After the success of the grassroots festival, localities, departments and branches in Ha Tinh are actively preparing the necessary tasks to be ready for the provincial Elderly Singing Festival.
Implementing the plan of the Central Committee of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly, from March 2023, the Ha Tinh Association of the Elderly will coordinate with the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism to develop a plan to organize the "Elderly Singing Festival" throughout the province.
The singing festival for the elderly at commune and district levels was a great success. Photo by Nam Giang.
After nearly 6 months of implementation, up to now, 216/216 commune-level units and 13/13 district-level units in the whole province have completed organizing the festival. The commune and district-level festivals are considered successful, creating a widespread influence in people's lives; serving as a basis for localities to select actors and rehearse performances, preparing for the provincial-level festival (scheduled to be held on September 17).
Ha Tinh city's team actively practices for the provincial festival.
These days, the cultural house of residential group 4, Nguyen Du ward (Ha Tinh city) is lit up every night, filled with the sound of instruments and singing. The atmosphere of practice is urgent and serious, ready for the singing festival for the elderly in the whole province.
Ms. Le Thi My Hanh - President of the Ha Tinh City Elderly Association said: "The Association has selected 22 members and elderly people from units across the city to form a team to compete at the provincial level. The 4 performances in the genres of folk songs, Nghe Xam, and duets were all staged and rehearsed completely new, so the actors had to work hard. With the determination to achieve high results at the provincial festival, the whole team was very active and enthusiastic in practicing."
The performances of Ha Tinh City team participating in the provincial festival were all newly staged and choreographed.
In the “land of singing” Nghi Xuan, the District Elderly Association is also urgently carrying out the necessary tasks to prepare for the provincial competition. Outstanding performances at the district competition such as: ca tru “Mung xuan dat nuoc”, cheo singing “Cuc oi”, and accompanying singing and dancing “Bai ca nguoi cao tu” have been selected to compete at the provincial level.
The ca tru performance "Celebrating Spring in the Country" is one of the performances of the elderly in Nghi Xuan district competing at the provincial level.
Although the performances have been staged and performed, to compete at the provincial level, the seniors must practice seriously, adjust some details accordingly, and invest in costumes and performance props to improve the artistic quality of the performances.
“Due to limited funding, we have to actively mobilize social resources. The age and health of the members are also issues that cause many difficulties for training. However, with the coordination and support of the locality, relevant levels and sectors, and the sense of responsibility and determination of the whole team, we are ready to enter the festival” - Chairman of the Elderly Association of Nghi Xuan district Nguyen Ngoc Anh said.
The singing festival for the elderly is a meaningful playground, guiding the elderly towards the motto "Live happily - live healthy - live happily".
While localities are actively practicing their performances, provincial departments and agencies are also urgently carrying out tasks related to organizing and promoting the contest.
Mr. Ngo Ba Thuc - expert of the Department of Culture Management, Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism said: "The department's professional department is coordinating with the Provincial Association of the Elderly to select the venue, prepare decorations, celebrations, speakers; develop plans, regulations, and provide professional advice to the organizing committee. At the same time, the department also issued documents directing and guiding the Department of Culture - Information, cultural - communication centers of districts, towns and cities to strengthen propaganda work about the contest".
Vice Chairman of the Provincial People's Committee Le Ngoc Chau and Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Association of the Elderly Truong Xuan Cu chaired a meeting to review the coordination of organizing the launching ceremony to respond to the Action Month for the Elderly in Vietnam and the Elderly Singing Festival in the Northern provinces.
After the provincial festival, Ha Tinh was honored to be chosen as the venue for the National Launching Ceremony in response to the "Month of Action for the Elderly in Vietnam 2023" and the Elderly Singing Festival of the Northern Provinces (28 provinces and cities with more than 400 delegates). This will be an opportunity for the elderly in Ha Tinh to meet and exchange with other provinces; at the same time, it is an opportunity to promote the potential and advantages of local tourism.
The goal of the festival is to create a meaningful playground, guiding the elderly towards the motto "Live happily - live healthily - live happily", so in addition to the quality criteria of the entries, the organizing committee also pays great attention to the criteria of mass appeal and spread. Careful and thorough preparation for the provincial competition will be an important condition for Ha Tinh to successfully organize the regional festival and the National Launching Ceremony in response to the upcoming "Action Month for the Elderly in Vietnam 2023".
Mr. Thai Sinh
Chairman of Ha Tinh Elderly Association
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