According to the General Department of Politics of the Vietnam People’s Army, the host of the festival, this year’s event themed “Songs encouraging troops during field operation” will take place at the Military Theater’s chapter in the South in Ho Chi Minh City, the Cultural House of Military Region 5 in Da Nang city and the Military Theater in Hanoi.

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The meeting introducing the event

Reportedly, relevant civilian and military organizations and units have actively and proactively developed and rehearsed their programs for the festival. At the same time, under the direction of the organizers, the Military Theater promoted coordination with other units and organizations in speeding up preparations, ensuring that the festival will open in Ho Chi Minh City on July 24.

The festival in Ho Chi Minh City will see the competition of 14 public art troupes from Military Region 7, Military Region 9, Coast Guard Region 3, Signal Officers Training School, Army Officers Training School No.2, Army Corps 16, Military Hospital 175, Army Academy, Ho Chi Minh City-based University of Economics and art troupes of the Ministry of Public Security in the South and the Youth Union’s Chapter in Ho Chi Minh City.

The festival, as the organizers said, aims to review military units’ leadership over the implementation and improvement of quality of the whole military art and literature movement over the past five years; to foster, encourage and bring into play performing and composing capabilities of officers and soldiers as well as create a playground for troops and people to improve their cultural and spiritual life.

The festival will focus on the glorious traditions of the Party, the country and the armed forces, and the national construction and defense tasks in the current period.

It is expected to be successful and more public art talents will be found.

Translated by Mai Huong