(HBO) - Currently, Binh Son commune in Kim Boi district, Hoa Binh province has 3 outdoor stages and 5 performance teams. The art teams have from 15-20 members.
A performance by the Binh Son Commune Art Team (Kim Boi District).
Members of the art team gradually rejuvenated, attracting a lot of young people from 15 - 30 years old to participate with a variety of diverse performances such as: singing, dancing, skits, plays, modern dance, singing combined with performances of musical instruments...
The regular music performance teams have contributed to the local cultural and arts movement in both breadth and depth.
Cultural and artistic movements have contributed significantly to building cultural life in residential areas, improving the spiritual life of the people, creating solidarity, cohesion and mutual understanding in the community. Binh Son commune has 495 cultural families, accounting for 75% of the total households in the commune.
Mr. Bui Dinh Luan, Vice Chairman of Binh Son Commune People's Committee said: Every time the commune organizes cultural exchanges, people come to fill the cultural yard to enjoy and cheer. In recent years, activities of the Women's Union and the Elderly Association's activities has been more prosperous than previous years. The local cultural and arts movements have developed, in addition to the interest and investment of the Party Committee and the commune authorities. The enthusiasm and participation in people's activities are now included. Now, the mass music movement has become an indispensable spiritual part in the lives of people in Binh Son commune.
Phong Phu commune, Tan Lac district of Hoa Binh province, is widely regarded as the cultural heartland of the Muong ethnic group. Among its many traditional communities, Luy Ai hamlet (formerly Ai hamlet) stands out as a rare location where the customs and way of life of the Muong Bi people remain largely intact.
The Truong Kha temple festival, a distinctive cultural event held every three years in Vu Ban township, Lac Son district, returned recently with vibrant rituals and folk traditions of the Muong people. Located next to the Buoi River in the Muong Trao fields, the Truong Kha Temple is dedicated to the three Kun Dol deities, revered for teaching farming techniques, irrigation, weaving, and protecting the harvest.
The demand for spaces serving community activities of residents in various areas across Hoa Binh city has been satisfied as local cultural houses now feature modern, spacious facilities thanks to the effective implementation of Resolution No. 49/NQ-HDND issued on December 28, 2021 by the city People's Council, which approved the plan for reorganising, converting, and allocating land for the construction, repair, and expansion of cultural houses in Hoa Binh’s villages and residential areas until 2025.
At the end of May, the Hoa Binh Provincial Ethnic Arts Troupe organized a series of performances for residents in Region 2 and Region 3 communes across the province. Bringing art to ethnic communities in remote, isolated, and especially disadvantaged areas has become a meaningful activity. These are not merely artistic performances but also journeys to disseminate cultural values, enrich spiritual life, and contribute to preserving the cultural identity of ethnic minorities.