National Cheo Festival 2025 a great success

On the evening of November 2, at the Bac Ninh Provincial Culture-Exhibition Center, the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism coordinated with the People's Committee of Bac Ninh Province to organize the closing ceremony, summarize and award the National Cheo Festival - 2025.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism Ta Quang Dong and Permanent Vice Chairwoman of Bac Ninh Provincial People's Council Tran Thi Hang awarded Gold Medals to two plays: "Nguyen Van Cu - Great Youth" of the Army Cheo Theatre and "Thien Menh" of Bac Ninh Cheo Theatre.

At the ceremony, the Organizing Committee of the National Cheo Festival awarded Gold Medals to two plays: "Nguyen Van Cu - Great Youth" of the Army Cheo Theatre and "Thien Menh" of the Bac Ninh Cheo Theatre; Silver Medals to 65 artists and actors and Gold Medals to 33 individuals with outstanding achievements.

The organizers also awarded outstanding awards to actors and actresses, along with outstanding awards to creative components including: literary author, adaptation author, director, art designer, choreographer and art director.

The Organizing Committee awarded Silver Medals to 5 excellent plays.

Held in Bac Ninh, the National Cheo Festival - 2025 brings together nearly 900 artists, actors, and musicians from 12 professional Cheo art troupes across the country.

This is a national-scale art activity, organized by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism every three years, to summarize and evaluate the quality of creation, staging and performance of Cheo art by art units nationwide.

During the 14-day festival, art troupes brought to the public and audiences who love Cheo 21 unique and impressive plays. Each play lasted about 120 minutes, exploring the historical and cultural themes of the homeland, harmoniously combining tradition and contemporary life.

A typical example is the work “The burden of mountains and rivers” (Hanoi Cheo Theatre) which takes the audience back to a turbulent period more than a thousand years ago, exploring a new perspective on Queen Mother Duong Van Nga.

Deputy Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism, Head of the Festival Steering Committee Ta Quang Dong and Permanent Vice Chairman of the People's Committee of Bac Ninh province Mai Son presented the awards of excellence to the male and female actors.

Through fascinating details, the Cheo play "Thien Menh" of Bac Ninh Cheo Theatre has aroused the Dong A spirit and national solidarity that created the strength to defeat foreign invaders.

Set in the early days of the Tran Dynasty, the play depicts the character of Grand Tutor Tran Thu Do - a founding father famous for his strategic talent, foresight, respect for talent, and willingness to sacrifice himself for a greater cause.

The organizing committee awarded Gold Medals to outstanding artists and actors.

The Cheo Festival is also an opportunity to honor groups and individuals who have made many contributions to the work of preserving and promoting the artistic value of Cheo - a unique national theatrical form, rich in identity and vitality in the spiritual life of the Vietnamese people. With the auditorium always packed with audiences in every performance, the festival has affirmed the value and lasting vitality of this traditional theatrical form in the hustle and bustle of modern life.

AN TRAN

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