International Puppet Festival kicks off in Hà Nội

The 5th International Puppet Festival opened on Monday night with puppeteers from eight countries performing at Âu Cơ Theatre. The festival runs from October 8-15 in Hà Nội.

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.

Five ways to ease childhood fears

Everyone, from the youngest child to the oldest adult, experiences fear at one time or another. Being anxious and frightened never feels good. But for kids, such feelings are normal and necessary. Laetitia Bluteau, Family Medical Practice Hanoi’s pediatric psychologist, discusses how to help children deal with childhood fears.

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.

Puppet show combines art of east meets west A puppet show entitled Frontieres (Border)will debut in Ha Noi on Saturday featuring artists from the French ensemble Les Remouleurs.

Puppetry fest faces uncertain future While Vietnamese puppet plays attract large audience and won many prizes from the third International Puppetry Festival, artists are still worried about the future of the marionettes.

Cross-cultural show presents French fashion Hanoians will witness the beauty of French fashion when four Parisian brands present their creations in the capital tonight.

Shadow puppets dazzle Ha Noi Two short shadow plays performed by Anton Surono, an Indonesian master puppeteer were on stage at the Indonesian Embassy in here last Saturday.