More than 100 artists from Ho Chi Minh City return to their roots

More than 100 artists and writers participated in the 2024 journey to the source with the theme "Dien Bien Phu - Epic of the Century".

On November 21, the Propaganda Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee held a meeting before the trip to the source of more than 100 artists participating in the journey to the source in 2024 with the theme "Dien Bien Phu - Epic of the Century".

This is a practical activity to celebrate major holidays and important historical events of Ho Chi Minh City and the country, towards the 50th anniversary of the Liberation of the South and National Reunification Day (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2025). The program aims to help young artists better understand the value of peace, independence, freedom and arouse patriotism, sense of responsibility, and will to preserve the sovereignty of the homeland; gather and create a source of core political artists to serve propaganda work.

Meritorious Artist Le Thien and Phi Dieu (right) at the meeting mentioned unforgettable memories on the tours during the time they worked at the Southern Opera Troupe (Photo: THANH HIEP)

More than 100 artists from many fields: traditional musical instruments, opera, reformed opera, drama, amateur music, dance... are typical, including the names: People's Artist Ho Van Thanh, People's Artist Ha The Dung, Meritorious Artist Le Thien, Meritorious Artist Phi Dieu, Meritorious Artist Cong Hau, Meritorious Artist Le Dien, author Tran Van Hung, Meritorious Artist Lam Tuyen, Trong Nghia, Le Tu, Ha Nhu, Nguyen Van Khoi, author Pham Van Dang, MC Quynh Hoa...

The journey to the source took place from November 26 to 30 in Dien Bien, Lao Cai, and Yen Bai provinces, with many meaningful social activities such as giving gifts to support people affected by storm and flood Yagi in Bao Yen district (Lao Cai) and Tran Yen district (Yen Bai); giving gifts to people in difficult border areas and soldiers... The total cost of implementation was nearly 750 million VND.

Source: https://nld.com.vn/hon-100-nghe-si-tp-hcm-ve-nguon-19624112122240634.htm