THE TALKS
asite-specific video installation, 2023
a site-specific contemporary dance video installation, in collaboration with the choreographer Ngo Thanh Phuong and cinematographer Le Kim Hung
as part of fashion designer Nguyen Cong Tri's "CUC IM LANG" multi-disciplinary art show, where THE TALKS was exhibited as a five-channel video installation. The series evolved into a 2-channel installation at CabCon 2020 at CAB Hoi An,
and a 3-channel installation at Arabesque Theater's Open Stage 2020.
The Talks is an experimental installation that blends contemporary dance and visual art, unfolding as an endless cycle of dialogues—between consciousness and reason, between instinct and desire. It is a relentless struggle toward the self, the only thing truly one’s own, the only thing that enables one to face the world.
The film revolves around five dialogues between four men and one woman, as well as the woman’s internal dialogue with herself. Each man embodies a distinct force: emotion, temper, a fragmented psyche, and androgyny. The woman, at once a recipient and a combatant, must confront, endure, and engage—not only with them but also with herself—while remaining in constant motion.
Using an unstructured, installation-based projection approach, The Talks employs space and the unpredictability of movement to immerse viewers in a multi-dimensional environment. Here, the audience is not merely an observer but inevitably becomes part of the dialogue, as the shifting space affects their vision, their hearing, and their very presence.
The screening space itself transforms into a field of motion.
The movements and their impact have no beginning and no end.
Choreographer/ Director: Ngô Thanh Phương
Assistant Choreographer: Thuý Vân
Project Producer: Chinh Ba
Film director/ producer: Mai Huyền Chi
Director of Photography: Lê Kim Hưng
Editors: Lượng Trần, Hằng Kira Kira
Dancers: Nguyễn Hữu Thuận, Nguyễn Ngọc Chung, Ngọc Huyền, Nguyễn Hiếu Nhơn, Nguyễn Công Nguyên
Music: Thanh Lâm, Chinh Ba, Alec Schachner, Thanh Tùng
Wardrobe: Designer Công Trí







