(HBO) - The festival of the public performance in Cao Phong district in 2019 has really become a festival of the actors, the artisans and the people of Cao Phong district. With over 60 featured songs, dances and music performed by the public performing arts teams, the festival has brought a rich colorful picture, introducing the special local culture and has left a lot of emotions for the viewers.
The dancing performance "The beauty and flavor of Thang
Muong" by Bac Phong commune at the festival of the public performance in
Cao Phong district in 2019.
Mr. Bui Van Hung, the Deputy Director of Cao Phong Center
for Culture, Sports and Information, says that this festival of the public
performance has been highly appreciated in terms of quality and quantity. The
mass cultural movement in the district has been maintained and increasingly
developed, spreading and attracting a large number of people to participate.
The quality of the movement has also been improved. The content of activities
of the performing arts teams at the grassroots is folk songs, folk dance,
traditional musical instruments, traditional costumes and so on. This is a
factor contributing to preserving the traditional beauty and the cultural
identity of the nation.
Currently, 100% of the villages, the hamlets and the
residential areas have performing arts teams, each team has from 20 to 30
members. Every year, besides the competitions and the performances of the
public performance, the propaganda are held periodically and the localities,
the agencies, schools also organize many competitions, performances, festivals
of arts performances associated with the great holidays, the great local events
of the localities and units with a wide variety of topics.
The members of the public performing arts teams are also
active propagandists in propagating the guidelines of the Party, the policies
and the laws of the State, contributing to the prevention and control of the
social evils and building a cultural life at the grassroots level.
The 10th art festival for the armed forces, youths and students of Hoa Binh province celebrating the 80th founding anniversary of the Vietnam People’s Army and 35th anniversary of the All People’s Defence Day wrapped up on April 25.
Xoe dance, an unique art form of the Thai ethnic minority group in Mai Chau district of Hoa Binh province has existed for a long time and passed down through generations. Xoe dance is not only a popular dance in the Thai community but also a unique cultural feature, an indispensable part in the Thai ethnic minority people's cultural and spiritual life.
The Bac Son pre-school in Hung Son commune, Kim Boi district is effectively implementing a model of preserving and promoting cultural identity of the Muong ethnic group.
Through ups and downs, many unique cultural features of the Muong ethnic minority group are facing risks of falling into oblivion. However, with a strong determination, Lac Son district of Hoa Binh province has deployed synchronous solutions to preserve and promote the locality's cultural heritage values.
If Tan Lac is considered the core of the cradle of Muong culture in Hoa Binh, Phong Phu commune is the cultural centre of Muong culture in Tan Lac district. Luy Ai hamlet in Phong Phu commune is where customs and traditions of Muong Bi are preserved. Luy Ai hamlet was chosen to build a space to preserve Muong ethnic culture. The district is seeking support from the province and coordinating with relevant agencies to devise a plan on preservation of Muong cultural spaces associated with developing tourism products and improving the lives of local residents.
Nguyen Manh Tuan, a Muong ethnic man in Ba Hang Doi town, Lac Thuy district, is known as a young, dedicated, and outstanding artisan who has made significant contributions in collecting, restoring, and preserving national cultural values.