Saigon Water Puppet Show

                 Saigon Water Puppet Show 

Have you ever witnessed firsthand the water puppet performances so unique? Don’t miss this opportunity to see this interesting show when you're in Viet Nam.

The puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The shows are performed in a waist-deep pool. A large bamboo rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the puppeteers, who are normally hidden behind a screen, to control them. Thus the puppets appear to be moving over the water. When the rice fields would flood, the villagers would entertain each other using this form of puppet play.

Water puppetry is an art form of traditional folk theater is unique in Viet Nam. The water stage, actors are puppets made of wood, combined with the effects of light, sound, the artist has created vivid performances, attractive, conquered all viewed from domestic to international friends, bring water puppetry became a unique artistic product of Vietnam. 

Up to 8 puppeteers stand behind a split-bamboo screen, decorated to resemble a temple facade, and control the puppets using long bamboo rods and string mechanism hidden beneath the water surface. The puppets are carved out of wood and often weigh up to 15 kg.