Vietnam wins two golds at int’l puppetry festival

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Vietnam bagged two out of the total four gold prizes for performances at the second International Puppetry Festival, which closed in Hanoi Thursday.

The host’s gold prizes went to the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre’s water puppetry program in celebration of the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi and the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre’s “Andersen” item based on three stories of Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, including “The Brave Tin Soldier”, “The Ugly Duckling” and “The Little Mermaid”.

The two remaining gold prizes belonged to Singaporean and Indonesian troupes.

The Organizing Board also presented 12 gold and seven silver prizes to the most outstanding artists and three prizes to the best directors.

The six-day festival, organized by the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, attracted 12 foreign troupes and five from Vietnam, including the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre, the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre and the puppetry troupes from Hai Phong city, Dak Lak province and Ho Chi Minh City.

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Int’l puppetry festival opens in Hanoi

Hanoi organizes six-day Second International Puppetry Festival in September to welcome the 1,000th Thang Long-Hanoi anniversary

Photo: VNA

The second International Puppetry Festival opened at the Hanoi Opera House Saturday as an activity to mark the 1,000th anniversary of Thang Long-Hanoi.

The festival is drawing the participation of 12 foreign troupes and 5 from host Vietnam, including the Vietnam Puppetry Theatre, the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre and the puppetry troupes from Hai Phong city, Dak Lak province and Ho Chi Minh City.

The six-day festival, organized by the Department of Performing Arts under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, provides a chance for Vietnamese artists to exchange experiences with their colleagues from other countries and to promote the country’s traditional puppetry.

The jury, including three international members and two Vietnamese ones, will select outstanding puppetry performances for gold, silver and bronze prizes as well as the best director and the best artists.

The closing and awarding ceremony will take place in the evening of September 9.

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