Showing posts with label Vietnamese water puppets in the History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. Show all posts
Showing posts with label Vietnamese water puppets in the History Museum in Ho Chi Minh City. Show all posts

Monday, 16 December 2013

Water puppets - operated by people standing in the water and manipulating puppets with sticks

Puppet show at the History Museum, Ho Chi Minh City, Vietnam
 
Dragons 


Catching fish

Fishermen and cat that was fishing but retreated up the bamboo 'tree'

The puppeteers

These photos give a small idea of what's involved. I'll add a video clip or two when I have access to free wifi.  The satellite wifi is very uncertain and suddenly cuts out without warning. The minutes just zoom by....
 
Very short video clips taken by my father... his first ever, I think.