National Ca Tru Singing Festival to hold in August
This year's festival will have participations of Ca tru clubs and artists from 15 provinces and cities nationwide, including Ha Noi, Bac Giang, Bac Ninh, Ha Tinh, Hai Duong, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Hung Yen, Nam Dinh, Nghe An, Quang Binh, Phu Tho, Thanh Hoa, Thai Binh and Vinh Phuc.
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The arts performances in the festival will be staged with a maximum of 30 minutes and evaluated on five criteria: space, good singer, good instrumentalist; promising singer and promising instrumentalist. Clubs and artists participating in National Ca tru singing Festival 2014 must perform 5 of 15 traditional Ca tru musical forms, namely: Hat mo or Hat cua dinh, Thet nhac, Gui thu, Ngam tho co dau... In addition, the organization board also encourages Ca tru clubs, artists to perform Ca tru musical forms newly restored.
National Ca tru Singing Festival 2014 is the opportunity for authorities to inventory the cultural heritage – Ca tru; strengthen preservation and promotion of heritage values, especially intangible cultural heritage to implement the commitments of Viet Nam to UNESCO. This event is also the chance to encourage young artists to identify themselves with traditional arts and also connect heritage values of Ca tru singing with modern audience.