Which country's unique art is water puppet?

Water puppet show is the most distinctive traditional folk stage performance in Vietnam and the only puppet show in the world. What is unusual is that the puppet show is performed on the water in the pool. Performers must be immersed in water for a long time. With their strong arm strength and skillful rope control skills, dolls can vividly perform various legends and stories, and their dynamic and appropriate demeanor is amazing.

Vietnam's water puppet show is an entertaining art performance, usually performed by ponds all over Vietnam's rural areas. If tourists want to see it, there is a special theater in Hanoi, which only performs once a night. The performance is to build a small water pavilion with a red tile roof on the water, which is called "Water God Pavilion". There is a bamboo curtain hanging in the water, and the puppet master hides behind it. The puppet is fixed at one end of a thin bamboo pole, and the other end is manipulated by people. These puppets are very cute, and ducks, fish, boats, frogs and other animals perform together. The content of the play is mostly based on Vietnamese historical stories and folklore. For example, this art performance started in the Li Dynasty of Vietnam (Li Dynasty,10/kloc-0 ~1225) and originated in the Red River Delta where lakes and ponds are everywhere. Because water puppet shows are performed on the water, those natural lakes and ponds are the best free performance places in rural areas. Since its establishment, water puppet show has gradually spread from northern Vietnam to the whole country, and reached its peak in the18th century, attracting audiences with various plays and being popular all over Vietnam. It is said that during the Li Dynasty in Vietnam, water puppet show was an artistic etiquette to celebrate the emperor's birthday. There is a stone tablet in Reyi Temple in wei county, Henan, which stands at 1 12 1. The inscription reads: "The water puppet show was originally dedicated to the emperor's birthday." It is impossible for ordinary people to have the opportunity to watch such a unique performance. There was no professional water puppet troupe before. Therefore, this skill is passed down from generation to generation. Now, these older generations with this skill have become the best instructors of water puppet troupes all over Vietnam.

At present, there is still an antique and almost complete stage of water puppet show on Changsan Lake in Tafota, Hexi Province, Vietnam, and there are audiences by the lake. This is a typical stage in ancient times, unlike the stage now built on an artificial pool. The water puppet show combines puppets and water wonderfully, and the plot is mostly based on Vietnamese life and folk stories. A complete Vietnamese version of the water puppet show takes about 2 hours, and the content of the program truly depicts the life history of the Vietnamese people. Beijing has the largest number of puppets, which is very interesting.

Water puppet shows are all about how Vietnamese protect their country in the face of natural threats or enemy invasion. There are also descriptions of how Vietnamese farmers enjoy their leisure time after hard farming and bumper harvest; There is also the scene of the imperial examination champion returning to his hometown in gold, some folk activities such as lion dance, fairy dance and phoenix dance, as well as the golden turtle and sword drawing in the Vietnamese myth Lake of the Sword. From the contents of these plays, we can see how much Vietnamese attach importance to local artistic characteristics and historical and cultural attitudes. Return arrow is a famous legend in Vietnam. The most representative water puppet troupe in Vietnam is the Shenglong Opera Troupe in Hanoi, which has its own theater ... The Shenglong Water Puppet Theatre is located at No.57 B, Ding Huangxian Street, next to the Restoration Sword Lake in Hanoi, and two performances are arranged every night, each 17, and the performance time is 90 minutes. The equipment in the theater is very simple. On a waist-deep pool, there is a stage background like a palace and a temple. Below it are several bamboo curtains hanging on the water, and on both sides are decorative drawing boards of pastoral scenery such as trees and plantains. The audience sat in front of the swimming pool. The theater can provide about 300 seats, but it is almost packed, and most of the visitors are foreign tourists. There is a orchestra seat on the left side of the stage. Every program performed here is provided with music or dubbing by an exclusive band. They play traditional Vietnamese instruments and sometimes sing according to the needs of the plot. The whole scene was very lively. These puppets are very lively and funny when they laugh. Puppet's hands and feet have movable joints. Puppet operators stand behind the bamboo curtain and use long bamboo poles and thin wires to let puppets jump, paddle, walk and even perform stunts freely. Puppets perform on the water and bamboo poles hide in the water.

At the beginning of a play, puppets of various shapes emerge from behind the uncovered bamboo curtain, and then return to the curtain at the end, such as fishermen fishing, fishing, catching frogs, catching foxes, children playing in the water, begging for phoenix, dancing lions, fairies descending to earth, golden turtles and swords, etc. , are very common repertoire content of water puppet show. All the programs are quite compact and often take the audience from one consternation to another.

In the eyes of foreigners, it is much better to appreciate the humor and performing arts of a water puppet show than to soak in those dance halls, lounges and karaoke bars every night. At the end of the performance, all the puppet actors will walk from behind the bamboo curtain to the front to take a curtain call to the audience. Many viewers realized at this time that these performers have been standing in the water all the time! I can't help but salute them. If you are interested in these lovely puppets, just visit the art store in the center of ha noi and you can buy them. In addition to arranging a water puppet show at the Shenglong Theater in Hanoi, there is also a theater open during the day in the Confucius Temple, which is also a cultural relic located in the city. However, compared with the Shenglong Theater, the content of the program, the skills and skills of the performers and the sophistication of the stage are much inferior to those of the Shenglong Theater, but it is also convenient for international tourists who come and go in a hurry to enjoy. Because the performance of the Shenglong Theater will not be performed until the evening, and the theater in the Confucian Temple can buy tickets and enjoy it at any time during the day when the Confucian Temple is open. Although the water puppet show originated in North Vietnam, there is also a water puppet show troupe in Ho Chi Minh City, South Vietnam, and it has spared no effort in promotion.

In the past, there was a "Little Bamboo Shoots" theater in Ho Chi Minh City, but unfortunately it was destroyed in a fire in 1993 and was forced to close. It was not until last year that the troupe opened a new world and rebuilt a simple theater in the open space of the War Crimes Museum for the convenience of tourists. Want to see Vietnam's own traditional culture Water puppet show will never let you down, it will touch the throbbing heart, arouse childhood memories and leave fresh and indelible memories on the journey.