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THEATRE

[Upcoming] Floating Flowers Cabaret

Studio Resident Artist

Greenhouse Fest./Tarragon Tht.

[Upcoming] ANIVIA Presentation

Creator/Performer

CAMINOS Festival 2023

"Open The Window" Concert Series

Soloist/ Ensemble

Talk is Free Theatre

Chinatown

Performer

City Opera Vancouver

ANIVIA: The Musical

ANIVIA

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

Emerging Creators' Unit

Artist

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

Crossing Gibraltar

Artist

Cahoots Theatre

Carried Away On The Crest Of A Wave

Swimmer

Talk Is Free Theatre

Dario et La Diablesse

The Devil

No Strings Theatre

'Til Then

Ensemble (Tenor)

Eclipse Theatre Company

The Csardas Princess

Mero

Toronto Operetta Theatre

H.M.S. Pinafore

Sailor

Toronto Operetta Theatre

Lend Me A Tenor

Frank

Dragonfly Theatre (Vietnam)

Mr Stink

Raj

Dragonfly Theatre (Vietnam)

The Best Laid Plans

Craig

Dragonfly Theatre (Vietnam)

The Snow Queen

Olaf

Saigon Players (Vietnam)

OPERA

[Upcoming] Beethoven's Fidelio

Chorus

Canadian Opera Company

Doors Open Concert

Soloist

Doors Open Toronto 2023

Annual Asian Heritage Month Concert

Soloist

Asian Heritage Month - CFACI

A Musical Evening/ Music for Piano/Trumpet

Soloist

Cummer Ave United Church

Chinatown

Chorus (Tenor)

City Opera Vancouver

Carmen

Ensemble (Tenor)

Saigon Opera House (Vietnam)

CONCERT

"Sen" Lotus Concert

Soloist

Taste of Vietname 2023 /NPS

Season 2020 - 2021

Tenor

Toronto Mendelssohn Choir

Services and Concerts

Tenor Lead

Leaside Presbyterian Church

Services and Concerts

Tenor Lead / Soloist

Various Churches across GTA

A Broadway Journey Concert Series

Tenor

Saigon Conservatory of Music

Quarterly Classical Concert Series

Tenor

Saigon Conservatory of Music

NEW WORK CREATION

ANIVIA (2022) - WIP

Book, Music, Lyrics Creator

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

PETITE (2018)

Book

Quoc Thao Theatre (Vietnam)

DIRECTING

PETITE

Playwright / Director

Quoc Thao Theatre (Vietnam)

Jamie &TheQuestforMeaning

Director

Quoc Thao Theatre (Vietnam)

Spirits of Christmas

Director

Erato School Stage (Vietnam)

MASTERCLASS

with Larissa Mair

Eclipse Theatre Company

Audition Workshop

with Amy Wright

Toronto Arts Council's Mentorship

Film & TV Audition Workshop

Seth Sklar-Heyn

The Growing Studio (New York)

Legit Audition Technique

David Connolly

Drayton Entertainment

Musical Theatre Workshop

David Miller

The Talent House

Acting Through Song

Guillermo Silva-Marin

Toronto Operettta Theatre

SOLT Audition Masterclass

Henry Ingram

Dean Artists Management

SOLT Audition Masterclass

AWARDS & HONORS

2023 Individual Award

Explore and Create Grant

Canada Council for the Arts

2023 Individual Award

Recommender Grants for Theatre Creator

Ontario Arts Council

2023 Collective Award

Theatre Projects Grant

Toronto Arts Council

2022 Individual Award

Playwright Grant

Toronto Arts Council

2022 Individual Award

Recommender Grants for Theatre Creator

Ontario Arts Council

2021 Individual Award

2021 RBC Newcomer Arts Award

Toronto Arts Foundation

2021 Individual Award

Professional Development Grant

Canada Council for the Arts

2021 Individual Award

Skills & Career Development Grant

Ontario Arts Council

2021 Individual Honor

1 of 5 "New Faces" (2021)

Next Generation Showcase 2021

2020 Individual Award

Queer Emerging Artist Award

Buddies In Bad Times Theatre

2020 Individual Award

Newcomer Artist Mentorship Grant

Toronto Arts Council

2019 Individual Award

Musical Theatre Merit Scholarship

AMDA New York

2017 Team Award

Team Gold Medal

INTERKULTUR Choir Competition

2012 - 2015 Individual Award

Fulbright Scholarship (Master's at IU)

Department of States, U.S.A.

TRAINING

Theatre Entrepreneurs’ Network and Training (TENT)

TIFT Two-Way Mentorship Program

Acting

The Dirt Underneath Actors' Space/

On-Camera Scene Study/

Shaun McComb

L. Nordin, J. Boreham, S. McFarlane,

N. Guadagni, D. Leyshon,

N. Benjamin, S. Graham, D. Kwan,

Masterclass

L. Mair, A. Wright, S. Sklar-Heyn

D. Connolly, D. Miller, G. Silva-Marin

H. Ingram

Theatre/Musical Theatre

American Musical & Dramatic Academy

Musical Theatre Performance

B. Garcia, D. Tekatch, R. G. Hinds,

C. Kennedy, A. Gordon, K.Truong

R.P. Kelly, E. Jun, T. Witz, D. Connelly

K. Rampersad, F. Byrne, J. Madden

S. Ferley, D. Ferguson, S. Woodjetts,

G. Silva-Marin, D. Miller, Y. Bonnell

D. Levshon

Voice

Helen Cho, Erin Ormond

Dance

Jazz, Tap/

Linette Doherty

ADMA New York

Beginner Ballet/

National Ballet School

Ballet, Jazz, Tap, Theatre/

Saigon Dancenter

Tan Vu is a Vietnamese-Canadian performer & creator. A Fulbright fellow, Tan performed with Saigon’s leading institutions before moving to New York to train at AMDA. Since immigrating to Canada in November 2019, he has worked with Buddies In Bad Times Theatre, Cahoots Theatre, City Vancouver Opera, Eclipse Theatre, Talk Is Free Theatre, Toronto Operetta Theatre, and other professional companies. Tan is a member of the Canadian Actors’ Equity Association, and the Alliance of Cinema,Television, and Radio Artists

Physical Characteristics / Measurements

Height: 5'6"

Weight: 155 lbs

Arts Management, Budgeting, Creative Programming, Creative Writing, Directing, Financial Forecasting, Fundraising, Grant Writing, Hatha & Power Yoga, Physical Theatre, Playwriting, Project Management, Sight-Singing, SocialEntrepreneurship, Song Writing, Stage Management, Yoga, Dance Ballet, Dance Jazz, Dance Tap, Host, Improvisation, Singer, Vocal Range: Baritone, Vocal Range: Tenor, Vocal Style: Legit, Voiceover, American - New York Accent, Fluent English as a second language, Fluent Vietnamese