Why was lacquer painting considered as an original art of Vietnam?
After the establishment of the Ecole des Beaux Arts de l’Indochine by the French in 1925, however, that anonymous craft performance became a new art form and was applied to paintings for the first time. At that time, the founders of the Ecole, Victor Tardieu [...]
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If you are ever in Hanoi it will be regretful to miss the Water Puppet Theater – even if you think you are not a puppet kind of person. Water Puppets literally means “puppets that dance on the water”. This show is not just geared for kids, but meant to delight adults as well.
History:
Vietnamese [...]
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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 [...]
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