24 - 27, 2011
St. Paul's School
Concord, New Hampshire, USA
Workshops on tango dance, creative writing, and painting, and fusions in disciplines thereof. Poetry readings, Tango performances during the week.
MONDAY, Jan 24.
A BLOCK: Tango in the Dance Studio
B BLOCK: Creative Writing in the Freeman Center
E BLOCK: Painting in Hargate
BALLET COMPANY: 3.05 - 5 pm in the Dance Studio
TUESDAY, Jan 25
A BLOCK: Tango in the Dance Studio
COMMON BLOCK: Mem Hall, poetry reading, art and tango performance
BALLET COMPANY: 3.15 -4.15 pm in the Dance Studio
WEDNESDAY, Jan 26
B BLOCK: Creative Writing in the Freeman Center
E BLOCK: Painting and tango in the Dance Studio
BALLET COMPANY: 1.30 - 3 pm in the Dance Studio
ADULTS' WORKSHOP: 7 - 9 pm in the Dance Studio
THURSDAY, Jan. 27
E BLOCK: Painting and tango in the Dance Studio
B BLOCK: Creative Writing in the Freeman Center
A BLOCK: Tango in the Dance Studio
BALLET COMPANY: 3.15 - 4.15 pm in the Dance Studio
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Sunday, September 12, 2010, 1-4 PM
Writing Poetry through Dance & Drawing
Break through to your fountain of creativity with Mong-Lan.
@ The Asian American Writer's Workshop
110 West 27th Street, 6th Floor
Between 6th and 7th Avenues
New York City
Write poetry from your body; dance from the heart; draw from your mind’s eye and from your imagination. Explore different ways of connecting with your inner core through what you see with your eyes, the world drawn with your hands. Unleash writers block through dance & art.
More information here
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"Fountain of Tango," acrylic on canvas, 100cm x 100cm
Mong-Lan (“Sueño de Orquídea”) otra vez nos ofrece su mundo del tango, lleno de pasión, en sus pinturas sobre tela: el mundo interior de los sueños y las emociones poderosas; y el mundo exterior del movimiento, el canto y el baile. Nacida en Vietnam, pintora estadounidense, Mong-Lan captura el alma profunda del tango en sus obras sobre tela. Los bailarines se mueven por el espacio, en el espacio físico del piso y de la tela; y al mismo tiempo, el espacio emocional del corazón. Su exposición muestra el mundo interior abstracto, del deseo, el amor, la pasión, los celos, la injusticia, a través de colores intensos. Rojos, naranjas, amarillos, azules fuertes, dominan sus pinturas grandes. Su dexteridad con pincel y tinta evoca la técnica de los grandes maestros de caligrafía de Asia. También es poeta y escritora, ha publicado al menos cuatro libros, el último de los cuales se llama Tango, Tangueando: Poemas & Dibujos, en edición bilingüe, español-inglés. También es bailarina y profesora de tango argentino.
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July 7 - August 25, 2010
Tango's Pulse--Figures & Abstractions: Paintings on Canvas
(El Pulso del Tango--Figuras & Abstraciones: Pinturas sobre tela)
Opening Reception: July 14, Wednesday, 11pm
(Inauguración: 14 Julio, miércoles, 23 hrs.)
July 7 - August 25, 2010
(7 Julio - 25 Agosto, 2010)
La Garufa Milonga, Ciudad Cultural Konex
Sarmiento 3131
Buenos Aires, Argentina
Tel: (5411) 4864.3200
Mong-Lan (“Dream Orchid”) once again brings us her world of the tango, full of passion, on canvas: the interior world of dreams and powerful emotions and the exterior world of movement, song and dance. Born in Vietnam, American painter Mong-Lan captures the profound soul of tango on canvas. Dancers move through space, the physical space of the dance floor and the canvas as well as the heart’s emotional space. Half of her large canvases depict the abstract interior world of desire, of love, passion, injustice, jealousy, pain, and the intense color clothe it.
