Art event celebrating the 81st anniversary of the successful August Revolution at Nguyen Hue

The art event celebrating the 81st anniversary of the successful August Revolution and National Day took place on the evening of September 2 at Nguyen Hue walking street, attracting a large audience of many ages.

The program is directed by the Organizing Committee for Celebrating Major Holidays of Ho Chi Minh City, the Department of Culture and Sports of Ho Chi Minh City directs the content and the City Art Center is the implementing unit.

For nearly two hours, the show recreates the nation's historical memories from the arduous years of war to the day the country was at peace.

In the opening part, artist Dao Mac combined with the Lac Viet group to perform the medley Let's go to the Red Army - Nineteenth of August - Triumph. Fire effects and glowing artillery highlight the boiling atmosphere of the days of the General Uprising.

Phan Manh Quynh brings a quiet space with the composition Take me home. On the LED screen, wartime handwritten letters and documents about the search for martyrs' remains appear one after another.

He said that in 2017, he accidentally read an article about the journey of Ms. Nguyen Thi Xuan (70 years old) - who searched for her brother's remains lying on the battlefields to bring back to her hometown of Thanh Chuong (Nghe An). After nearly 50 years of traveling everywhere, Ms. Xuan has still not been able to fulfill her late mother's wishes. The touching story about the soldiers' sacrifice and family love gave him the inspiration to write the song.