A Vietnamese puppetry performance has been selected to raise the curtain of the 36th International Theatre Institute (ITI) World Congress due to be held in the United Arab Emirates (UAE) on February 21.

Founded in the 11th century under the Ly Dynasty, the unique form of water puppetry in Dong Ngu village, Thuan Thanh district in the northern province of Bac Ninh continues to draw crowds today with charming shows created by master puppeteers.

A young painter has released a book telling stories about water puppetry as well as the career of artisans and artists of this traditional art.

Aiming to bring new experiences to audiences, the Vietnam National Puppetry Theatre will strive to innovate and create quality puppet plays with high artistic value and new forms of expression.

A new art project preserving traditional Vietnamese water puppetry created by students in HCM City has been launched.  

A puppetry show has been staged recently by the Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, encouraging local people to overcome the formidable challenges brought about by COVID-19.

Former director of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre, Chu Luong, has been recognised by the VN Guinness Book of Records for making the most puppets - around 1,000 puppets in five years.

The experimental puppet show entitled "The Moon" will make debut at the Vietnam Puppet Theater as a tourist product on February 8.

Water puppet performances will be offered by the Phuong Nam Theatre at a new stage called The South Dragon Water Puppetry at the HCM City Museum of History this week. 

Dong Ngu village in Thuan Thanh district, Bac Ninh province, continues to draw crowds to its water puppet shows.

In recent years, the preservation and development of water puppetry has been paid attention by many localities, including the northern province of Nam Dinh.

Thang Long Water Puppet Theater in the center of the capital city is one of the most popular attractions in Hanoi. 

The HCMC government will organize a festival highlighting the cultures of Vietnam and other countries from November 29 to December 1.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Vietnamese water puppetry will represent the national performing arts at the International Theatre Festival of Kerala (ITFoK), which will be held from January 20 to 26 in India.

 VietNamNet Bridge – The latest show by theatre director Viet Tu, performed on a 1.5 hectare lake, has broken new ground in more ways than one.

VietNamNet Bridge – The more modern the society becomes, the more traditional art forms are pushed to the oblivion, and it’s a reality that many artisans have to quit their job to look for other ways to earn a living.

The curtain is raised. A puppet called Teu comes out and introduces himself: “I was born from the heavens/Gone into exile for picking fairy’s peaches/As the world is complicated and treacherous/I’m wandering to see to troubles.”

 VietNamNet Bridge – A troupe from the Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre is in the French cities of Lyon and Le Revest-les-Eaux to perform with water puppetry the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

 VietNamNet Bridge – Water puppetry and Dong Ho paintings are just two amongst Viet Nam's many traditional arts selected to entertain locals and tourists alike during the Lunar New Year holiday season in Ha Noi's Old Quarter.