The stage includes a pond for water puppets and a wooden floor for Cheo artists.
Instead of being controlled by performers behind the curtain like normal water puppetry shows, the marionettes are controlled by Cheo singers while they perform Cheo melodies for audiences, creating a unique show for audiences.
According to Meritorious Artist Thuy Mui, Director of the Theatre, the show is part of the theatre’s project on preserving and developing the traditional arts.
The programme seeks to offer audiences, particularly children and foreigners, a brand new entertainment experience, where they can enjoy Cheo melodies while watching funny water puppetry, two Vietnamese folk art forms, she said.
There will be also performances of Xam singing (ancient folk songs performed by blind beggars), chau van (spiritual signing) and solos of traditional instruments during the event.
The show is set to kick off at 8 pm every day at No 15, Nguyen Dinh Chieu street, Hai Ba Trung district.
