Tác giả: Phạm Hoàng Hải
Nhà xuất bản: VNA
Giá bìa:64,000
Giá bán:64,000
Năm xuất bản: 2007

"Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Viet Nam yet". "Vietnamese Water Puppetry" Múa rối nước literally means "puppets that dance o­n water" The tradition is most typical of northern Vietnam...

"Not watching a performance of water puppetry means not visiting Viet Nam yet"
"Vietnamese Water Puppetry" Múa rối nước literally means "puppets that dance o­n water" The tradition is most typical of northern Vietnam.
The puppets are built out of wood and the shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. A large rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the puppeteers to control them. The appearance is of the puppets moving over the water. The origin of múa rối nước is debated among scholars. The practice is thought to have originated in the Red River Delta in Vietnam during the Ly Dynasty (12th century). When the rice fields would flood the villagers, would entertain each other using this puppet form. Eventually, villages would compete against each other with their puppet shows. This led puppet societies to be secretive and exclusive, including an initiation ceremony that involved drinking rooster blood.