Closing of the 2025 National Cheo Festival

The 2025 National Cheo Festival is held periodically to honor, preserve and promote the value of traditional Cheo art heritage, and is also an opportunity for art troupes across the country to exchange, learn, and share creative and performance experiences. In 2025, the National Cheo Festival will be organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism (MCST) in coordination with the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province from October 20 to November 2. The festival brings together 12 professional art troupes, performing 21 plays with many rich themes, from history, folk to modern, vividly reflecting the breath of life. Each play is a creative voice, the crystallization of serious artistic work, enthusiasm and the unceasing desire to contribute of Cheo artists across the country.

Speaking at the ceremony, Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong, on behalf of the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, acknowledged and praised the great contributions of art troupes, artists, directors, scriptwriters, musicians, designers, and technicians - those who made the festival a success.

“We are pleased to see that, through each play and each role, the art of Cheo is changing strongly. Many troupes have made discoveries and innovations in staging, music , costumes, combining tradition and contemporary. These efforts show the spirit of innovation and integration without losing its identity - a correct direction for Cheo to continue to live sustainably in modern life,” said Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong.

However, the Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism also said that the festival is not only an occasion to honor artistic values, but also an opportunity to assess the current situation, discover talents, and nurture the next generation, thereby helping Cheo art units continue to improve themselves, aiming at contemporary audiences. This is also an opportunity for us to look at and discuss more deeply the challenges of traditional art in the context of integration, digital transformation and changes in public taste. "We need to frankly admit that, in order for Cheo art to continue to spread in today's social life, innovation in creative thinking, performance methods, and investment and support mechanisms from the State is needed. The Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism will continue to accompany and direct specialized units to build a strategy to preserve and promote Cheo art in the direction of both preserving the original and creatively adapting and linking with modern life."

Deputy Minister Ta Quang Dong also expressed his belief that, from the success of this year's Festival, Vietnamese Cheo art will continue to have new developments - more confident, more professional, closer to the people, worthy of being the "voice of the soul" of Vietnamese people in the new era.

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee awarded Gold Medals to 2 plays: “Thien Menh” (Bac Ninh Cheo Theatre) and “Nguyen Van Cu - Tuoi Tre Chi Lon” (Army Cheo Theatre). The 2 artists who won the Excellent Award were Meritorious Artist Quynh Mai (Bac Ninh Cheo Theatre) and Meritorious Artist of National Defense (Hanoi Cheo Theatre). In addition, the Organizing Committee also awarded 5 Silver Medals to the plays; 33 Gold Medals, 65 Silver Medals to the performing artists; and also awarded prizes to the excellent authors, directors, musicians, art designers, and choreographers.

Source: https://cand.com.vn/Chuyen-dong-van-hoa/be-mac-lien-hoan-cheo-toan-quoc-2025-i786796/