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It is officially vertified from the stele of Sung Thien Dien Linh, an archaeological artifact which shows the performance year of 1121, Water puppetry was performed for wishing the king's long life. Is was the time of Kinh Ly Nhan Tong's dynasty. Th Ly's dynasty was historically valued as a period of highty cultural, artiscal and esthetic development.
For more than 800 year, water puppetry has been a cultural activities of the court.
Through skillful hands of ancient artists, wooden puppets seemed to be transfered a living force, lively movement and impressive performence.
The themes for performence were selected from folk's daily life activities which reflected the civitization of ancient VietNam.
After busy days of a crop-season they assembled together to realize, to perform adn to enjoy the highlights which reflected their daily life such as a fox catching a duck, ploughing and transplanting rice, boat racing, fishing and the imagination of Vietnamese ancient people flew up even higher with fairy dances, dragon dances...
The atmosphere was more exciting with a traditional musical band, hereditary musical instruments were combined with a kind of fire-works on watersurface, creating an actively exviting environment for anight of multi colored performance.
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With 4 sacred animals called Dragon, Unicom, turle, Phoenix, through an exciting dance, the ancient people had expressed their dreams of the life: health, peace, longevity and happiness...
Vietnamese water puppetry is unique on the world, it provides the audience with exciting, wonderfull and miraculours feelings noted by Le Monde-Paris, a french journal. |
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