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Water puppetry the unique art form of Vietnam

Water puppetry is a native of cultural characteristics of ethnic Vietnamese, developed in most of the villages around the capital city of Thang Long and the majority of wards tangled in North Delta provinces.

Water Puppet (forms used every trick puppets, acting on the water) are considered intangible cultural character of the people of Vietnam, a form of folk art theatrical tradition in the region Red river delta usually takes place in the festival, village festivals, fun days, Tet.


Water puppetry has other characteristics with conventional puppetry, people use water as the stage (also called a hydraulic tangle or family) was erected between the ponds and lakes with symmetrical architectural pavilion symbolizes the Vietnam countryside, behind with font cover, around decorative flags, fans, elephant, parasols, votive port ... The puppets are made of wood, performed by the driver of the rear-shirts system through pole, wire ... and is supporting by drum and flute.

Puppets made of wood carved with stylized lines separately and then castigate, polished and decorated with different colored paint to respect the lines, personality to each character. The character is typical uncle Teu - fuller body, smile witty optimistic. Opening, uncle Teu appear cheerful, playful prelude duty narrator. The body was tangled surfaced part of the character, while the base is submerged part tangled keep floating above and a place for military air-control movement disorders. Machine controls and control techniques make military action on the water puppet theater is the crux of water puppetry. Machine controls are hidden in the heart of the country, taking advantage of water power to make the remote control, viewers devote many strange things, unexpected.

Water puppetry artisans stood in the chamber to control the puppet play. They manipulate each pole, or jerky puppets by wiring arranged outside or under water. The success of the water puppet troops mainly looks at the movements of the body, acting as its acting role. Puppet certain countries must have music. Music control speed, keeping pace, led movements, causing the air with traditional rhythms dominant role, country music is often used puppets tunes or folk rowed North Delta.

According to the legend, the myth of history, water puppet show was born from the construction of Co Loa, Kinh Duong Vuong, in 255 BC. According to history books, epitaphs, water puppet was born in 1121 (Ly).
In the water puppet treasures of Vietnam, has 30 traditional repertoire and hundreds of puppets modern repertoire including the integration of folklore and daily life of the Vietnamese people. Water puppetry is a native of cultural characteristics of ethnic Vietnamese, developed in most of the villages around the capital city of Thang Long and the majority of wards tangled in North Delta provinces.

Over the years, many groups of Vietnam water puppetry attending some international puppetry festival won many awards and has attracted the attention of many domestic audience. With the efforts of the industry Vietnam water puppetry, art is being protected and developed to be worthy of its stature in the national cultural heritage. Hopefully puppet will not just national pride but also the pride of Vietnam in the international arena.

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