Tuong, Cheo, and Cai Luong come together: Creating a lean, compact, and strong apparatus

The Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre, the Vietnam Cheo Theatre and the Vietnam Tuong Theatre will merge into the Vietnam National Traditional Theatre, to be completed before August 1. The theatre leaders affirmed that this will help the management apparatus become streamlined, strong, and open up new opportunities for traditional theatre.

The Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre, the Vietnam Cheo Theatre and the Vietnam Tuong Theatre will merge into the Vietnam National Traditional Theatre, to be completed before August 1. The theatre leaders affirmed that this will help the management apparatus become streamlined, strong, and open up new opportunities for traditional theatre.

No worries about reduced performances

According to Decision No. 1270/QD-TTg dated June 24, 2025, the Vietnam Cai Luong Theatre, the Vietnam Cheo Theatre and the Vietnam Tuong Theatre will merge into the Vietnam National Traditional Theatre, to be completed before August 1.

People's Artist Le Tuan Cuong - Director of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre - affirmed that the merger will develop traditional arts, creating a streamlined and strong apparatus.

The leader of the Vietnam Tuong Theater expressed that the artists in the theater are assured with the new policy.

"For thousands of years, tuong and cheo have always gone hand in hand. Traditional arts have always gone hand in hand, but each has its own place in the hearts of audiences. The merger has the meaning of bringing theaters under one roof for good management. All personnel must be responsible for building tuong, cheo, and cai luong to have a market share and continue to shine to serve audiences," People's Artist Le Tuan Cuong told Tien Phong .

Regarding professional work, Mr. Le Tuan Cuong affirmed that there are not many differences after the merger. Each person has their own role, there is no fear of confusion. The leader of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre also said that there should be no fear of changes causing the theatres to reduce performances.

"If the audience loves the stage, the stage will be lit up. Being refined, strong, and concise are essential in the current trend. We gain and lose, but the gains will definitely be greater. The important thing is to research the market together and bring quality artistic products to the audience," People's Artist Tuan Cuong shared.

If the audience loves the stage, the stage will always be lit.

Mr. Hoang Van Long - Acting Director of the Vietnam Tuong Theatre - also expressed that the artists in the theatre are satisfied with the new policy. When merging into the Vietnam National Traditional Theatre, the theatres will still operate separately in the fields of Tuong, Cheo, and Cai Luong, only sharing a common management apparatus.

"I look forward to the unification. This will help focus our energy on traditional culture. We are promoting the cultural industry, always emphasizing the preservation of national cultural identity. We need to take national culture as the focus to elevate, grow and develop," said Mr. Hoang Van Long.

Theater leaders have had a working session with the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism to find the best solutions for merging the units. When merging theaters, it is necessary to re-identify the factors that affect traditional theater, from management mechanisms, investment to artists.

Opportunity to review and screen

The innovation of traditional arts is natural and necessary. People's Artist Trieu Trung Kien - Director of the Vietnam Opera House - emphasized that the merger of theaters creates an opportunity to review, filter, and retain truly capable people.

The merger of Tuong, Cheo and Cai Luong Theatres creates challenges but also brings opportunities. A new theatre will preserve the quintessence of traditional theatre. This shows that the inner strength and potential of the new theatre is very great.

Regarding the headquarters of the Vietnam National Traditional Theater, the heads of the Tuong, Cheo, and Cai Luong theaters said they do not have specific information yet.

The audience packed the Vietnam Cheo Theatre to watch the play Xuy Van.

On the evening of June 28 and 29, artists from the Vietnam Cheo Theatre performed the play Xuy Van - marking the final stage, closing the journey of the name Vietnam Cheo Theatre to open a new one. On the first night, more than 500 audiences came to the theater to support the artists. The leaders of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre said that all of the theater's performances in recent times have been full of audiences.

Despite its limited facilities, the Vietnam Opera House still strives to bring creative plays. The Vietnam Opera House has also flourished, developing communication on various social media platforms. Opera has reached young audiences.

Sharing about the issue of theater facilities, People's Artist Tuan Cuong said that it is only one aspect. If the facilities are invested in well, artists will have more motivation to work. However, the most important thing is still the quality of work to meet the needs of that facility.

"When merging, Tuong, Cheo and Cai Luong theaters must all move and change. We are now chickens from the same mother, the same house, we must share with each other," said People's Artist Le Tuan Cuong.

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