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| Performance by the Provincial Traditional Arts Theater. |
The Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism (DOCST) has promoted State management in the field of performing arts; many cultural policies and guidelines have been specified to improve the effectiveness of performing arts activities in a sustainable, professional and integrated manner. The Department has directed and guided public service units, the Department of Culture, Science and Information, and the Centers for Culture, Information and Sports of districts and cities to strengthen the dissemination and popularization of Decree No. 144/ND-CP dated December 14, 2020 of the Government regulating performing arts activities, contributing to raising awareness and responsibility for cadres, civil servants and public employees in the whole sector and organizations and individuals operating in the field of performing arts to comply with legal regulations, creating a healthy, orderly and effective artistic environment. Every year, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism has organized many meaningful art programs on the occasion of holidays, Tet, and major anniversaries of the country such as: "Welcome to the New Year", "Tet que huong", "Dat nuoc viet nam", "Ho Chi Minh song", "Vang khuc quan thang" (Forever the marching song), "Hat len Viet Nam", "To do te beautif", "Street art exchange", "Provincial mass art festival"... Art units of the province such as: Traditional Art Theater, Center for Culture, Cinema and Exhibition regularly coordinate with agencies, units, and localities to organize performances, stage cultural and artistic programs at the grassroots level. The work of receiving and handling administrative procedures related to art performances is carried out seriously and on time, demonstrating professionalism and flexibility in management, while creating favorable conditions for art activities to take place healthily, safely, and in accordance with legal regulations.
Nam Dinh is a locality with a diverse and rich performing arts scene. The main unit in professional performing arts activities in Nam Dinh is the Provincial Traditional Arts Theater, established in 2019 on the basis of merging 3 art troupes: Cheo Theater, Cai Luong Troupe and Drama Troupe. The Theater is not only a place to preserve unique traditional cultural forms of the nation such as: excerpts, cheo, cai luong, drama, hat van, chau van performances, folk songs, folk dances, etc. serving political tasks but is also a "leading" unit in researching, collecting, creating, restoring and innovating art in the direction of contemporary theater suitable for the current audience's tastes. In 2024, the Theater organized 159 performances, serving political and people's tasks, attracting about 80,000 audiences, with a revenue of more than 1.14 billion VND. Not only performing in the province, the Theater also actively participates in events nationwide, contributing to promoting the cultural image of the land and people of Nam Dinh homeland widely. With professional investment and passion for art, the artists, actors, and musicians of the Provincial Traditional Arts Theater have left a strong impression at major national competitions and festivals. At the 2024 National Drama Festival held in Thai Nguyen province, the play "What remains" (script: Nguyen Dang Chuong; director: Meritorious Artist Dao Quang) won many individual medals; including 1 Gold Medal (Meritorious Artist Thuy Linh), 2 Silver Medals (Meritorious Artist Quang Nhat, Meritorious Artist Hong Ngat), and 2 Outstanding Actor Awards (Dinh Nhung, Duc Tien). Participating in the 2024 National Cai Luong Festival held in Can Tho city, the play "Princess Huyen Tran" (script: Thanh Ai; director: People's Artist Hoang Quynh Mai), Nam Dinh Cai Luong artists and actors excellently won 4 individual awards including: 1 Gold Medal (Thu Hien); 2 Silver Medals (Van Phong, Phuong Chi); 1 Excellent Award for concave guitar player (Thanh Tung).
In the field of mass performing arts, the Provincial Center for Culture, Cinema and Exhibition is the unit that has affirmed its core role in building and developing the grassroots cultural and artistic movement through directing and providing professional guidance to the system of centers and cultural houses at all levels; improving the quality of art performances, creating a wide spread to all classes of people. The Center has organized and staged music - dance - music programs to serve political events, anniversaries, and major holidays of the country and the province; effectively implementing propaganda activities, visual agitation, thematic exhibitions, and mobile film screenings to localities in the province. The Center focuses on creating a healthy and useful playground for those who are passionate and talented in art through orienting and developing a system of mass cultural and artistic clubs. Currently, the Center manages and supports the activities of 9 cultural and sports clubs, with diverse forms, from folk arts, poetry, folk dance to health care and sports . The clubs maintain regular activities, constantly innovate their activities, expand their membership, organize exchanges, tours, art creations, seminars, and thematic discussions on traditional culture and revolutionary history. In addition to professional work, the Center also supports meeting venues, provides technical equipment, sound, and lighting for the clubs to build and stage art programs according to each theme. In early 2025, participating in the National Mass Art Performance "Sen Village Singing" on the occasion of the 135th anniversary of President Ho Chi Minh's birthday (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025), the Nam Dinh Mass Art Troupe with the core of artists, singers and actors from the Center has excellently won 1 Gold Medal (mashup performance: "Party Flag", "Each step, love the Fatherland more", "Flag", "Springtime for the Party" - performed by: male and female choir and dance group); 2 Silver Medals (performance: "Uncle Ho's words shine forever" - performed by: Quoc Huy and dance group; performance: "Following the sacred will" - performed by: female choir).
Continuously improving the quality of art stage performances, in the coming time, the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism will identify a number of key directions with specific solutions: innovating the content and form of performance, focusing on bringing stage art closer to the cultural and spiritual life of the people, especially in rural, border and island areas; investing in technical infrastructure and modern performance equipment; building facilities commensurate with the requirements of professional art development; training and fostering young artists, promoting the role of talented artists, inheriting and continuing the cultural and artistic heritage of their ancestors; applying digital technology in performance, communication and program promotion to expand the reach of audiences, especially young people.
With the continuous efforts of the provincial Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Nam Dinh stage arts increasingly affirm their important role in the spiritual and cultural life of the people. Improving the quality of stage performances is not only the task of art units in the province, the responsibility of the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism, but also requires the participation of the entire political system, the artist community and the people. It is a long-term process, requiring perseverance, creativity and connection with practical needs. Only when stage arts are properly invested, raised in both content and form, have a dedicated team of successors, are effectively communicated and connected to the public in a modern way, can stage arts truly "live" in the hearts of the audience, thereby contributing to preserving and spreading the precious traditional cultural values of the nation in the new era.
Article and photos: Khanh Dung
Source: https://baonamdinh.vn/van-hoa-nghe-thuat/202506/nang-cao-chat-luong-cac-chuong-trinh-bieu-dien-san-khau-nghe-thuat-dap-ung-yeu-cau-doi-song-van-hoa-dc644f8/
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