

– Winter schedule: 15:30 – 18: 30 – 20:30Īddress: Ho Chi Minh City Labor Culture Palace, 55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai, Dist 1, Ho Chi Minh city. Though water puppetry (ma ri nc) appeared more than 4000 years ago all across the world, it originated from the Red River Delta region in northern Vietnam. Include 3 performances (water puppet show): – Time of performance: The theater is open for all afternoon and evening (including Sundays and public holidays). Type 2: 40,000 VND / ticket Hue Imperial Puppet Theater Sunday morning 9.30 (Special discount 1/2 price of ticket for children)

Type 2: 40,000 VND / ticket Thang Long Puppet Theater Performing time: 17:00 – 18:30 every day of the week Reservations or tickets for performances please contact: The puppets, apricot, familiar animals such as: dragon, unicorn, turtle, phoenix and carp … of the Hong Phong tangle more dynamic than other places because they are made by the carpentry village – Cuc Bo. The stages are not complicated but require the ingenuity and aesthetics of artisans. There are dozens of stages to prepare such as: waterproofing, piling, wire, and create the image puppets suitable for each story. Viewers on the shore find the puppet suddenly appear, suddenly hidden, soft, gentle, winding the sound of drum and music.

Water hidden in the heart of all the secrets of the puzzle.
#Water puppetry of vietnam full
The water puppet theater is always full colour of sky, clouds, trees, scenes … immeasurable conversion printed on the water as the background for the character “tangled” activities. Long's grandfather inserts fireworks inside some of the puppets. The puppeteers are preparing for the show on the narrow walkway behind the screen. The audience will only be able to see vague shapes of Long and his fellow puppeteers behind a split-bamboo screen. Water has created phenomenal virtualization due to its liquid and reflective properties. Water puppetry has a long history in North Vietnam. Water puppetry is just a simple, poor color, crumpled of wood sculptural motif, just enough for the viewer to see the general perception of people, things, etc. Water both hindered and assisted, in coordination with the puppet. Water plays an important role in water show, water is not only the background for the operation of the puppet, but also makes the puppet more beautiful. Water puppetry performances cannot be missing the sound of drum and other auxiliary audio.

Puppet Doll Sculpture Still Life Culture Vietnamese History Travel. In Hanoi, “the Thang Long Water Puppet Troupe (57b Dinh Tiden Hoang) is by far the most popular, and polished, of Hanoi’s water-puppeteers though aimed at tourists, their shows feature modern stage effects to create an engaging spectacle.” /?/en/Home/.The puppets play by the control of the people behind the veil, using poles and strings. RM CY31MJWater puppets in the Old City of Hanoi in Vietnam in Far East Southeast Asia. “Few people fail to be enchanted at their first encounter” and “the early evening timing of the shows makes them a fun activity with the kids before bed or dinner.” “The tradition of water puppetry is much stronger in the north,” but in the south your best bet might be the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theatre (55b Nguyen Thi Minh Khai) in Ho Chi Minh City. “The tradition was spawned in the rice paddies of the northern Red River Delta,” says the guidebook, “where performances still take place after the spring planting.” Visitors, however, are more likely to see a show in Ho Chi Minh City or Hanoi. The puppeteers stand waist-deep in the water, behind a bamboo screen, manipulating wooden puppets weighing up to 10 kilograms. WATER PUPPETRY, “Vietnam’s unique contribution to the world of marionettes,” says the 8th edition of the Rough Guide to Vietnam, “is a delightfully quirky form of theatre in which the action takes place on a stage of water.”ĭragons, ducks, lions, unicorns, phoenixes and frogs cavort scenes of rural life and “promenades of fairy-like immortals” take place alongside exploits of Vietnamese military heroes.
