A nine-strong Vietnamese water puppetry troupe left Hanoi for Canada on Saturday to perform at the Vancouver International Children’s Festival.
The troupe is scheduled to perform in Canada’s third largest city from May 8 to June 2.
“We are proud that Vietnamese water puppetry will be on display at an international festival,” said Vu Phuong, director of the Hanoi Cultural Fund and tour organizer.
“One of our main objectives is to support Vietnamese cultural activities.”
Water puppetry is an integral part of Vietnamese history, Phuong said, and officials have asked the United Nations to recognize it as a world heritage art form.
In 2002, a Vietnamese water puppetry troupe sold out all their shows at the Vancouver Children’s festival, which has been running since 1978. The world-renowned annual celebration includes a variety of hands-on activities designed to stimulate young minds, according to organizers.
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