Strong reds, oranges, yellows, blues, dominate the work. Her canvases are large, each piece measuring one meter at the longest side. Her brushwork of dancers resonates with the master calligraphic brushwork of Asia. Mong-Lan is also a poet and writer, with at least four books to her name, the most recent, Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art (Tango, Tangueando: Poemas & Dibujos: la edición bilingüe). She is also a dancer and teacher of Argentine tango. |
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August 18, 2010, Wednesday
Midnight
Dramatic recital from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art (Tango, Tangueando: Poesía & Dibujos) and dance performance.
La Garufa Zona Milonga
Ciudad Cultural Konex
Sarmiento 3131
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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August 6, 2010, Friday, after midnight.
Reading from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art (Tango, Tangueando: Poesía & Dibujos). Images of her artwork and drawings will be projected on the walls.
Canning, La Milonga
Scalabrini Ortiz 1331
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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May 27, 2010
6:30 pm
Conference / Round table
Asian Pacific Heritage Month
Multiculturalism in the USA
ICANA
Maipu 672
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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April 21-23, 2010
Reading and Class visits
University of the Pacific
Stockton, California
USA
Readings and Appearances in San Francisco:
Cocomo, April 25, 10pm.
Tango Revelation, April 25, 8pm
Cellspace, April 28, 9pm.
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August 27, 2009, 21:00
Poetry Reading: THE POWER OF POETRY - EL PODER DE LA POESÍA
Mong-Lan, featured poet
Sociedad Argentina de Escritores, S.A.D.E., (Argentine Society of Writers)
Uruguay 1371, piso 3
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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May 3, Sunday, 5pm
May 9, Saturday, 4pm
Mong-Lan will read from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art in Spanish and English. She will also show slides of her tango art.
American Embassy Stand, Yellow Pavilion
35th International Buenos Aires Book Fair
35th Internacional Feria del Libro de Buenos Aires
La Rural, Buenos Aires, Argentina
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"The Eternal Night, Tango in Buenos Aires: Paintings & Photography"
When: March 31, Tuesday, 8:30 - 11:00 pm.
Where: At Salento, 2407 Rice Blvd, Houston, TX, 77005, in the Rice Village.
Art Reception / Wine-tasting / Dance
Mong-Lan, painter, photographer, writer, poet and Argentine tango dancer/teacher
will show her latest artworks on canvas and paper inspired by the tango. She will
also show photography taken in the tango dance salons of Buenos Aires.
At the reception, Mong-Lan will dance Argentine tango with the renowned
Pampa Cortés, part of the original cast of "Forever Tango."
Reservation necessary. Contact: monglan11@yahoo.com
Hope to see you there! My artwork will be exhibited for one night only.
It should be a fun night of wine-tasting, art and dance. |
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The Passion of Tango through Drawings & Photography Exhibition:
March 12 - April 10, 2009
Opening Reception: Friday, March 20, 2009
8:00-9:30 pm
Poetry Reading by Mong-Lan
Where: Té House of Tea
1927 Fairview St., Houston, TX 77019
713.522.8868
Please RSVP: monglan11@yahoo.com
Wine, snacks
The show consists of my recent artwork which has for its focus the Argentine tango: my works on paper with Japanese brush and ink, and photos of tango dancers. I've taken photos of tango dancers in over 4 continents and numerous countries and cities, and am happy to show you some photos I took while here in Houston.
