#WATER PUPPETRY OF VIETNAM PROFESSIONAL#

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It’s located next to Hoan Kiem Lake and within walking distance of the Old Quarter and many other Hanoi attractions.Īddress: 57B, Dinh Tien Hoang Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi This is the place to visit for this traditional art-form, the only water puppet show running 365 days a year. Let Hai Phong Tours introduce more information about this attraction. Now, come with us to explore this special art and understand more about Vietnam tradition and culture. By watching this show, you will fell like you escape from your busy life and refresh your minds with unforgettable moments. There are also dozens of water puppetry wards in many localities of the Red River Delta.Water Puppet Show is a must-see show for tourists in Vietnam.

#WATER PUPPETRY OF VIETNAM PROFESSIONAL#

Water puppet showĬurrently, in Vietnam, there are 6 professional puppetry troupes in central Vietnam, Hanoi, Hai Phong, Ho Chi Minh City, Dak Lak, and Quang Tri. Fish, Vinh Quy worshiping, Lion dance, Phoenix dance, Le Loi returning sword, Children having fun, Boat racing, Lion dance, Fairy dance, Four spirits. In 1992, Thang Long Puppet Theater restored 17 water puppet shows to revive water puppetry nationwide, including Turn on the flag, Uncle Teu, Dragon dance, Baby buffalo herding, Plowing, Frog boy, Catching ducks, Beating.

The Central Puppetry Troupe not only introduced hand puppetry, stick puppetry, and water puppet shows but also encouraged the creation of new acts as well as the study of the history of water puppetry. Pim-pa-ne-au, water puppetry has disappeared in China and today “only exists in Vietnam”. As for water puppetry, it is only seen in Vietnam and China. In India and Southeast Asian countries, there are only hand puppets, stick puppets, and string puppets.

Since when is water puppetry?ĭragons Fire – Water Puppet performance in Hanoi Music controls speed, keeps rhythm, leads movements, creates an atmosphere with traditional rhythms playing the main role, water puppet music often uses Cheo tunes or folk songs of the Northern Delta. The success of the water puppetry mainly depends on the movement of its body, its act of acting. They manipulate each pole or pull puppets with strings arranged outside or underwater. The water puppeteer stands in the game room to control the puppet.

The controller is hidden in the water, taking advantage of the power of the water, creating remote control, offering viewers many strange and unexpected things. The control machine and control techniques that create the actions of the water puppets on the stage are the key to the art of water puppetry. The puppet’s body is the part that floats to the surface to represent the character, and the base is the part that sinks under the water to keep the puppet afloat and where the controller is installed for the puppet to move. Opening the show, Uncle Teu appeared cheerful and naughty as the leader of the story. The most typical character is Uncle Teu – round body, optimistic witty smile. Wooden puppets are chiseled with their own stylized lines, then sharpened, polished, and decorated with different paint colors to enhance the lines and personality of each character. through a system of poles, strings… and supported by drums and flutes. The puppets are made of wood, performed by the control of the people behind the background. In the countryside of Vietnam, the background is covered, surrounded by flags, fans, elephants, parasols, gates… Water puppetry has different characteristics from ordinary puppetry, people use the water surface as a stage (also known as puppet house or water house) erected in the middle of a pond or lake with a balanced architecture symbolizing the roof of the house. Uncle Teu – the typical character of water puppetry

Water puppetry of vietnam