![]() The show is about 50 minutes long and has no intermission. Tickets at the door are $4.30, $6.45 or $8.60, depending on which seat you want. The show in Hanoi takes place in the Thăng Long Water Puppet Theater, located just a few steps from the central square of the Old Quarter at the north end of Ho Hoan Kiem Lake. Yet even though I didn’t know the language, I still thoroughly enjoyed the show. The one disadvantage of the show is the lack of English translations (like I had at the Raveleijn show in Efteling). Along both sides of the pool are the musicians who also speak the lines of the puppets. The puppets themselves are lacquered wood. The puppeteers stand behind a curtain above the water and operate the puppets with long bamboo poles underwater. The show takes place in a waist-deep pool. On my trip to Halong Bay, I saw a show happening in the harbor on the way out to our boat. In Hanoi, there is a permanent theater where you can watch the show several times a day, but there are other places around Vietnam where you can see the show, and sometimes for free. The roots of the traditional water puppet show date back nearly 1000 years. ![]() Thus, it was the one I figured I had to do before leaving Vietnam. In other words, it’s something you won’t see anywhere else unless the Vietnamese bring it to you. Out of all the attractions in Hanoi, the Vietnamese Water Puppet show is by far the most unique. Further Reading Vietnam’s Water Puppet Show. ![]() ![]() To enjoy some typical water puppet performances, you can take a look at the video below.Ĭertainly, it will be much great if tourists can directly watch these shows in Thang Long Water Puppets Theater after enjoying a cup of coffee in the coffee lounge which is right in front of the theater, and giving a nice view to Hoan Kiem Lake. It sounds risky, but the theater has been successful since the beginning the beginning and received favors and praises from audiences. However, the artists of Thang Long Water Puppet Theater want to renew the old puppet shows with effect of light, music and combination between people and puppets. Traditional content of water puppet performance like daily life of Vietnamese farmers (cultivating, tending buffalo, catching fishes…), communal entertainment (swimming contest, dragon dancing…), or historical legends (Le Loi returns precious sword…), with modest performance way have appealed audiences for centuries. +1994: Australia, Spain, France, Switzerland, Korea. +1995: Denmark, America, Spain, Portugal, Japan. +1997: Italy, Mexico, France, America, Belgium. +1998: Spain, Portugal, Iran, France, Italy, Philippines. +1999: Sydney (Australia), Athens (Greek). The famous Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre has been performing in many countries: Vietnamese water puppetry shows are warmly welcomed and highly appreciated wherever they are staged. Besides, Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre has introduced this traditional art of Vietnam to other countries and attended International Art Festivals in Asia, Europe, Australia, Latin America. In 1969, the theater was established and since 1990 many water puppet shows have been performed by Thang Long theater artists.Since being established, our main task is to serve domestic audiences and tourist with "165 performing days". The formation and development of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Located at 57B, Dinh Tien Hoang street, nearby Hoan Kiem Lake, Thang Long Water Puppet Theater is a familiar address for both domestic tourists and foreign ones, who want to enjoy water puppet shows and discovery the beauty of this unique Vietnamtraditional art.
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