![]() Water puppetry machines can be divided into two basic types: pole machines and string machines, which are responsible for moving puppets and creating actions for characters. How are water puppets made (Photo Nhandan. The control machine and control techniques in water puppetry create the action of water puppets on stage, also the key for this performance. 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 the controller installed for the puppet to move. Craftsmen will spend a week to carved, make shapes, and painting for each puppet.Įach puppet has its own character and represents for funny, humorous, and highly symbolic. Most puppets are making from fig wood – a light wood that floats on the water easier. Location: Vietnamese Cultural Space Building - 16 Le Thai To (79 Hang Trong) - Hoan Kiem - Hanoi. The show is every day, mostly the time for the show is from 15:00 to 20:00 – Show about 50 minutes. It is located at 57B, Dinh Tien Hoang street, nearby Hoan Kiem Lake. That's why the time table also different. There are two famous theaters in Hanoi old quarter, right in front of Hoan Kiem Lake. The modest performance way has appealed to audiences for centuries. Mostly content of the performance shows the daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, catching fishes), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword) combine with the effect of light, music, people, and puppets. ![]() ![]() The performance will show famous legends with wooden puppets and colorful dragons on the water surface. Water puppetry is considered a unique intangible culture of the Vietnamese nation. Especially at traditional festivals, Happy New Year days, etc. It's become a traditional art, a unique creation of Vietnamese people. It is a unique form of traditional theater art, born from wet-rice culture. Water puppet was born more than the 10th century ago in the Red River Delta.
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