Water Puppet Artists Have to Submerge Their Bodies In The Water During Performance - Photo: longlinkwaterpuppet.vn During festival times at ancient villages in the North, water puppet is also performed on traditional ponds. Water puppetry is now widely performed at theaters in Hanoi and Ho Chi Minh City, in a pool of water 2 meters square with the water surface being the stage. In the recent decades, water puppetry is coming back to its hey days thanks to the normalization and restless effort of cultural researchers in promoting the image of Vietnam heritage. Apart from satisfying the entertaining demand of ancient people, water puppetry is somewhat a kind of ritual to satisfy wandering spirits so that they would not cause mischief.
Originĭeveloped from the 11th century by villagers in the Red river area of Vietnam, water puppet reflects the real daily life of people, with casual stories from the kitchen to the fishing pond and paddy fields. Together with eye-catching puppets made of wood and lacquered, water puppet shows are attractive thanks to meaningful stories hidden inside, as well as the secret technique of controlling puppet under the water without seeing anything. Water Puppetry Performance - Vibrant Scene and Sounds
From its first appearance in the 11th century until now, water puppetry has always been a unique variation of the ancient Asian puppet tradition. Vietnam water puppetry or “múa rối nước” in Vietnamese is the pride of people living in Red River Delta.
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