An 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.

“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.

The Thang Long Puppetry Theatre will have a chance to perform Vietnamese water puppetry at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala in India.

“There is no language barrier between audiences and water puppetry,” he said. “People find it easy to understand Vietnamese culture through the acts.”

“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.”

"We will bring all the props and equipment to set up a water puppetry theatre at the festival," he said.

In addition to performing, Vietnamese artists will join exhibitions and seminars to introduce the art form to international audiences and experts.

Le Quy Duong, a member of the Executive Council of the International Theatre Institute, said he was happy to connect the festival organizers with the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre.

“This is the first time Vietnamese water puppetry has been presented at this festival,” said Duong. “The organizers told me they are eager to see the unique art of Vietnam performed. This year the festival brings about 15 troupes from different countries and territories.”

Duong said the festival provides an opportunity to promote the quintessence of Vietnamese culture and traditional art.

“ITFoK aims to provide a truly interactive space between the artists and audiences,” Dương said. “Vietnamese artists will introduce the process of arranging the stage and making puppets to provide a deeper insight and understanding of their theatre.”

Founded in 1969, the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre now is a must-see place for tourists in Hà Nội. 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.

The first edition of ITFoK was held in 2008. Festival director Arundati Nag said it was great to discover that world theatre is alive and well across the continents.

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Source: VNS/VNA