A week-long international marionette festival opened in Hanoi on February 16 with the performance of “Chuyen to he” (Toy Figurines’ Story), the first of its kind combining the participation of puppets and artists from the Central Puppetry Theatre of Viet Nam.

The opening of the first International Marionette Festival, co-organised by the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism’s Performing Art Department and the Viet Nam Stage Artists’ Association, also included the “Le Grand Retour” performance of the Tof Theatre of Belgium.