![]() ![]() A "live-hand puppet" is similar to a hand puppet but is larger and requires two puppeteers for each puppet. Two simple types of puppets are the finger puppet, which is a tiny puppet that fits onto a single finger, and the sock puppet, which is formed and operated by inserting one's hand inside a sock, with the opening and closing of the hand simulating the movement of the puppet's "mouth." The sock puppet is a type of hand puppet, which is controlled using one hand that occupies the interior of the puppet and moves the puppet around. They range from very simple in construction and operation to very complex. ![]() There are many different varieties of puppets, and they are made from a wide range of materials, depending on their form and intended use. Puppetry is a very ancient form of theatre which dates back to the 5th century BC in Ancient Greece. The actions, gestures and spoken parts acted out by the puppeteer with the puppet are typically used in storytelling. The puppeteer often speaks in the voice of the character of the puppet, and then synchronizes the movements of the puppet's mouth with this spoken part. The puppeteer uses movements of their hands, arms, or control devices such as rods or strings to move the body, head, limbs, and in some cases the mouth and eyes of the puppet. With over a hundred thousand viewers a year, steady income, frequent international tours (forty countries on five continents by 2010), and government subsidies, this is the major group defining contemporary Vietnamese water puppetry for urban and global viewers.Ancient Greek terracotta puppet dolls, 5th/4th century BC, National Archaeological Museum, AthensĪ puppet is an object, often resembling a human, animal or mythical figure, that is animated or manipulated by a person called a puppeteer. Playlets, directed by Nguyen Hoang Tuan and others, are based on tradition: a fox stalks ducks, men fish, dragons appear spouting fire, and Le Loi (a hero who saved the country with a magical sword donated by a mythic tortoise that lives in Hoan Kiem Lake) returns the weapon to this totemic animal of Vietnam. Music has been upgraded, as graduates from Hanoi music programmes become singers and musicians. Puppets are more finely carved than village models. While the technique is traditional, graduates of modern puppetry training programmes largely staff the troupe and techniques are enhanced for modern audiences. Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre offers multiple water puppet performances daily for local and international tourists. The company moved into their current 400-seat house in 1993. The group began its international tours in the 1980s and this travel accelerated under Le Van Ngo who led the group through the first decade of the 21st century. ![]() Later, in 1983, the group studied indigenous water puppetry with village masters, developing a more polished programme. It presented educational programmess for the northern government during the South East Asian War. Now located on Hoan Kiem Lake (Lake of the Returned Sword) in central Hanoi, Thang Long (Flying Dragon) Water Puppet Theatre was founded in 1969 as a company performing rod puppet, glove puppet, and European-influenced puppetry. Vietnamese water puppet company in Hanoi. ![]()
0 Comments
Leave a Reply. |
AuthorWrite something about yourself. No need to be fancy, just an overview. ArchivesCategories |