Plays from South Korea and Chennai feature in this international children’s theatre fest

Plays from South Korea and Chennai feature in this international children’s theatre fest

The cast of The Kooks: Sunny Side-Up | Photo Credit: special arrangement The clang of metal pots, ding of spatulas, and thrum of water canisters seamlessly give way to a foot-tapping rhythmic interlude that gains pace second by second. We are in the kitchen of chefs Sweet Pea, Souffle, Magic Macaroni, Jojo and Capsicum, a […]

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Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas weaves magic through hand shadows and narrates tales through puppets

Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas weaves magic through hand shadows and narrates tales through puppets

A shadow puppetry show on Ramayana being performed by Mumbai-based artist Rekha Vyas organised by GEMS, recently held in Visakhapatnam. | Photo Credit: V Raju As the lights went off, the small white screen on stage came alive with floating forms of animals in their habitat, humans and scenes from daily life. Mumbai-based hand shadowgraphy […]

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Dadi Padumjee, pioneer of modern Indian puppetry, on pulling the right strings for 50 years

Dadi Padumjee, pioneer of modern Indian puppetry, on pulling the right strings for 50 years

Dadi Pudumjee is the picture of calm though he claims to be nervous. In Varanasi for the premiere of his show Dohé Jo Mohé on Kabir and his teachings, the veteran puppeteer and Padma Shri recipient, appears to be at ease listening to soul-stirring music and engrossing conversations at Guleria Ghat, one of the two […]

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