The advocacy for men's superiority over women is weakening and gradually being eliminated. Different measures have also been taken to raise the awareness of the public and change the obsolete attitude, ensure gender equality and fight for the legitimate rights of women. Today, Vietnamese family size tends to be narrowed down to two or three generations. Feudal ethics shape women around “three obediences, four virtues” (three obediences: obedience to their fathers during childhood, to their husbands when married and to their sons in widowhood four virtues: diligence, good manner, proper speech, and morality). Since reunification, the State of Viet Nam has adopted a number of legal documents, notably Law on Marriage and Family, in order to make family relations more equal. Influenced by Confucianism and the feudal view of male preference, men play the most important roles in family and always have final say. With the view of "more children, more fortunes", many families want to have lots of children and grandchildren. I also restore the old water puppetry repertoires and I have exhibitions at home and abroad to honour the unique Vietnamese water puppetry.Family Life: In Viet Nam’s traditional society, a typical family has three or four generations living under the same roof. They are Vẻ Đẹp Tạo Hình Rối Nước Việt Nam (The Beauty of Vietnamese Water Puppetry), Rối Nước Việt Nam với Thiếu Nhi (Vietnamese Water Puppetry with Children), and Văn Hoá Truyền Thống Kết Tinh Trong Nghệ Thuật Rối Nước (Vietnamese Traditional Culture in Water Puppetry). I have three research papers on water puppetry which were published. I spend time studying water puppetry even after I retired. Plus, the artist and the manager should know about the value of this genre. I used to be a manager of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre and I know that it is the most important to spread the love of puppetry to every artist and manager as well. What is the most important thing in the water puppetry preservation? Under the project, the puppets were made by a group of workers and given to the water puppet villages. Each water puppet village has its own characteristics about story, music and dialogue. However, the restoration process was carried out without accuracy. It was funded by Ford Foundation many years ago. I remember a project on the water puppetry restoration in the northern villages. We are trying to restore authentic water puppetry but the way we do may not be reasonable. In the past, puppet shows were held to entertain people once a difficult harvest season had finished. How important is the preservation of puppetry?Įvery time I talk about it I feel sad because the pure beauty is fading away. I have made water puppets for many shows and exhibitions. I make good use of the traditional lacquer technique to make the water puppets. My family also has a tradition of making lacquerware. This helps me to make the puppets with the typical cultural characteristics of the Red River Delta. So agricultural daily life and spirit was so deeply embedded in my mind. I was born and grew up in the Red River Delta village. I have also researched documents about puppetry and have learned about core value of this unique craft.
I have travelled to different locations in the whole country to meet puppetry artisans to learn their stories. I have involved in water puppetry for 40 years and still my passion for this art is very strong.
It is a destination for our friends to come to enjoy and recall the old things.Ĭould you talk about the process of making a puppet? The museum is simply a place in my homeland in La Khe Ward in Ha Dong District displaying our works which we devote our life to. I make puppets to depict the beauty of the peasants. He wants to keep the beauty alive of the rural areas. My father paints large-size lacquer works to record old beauty scenes that have been forgotten. That beauty is associated with the art of water puppetry which comes from the life of peasants. He is passionate about the pure beauty of Vietnamese old rural village and people. I am also heavily influenced by my father, painter Chu Manh Chan.
My whole life has been attached to puppetry. Your water puppets are on display at your home. Artist and former director of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre Chu Luong.
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