Việt Nam Puppetry Festival to open in HCM City

The second puppetry festival will take place on HCM City’s Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street on December 28-29, with the aim of creating a cultural exchange site for local residents on the occasion of the new year and honouring traditional Vietnamese puppertry art.

Việt Nam puppetry won big at the festival

Việt Nam won 7 golden prizes for best puppet performance and puppeteers at the fifth International Puppet Festival which ended on Monday.

Việt Nam wins top prize at In’t Puppetry Festival

Vietnamese puppeteers won first prize at the 8th Petrushka World Puppet Carnival in Yekaterinburg, Russia.

HCM City’s puppetry to see positive development

HCM City is seeing positive changes to the local puppetry scene, according to authorities.

Locals enjoy puppet plays in the heart of HCM City

Thousands of locals on August 16 attended the first Việt Nam Puppetry Festival on HCM City’s Nguyễn Huệ Pedestrian Street, which closes on August 18.

Côn Sơn–Kiếp Bạc Autumn Festival starts in Hải Dương

A ceremony to commemorate the 717th death of national hero Trần Hưng Đạo (1300-2017) and to open the Côn Sơn-Kiếp Bạc Autumn Festival has been celebrated in Chí Linh District in the northern province of Hải Dương.

Opera House to host top-notch theatre shows

Various art performances will be presented at the Hà Nội Opera House from this month as the Culture Ministry has decided to facilitate regular drama, chamber music and traditional opera shows to the public.

VN puppets take on popular tales A troupe from the Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre is in the French cities of Lyon and Le Revest-les-Eaux to perform with water puppetry the classic fairy tales of Hans Christian Andersen.

Ha Noi to host international puppetry festival Puppeteers from 10 countries will participate in the fourth international puppetry festival, which will be held in Ha Noi from October 10 to 16.

Vietnamese puppetry in global spotlight Nhip Dieu Que Huong (Homeland Melody), staged by the Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre, won the grand prize at the Harmony World Puppet Carnival in Bangkok last year – the highest international award that Vietnamese puppetry performers have ever received. Bui Quynh Hoa reports.