General rehearsal of the traditional Vietnamese opera "Sacred Traces at Cua Suot".

On the afternoon of October 22nd, the Quang Ninh Art Troupe held a dress rehearsal for the traditional Vietnamese opera "Sacred Traces at Cua Suot". This work is being prepared to participate in the 2025 National Traditional Opera Festival.

The play revolves around the story of the little girl Cua Suot who was reincarnated as the daughter of Lord Tran Quoc Tang, helping the people and the country with her father.

The Cheo play “The Sacred Mark of Cua Suot” was directed by People's Artist Hoang Quynh Mai, written by Meritorious Artist Pham Ngoc Duong; with the participation of nearly 100 artists, actors, and musicians of the Quang Ninh Art Troupe.

The chèo play explores the legend of the Fairy of Cửa Suốt, a fairy who, out of deep compassion for the suffering people of the mortal world, decided to abandon her peaceful life in the celestial realm and descend to earth, reincarnating as the daughter of Lord Trần Quốc Tảng. Together with her father, she fought against sea monsters and the Mongol invaders to save the people and the country.

Scene of little girl Cua Suot when she was still a fairy in the fairyland.

Through the traditional art form of Cheo opera, along with elaborate staging, sound, and lighting, the work explores mythological elements, folk legends, customs, and especially the story of the girl from Cua Suot whose tears transformed into a fairy well to quench the villagers' thirst. This expresses the people's gratitude and affirms the vitality of historical and cultural values.

Scene of the monster harming the villagers.

At the rehearsal, the Art Council highly appreciated the ideological content, artistic quality of the Cheo play and the performance of the artists and actors. This will be the stage work of the Quang Ninh Art Troupe participating in the National Cheo Festival (taking place in Bac Ninh from October 20 to November 2, 2025). The troupe will perform on October 26.

Xuan Hoa

Source: https://baoquangninh.vn/tong-duyet-vo-dien-dau-thieng-noi-cua-suot-tham-gia-lien-hoan-cheo-toan-quoc-2025-3381234.html