![]() ![]() The authors cover the emergence of water puppetry guilds, the workings of water-based theater and the evolution of puppet characters and story lines. Co-authored by Nguyen Huy Hong and Tran Trung Chinh, this 79-page softcover features numerous full-color photos of water puppetry-known as roi in Vietnamese. The Gioi Publishers of Hanoi printed the second edition in 1996. To learn about this 800-year-old art form, which prominently features severed heads, there is no better book than Vietnamese Traditional Water Puppetry. But amphibious Vietnamese water puppets beat all these diverse strands of puppetry. And in America Jim Henson created Kermit the Frog, Miss Piggy and all the other members of the madcap Muppet gang. ![]() Europe offers the rambunctious Punch and Judy, not to mention fantastic nose-growing marionettes like Pinocchio. Sure, Indonesia has the graceful Javanese shadow puppets and Japan the bunraku theater with black-clad ninja puppeteers. "Every nation has its own specific theatrical performing traditions, which incorporate a continuous chain of cultural history, connecting our past to the present, celebrations of life's joys, sorrows, oppressions, victories, defeats and challenges," she said.Puppetry has a long and varied history that spans the globe, but only in Vietnam do puppets slice off each other's heads. Festival director Arundati Nag said it was great to discover that world theatre is alive and well across the continents. The first edition of ITFoK was held in 2008. It was certificated by the Asia Book of Records as the longest-running theatre of traditional water puppet art by doing four to six shows every day since 1994. "Vietnamese artists will introduce the process of arranging the stage and making puppets to provide a deeper insight and understanding of their theatre."įounded in 1969, the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre now is a must-see place for tourists in Hà Nội. "ITFoK aims to provide a truly interactive space between the artists and audiences," Dương said. This year the festival brings about 15 troupes from different countries and territories."ĭuong said the festival provides an opportunity to promote the quintessence of Vietnamese culture and traditional art. "The organisers told me they are eager to see the unique art of Vietnam performed. "This is the first time Vietnamese water puppetry has been presented at this festival," said Duong. Le Quy Duong, a member of the Executive Council of the International Theatre Institute, said he was happy to connect the festival organisers with the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre. In addition to performing, Vietnamese artists will join exhibitions and seminars to introduce the art form to international audiences and experts. “We will bring all the props and equipment to set up a water puppetry theatre at the festival,” he said. "With music and movements of the puppets, we will reflect the cultural activities and daily life of the local people such as the dragon dance, catching fish, farming and fairies dance." "People find it easy to understand Vietnamese culture through the acts." "There is no language barrier between audiences and water puppetry," he said. "Water puppetry is one of the attractive performing arts of Vietnam that foreign visitors always want to discover," he said at a press conference held on January 16. Hanoi (VNS/VNA) – Vietnamese water puppetry will represent the national performing arts at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK), which will be held from January 20 to 26 in India.Īn 11-member troupe from the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre will perform traditional acts at the festival, according to the theatre's Vice Director Chu Luong. ![]() The Thang Long Puppetry Theatre will have a chance to perform Vietnamese water puppetry at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala in India (Photo courtesy of the organiser) ![]()
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