Particularly in rural Europe, puppets are use as tool of education for the people without letter or illiterate.Stories of Bible was described through puppet for illiterates. In Europe, puppetry is recognizing as very effective medium of communication. Many scripts have been taken directly from the human theatre, and vice versa.Įuropean countries have ancient tradition of string puppets. “Bunraku” shares many of the characteristics of its human counterparts.Musical accompaniment underlies the words and movement.A chanter narrates the action and recites the speeches. The puppeteers wear black dress called Kimons and other ther then chief,other two puppeteer hides their face with black hoods. Puppeteer pays great concentration during performance. His helpers control shoulders and second foot of the puppet. Three people engage in manipulating one puppet.The chief puppeteer controls head part. Bunraku puppets are keeps in four feet high and manipulated by hand, rod and trigger. However very soon it broke its boundary of religion and came to outside of temple as a popular and aristocrat puppet dance. Bunraku was originated in temple of “Shinto”.
Serious drama and puppetry is deeply related in east Asian countries including Japan.
The puppets are three to five feet in height. However scholars of India claim that string puppet was born in India and from here it migrated to Indonesia and Japan.String puppet tradition of Japan is called Bunraku. As a result Puppeteer began to perform puppetry outside cathedrals and become more popular. Due to the entry of comedy into marionette performance of church, banned was imposed on marionette. Scholars claim that the word word marionette came from the little figures of the Virgin Mary. Marionette was used by Christian Church to perform plays of morality. According to many scholars Italy is the home of early marionette. There are no fixed evidences of the origin of marionette or string puppetry. All four forms of puppet tradition, i.e.-string, shadow, glove puppet and rod puppet have popularity in different parts of the world. In a unique performance like no other, historical stories are told through puppets on water.Puppetry is an ancient art which is widely spread in different countries of the world. A popular tourist spot, it stays open all days of the week. And when in Vietnam, there is no better place to experience it than at The Thang Long Water Theater in Hanoi. Thang Long Water Puppet Theater offers the most authentic experience with a Vietnamese orchestra playing traditional songs about agricultural harvests and mythical legends that are acted out by puppets in a pool of water. A famous ancient Vietnamese tradition, water puppetry has been in practice for thousands of years. Aside from the general admission fee of VND 100,000, there's an additional camera or video fee if you wish to photograph or film the show. The theatre is modern and usually shows 17 short sketches within a one-hour performance.
It is also advisable to pay more to get closer to the action as the theatre seats a few hundred people and the puppets are not that big. Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is one of the most popular tourist attractions in Hanoi with tickets selling out well in advance so it’s worth booking yours as soon as you arrive in town. The Vietnamese tradition of water puppetry dates back to the 11th century when the rice fields got flooded and the villagers made entertainment by standing in water with puppets. The Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre is the best place to witness the eponymous art form integral to the country.
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