The echoes of the songs, the beautiful images of the accompanying dance performances... at the recent National Elderly Singing Festival still linger in the hearts of the actors of the troupes and the Ha Tinh troupe in particular.
Held from October 26-28 in Hanoi, the National Elderly Singing Festival left an unforgettable impression on the audience.
The Nghe Xam performance "Proud of Motherland Today" by the Ha Tinh troupe won A prize.
The festival was organized by the Central Committee of the Vietnam Elderly Association in coordination with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. This is the first time a national-scale cultural and artistic program has been organized from commune, district, provincial, 3 regions to the whole country, attracting the attention of a large number of cadres and members of the elderly association; creating a useful playground, spreading widely to villages and the whole society, preserving and promoting national cultural values.
With the attention of Party committees and authorities at all levels, local elderly people enthusiastically responded and selected outstanding performances to participate in the festival in 3 regions with the participation of 54 troupes/over 1,000 elderly actors and selected 20 A prizes to participate in the national festival.
In Hanoi, 19 mass art troupes of the elderly with 400 actors brought diverse and rich regional cultural colors, creating a joyful and exciting festival atmosphere, multiplying the spirit of optimism, the happiness of dedication and creativity, expressing love for the Party, Uncle Ho, the homeland, the responsibility to preserve and promote the heritage values of the elderly nationwide. The applause, comments, eyes, and smiles of the audience who were also actors filled the space with joy.
Ms. Pham Thi Nu (73 years old, Vu Thu town, Thai Binh province) could not hide her emotions: "This is the first time I have attended the festival. I am extremely excited because the Central Association of the Elderly cares for us and creates conditions for us to attend this great festival."
Deputy Prime Minister Tran Hong Ha presented flags to the units that won the A prize for the entire delegation (Mr. Thai Sinh - Chairman of the Ha Tinh Elderly Association, standing 5th from left).
As Comrade Nguyen Thanh Binh - Chairman of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Elderly Association affirmed in his opening speech: "The result of this festival is the convergence of the quintessence of the mass cultural and artistic movements of the elderly nationwide, contributing to preserving and promoting the rich cultural traditions of the Vietnamese people, protecting the ideological foundation of the Party; consolidating and strengthening the people's firm belief in the Party and the socialist regime".
After 2 days of the festival, the Art Council selected 8 A prizes, 6 B prizes and 5 C prizes along with 32 excellent performances to award at the closing ceremony at the Hanoi Opera House. Along with awarding groups and individuals, 7 outstanding performances were performed.
Video: Performance "Proud of motherland today".
Attending the festival, the Ha Tinh delegation brought to the competition the colors of the Hong Lam land, famous for its cultural and revolutionary traditions, the origin of poetry, music, especially Vi Giam - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity.
With 4 performances in both music genres: traditional (Nghe Xam: “Proud of Motherland Today”; Vi Giam: “NCT of Hong Lam obeys Uncle Ho’s teachings” (composed lyrics by Ba Ngoc) and modern music genre “NCT of Ha Tinh, proud song” (Hoang Thanh - Ba Ngoc), “Nguoi con song La” (late Meritorious Artist Quoc Nam), the director and actors of the troupe conveyed all their love for their homeland, country, respect for the leader, pride in the changes of Ha Tinh, and the responsibility of the “tall trees and big shade” generation to society.
The folk song performance: "The elderly of Hong Lam land obey Uncle Ho's teachings" by the Ha Tinh troupe won A prize (group singing).
The audience had the opportunity to immerse themselves in the soulful melody of the verses, the joyful atmosphere of the verses, in harmony with the solemn musical notes, and be satisfied by the graceful movements of the illustrative dances. The voices of the singers: Thai Bao, Huu Vy, Thu Huong, Trong Tuan and the male and female choir brought the listeners back to the countryside of Ha Tinh, full of hardships but full of love, deep affection, loyalty... That countryside is changing every day under the light of the Party. The elderly in Ha Tinh, following Uncle Ho's words, always uphold the responsibility of "old age, bright example", fighting and sacrificing for the independence and freedom of the nation, joining hands to build a rich, beautiful and prosperous country.
The Ha Tinh Elderly Association has won the A prize for the whole group. In addition, the group also received 3 awards: outstanding solo performance; outstanding group performance; outstanding individual performance for Meritorious Artist Hoang Ba Ngoc. The group was also honored to have 2 excellent performances selected to perform at the closing and award ceremony night at the Hanoi Opera House: Xam Nghe "Proud of Mother Hong Lam" and Vi Giam singing "The Elderly of Hong Lam Obey Uncle Ho's Teachings".
Singer Thai Bao (59 years old) - who received the award for outstanding solo performance, was moved: “I have been away from the spotlight for 5 years, now participating in the festival, the emotions have returned, sweet, deep and overflowing. Holding in my hand the certificate of merit for outstanding solo performance and the A prize for the whole group, I am extremely happy and proud to have brought good results to the Ha Tinh group. We are still on the new journey”.
The journey to the A prize of the entire Ha Tinh troupe took place over 4 months, from July to October 2023. Of the 18 actors, most were selected through a competition at the grassroots level. They all grew up in the mass art movement, without having attended any school. The general director, author of 3/4 of the performances - Meritorious Artist Hoang Ba Ngoc, is also someone who has struggled through the movements, succeeding from passion and talent.
Love for music and dance has helped the actors overcome the days of practice under the scorching summer sun, in the corner of the yard of the Cultural House of Group 4, Nguyen Du Ward. The rainy and windy nights still could not stop the footsteps of the old artists Hoai Thanh, Thanh Vinh, Ngoc Que, all over 70 years old... There were practice sessions that lasted until past 12 noon, from the afternoon until past 7 pm, at night until past 10 pm, with almost no nourishment. Their legs were tired, their throats were hoarse. Day after day, their passion and hard work helped them blend into the melody and dance like professionals, so that today, they all shine under the stage lights of the Hanoi Opera House.
Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang - director of Dien Bien troupe (3rd from left) was impressed with the performances of Ha Tinh troupe.
After Ha Tinh's performance, Mr. Nguyen Dang Quang, director of Dien Bien troupe commented: "I really admire Ha Tinh troupe because you have a very good elderly music and dance movement, have talented artists to create a beautiful program, and are also cared for by the provincial leaders. I really love the folk songs of Ha Tinh troupe because they are full of humanity and full of fighting spirit."
Delegations participating in the 2023 National Elderly Singing Festival take souvenir photos.
Talking about the success of the Ha Tinh troupe, Mr. Thai Sinh - Chairman of the Ha Tinh Provincial Elderly Association emphasized: "The attention of the Vietnam Elderly Association, the Party Committees and authorities at all levels in Ha Tinh, the smooth coordination of relevant departments and branches; the proactive and active participation of the Elderly Associations at all levels, especially the passion and wholehearted efforts of the collective of directors, musicians, choreographers and actors have made the success of the Ha Tinh troupe.
We are proud to have brought the songs and dances of NCT Ha Tinh to audiences across the country, leaving a deep echo in people's hearts."
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