A beautiful mark left by artists of Ho Chi Minh City.

The "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943" is considered the Party's first manifesto and program on Vietnamese culture, serving as a guiding light and driving force for cultural development, encouraging Vietnamese intellectuals and artists to contribute to the cause of nation-building and national defense.

The guiding principle of revolutionary culture

The art program "Touching the Past" features three guest speakers: Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen The Ky, Chairman of the Central Council for Theoretical and Critical Studies of Literature and Art; Dr. Nguyen Khac Thuan, a cultural researcher; and Academician, Professor, and Doctor of Science Tran Ngoc Them.

The art program "Touching the Past" by Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV). Photo: HTV

Besides the guest speakers' conversations, there were musical performances featuring meaningful songs such as: "The Homeland's Lullaby" (composed by Van Thanh Nho), "The Village Pavilion by the Sea" (composed by Nguyen Cuong), "Song of the Southern Land" (composed by Lu Nhat Vu - Le Giang), "Love Song of the Vietnamese Language" (composed by Duc Tri - Ha Quang Minh), "The Homeland" (composed by Pham Minh Tuan - Ta Huu Yen), "Come Home to Listen to Mother's Lullaby" (composed by Hua Kim Tuyen - Bach Tuyet), "Vietnam in My Heart Is" (composed by Yen Le), performed by artists: Meritorious Artist Phuong Loan, singers Nguyen Phi Hung, Ngoc Mai, Nguyen Hai Yen, Vo Thanh Tam, Duy Linh, Dong Trieu, Nong Sim, Dang Quan, Nha Thy, Mai Chi Cong, My Hao, Trung Hieu...

Meritorious Artist Phuong Loan expressed: "I am proud to participate in this meaningful program. As an artist, I understand even more clearly the value of this first 'Cultural Outline.' This outline serves as a basis for intellectuals, artists, and the people to understand and recognize their position and role, to unite under the revolutionary banner of the Party, and to contribute to the cause of national construction."

On this momentous occasion, generations of artists and singers from Ho Chi Minh City participated in workshops and seminars on the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943," from which playwrights, musicians, and painters will create new works to promote and disseminate the values ​​of patriotism according to the guiding principles of the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943."

Innovating through creativity.

Cultural researchers argue that, in light of the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943," the first generation of revolutionary artists presented authentic works about patriotism, the determination to fight against foreign invaders, and raising the intellectual level of the people, such as: "The Enemy Burning My Village" (Nguyen Sang), "Unity Against Invasion" (Van Giao), "La Hai Guerrillas" (Nguyen Do Cung), " Ben Tre Guerrillas" (Diep Minh Chau), "Uncle Ho Working at the Northern Government Palace" (To Ngoc Van), "Pulling the Bellows at the Blacksmith's Workshop" (Tran Van Can), "Night Class" (Duong Bich Lien)...

Composer Vu Hoang also enthusiastically stated that since the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943," the field of music has seen many compositions such as: "Guerrilla Song," "Winter Coat" by Do Nhuan; "My Village," "Harvest Day" by Van Cao; "Going to the Mountains" by Hoang Viet; "Words of the Departing" by Tran Hoan... To this day, these songs still retain their humanistic and national value.

Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai stated that, from a literary perspective, many valuable works were created following the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943." Specifically, writer Nguyen Huy Tuong wrote "Princess An Tu," "Bac Son," "Cao Lang Chronicle," and "Luy Hoa"; Dang Thai Mai published the theoretical work "Literary Introduction"; Nguyen Dinh Thi wrote the novel "Xung Kich" and the poem "Dat Nuoc"; To Huu published the poetry collections "Tu Ay" and "Viet Bac"; and Quang Dung composed the poem "Tay Tien"...

According to theater experts in Ho Chi Minh City, there are many positive signs in the current period. In addition, the small screen of Ho Chi Minh City Television (HTV) is also focusing on exploring many artistic themes that align with the national cultural and artistic development directions, with the program "Touching the Past" being a highlight.

Socialized arts units in Ho Chi Minh City have also launched many new creative works in the spirit of the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943," such as the Bach Long Children's Theatre which staged the Vietnamese historical play "Spring Comes to Thang Long"; the IDECAF Theatre staged two Vietnamese historical plays: "General Le Van Duyet" and "Empress Me Linh" (both will be performed in November); the Tran Huu Trang Theatre will re-staging "The Battle of Bach Dang Giang" and "Nguyen Huu Canh"... All these performances aim to foster the spirit of "Vietnamese people knowing Vietnamese history" and cultivate national pride and patriotism in young audiences, so that they can make practical contributions to the country in the new era.

"Recently, socialized art units in Ho Chi Minh City have made efforts to stage valuable literary plays for community performances, especially by proactively introducing them into schools. This is one of the very meaningful and creative approaches in the spirit of the 'Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943'," Associate Professor Dr. Nguyen Thi Minh Thai observed.

According to researcher Nguyen Dinh Tu, culture encompasses the spiritual activities of a society (such as education , science, literature, art, ethics, etc.). Culture includes both tangible (historical relics, cultural works, cultural heritage, etc.) and intangible (folk songs, folk rhymes, festivals; customs and traditions of regions and localities, etc.). Speaking of culture means speaking of the finest and most refined aspects, distilled and nurtured into the beautiful, noble, humane, and righteous values ​​of a nation... and these are all reflected in the "Outline on Vietnamese Culture of 1943".

Source: https://nld.com.vn/van-nghe/cham-tay-vao-qua-khu-dau-son-dep-cua-nghe-si-tp-hcm-20231103220032222.htm