On the afternoon of May 17, Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc officially spoke out on his personal page about the news that he left Idécaf Drama Theater and the rumors that he would quit his job and the theater.
Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc confirmed leaving Idécaf Drama Theater
The veteran artist affirmed: "The story of parting ways with Thai Duong Company (including Idécaf Drama Theater and some other theater activities) is 100% true, first of all, saying goodbye to the adult theater. But the story of quitting the profession and the theater is 100% false.
However, helping Thai Duong perform in the children's theater series "Once Upon a Time" No. 34 during the summer of 2023 is 100% true. While students are on summer vacation, Loc will still perform, but when students are in school, that's it."
The post was set to private, only friends could see it, according to Thanh Loc's social media usage habits.
Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc in the play "Mou Ba Tu" on the evening of May 13 (Photo: Vietnamnet)
In early May 2022, the news that Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc left Idécaf Drama Theater after 26 years of association caused a stir in public opinion.
At that time, Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc did not respond. On PLO, Mr. Huynh Anh Tuan - Director of Idécaf Drama Stage said that he had not heard any announcement from Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc.
"I just heard from my office colleagues that Loc has a few personal projects from May 14 so he hasn't scheduled any adult plays yet," said Mr. Tuan.
In April 2023, Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc announced that he had resigned from his position as Deputy Artistic Director of Idecaf Drama Theater after 26 years of working. From this point on, he collaborated as an actor and director of plays currently being performed in the repertoire.
Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc is known as "stage wizard"
Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc was born in 1961 in Ho Chi Minh City in a family with a rich artistic tradition. His father is People's Artist Thanh Ton, his mother is opera artist Huynh Mai. Thanh Loc's siblings Bach Long and Bach Lien are both famous cai luong artists.
Meritorious Artist Thanh Loc is known as a "stage wizard" with a fortune of more than 600 roles from positive to negative, from old people to children, from tragedy to comedy, humans to animals...
He has been working at Idécaf Drama Theater since 1997. In April 2000, he and producer Huynh Anh Tuan together founded Thai Duong Theater and Arts Company Limited (Idécaf). At that time, Idécaf was the only company in Vietnam specializing in staging plays specifically for children.
At Idécaf Drama Theater, Thanh Loc directed and created a resounding success of "Once Upon a Time" - a comedy show for children. The male artist also left a deep impression through plays such as: "Aladin and All the Gods", "The Jungle Book", "Goddess Lee Kim Chi", "The Borrowed Soul"...
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