Impressions of the Northern Elderly Singing Festival in Ha Tinh

With more than 90 performances from 26 participating groups, the Northern Region Elderly Singing Festival recently held in Ha Tinh City has become a cultural exchange festival, leaving many impressions in the hearts of the audience.

What is special about the 2023 Northern Region Elderly Singing Festival is that most of the participating groups staged performances with regional identities, honoring the cultural heritage of their homeland. In the photo: The Ha Tinh Elderly Performing Arts Group opened the festival with the Nghe Tinh Vi and Giam Folk Song Suite "The Elderly People of Hong Lam Obey Uncle Ho's Teachings".

Bac Giang group brought to the festival the ancient song "Co Be Thuong Ngan".

The performance left a lasting impression on the audience as it recreated the joyful atmosphere of the Mother Goddess worship rituals in the North in ancient times.

Ha Tinh audiences were immersed in the melodies of the northern mountainous region of the Fatherland - the revolutionary homeland through the Then singing and Tinh lute "From Pac Bo source" by the art troupe of the elderly in Cao Bang province.

The Xoan singing performance "Trông Quân Wen Đào" by the senior art troupe of Phu Tho province also left deep impressions.

The lyrical Quan Ho cultural space with the image of Lien Anh and Lien Chi in their conical hats during the festival season, was warmly recreated by the Bac Ninh province's elderly art troupe through the performance "Doi Ca Song Cau".

The art of Cheo is considered a "specialty" of the rice-growing people of the Northern Delta. Therefore, at this festival, many troupes have included Cheo in their performances, highlighting the cultural identity of the region. In the photo: The Cheo performance "Ha Nam, Motherland" performed by the Ha Nam Province Elderly Arts Group.

Along with Ha Tinh, a number of other provinces and cities also co-own Ca Tru - a representative intangible cultural heritage of humanity. At the festival, the art of Ca Tru was honored by the musical instruments and lyrics of the elderly singers and artists. In the photo: Ca Tru performance "Phu Nguyet Ho" from the elderly art troupe of Hung Yen province.

In addition to folk songs with regional cultural heritage, the 2023 Northern Elderly Singing Festival also features many solo, duet, and group performances of traditional and revolutionary songs praising the homeland. In the photo: Solo performance "The Fatherland Calls My Name" by the Nghe An Province Elderly Art Troupe.

The duet "Your city, my city" by the Hai Phong City senior art troupe was one of the impressive performances at the festival.

Although not professional, the male and female actors of the Hanoi senior art troupe left a deep impression when they skillfully performed the harmony techniques in the performance "Praise the Fatherland".

According to the organizers, many elderly art troupes have invested carefully in staging the program. From creating meaningful themes to choosing songs, performances, practicing and investing in performance costumes... In the photo: The folk song suite "Nghe An Elderly People Follow Uncle Ho's Words" performed by the Nghe An Province Elderly Art Troupe.

In addition to the singers, the well-trained backing dancers also contributed to the success of the performances at the festival. In the photo: The performance “The Elderly of Ha Tinh - A Song of Pride” performed by the art troupe of the elderly of Ha Tinh province.

The Northern Region Elderly Singing Festival took place from September 29-30 in Ha Tinh City. The festival had the participation of 26 mass art troupes, bringing together nearly 400 elderly actors from 26 provinces and cities in the Northern region.

As a result, the Organizing Committee awarded 10 A prizes, 10 B prizes, 6 C prizes to groups; awarded 2 oldest male and female actors; awarded 20 prizes for best solo performance; 7 prizes for best duet performance; 28 prizes for best group singing and scene singing. Of which, 10 A prizes for groups include: Ha Tinh, Ha Noi, Thanh Hoa, Cao Bang, Thai Binh, Dien Bien, Hung Yen, Nghe An, Ha Nam, Hai Phong; 10 B prizes for groups include: Son La, Bac Ninh, Lai Chau, Lang Son, Tuyen Quang, Yen Bai, Ninh Binh, Phu Tho, Nam Dinh, Bac Can; 6 C prizes for groups include: Bac Giang, Lao Cai, Hai Duong, Ha Giang, Thai Nguyen, Hoa Binh.

Thien Vy - Kieu Minh

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