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Scenes
such as Lion and Unicorn dance, Phoenix dance, Fairy dance,
Hero of Lam Son Mount bear strong national traditional
identity. They are imbued in the souls of the Vietnamese,
young and old. The Vietnam Puppetry Theatre has
made performance tours of remote rural and mountainous
areas and many foreign countries in the world and has
been warmly welcomed Water puppet show is a culturally
useful show to be given to school children, to hotels,
provinces and cities...
Some
typical traditional scenes: |
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Raising the flags
Firecrackers explode
and several flags emerge from the water, fluttering
in the wind. |
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Teu
presents the program
Teu is an intelligent,
robust and elegant young man. Always smiling and
teasing, he sings the prologue presenting the items
of the program while commenting on the shortcomings
of the villagers. |
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Dragon dance
The villagers admire
the dragon as it is a legendary animal which appears
in the village ponds and lakes during peacetime,
it is a quirky, celestial animal that likes dancing. |
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Fight
between two lions
Two loins fight each
other for a colorful and magical ball. The fight
is like a graceful dance performed with musical
accompaniment. |
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Phoenix dance
Two phoenix, male and
female, swim peacefully in happiness. It is hoped
that the love of every human couple will resemble
that of the phoenixes, lasting forever. |
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Working in The Fields Scenes
of farmers working in the fields during the harvest
festival. |
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Lion and Unicorn dance
This is a dance performed
during the Mid-Autumn Festival in every Vietnamese
village. It is danced in the open-air under the
full moon of the eight lunar month. |
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Chase the fox away to rescue the duck
An old peasant and his
wife raise a flock of ducks which is in danger of
being killed by the fox. The villagers help the
old couple chase the fox away and rescue a small
duck which the fox is trying to steal.
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