Participating in the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival, the play "Comrade" by the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Association attracted public attention because of a traditional revolutionary theme told from the perspective of contemporaries.

Bring positive energy

The play "Comrade" - author Le Thu Hanh, director - People's Artist Tran Ngoc Giau - deals with the moral degradation of a group of cadres who used to call each other comrade.

"With refined dramatic language and beautiful images of advanced models in studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style in the play "Comrade" has conveyed positive energy to the audience" - director Chanh Truc commented.

In addition, the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival also has many notable plays such as: "That day, the gate of heaven" (Trinh Kim Chi Theater), "Fiery field" (Quoc Thao Theater), "Aspiration for peace" (Ho Chi Minh City Drama Theater), "White virgin petals" (New Impression Media and Entertainment Company Limited)... The plays competing at the festival are also stories that reveal typical examples in studying and following Uncle Ho's example; new factors that need to be replicated in social life.

"Incorporating into plays themes of will, determination and spirit to overcome all difficulties and challenges; absolute trust in the Party, wholeheartedly serving the people is a good and effective way to promote quality artistic works about studying and following Uncle Ho's example" - Meritorious Artist Ca Le Hong acknowledged.

Experts have assessed that the professional creative team has made many efforts to penetrate reality to exploit and carry out the theme through vivid aspects of life. "I hope that through the 2024 Ho Chi Minh City Theater Festival, there will be many new plays that will conquer the audience like "Dầu cũ" or "Điệu ư thần linh" before" - artist Chanh Truc expressed.

Promote creation and promotion

Architect Nguyen Truong Luu, Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations, said that in order to promote creative activities and promote works on the theme of studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style, in the coming time, Party committees and authorities at all levels need to pay attention and create conditions for artists to access good examples, models and effective methods.

The Ho Chi Minh City Union of Literature and Arts Associations has proactively coordinated to organize field trips for members of professional associations to study and create. Media agencies, cultural institutions at all levels, and public and private performing arts units have also stepped up the promotion of excellent works of art.

"Artists need to proactively stay close to social life, especially to red addresses - places with people and historical revolutionary events. Through the perspective of the young creative generation, there will be many good works about studying and following Uncle Ho's example" - architect Nguyen Truong Luu hopes.

Recently, the Ho Chi Minh City Party Committee's Electronic News Page introduced to the public 5 award-winning musical works on the theme "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style". These are: "Offering You a Thousand Flowers of Victory" (musician Cham Hong Giang), "Whispering Words of May" (musician Huu Xuan, poet Le Tu Le), "Silent Mirror" (Le Anh Tu), "Uncle Ho's Poetic Moon" (Phan Long), "Cham People Remember Uncle Ho's Gratitude" (Le Phuc).

In November 2024, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City coordinated with the Ho Chi Minh City Fine Arts Association to organize an exhibition of works with the theme "Studying and following Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style" at the City Fine Arts Association. The exhibition displayed 8 award-winning fine art works on this theme.

People's Artist Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City, said: "A large number of people came to enjoy the works of art, encouraging the study and following of Ho Chi Minh's ideology, morality and style. Thereby, contributing to building the city named after Uncle Ho to become increasingly rich, civilized, modern and affectionate."