Water puppetry in Hai Duong province is an intangible cultural heritage that is part of the folklore art form which has been included in the List of Intangible Cultural Heritage by the Minister of Culture, Sports and Tourism. National 2012.
Water puppetry art
Water puppetry stage
Water puppetry was born more than 10 centuries ago in the Red River delta. This form usually takes place on the occasion of the festival, village festival, happy day, Tet holiday, puppet show, play on the water. Water puppetry is also considered as a special intangible culture of the Vietnamese people.
Due to the special characteristics, from folk art, water puppetry has quickly become the traditional art, comparable to classical, rowing is the art of high position in the stage. nation. Puppetry is in many countries around the world, but water puppetry is unique in Vietnam.
The forerunner of traditional theatrical art is folk performances. There are many types of traditional stage performances, such as rowing, puppetry, water puppetry, ca tru, tuong ... It is remarkable that, in the traditional performing arts, rowing, dancing Water puppetry and ca tru are the type of stage performances deeply bold cultural identity of rice farmers in the North Delta.