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Binh Duong 2017 National DCTT Festival – An activity to conserve and promote the Southern land treasure

Update: 21-04-2017 | 14:54:46

On the evening of April 8th, the opening ceremony of 2nd National Don Ca Tai Tu (DCTT) Festival Binh Duong 2017 will take place at Provincial Administrative Center’s square. This is a great festival of Binh Duong people in particular, provinces and cities in the South in general. Mr. Tran Thanh Liem, Deputy Secretary of provincial Party Committee, Chairman of provincial People's Committee, Deputy Head of the Festival Organizing Committee, answered questions of Binh Duong Newspaper on meaning, preparation for the Festival and conservation orientations of this unique cultural and art form.

 

- Sir, with the attention of the Party and State, from April 8 to 12, Binh Duong Province is honored to host the 2nd National DCTT Festival. Could you please tell the meaning, purpose of this festival to the people of Binh Duong in particular, of Southern regions in general?

- Following the success of the first festival in Bac Lieu province in 2014, Binh Duong province was honorably selected by Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism as the host city for the 2nd National DCTT Festival.

DCTT has been recognized as the intangible cultural heritage of humanity by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO); The 2nd National DCTT Festival is an occasion to honor and promote the unique art form of the Vietnamese nation in general and the South people in particular; Through this event, DCTT will be preserved and promote its strengths; At the same time, this is also a practical activity to effectively implement the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism's National Program for Southern DCTT Protection in the period of 2014-2020.

Activities of the Festival will contribute to raise the awareness of society in preserving and promoting values ​​of national cultural heritage to DCTT of Southern Vietnam; To meet the demands of artistic creation and enjoyment of spiritual culture of all people strata. This is also an opportunity to enhance the cooperation, promotion of tourism trade, investment promotion to exploit the potential and advantages of provinces and cities in the East, South West in general and Binh Duong province in particular. The Festival is also a practical activity to mark the 42th anniversary of Liberation Day of the South and National unification (April 30, 1975 - April 30, 2017).

 

The opening night art program is ready

- With this practical meaning, how have been preparation works for the festival carried out, sir?

- The festival is organized at the national level, connects political and cultural events of the province with political and cultural events of the country and the South. Therefore, the preparation and organization of the Festival is carried out in accordance with the approved plan, with the close coordination, the responsibility of departments, unions and units, localities to ensure the overall success of the Festival.

To prepare for this important national event; As from 2016, Provincial Party Committee, provincial People's Committee set out plans to carry out activities of the Festival. From early 2017 until now, Provincial Party Committee, Provincial People's Committee held many meetings to conclude the program content, specific programs, details; To ensure the content and form of the organization must meet unique, impressive, friendly, effective, safe and thrifty criteria, creating a joyful, excited atmosphere for all artisans, artists and people participating in the Festival; At the same time, to mobilize all resources from the people and business community to contribute to the festival. Up to this point, all preparations for the Festival have been completed; it is ready for people in the province and other provinces and cities to participate in this great festival.

- The 2nd National DCTT Festival has many activities, so what is the highlight of it, sir?

- The 2nd National DCTT Festival is a national cultural event with the participation of 21 provinces and cities in the East and South West. The highlight of the Festival this time is the opening night with the theme of "Southern DCTT - Southern Land Treasure". This will be the night honoring values ​​of Southern DCTT; introduce the history of the formation and development of DCTT in the most succinct and understandable manner; introduce historical traditions and unique beauty of Southern land and people in general, land and people of Binh Duong in particular; open a cultural space of DCTT sticking to Southern land and people.  

Then there is the space for DCTT and Southern Vietnamese Cuisine at Binh Duong New City Park. Visitors can not only enjoy lyrics, songs of elite artists from many provinces, but also be taught how to sing, how to use instruments; especially have answers for questions about DCTT, thereby raising the awareness of DCTT values. On the other hand, visitors can also enjoy specialties of many provinces. The combination of intangible culture and physical culture in these two spaces will help visitors to feel the beauty of Southern people and land.

DCTT Art Contest will be also one of important highlights of the Festival with the aim of creating favorable conditions for managers, artists to show their singing skills and experiences on the stage; step by step to improve the quality and develop DCTT movements in the coming time. In addition, it will be the night of honoring 71 talented DCTT artists who won the title in Q1-2016. The program also includes a talk show combined with performances of classic “cai luong” and “vong co” of famous composers.

- Sir, Binh Duong is not the "cradle" of DCTT but has developed strongly, so please tell us more about DCTT movements in the province and the direction to preserve and promote DCTT?

- Although Binh Duong is not the "cradle" of DCTT, the province is still one locality with strong DCTT movements in the Eastern region with more than 70 DCTT clubs. However, in fact, the number of good clubs and groups is higher, because in the population, especially in rural areas, DCTT lovers set up spontaneous groups to meet each other. Because of the love for DCTT, Binh Duong has its own unique style of performance, composed new words for classic songs.

In the course of administration, Binh Duong leaders have affirmed that economic development must be associated with the improvement of cultural and spiritual life for the people, to preserve and develop traditional culture. Therefore, when DCTT was recognized as an intangible cultural heritage of mankind by Unesco, and on the basis of the National Action Program for southern DCTT’s values protection and promotion in 2014-2020 launched by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Binh Duong province instructed levels and branches to carry out scientific research projects and detailed projects to preserve and promote this intangible cultural heritage to have practical ways of preservation and promotion.

In order to contribute to the preservation and promotion of DCTT, provincial leaders also instructed departments, sectors, unions and localities to work out propaganda plans to raise public awareness, especially of the younger generation for the promotion of DCTT artistic values; integrate DCTT movement at grassroots level into the movement of the entire people united to build a cultural life to be widespread among people, especially in rural areas. In addition, relevant functional sectors should facilitate the practice, creativity and education of DCTT in families, schools, clubs and communities; continue to create new lyrics for DCTT song as well as maintain DCTT get-totgethers, exchanges in the community.

We believe that, after the 2nd National DCTT - Binh Duong 2017, DCTT movement in Binh Duong province in particular, in the South in general will develop strongly and meet the people’s love and aspirations, considered as a factor for the sustainable development of the South and Binh Duong. For this belief, Party, government, people of Binh Duong province will do our best with the spirit of responsibility, thoughtfulness for the Festival big successes.

- Thank you very much!

Reported by Thien Ly – Translated by Ngoc Huynh

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