Water puppetry facts for kids

Water puppetry (Vietnamese: Múa rối nước) is a type of puppet theater that has been played in Vietnam since the 11th century. It takes place in a pool where the puppeteers control puppets using a bamboo pole underwater.

Images for kids

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  Performance of the water puppet theatre Thăng Long in Hanoi

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  The orchestra accompanies the performance with traditional music and song

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  A water puppet theater show in Hanoi, Vietnam. The players were presenting themselves at the end of the show.

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  Teu, with his familiar "peach-buns" hair (tóc trái đào, or zongjiao in Chinese

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  Water puppet, representing one of the stages of the Buddhist 'ox herder' parable

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  Puppeteers out on stage for final act

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  Musician at Water Puppet Show, Hanoi, Vietnam

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  Hanoi Water Puppets - Fairy Dance

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  Water Puppets

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  Water puppets at the Thang Long Theater

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  Water Puppet

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  Turtle Water Puppet

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  Water puppeteers Phan Tranh Liem and his wife in waders, Hanoi, 2017

See also

In Spanish: Títeres acuáticos de Vietnam para niños