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Vietnamese water puppetry introduced to French public

A special water puppetry and traditional music performance with the theme “Village stories" took place from December 1-4 in Paris to promote Vietnam’s traditional culture and raise funds for disadvantaged children in the country's remote mountainous areas.
Vietnamese water puppetry introduced to French public ảnh 1Stories about the daily life of farmers in rural villages, fairy tales, or legends in a scene of typical countryside of Vietnam. (Photo: VNA)

Paris (VNA) – A special water puppetry and traditional music performance with the theme “Village stories" took place from December 1-4 in Paris to promote Vietnam’straditional culture and raise funds for disadvantaged children in the country's remotemountainous areas.

The event, organised by the ALEDIAssociation (Children of Indochina - Les Enfants de l'Indochine) incollaboration with Hanoi Vietnam Performing Arts Water Puppetry Co.Ltd, attracted the audience,particularly overseas Vietnamese and French, with stories about the daily life of farmers in rural villages, fairy tales, or legends in a scene of typical countryside of Vietnam.

Vietnamese water puppetry introduced to French public ảnh 2The performance "The dance of dragon, unicorn, tortoise and phoenix. (Photo: VNA)

Characters such as narrator Teu and flute-playing buffaloboys and the activities of fishing and farming, and the dragonsspraying water or phoenixes playing with unicorns moving on the water surface following the beat of the drums raised the eyebrows of the audiences who also gave long applauses to the folk music, most of them recognised by the United Nations Educational, Scientific and CulturalOrganisation (UNESCO) such as Tuong (classical opera), Chau Van (tranceritual singing), and Hau Dong (the spirit medium).

Trieu Vinh Van, Chairman of the ALEDIAssociation, said the event aims not only to popularise the Vietnamese culture but also to contribute to enhancing cultural exchanges between the two peoples.

After covering the expense of theperformance, all the money raised will be contributed to ALEDI fund to helpdisadvantaged children in remote mountainous areas of Vietnam./.

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