Bringing folk music closer to young people

Under the artist's guidance, Minh Tri demonstrates horse riding and whipping - Photo: C.TRIEU

I am very happy to have programs like this. For me, the program has partly inspired me, making me love folk music genres more.

Student NGUYEN HUYNH MINH TRI

Present in the hall to watch the program were many young people and students who are volunteer soldiers in the summer volunteer programs and campaigns in Ho Chi Minh City this year. The play was lively, the audience atmosphere was even more cheerful and playful even though they were watching a traditional opera that had been performed many times.

Not only did the applause applaud the artists, the whole hall also laughed at the whip and horse riding practice of many students who volunteered to come on stage when invited to interact. Student Lam Gia Nhu (Practice High School, Ho Chi Minh City University of Education) volunteered to demonstrate horse riding and whipping. Quite bewildered because it was her first time getting acquainted with the art of hát bội, Gia Nhu closely followed each movement of the artists and carefully repeated it correctly.

Nguyen Huynh Minh Tri (third year student at Ho Chi Minh City University of Education) said that although he is young, he is very passionate about the art of opera and has bought tickets to see plays many times. So when invited to interact with the artists, Minh Tri was the first to step onto the stage, which he called "a precious experience that he will never forget".

Meanwhile, student Pham Quynh Bach Hop was excitedly following the performance of the excerpt Hero Tran Binh Trong performed for the students that day. So when invited to interact later, Bach Hop ran as fast as she could to become one of the 10 people present on stage.

Although it was completely new, Hop volunteered to demonstrate the rowing motion. Surprisingly, her movements were quite skillful, "playing the role" of a Western girl rowing a boat and inviting customers to buy banh xeo.

At the end of the show, Bach Hop said she was very impressed and admired the artists. She watched every detail, Hop said that from the makeup, choosing the costumes to the voice and acting, everything was calculated very carefully. Therefore, it brought out the temperament and personality of each character and she was even more impressed when listening to the artists explain in detail when interacting with friends.

Ho Chi Minh City summer volunteer soldiers just had a memorable experience with the school folk music program "Red Flamboyant Soldiers with the Art of Hat Boi". The two performances at the District 4 Children's House and the Ho Chi Minh City University of Education seem a bit short. We will continue to wait for other performances organized by the Campaign Command Board, the Ho Chi Minh City Student Cultural House in coordination with other units within the framework of the volunteer summer.

Source: https://tuoitre.vn/de-am-nhac-dan-toc-den-gan-nguoi-tre-20240716094754868.htm