In this project, it was important to visualize an entity that could go back and forth across borders. In 2020, with the starting point of connecting Vietnam and Nagata, "CHÀO CHÀO! Vietnamese Water Puppetry!” was finally launched as a three-year program (I say "finally" because I'd been planning this project for more than five years). During this time, I started to have an interest in the international exchange that was spreading in the area yet I had little contact, since a boundary between Vietnamese and Japanese communities still exists. Gradually it became easier to travel across borders, and as international exchange programs became more and more popular, it became a part of our daily work. In the early days, it was a special opportunity to meet and collaborate with others across borders, exchanging our views on dance. Since 2002, I have been involved in a number of international exchange programs. I hope that Vietnamese children living in Nagata will become a bridge between Japanese and Vietnamese cultures in the future.” -Text from the fourth program of "CHÀO CHÀO! Vietnamese Water Puppetry!” “For Vietnamese children living in Japan, both Vietnamese language and culture and Japanese language and culture are very important. Photo courtesy of Thang Long Water Puppet Theatre (Hanoi, Vietnam) Welcome to the Vietnamese community in Nagata! Xin chao (meaning “Hello” in Vietnamese), everyone!
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