born in August 8th, 1953 in Ba Ria, South Vietnam.

Major jobs:
Theatre Director, Writer, Playwright, Theatrical Professor.

Others:
Principal of traditional arts’ training college, Journalist.

Aesthetic:
Exploration of one’s inner self through the cracks of outer life.

Background:
Wrote and directed 50 plays performed by professional theatrical companies.

Wrote screen scripts to various documentary & feature films including: “Hai Nguyet” which won the 1998National Cinema Association Prize and appeared at the 3 Continents Festival in Nantes, France
Member of the Executive Committee of the Hochiminh City Theatrical Association.

Permanent contributor to Experiment Theatre as director, playwright and actress.

Participant in the 3rd International Women Playwright’s Conference organized in Adelaide, Australia, 1994

1995, delegate of Vietnam to the Conference of Theatre In Education (TIE), the first IDEA (International Drama & Education Association) in Brisbane, Autralia.

1996, attending the IDEA in Bradford, England.

1997, presenting at the Festival “From Red River to Cuu Long (Nine Dragon) River, the new flowing courses” which were organised in Paris by Belgium.

1999, invited by the Goeth Institute to attend to the National Theatre Festival in Berlin, Germany.

August, 2000, representing Vietnam to lead a group of 4 actors to perform at IDEA Amman, Jordan.

November, 2000, delegate of Vietnam at “The Second Conference for Asian Women and Theatre” in Phillipines.

June, 2001, attending to IDEA 2001 in Bergen, Norway.

May, 2002, being invited to Sweden by IOGT to discuss how to introduce Forum Theatre to Vietnam.

Known as an vanguard (Avant-Garde) of Vietnamese theatre and very eager to help foreign groups to enter Vietnam for researching or any kind concerning art.

website: http://<http://www.gio-o.com>www.gio-o.com.