Hanoi to host the 2nd International Puppetry Festival 2010

 

The 2nd International Puppetry Festival 2010 will be held at Hanoi from September 4 to September 9, 2010, according to press release of Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism. The event is one of many art and cultural activities toward 1000th anniversary of Thang Long – Hanoi and to celebrate important national holidays in 2010.

Seventeen art troupes represent for thirteen countries with twenty-three performances have registered for this year festival, in which twelve are international art troupes. Those name Cairo Puppetry Theatre (Egypt); Train Theatre (Israel); Hobbyhut Chiang Mai Group (Thailand); Itim Theatre (Philippines); Art troupe of Ministry of Art and Culture (Cambodia); Behind the Actors Group (Indonesia); Matscots and Puppets Group (Singapore); Vulneable Youth Development Association (Laos); Puppetry art troupe of Ministry of Culture (Myanma); Aswara puppet Group (Malaysia); Guangxi puppetry art troupe (China); Cuba puppet Group (Cuba).

Vietnam, the host country, has five representatives at the festival. The list includes Vietnam Puppet Theatre, Thang Long Puppet Theatre, Hai Phong puppetry art troupe, Dak Lak puppetry art troupe and Ho Chi Minh puppetry art troupe.

The opening ceremony will take place on the evening of September 4 at Hanoi Opera House. All performances will alternatively showcase at three locations Thang Long puppetry Theatre, Vietnam puppetry Theatre and Hong Ha Theatre.

The International Puppetry Festival 2010 offers a perfect occasion for Vietnamese puppetry artists to introduce and promote Vietnam’s traditional puppetry art to International friends and to exchange experience among artistes to dedicate creative performances to audiences. The event also is an opportunity for Vietnam’s puppetry art to absorb quintessence in puppetry and to develop national puppetry arts in the context of international integration. Hosting on the occasion of celebrating 1000th birthday of the ancient capital Thang Long – Hanoi, the festival aims to introduce historical value of Vietnam’s traditional culture to countries.

The gold cup of the festival worth US$1,000 and the winning troupe, the one with excellence performance, will bring home the cup with all respective honor.