Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre receives Asian record

Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre was awarded the Asian record - "The only theatre in Asia performing water puppetry 365 days a year".

On October 17, in Hanoi, Thang Long Puppetry Theatre held a ceremony to receive the Asian record "The only theatre in Asia performing water puppetry 365 days a year". Previously, in 2006, the Vietnam Book of Records Centre also voted Thang Long Puppetry Theatre with the record "The only art unit in the country performing 365 days a year".

According to Meritorious Artist Nguyen Hoang Tuan, Director of Thang Long Puppetry Theatre, the greatest success of the Theatre is that it has created its own path, unlike other art units. The national and traditional elements are always put first by the Theatre, that is why the Theatre's water puppet shows are always unique and have had two programs that won high awards at domestic and international Puppetry Festivals.

To achieve this success, after the performance, the artists and staff of the Theater practiced the new program, determined not to let it affect any performance.

“To achieve the Asian record, we had to sacrifice a lot. All artists and staff of the theater had to sacrifice their time so as not to affect the performance. After the performance, we practiced with the artists, rehearsed the new program, determined not to affect any performance. All artists and staff of the theater love their profession and love the theater to have this success,” said Mr. Nguyen Hoang Tuan.

In August 2013, in India - the headquarters of the Asian Record Organization announced that Vietnam has 3 records recognized as Asian records, including Thang Long Puppetry Theatre. For nearly 20 years, the Theatre has maintained 356 consecutive days of performance with an average of 5 shows per day. This is a remarkable achievement for a traditional art unit located in Hanoi.

Currently, the Theatre has planned performances, staged new programs for 2014 and is preparing to participate in the 4th International Puppetry Festival. Recently, the Theatre has launched a traditional water puppet show. The program is distilled from hundreds of ancient plays of our ancestors and developed and enhanced with new staged plays. This is also the motto of the Thang Long Puppetry Theatre: Preserve to retain the quintessence of our ancestors but not be confined to the dependency of inheriting and developing, bringing the breath of life to refresh those quintessence./.

According to vov.vn - M.D