Ha Nam preserves and promotes the traditional art of rowing

Located in the Red River Delta, Ha Nam is the birthplace of many famous names in the art of rowing such as: Duy Can, Luong Duyen, Bach Tra, ... Along with the contribution of art Professional rowing art, now everywhere in Ha Nam villages, there are silhouettes of traditional Cheo mats. Therefore, Cheo has become the spiritual food of the people here and has created a unique beauty in the culture of Ha Nam people. Through the article below, we will help you better understand the traditional art of rowing in this land!

1. Introduction to the art of rowing in Ha Nam
 

Formed in the 10th century, over hundreds of years, the traditional art of rowing has been deeply ingrained in the minds of every Vietnamese. Cheo performance and Cheo singing are one of the indispensable performances in every village festival or Tet holiday. In Ha Nam, Cheo is also used as a flexible means of propagating resolutions and guidelines of the Party, State and localities. With simple and close words containing many humanistic meanings, Cheo not only reflects the emotional feelings in life but also transmits the flames to the young generation about love for the homeland, country, self-respect. nation, …

2. Henan province rowing art troupe
 

Ha Nam's Cheo troupe was established in 1997. At that time, the whole troupe had only 20 actors and musicians combined from various genres including: cairojess, singing and dancing, and Cheo drama. Over the past 25 years, from Cheo Art Troupe to Cheo Theater and then merged into Ha Nam Cultural and Arts Center, it's all been a journey where artists strive to keep the flame for the generations to come. Traditional Cheo dance is always resounding in life.

Through many difficulties, generations of Cheo troupe artists have always tried to stage and dedicate dozens of plays with all kinds of themes to serve political and cultural tasks, major holidays of the homeland. water. These activities have contributed to preserving and promoting the traditional culture of the homeland.

3. Achievements and preservation of cultural values of Henan Province Cheo Art Troupe
 

In recent years, Ha Nam Cheo Art troupe has actively participated in professional theater shows, national Cheo Theater Festival, ... and each time participating, it has brought home great prizes. For example, in 2006 with the play "Huyen Tich Thi Son", Doan won 2 Gold and 2 Silver medals. In 2019 with two plays "Sacred Land in the Graveyard" and "Ba Chua Kho" achieved 2 Gold medals and 4 Silver medals. All these plays are performed at the National Cheo Theater Festival. From these competitions, many artists and actors have been honored and gained a foothold in the public's hearts such as: Artist Hai Yen, Artist Trang Nhung, Bich Ngoc, Manh Thang, …

Not only maintaining achievements in contests, festivals, ... but the Union also actively fosters and trains young actors. The team of young actors is determined to be the next generation for Ha Nam Cheo art. In addition to recruiting and training in professional schools, Ha Nam Cheo Group also allows children to participate in the Talented Competition of Young Cheo Actors. These activities, in addition to developing traditional cultural values, are also an opportunity for children to try, exchange, gain experience and assert themselves more.

In order to promote and maintain the art of rowing, over the years, the Department of Culture, Sports and Tourism of Ha Nam province has cooperated with units and organizations from central to local levels to open training classes to improve, and at the same time organize competitions to improve the quality of Cheo. rowing artists and club members participate in exchanges and learning. Although life is full of chaos and many things to take care of, Ha Nam people always preserve and promote traditional values so that those tunes can be resounded in all parts of the country.