Art programmes planned to boost people’s spirits amid pandemic

The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plans to hold art programmes that aim to encourage people to surmount the COVID-19 pandemic.
Art programmes planned to boost people’s spirits amid pandemic ảnh 1Plays by artists from Vietnam Cheo Theatre will be featured on both television channels and digital platforms (Photo: VNA)
Hanoi (VNS/VNA) - The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism plansto hold art programmes that aim to encourage people to surmount the COVID-19pandemic.

The shows will be broadcast on both television channels and digital platforms.

The plan is hoped to boost people’s spirits amid the COVID-19 pandemic, developthe traditional cultural values of Vietnam, and call for artists’ creativity,devotion and passion in making new works that encourage the fight against thepandemic and send messages of patriotism.

The organisation of the programmes will strictly comply with regulations onCOVID-19 prevention and control.

The Ministry also called on the Vietnam Television, the VOV Television channel,Nhan Dan (People) Television, and the Hai Phong Radio and Television Station tosupport the broadcasting of the arts programmes.

Specifically, Vietnam Television will broadcast the programme Sac Mau Tho Cam (BrocadeColours) of the Viet Bac Folk Music and Dance Theatre; Nhung Nguoi Khon Kho – NhungDieu Muon Noi (The Miserables - Things to Say), Ho Thien - Sau Canh Man Nhung(Swan Lake - Behind the Velvet Curtain) of the Vietnam National Opera andBallet Theatre; excerpts from the classic plays Vu Nhu To, Othello, Aesop, TheThunderstorm, Médée of the Vietnam Drama Theatre; Trung Than (Loyalty) of the VietnamTuong Theatre; Day Trang Hat Ky Dieu (Miracle Rosary), Giai Dieu To Quoc (MotherlandMelodies) of the Vietnam Theatre; Great Romantic Night and The Wonder of Timeof the Vietnam Symphony Orchestra.

Meanwhile, Nhan Dan Television, VOV Television, and Hai Phong Radio andTelevision will broadcast programmes performed by artists of the Viet Bac FolkMusic and Dance Theatre, Vietnam Circus Federation, Vietnamese Theatre ofSinging, Dance and Music, and Vietnam Contemporary Art Theatre.

The culture ministry's Performing Arts Department has been assigned primeresponsibility and will coordinate with relevant units in establishing a groupof prestigious and socially influential artists to organise the upcoming artprogrammes that aim to spread solidarity, unity and compassion in the fightagainst the pandemic.

At the same time, the culture ministry has launched a contest in which peopleproduce various media publications like songs, short plays, pictures or photosrelated to the prevention and control of the COVID-19 pandemic to lift people’sspirits.

As social distancing measures are in place in many localities nationwide, theministry has held a number of programmes to motivate citizens as well asfrontline workers to battle the pandemic.

Some of them have received positive responses from the audience like Nhung NgoiSao Bat Tu (Immortal Stars), San Se Yeu Thuong, Vuot Qua Dai Dich (SharingLove, Overcoming the Pandemic) that were broadcast and streamlined on TV andsocial networks./.
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