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The puppeteers hidden underwater in Vietnam

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Standard puppet theaters let you stay dry, but traditional Vietnamese art demands mild aquatic suffering. Performers of water puppetry stand waist-deep in a murky pool, hidden behind a bamboo screen, manipulating heavy wooden puppets across the water's surface using long submerged rods to create a splashing spectacle of illusion.

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