Last updated: Friday, January 20, 2012
"Le Maitre des marionnettes" (The Master of water puppetry), a Vietnamese traditional water puppetry play, will debut at the Quai Branly Museum in Paris on February 10.
This program is directed by Dominique Pitoiset, the director of Bordeaux National Theatre, in cooperation with the Vietnamese national...
Last updated: Sunday, June 13, 2010
Besides water puppetry, tourists to Hanoi can enjoy traditional cheo (traditional operetta) extracts, quan ho (love duets) and chau van.
VnnNews – Besides water puppetry, tourists to Hanoi can enjoy traditional cheo (traditional operetta) extracts, quan ho (love duets) and chau van.
Traditional arts need better marketing to attract...
Last updated: Sunday, June 6, 2010
VnnNews – The International Puppet Festival is helping Vietnamese water puppet troupes expand their repertoire.
VnnNews – The International Puppet Festival is helping Vietnamese water puppet troupes expand their repertoire.
The “Magician” of water puppetry Water Puppetry is one of Vietnam’s...
Last updated: Sunday, May 23, 2010
Hong Phong Puppet Troupe have revived the art of water puppetry in their village in Hai Duong, but the puppeteers can’t be sure that the next generation will keep the flame alive.
VnnNews – The Hong Phong Puppet Troupe have revived the art of water puppetry in their village in Hai Duong province, but the puppeteers can’t...
Last updated: Tuesday, October 20, 2009
They call him the magician, because while his stage has many actors – water puppeteer Phan Thanh Liem is the only person pulling the strings.
Liem was born into a family with seven previous generations having been water puppeteers. However Liem was not satisfied with the fact that water puppeteers have to depend on each other in...
