A folk musical instrumental performance during the first "Don Ca Tai Tu" Festival (Photo: VNA) Themed“Southern Don Ca Tai Tu – Preservation and Development”, the event will bejointly held by the People’s Committee of Binh Duong and the Departments ofCulture, Sports and Tourism of 21 southeastern and southwestern localities.
Ata press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27, the organising boardrevealed that various attractive programmes and activities will be held duringthe festival, including a gastronomy space, a “Don Ca Tai Tu” contest, a photo competitionand an art exchange.
Ascientific research at provincial level on the sustainable conservation andpromotion of Don Ca Tai Tu will be launched, while tours serving visitorsduring the festival will be organized, along with an ancient motor parade.
HuynhVinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the festivalwill create a playground for Don Ca Tai Tu artists, while raising publicawareness of protecting and developing the art, and connecting localities intourism and trade promotion.
The first national “Don CaTai Tu” festival was organised in the southern province of Bac Lieu in 2014.
Known as a musical art thathas both scholarly and folk roots, Don Ca Tai Tu was developed in southernVietnam in the late 19th century. The impromptu art honours the creativenessand artistry of the performers.
The art is performed atnumerous events, such as festivals, ‘death anniversary' rituals, andcelebratory social events. The audience can join in, by practicing, makingcomments or creating new words for songs.
It has been transmittedfrom generation to generation through official and unofficial forms ofeducation in all 21 provinces, where the art form is popular. Don Ca Tai Tu hascontinually been popularised through cultural exchanges among peoples,presenting their mutual harmony and respect.
The art form is played on avariety of different instruments, including the kim (moon-shaped lute), co(two-stringed fiddle), tranh (16-string zither), ty ba (pear-shaped lute), songlang (percussion), bau (monochord) and sao (bamboo flute), and the violin andguitar, which were adapted.
The musicians whocontribute to Don Ca Tai Tu include master instrumentalists, master lyricists,master singers, instrumentalists, and singers.
Influenced by other formsof cultural heritage from the central and southern regions of Vietnam, such asnhac le (ceremonial music) and hat boi (classical theatre and folk song), themusic genre was added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in2012.-VNA
Ata press conference in Ho Chi Minh City on March 27, the organising boardrevealed that various attractive programmes and activities will be held duringthe festival, including a gastronomy space, a “Don Ca Tai Tu” contest, a photo competitionand an art exchange.
Ascientific research at provincial level on the sustainable conservation andpromotion of Don Ca Tai Tu will be launched, while tours serving visitorsduring the festival will be organized, along with an ancient motor parade.
HuynhVinh Ai, Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, said that the festivalwill create a playground for Don Ca Tai Tu artists, while raising publicawareness of protecting and developing the art, and connecting localities intourism and trade promotion.
The first national “Don CaTai Tu” festival was organised in the southern province of Bac Lieu in 2014.
Known as a musical art thathas both scholarly and folk roots, Don Ca Tai Tu was developed in southernVietnam in the late 19th century. The impromptu art honours the creativenessand artistry of the performers.
The art is performed atnumerous events, such as festivals, ‘death anniversary' rituals, andcelebratory social events. The audience can join in, by practicing, makingcomments or creating new words for songs.
It has been transmittedfrom generation to generation through official and unofficial forms ofeducation in all 21 provinces, where the art form is popular. Don Ca Tai Tu hascontinually been popularised through cultural exchanges among peoples,presenting their mutual harmony and respect.
The art form is played on avariety of different instruments, including the kim (moon-shaped lute), co(two-stringed fiddle), tranh (16-string zither), ty ba (pear-shaped lute), songlang (percussion), bau (monochord) and sao (bamboo flute), and the violin andguitar, which were adapted.
The musicians whocontribute to Don Ca Tai Tu include master instrumentalists, master lyricists,master singers, instrumentalists, and singers.
Influenced by other formsof cultural heritage from the central and southern regions of Vietnam, such asnhac le (ceremonial music) and hat boi (classical theatre and folk song), themusic genre was added to the National List of Intangible Cultural Heritage in2012.-VNA
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