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15/05/2016 20:34

Water Puppet Show

55B Nguyen Thi Minh Khai Street, Ben Thanh Ward, District 1, Ho Chi Minh City,   Contact: +84 8 3930 2196   Website: www.goldendragontheatre.com   Show Time and entrance fee:   17:00 and 18:30 every day (show for around 01 hour)   200,000 VND per ticket   Water puppetry “Múa rối nước” it means puppets dance on water is a tradition dates   back as far as the 11th century when it originated in the villages of the Red River   Delta area of northern Vietnam. Today's Vietnamese water puppetry is a unique   variation on the ancient Asian puppet tradition.   The puppets are made out of wood and then lacquered. The shows are performed in a   waist-deep pool. A large rod supports the puppet under the water and is used by the   puppeteers, who are normally hidden behind a screen, to control them. Thus the   puppets appear to be moving over the water. When the rice...

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15/05/2016 18:21

Blue Space Art Gallery

97A Pho Duc Chinh St., Dist.1; Tel: (+84) 8 919 025 726   Opening hour: daily 09:30 – 17:30   Website: www.vietnamartist.com   The gallery is located in the HCMC art museum and promotes high   quality contemporary Vietnamese art.

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15/05/2016 18:20

Craig Thomas Gallery

27i Tran Nhat Duat St., Tan Dinh Ward, Dist.1; Tel: (+84) 8 903 888 431   Opening hour: 12:00 – 18:00 (Mondays to Saturday)   Website: www.cthomasgallery.com   This gallery promotes talented contemporary Vietnamese young   artists and also holds regular exhibitions.   13:00 -17:00 (Sundays)

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