6 Jan 2008

Vietnam: Water Puppet Theatre - Hanoi

Water puppetry, or roi nuoc, dates back over a thousand years and the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre in Hanoi took its name from the ancient city of Emperor Ly Thai To who moved his capital here in 1010 and called it Thang Long - City of the Soaring Dragon. The puppeteers stand waist deep in a tank of water and control the puppets from behind a curtain. The stories are based in tradition, the daily life of poor farmers, withrich villains, and legends with dragons, and are accompanied by live musicians playing traditional instruments









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