Digital Classroom Performer Spotlight: Vân-Ánh Võ

Award-winning composer and musician Vân-Ánh Võ who creates stunning, complex works by melding Vietnamese musical traditions with a variety of genres. Vân-Ánh Võ leads an immersive “show and tell,” of traditional Vietnamese instruments, demonstrating the sound of each unique, hand-constructed instrument, and featuring them in her compositions.

Artists reflect their community’s rich culture, and the Bay Area stands out as a home to remarkable and diverse performing artists. Cal Performances’ Digital Classroom Performer Spotlights feature videos of extraordinary local performers as they pull back the curtain on their work, and the art, cultures, and traditions that inspire them.

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