Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre receives Asian record

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

On October 17, in Hanoi, Thang Long Water 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 Record Book Center also voted Thang Long Water 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 Theatre's greatest success is that it has created its own path, unlike other art units. The Theatre always puts national and traditional elements first, which is why the Theatre's water puppet shows are always unique and have had two programs win 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, it was 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 based in Hanoi.

Currently, the Theater has planned performances, staged new programs for 2014 and is preparing to attend the 4th International Puppetry Festival. Recently, the Theater has launched a traditional water puppetry program. The program is distilled from hundreds of ancient plays of our ancestors and developed with new staged plays. This is also the motto of the Thang Long Puppetry Theater: Preserving to retain the quintessence of our ancestors but not being limited to the need to inherit and develop, bringing the breath of life to refresh those quintessence./.

According to vov.vn - M.Đ