Following the success of previous years, the 2024 program “Eternal Epic” is one of the special and meaningful activities within the framework of the “Wish for Peace” program of the Peace Festival 2024, which is the first time the province of Quảng Trị has organized it.
The program is part of the chain of activities of gratitude, repaying kindness, and fulfilling obligations in 2024 and Commemorating the 70th anniversary of the signing of the Geneva Agreement on the cessation of hostilities in Vietnam in Quảng Trị (1954 - 2024), the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (Ministry of VHTTDL) chaired, coordinated with the People's Committee of Quảng Trị Province to organize the special art program with the theme “Eternal Epic”.
The program took place from 20h10, August 11 (Sunday) with a duration of 90 minutes and was broadcast live at two points: Special Historical Relic Site of Thành Cổ Quảng Trị and Hoa Đăng Landing Site on Thạch Hãn River, TP. Đông Hà, Quảng Trị Province.
The program featured the participation of artists: NSND Quang Thọ, artist Thanh Thanh Hiền, singer Tùng Dương, Anh Thơ, Trọng Tấn, Đăng Dương, Dương Hoàng Yến, Phạm Khánh Ngọc, Viết Danh, Oplus Group…, as well as former soldiers, and young children. The program will bring a performance of immortal revolutionary songs, reviving the difficult and glorious years of the nation.
The special art program was meticulously staged, grand, and combined traditional artistic colors with modern stage techniques, design, and direction, ensuring both political and artistic value with 3 chapters: Forever Twenty; Writing a Legend; Echoing the Marching Song.
The program demonstrates the Vietnamese people's saying “drink water and remember the source” and contributes to educating the nation's revolutionary traditions and the responsibility of each generation, especially the younger generation, towards their homeland and country.
The special art program “Eternal Epic” is an annual event organized by the Ministry of VHTTDL, in coordination with localities, to express gratitude to the heroes, martyrs, wounded soldiers, and people who have made significant contributions to the nation's liberation and construction.