People's Artist My Uyen: "I stood silently before a living witness of history"

(NLDO) - As an artist who is always at the forefront of social activities, People's Artist My Uyen confided in her meaningful journey back to the source.

On May 27, more than 100 artists from Ho Chi Minh City embarked on a trip to the source "Following the footsteps of the 1975 Spring General Offensive and Uprising" organized by the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Department of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee, including People's Artist My Uyen - Director of the Ho Chi Minh City Small Stage Drama Theater. She confided: "For the first time, I saw tank 377 with my own eyes - not in books, not through stories - but as a real object, in the heart of Kon Tum . At that time, my heart felt like it stopped for a beat. I stood still for a long time...

People's Artist My Uyen next to tank 377

The car bears the color of time, but every scratch, every dent on the body of the car tells a story. It is not just a war vehicle - but a living witness, carrying the memories of millions of people.

When seeing the emotional eyes of her fellow artists when stopping at the treasure tank of the Fatherland, People's Artist My Uyen said: "As an artist, I used to stand on stage to recreate history, to speak for those who went through the war. But when standing in front of tank 377, I felt so small. There was something tightening in my chest - gratitude, respect, and emotion before the silent but great sacrifice of the soldiers of Uncle Ho's generation.

They went and fought, not expecting to be remembered by name, but history has engraved their footprints into every inch of their homeland."

People's Artist My Uyen (left) and People's Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy - Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City next to the historic tank

When talking about the materials for composing stage scripts for the Ho Chi Minh City Small Stage Drama Theater, People's Artist My Uyen confided: "That tank has gone through bombs and bullets, paved the way for liberation, and now it lies there without the sound of an engine, without the sound of gunfire - but still majestic like an immortal warrior. I think, not only me, but anyone standing in front of it will feel their hearts calm down. We have more materials to compose traditional revolutionary scripts to serve the public like the "5B" stage has achieved success".

HCM City artists take photos in front of historic tanks

Source: https://nld.com.vn/nsnd-my-uyen-toi-dung-lang-truoc-mot-nhan-chung-song-cua-lich-su-196250527135522407.htm