In 2022, many community music project of Ho Chi Minh City at the area in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Opera House, Post Office, Nguyen Hue pedestrian street… has made an impression on the public.
One of the impressive community music projects in the past year, such as the “City of Love – Lively SaiGon” concerts, is held monthly by the Ho Chi Minh City Light Music Center.
In 2022, the program “City of Love – Lively SaiGon” was held 4 times at places such as Lam Son Park, Tao Dan Park, Nha Rong Wharf and in front of the Ho Chi Minh City Post Office with owners. titled “City shimmering with colors,” “Love song of the street,” “Meet,” “Saigon – I love you.”
Although the program is organized to perform for free for people in open space, these projects are carefully invested, from sound, light to program content.
Among them, the stage is designed simply, ensuring that it does not affect the existing landscape, bringing cozy music nights in open space. Artists are in close contact with the audience, creating more connection with the fans.
According to the Ho Chi Minh City Light Music Center, the music night “The City of Love – Lively SaiGon” is one of the music projects that contributes to enhancing artistic and cultural activities with cultural and historical destinations. typical of Ho Chi Minh City.
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This year, the music night will continue to kick off in early March, promising to bring new things to the audience.
Taking place from 17 to 19 every Saturday at Bach Dang train station on Ton Duc Thang street (District 1), the project “Have an appointment with Saigon” performs for free.
In the past three issues, the majority of the audience who came to watch were tourists participating in the experience tourism on the river, students, students and families. The program has not been launched for a long time (from mid-2022) but has created a ripple effect and is even more meaningful in the time of tourism stimulus, promising to be an interesting stopover every weekend in the downtown area. city.
Pianist Nguyen Long An, who initiated the project, shared that street art is an integral part of the cultural and artistic life of a country, especially in a vibrant urban area with a large number of tourists and visitors. It is a bridge to exchange many cultures like Ho Chi Minh City.
Through this, the artists will bring meaningful messages to the public and international friends, to know about a Vietnam with cultural diversity, hospitality, gratitude…
According to the artists, the image “On the wharf under the boat” is also a unique feature of the Southern land in general and Ho Chi Minh City in particular.
The performance space of the project was chosen as Bach Dang wharf so that people and tourists coming here will fully enjoy the hundreds of years of river sound of the city people.
Similarly, the program “Vietnamese timbre” performed by the Bong Sen Ethnic Music and Dance Theater periodically performs every Saturday morning in front of the Post Office. Ho Chi Minh City also produce unexpected effects.
Notably, the introduction of this program is made in bilingual English-Vietnamese to serve foreign tourists.
At the same time, the theater also maintains performances every Saturday and Sunday at Nguyen Hue pedestrian street to serve visitors. This is a model that both attracts tourists and preserves and promotes national cultural values closer to the community, especially young citizens.
In particular, the program performed ethnic musical instruments and sang melodies imbued with national cultural identity.
In order to promote traditional Vietnamese revolutionary music to the masses, the music program “Autumn and Forever” is organized by the Center for Film and Performance Organization of Ho Chi Minh City every weekend in Ho Chi Minh City. in front of the City Theater also attracts a large number of people to watch.
Many people consider the program to renew the traditional music genre to become youthful, bringing the breath of the times; at the same time affirming the meaning of good revolutionary traditional education.
According to Deputy Director of the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy, this is a great effort of the Department, together with the city’s departments and agencies, to create community projects.
In 2023, community performances will not only be concentrated in the central area, but will be held in districts for all people to enjoy.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy added that the city’s policy is to create a brand and attract tourists to Ho Chi Minh City through the image of “Art City.”
Therefore, many community art programs will be held this year with the goal of bringing high-quality artistic and aesthetic content to the public.
However, in order to shape a distinct and distinct style, units need to invest more in quality, have a richer form of performance, and meet the increasing demand for art enjoyment of the audience.
Ms. Nguyen Thi Thanh Thuy said that in order for Ho Chi Minh City to truly become an attractive destination, it is necessary to have many products in addition to community music spaces, in which the annual International Festival for everyone is required. very necessary. This is a favorable condition for Ho Chi Minh City to invest in quality products and scale to attract tourists./.
Thu Huong (VNA/Vietnam+)