Present at the ceremony were leaders of military and civilian agencies and units, and more than 1,000 military artists and soldiers from 14 military theaters and art troupes.
The festival, held every five years, aims to review the quality of operations and performances of professional art units in the military and create conditions for participating artists to show off their talents and creativity to serve troops and people.
Themed “Continue writing the epic,” the ten-day festival features items of songs, dances, and plays in praise of the homeland, the Communist Party of Vietnam, national construction and defense missions in the current period, cultural values of ethnic minorities and the combat solidarity with neighboring countries. The performances also demonstrate good images and virtues of Uncle Ho’s soldiers in combination with the good implementation of the movement “Studying and following President Ho Chi Minh’s thought, morals and lifestyle.”
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A performance at the opening ceremony of the 2018 Whole-Military Professional Art Festival |
In his speech, Senior Lieutenant General Nguyen Trong Nghia, Deputy Director of the General Department of Politics and Head of the Steering Board of the festival, emphasized the developments in cultural and arts activities of the military as well as contributions of military artists who promoted the revolutionary patriotism, overcame hardship to serve troops and people, deserving to be artists-troops on the ideological and cultural front of the Party, contributing to building a politically-strong military and preserving and promoting the national cultural identities.
According to General Nghia, whole-military professional art units have annually staged more than 1,300 shows to serve the armed forces and people across the country, overseas Vietnamese and other diplomatic activities, and national days.
General Nghia hoped that high-quality and attractive performances during the festival will help improve the cultural and spiritual lives of both troops and people.
During the festival, artists will entertain troops and people at seven locations in Hanoi.
Translated by Mai Huong