View Artist's Statement / Art Bio |
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November 29, Saturday, 2008, 6pm
Multi-media Poetry Reading from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art, sponsored by the Argentine Embassy
Tango Dancing, Music and Empanadas
Argentine Ambassador
Felipe Frydman’s Residence
134 Vithoom, Soi 49, Sukhumvit
Bangkok, Thailand
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November 24, Monday, 2008, 6:00-9:00 pm
Talk and Reading
Thammasat University
The English Department
2 Prachan Road
Bangkok, Thailand
10200
+66 86 897 9401
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November 10, Monday, 2008
University of California at Riverside
Multi-media reading/performance from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art
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November 8, Saturday, 2008, 7:00-9:00 pm
San Francisco International Poetry Festival
Vietnamese Poets of the Diaspora
Fort Mason Conference Center
Golden Gate Room
San Francisco, California
FREE
Reception, 9:00 pm
Book Bay Fort Mason, Building C, Room 165, 415-771-1076
For more information, contact:
Isabelle Thuy Pelaud (DVAN): ipelaud@sfsu.edu
Byron Spooner (Friends of the Library): byron.spooner@friendssfpl.org
Reading sponsored by DVAN (Diasporic Vietnamese Artists Network). Mong-Lan will read her poems with other Vietnamese-American writers as follows: Bao Phi, le thi diem thuy, Linh Dinh, Truong Tran, Hoa Nguyen and Nguyen Do |
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November 3, Monday, 2008, 7:00 pm
Menlo College
Student Union, Fireside Lounge
1000 El Camino Real
Atherton, California 94027
Multi-media reading/performance from Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art
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October 26, Sunday, 2008
Poetry reading from Mong-Lan's latest book, Tango, Tangoing, and Slideshow of her Tango Art
Little Saigon Radio Station
7080 SW Freeway
Houston, TX 77074
Phone: (713) 271-7888
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October 24 / 25, Friday, Saturday, 2008
Reading/Performance from Tangoing, Tangoing: Poems & Art, Oct. 24
Writing Workshop, Oct. 25, 1:00 - 4:00 pm.
Writing from Loss, Writing from Joy: Tapping into Your Inner Source.
Write from what gives you passion. Release your pent up energies into your writing. We will work on tapping into your rich inner source, your rich inner life, whether it is from your wounded inner child, your buried subconscious or from your sage visionary self. There is a great writer in you wanting to break free. We will work from a sense of craft, whether it is poetry, prose or fiction, using as examples great works of literature. We will pay attention to craft, language and voice.
The Writer's Garret
6115 La Vista Dr. Dallas 75214
Dallas, Texas
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October 2, Thursday, 2008, 7:00 pm
FREE. "THE PASSION OF TANGO THROUGH POETRY, ART & DANCE" Asian American Writer's Workshop, 16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10 A, between Fifth Ave and Broadway. Subway: N, R, Q, W, F, B, D, V, 1, 2, 3, 9 trains to 34th Street; 4, 5, 6 trains to 33rd Street. The Vietnamese-American poet, artist and dancer, Mong-Lan will give a multi-media reading/performance from her latest book, Tango, Tangoing: Poems & Art and will give a Tango performance with Stefan Zawistowski.
Asian American Writer's Workshop
16 West 32nd Street, Suite 10A
New York, NY 10001
(p) 212.494.0061
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May 11-December, 2008
Tango Art Exhibition, Paintings & Photographs
One Person Show
11 May-11 June (Opening, 11 May)
345 Riobamba, Porteño y Bailarín (Milonga, Tuesdays & Sundays from 10:30 to 4:00 a.m.), opens after 8 pm. for classes everyday.
Buenos Aires, Argentina |
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May 2008 |
May 10, Saturday , 2008, 8:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Poetry Reading & Talk
El Stand de la Embajada de los EE.UU.
Buenos Aires Book Fair
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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May 3, 2008, 2:00 pm
Poetry Reading
Hartford Public Library
Hartford, Connecticut, USA
Reading launching new anthology from W.W. Norton: Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond. |
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May 2, 2008, 10:00 am
Poetry Reading / Panel
Central Connecticut State University
1615 Stanley Street
New Britain, Connecticut, USA
Reading/Panel launching new anthology from W.W. Norton: Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond. |
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May 1, 2008, 1:00-2:30 pm
Poetry Reading
PEN World Voices Festival of International Literature
CUNY Segal Theater
New York City
Reading launching new anthology from W.W. Norton: Language for a New Century: Contemporary Poetry from the Middle East, Asia, and Beyond. |
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April 2008 |
April 25, 2008, Friday, 8:00 pm- 8:30 pm
Poetry Reading & Talk
El Stand de la Embajada de los EE.UU.
