Price: VND 230,000 per seat
- Price listed above is net, included 10% VAT charge and 5% service charge.
- Price is only for the ticket and does NOT include the pick-up and drop-off service. However, the Golden Dragon Water Puppet Theater is quite close to Prague Hotel and you can easily go there by taxi.
Schedules
| 05:00 PM | 06:30 PM | 07:45 PM (Please contact our front desk for availability before booking) |
History of water puppetry
“Water puppetry (Vietnamese: Múa rối nước, lit. “Making puppets dance on water”) is a tradition that dates back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today’s Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.
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 puppet show might not be for anyone, but only those who appreciate live traditional performances and values of hard-work and sweating practices that the puppeteers put into it.
(Source: Wikipedia.com)
Good to know before you go:
- The tour is not available for the handicapped and people with heart problems.
- Although the show’s language is exclusively Vietnamese, the plot is easy to understand thanks to sound effects created by the traditional Vietnamese orchestra.