The document discusses a British Council Vietnam Festival Workshop that took place from March 17-20, 2010. It provides details about the types of programming at the Brighton Festival in the UK, including music, drama, dance, literature, comedy, cabaret, and visual art. It also shares statistics about the Brighton Festival such as an annual budget of £2.25 million from public and private funding sources, attendance of 350,000 people, and an estimated economic impact of £20 million. The workshop concluded with a discussion about the possibility of a contemporary arts festival in Vietnam.

1. Nick Dodds
Managing Director

2. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

3. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 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

4. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

5. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

6. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

7. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

8. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

9. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

10. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

11. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

12. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
Brighton – Festival City

13. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
Brighton – Festival City

14. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
Brighton – Festival City

15. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
Brighton – Festival City

16. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
Brighton – Festival City

17. British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010

18. Brighton Festival 2008
British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 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

19. Brighton Festival 2008
British Council Vietnam
Festival Workshop
17-20 March 2010
• 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?