Hanoi Water puppet performance
Modern water puppetry is performed in a pool of water 4 meters square with the water surface being the stage. Performance today occurs on one of three venues—on traditional ponds in villages where a staging area has been set up, on portable tanks built for traveling performers, or in a specialized building where a pool stage has been constructed.[4] 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.
Size: 4256px × 2831px
Location: Hanoi, Vietnam
Photo credit: © Tjetjep Rustandi / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No
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