On the evening of May 14, the special art program May Gifts for Him to celebrate the 135th birthday of President Ho Chi Minh (May 19, 1890 - May 19, 2025) took place at the Hanoi Opera House.

With 3 parts: The person who seeks the image of the country, The flag of peace and The name of Ho Chi Minh will shine forever , the program is elaborately staged, combining many types of art such as singing, dancing, music, drama, animation, cinema and 3D mapping projection technology, recreating the life and revolutionary career of Uncle Ho.

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The scenes reenacting President Ho Chi Minh's arduous journey to find a way to save the country moved viewers.

The program opened with a dramatic scene, singing Ho Chi Minh - Red Memories Uncle Ho has a trip performed by People's Artist Hong Luu, Meritorious Artist To Nga, Cong Minh and artists from the Vietnam Drama Theater. From the gentle folk melody of his hometown Nghe An, the image of the young boy Nguyen Sinh Cung, full of aspirations, gradually emerged.

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From his mother's hometown of Sen Village, Uncle Ho crossed the ocean, overcame all storms, and carved the name of Vietnam onto the map of freedom of humanity.

His footsteps across the world to find a way to save the country are portrayed with emotion through heroic and immortal songs such as: Ho Chi Minh, the most beautiful name is His, The song in the Pac Bo forest (Meritorious Artist Luong Huy, Pha Le Group and Tinh lute artists of Viet Bac Folk Theater) , Ho Chi Minh song (singers Hoang Hai, Trang Phap, Hoang Hong Ngoc, Oplus group, Cee Jay, Lena, actor Charlie Win and LYNT Dance Group) ...

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Oplus group performs the work "You are the light".
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People's Artist Thu Hien performs in the scene "I will follow your will - You are the belief in victory".

The image of a simple person in everyday life, his kind eyes, his generous smile towards his compatriots and soldiers... are all vividly recreated through a combination of performing arts and cinematic materials, bringing an emotional experience that touches people's hearts.

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The artists recreated the image of Uncle Ho very emotionally on stage.
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People's Artist Pham Phuong Thao, Minh Tuan and artists from the Cai Luong Theater perform the scene "Lotus Village".

The emotions throughout the program were pride, sacredness, emotion, responsibility, and inspiration. The program was not only a word of gratitude but also a deep wish of every Vietnamese child, to live and contribute according to Uncle Ho's ideology, to build a peaceful , humane, independent, and powerful country as he always wished.

Excerpt from the animation "From Lotus Village" (Source: VTV)

Photo: Organizing Committee

'People's Artist Trung Duc and People's Artist Thu Hien, over 70 years old, still 'demand' to sing a lot' According to People's Artist Tran Binh, when organizing the art program "Memories of Truong Son", many People's Artists like Trung Duc and Thu Hien demanded to sing a lot, but he had to stop them because he was afraid their health would not allow it.

Source: https://vietnamnet.vn/nsnd-thu-hien-pham-phuong-thao-khien-nguoi-xem-nghen-ngao-xuc-dong-2401224.html