Stages simultaneously held the Hung Kings' Death Anniversary Ceremony

Artists of the Ho Chi Minh City Opera Theatre perform rituals of the Theatre Ancestor's Death Anniversary. Photo: THUY BINH

Attending the event were comrades: Huynh Thanh Nhan, Vice Chairman of the People's Council of Ho Chi Minh City; Tran The Thuan, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City; Dinh Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Nguyen Ngoc Hoi, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City; People's Artist Tran Ngoc Giau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association...

QTH_3433 (2).JPG — Delegates offer incense at the Theatre Ancestor Commemoration Ceremony held at the Ho Chi Minh City Hat Boi Art Theater. Photo: THUY BINH

Today, October 3, or the 12th day of the 8th lunar month, is the main death anniversary of the theater industry. This is an important day for theater artists of many generations to gather on stages and performing arts venues to express their respect to their ancestors and predecessors who have contributed to the development of Vietnamese theater arts.

QTH_3464 (1).JPG — The Board of Trustees of Communal Houses, Pagodas, Temples, etc. perform the incense offering ceremony at the Ancestor's Death Anniversary Ceremony held at the Ho Chi Minh City Hat Boi Art Theater. Photo: THUY BINH

In the solemn atmosphere of the Anniversary of the Theatre Founders, the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House was pleased to hold a ceremony to receive many research documents, books, newspapers, magazines, plays, etc. from the family of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi.

These are not only books and research works, but also the crystallization of a lifetime of dedication of a great tree of the art of Southern Vietnamese Hat Boi.

Mr. Dinh Thanh Tam, son of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi, represented the family to present many documents on the art of Hat Boi of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi to the Ho Chi Minh City Hat Boi Art Theater. Photo: THUY BINH

This valuable source of documents is not only the legacy of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi, but also an invaluable source of knowledge, a solid bridge between the past and the future for the art of Hat Boi of the theater.

Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Tran The Thuan thanks the family of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi. Photo: THUY BINH

Immediately after the ceremony to receive the documents of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi, the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House organized the rituals of the Theater's Anniversary.

Delegates and artists at the ceremony received many research documents, books, newspapers, magazines, plays, etc. from the family of People's Artist Dinh Bang Phi. Photo: THUY BINH

At noon of the same day, comrades: Tran The Thuan, Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City; Dinh Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Head of the Propaganda and Mass Mobilization Committee of the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee; Nguyen Ngoc Hoi, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City; People's Artist Tran Ngoc Giau, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association... attended the Anniversary Ceremony of the Founder of Tran Huu Trang Cai Luong Theater.

Delegates offer incense at the Theatre Ancestor's Death Anniversary Ceremony at Tran Huu Trang Opera House. Photo: THUY BINH

During the day, at art units: Hoang Thai Thanh stage, Hong Van stage, 5B Small Stage Theatre stage, The Gioi Tre stage, Thien Dang stage, Quoc Thao stage, Trinh Kim Chi stage... many artists, actors, authors, directors, musicians... together offered incense, flowers, tea, and fruits to the ancestors with the wish that Ho Chi Minh City stage will have a year of exciting and favorable activities.