HN ready for 4th Int’l Puppetry Festival

VGP - The fourth International Puppetry Festival will take place in Ha Noi from October 10-16, drawing puppeteers from Viet Nam and nine foreign countries.

October 07, 2015 1:07 PM GMT+7

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The upcoming event aims to promote cultural and art cooperation between Viet Nam and foreign countries and offer a playing field for domestic and foreign puppet troupes.

Foreign troupes will come from Russia, the UK, Germany, Thailand, Cambodia, Myanmar, Laos, Belgium and the Philippines.

The host Viet Nam will contribute three troupes from the Viet Nam Puppetry Theatre, Thang Long Water Puppetry Theatre, and Hai Phong Puppetry Troupe.

Besides competing performances, participating troupes will perform in the northern provinces of Nam Dinh, Ninh Binh, Hai Duong and Vinh Phuc and Thanh Hoa province in the central region.

The art shows will help foreign friends understand more about Vietnamese culture.

The opening ceremony will be broadcast live on October 10 on the National Assembly Television Channel./.

By Khanh Phuong