The 10th National Congress of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association, term 2026-2031, takes place from April 2-4, 2026 in Hanoi with 442 delegates from all over the country attending.
The National Congress of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association elected 20 artists in the Executive Committee of the X term Association including: People's Artist Trinh Thi Thuy Mui (re-elected), People's Artist Trinh Kim Chi, People's Artist, Master Nguyen Cong Bay, People's Artist Nguyen Trung Hieu, People's Artist Trinh Thi Hong Luu, People's Artist Nguyen Xuan Bac, Playwright Nguyen Dang Chuong, People's Artist Giang Manh Ha, People's Artist Ta Duy Anh, People's Artist Nguyen Tien Dung, People's Artist Do Doan Bang, People's Artist Hoang Quynh Mai, People's Artist Tuan Cuong, People's Artist Vu Tu Long...
Accordingly, People's Artist Trinh Thi Thuy Mui continues to hold the position of Chairman of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association. Doctor - playwright Nguyen Dang Chuong, People's Artist Trinh Kim Chi, People's Artist Trinh Thi Hong Luu hold the position of Vice Chairman of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association.
People's Artist Trinh Thi Thuy Mui was born in 1962 in Ninh Binh, is a Cheo artist, director and art manager who has made many contributions to the Vietnamese stage. She has worked at the Hanoi Cheo Theater since 1981, and served as Director of the Hanoi Cheo Theater in the period 2008-2017.
She was awarded the title of Meritorious Artist in 2005, People's Artist in 2015, and was also an Outstanding Citizen of the Capital and awarded the Second-class Labor Medal. She has held the position of Chairwoman of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association since January 2020 and is the Vice Chairwoman of the Vietnam Union of Literary and Art Associations.
Speaking at the solemn session of the National Congress of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association on the morning of August 4, People's Artist Thuy Mui - Chairwoman of the Vietnam Theater Artists Association (IX term) said that Vietnamese theater is facing many opportunities and fortunes but also full of difficulties and challenges in the new era.
Accordingly, the digital age with the rapid and strong development of science and technology, along with the explosion of platforms and social networks, and the boom of many different media methods, has strongly impacted the lives of theater industries.
People's Artist Thuy Mui affirmed that stage artists are facing challenges that need to innovate, improve creative thinking, improve the quality of works, apply science and technology, and digital transformation into staging to keep up with the times, keep up with the audience's needs for enjoyment, tastes, and aesthetics.
People's Artist Trinh Kim Chi - Chairman of the Ho Chi Minh City Theater Artists Association said that the theater is very lacking in good scripts, difficult to attract young audiences, and revenue is increasingly facing difficulties.
In recent years, many theater industries such as Cheo, Tuong, spoken drama, opera... have often faced a "sold-out" situation, making it difficult to sell tickets. As more and more entertainment facilities develop, it is increasingly difficult to attract audiences to theaters to buy tickets to watch theaters. Changes in the way of staging, building scripts, promoting plays, approaching audiences on digital platforms... are becoming urgent for the theater sector.
People's Artist Kim Chi proposed, hoping that the theater will be supported more in terms of mechanisms, with more businesses accompanying it so that the theater can light up regularly as it once did in its glorious period.
Faced with the task and mission in the new era, when the cultural industry is on a growth trajectory, artists in the fields of theater see their responsibilities more clearly, needing to create a turning point of innovation for the theater - when the performing arts industry is expected.
In the period 2021-2026, the Vietnam Theater Artists Association has organized many activities, many theater festivals, seminars, professional development workshops, sending artists to countries to learn, bringing international experts to Vietnam to exchange and share professional skills... These activities are set with greater responsibility and more effectiveness in the period 2026-2031.
The Vietnam Stage Artists Association was established in 1957 and has gone through a long journey of nearly 70 years, having gone through many ups and downs and changes.
Standing before the new era, the role of the Association's leaders as well as today's generation of stage artists needs to further promote their mission of spreading and preserving the cultural beauty imbued with national identity.
With the theme "Solidarity - Innovation - Creativity - Contribution", the Xth Congress of the Vietnam Stage Artists Association shows the determination of artists to bring the stage back to its true position in the flow of the cultural industry.