Buenos Aires Book Fair
Buenos Aires, Argentina
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April 8 - 22, 2008
Mong-Lan exhibits her tango pen & ink drawings, tango ties and tango photos.
8th Festival Tango Arte
Opening, April 8, 2008, 7:00 - 9:00 pm.
Espacio 10 Art Gallery
www.espacio10.com.ar
Guatemala 4757, Palermo. Tel: 4831-0520. Cp (1425)
Bs.As. Argentina.
Horario a partir de Marzo: Lunes a viernes de 14 a 20 hs. Sábados de 15 a
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January - February 2008 |
January 30 - February 2008
Associated Writing Programs Conference & Bookfair, New York City
Contemporary Vietnamese Poetry /Reading / Panel
Saturday, February, 1:30 - 2:45 pm
Clinton Suite
Hilton, 2nd Floor
S158A.
(Paul Hoover, Nguyen Do, Mong Lan, Truong Tran, Hoa Nguyen)
The reading focuses on the anthology, Contemporary Vietnamese Poetry, edited and translated by Nguyen Do and Paul Hoover (Milkweed Editions, 2008). Featuring twenty-one poets, five of whom are Vietnamese-American, the work included reveals an innovative aspect of Vietnamese poetry that has gone unrecognized. Panel participants are contributors to that volume.
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December 2007 |
December 13, 2007
Thursday, 8:00 - 9:00 pm, Poetry Reading,
Art Exhibition of Pen & Ink Drawings
Bangkok, Thailand
Mong-Lan will be reading from her newest book, Love Poem to Tofu & Other Poems.
Tamarind Café
27 Sukhumvit Soi 20, 300 m < Sukhumvit Rd
BTS Asoke EXIT 4: 15 min or MRT Sukhumvit
EXIT 2: 15 min
Tel: 0 2663 7421
E: tamarind_café@yahoo.com
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October - November 2007 |
October 31 - November 2, 2007, Lectures on Asian-American Literature
sponsored by the U.S. Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam, at the
following Universities:
Oct. 31, 9:00 - 11:30 am
University of Social Sciences & Humanities
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
14:00, Nong Lam University,
Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
Nov. 1, 14:00,
An Giang University,
Mekong Delta, Long Xuyen City, Vietnam
Nov. 2, 9:00 am,
Can Tho University,
Mekong Delta, Can Tho, Vietnam
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October 2007 |
October 22, Talk and Poetry Reading
Landstuhl American School, Elementary and Middle School,
Landstuhl, Germany
Kaiserslautern American Newspaper which notes the talk/poetry reading |
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August |
August 23-30, 2007
Utan Kayu Literary Biennale
Jakarta, Magelang, Borobudur, Indonesia
Poet/Writer/Presenter
http://ukliterarybiennale.com/
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June 21, 2007, Thursday
Poetry Reading & Talk, 17:30-19:00
Sophia University
L-912 Central Library
Tokyo, Japan
Admission: Free
For campus map, click here
Co-sponsored by the U.S. Embassy in Tokyo
U.S. Embassy in Tokyo Page which notes the talk/reading.
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May 13 - 27, 2007
Painting Exhibition and Poetry Reading
Seoul, South Korea
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May |
May 11, 2007, 6:00 pm
Maryland Presents:
An Evening of Poetry & Art with Mong-Lan
Poetry Reading and Art Slideshow Presentation
University of Maryland University College, Asian Division
Yongsan
Dragon Hill Lodge, Pagoda Room
Seoul, South Korea
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February 5, 2007
Monday, 4 - 5:30 pm.
Poetry Reading and Art Presentation
Center for Talented Youth (CTY)
Johns Hopkins University
Mt. Washington Conference Center
5801 Smith Avenue
Baltimore, Maryland 21209
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