The mission of the Vietnam Cheo Theatre Company, which was established in 1951, is to restore traditional cheo and develop modem cheo. With its nearly 120 members, the company has played widely in Vietnam and abroad. Cheo performances on foreign stages have taken audiences by storm in China, Mongolia, Poland, Russia, Bulgaria, Germany, France, Italy, Belgium, Singapore, and Malaysia. Two memorable events took place in the history of the company: In 1985, it performed Bertolt Brecht's The Caucasian Chalk Circle at the International Opera Festival in Berlin; in 1994, it received a Vietnam-Germany prize. The Vietnamese Government has recognized the Vietnam Cheo Theatre Company's achievements by awarding it two Independence Orders (Second Class and Third Class) and various other honors.
