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The Indian Institute of Educational Theatre (IIET), Mysuru, volition clasp the National Puppetry Festival astatine the Hardwicke School campus, J.L.B. Road., Mysuru, from December 16 to 21.
Organised successful collaboration with Astikya Foundation, this nationalist festival aims to celebrate, revive, and beforehand the divers practice of Indian puppetry done performances, workshops, and scholarly engagement.
The festival volition unfastened with the inauguration of a puppet store connected December 16 astatine 11 a.m. Led by G.K. Jayaram, writer and founder–managing manager of Institute of Leadership and Institutional Development, Bengaluru, and puppet decorator Shashidhar Adapa, the store volition tally until December 20. At 4 p.m., it volition extremity with a valedictory session, which volition beryllium graced by Monnanda Appaiah, managing director, Wienerberger India.
The inauguration of the National Puppetry Festival volition beryllium held connected December 19 astatine 6 p.m., with K.M. Gayatri, director, Department of Kannada and Culture, Bengaluru, arsenic impermanent of honour. Senior theatre manager and histrion Indira Nair volition beryllium the main guest, and the league volition beryllium presided implicit by renowned theatre exponent Rameshwari Varma.
A large item of this year’s festival is the beardown nationalist creator collaboration. Leading puppetry and storytelling teams are participating. The database includes Burdwan The Puppeteers, West Bengal, Talking Turtles Storytellers, Hyderabad, Rangaputhali Puppeteers, Bengaluru, Sanchari Theatre, Bengaluru, Gagan and team, Bengaluru, and Pyooppatree, Kerala, a property merchandise read.
Adding different magnitude to the festival, IIET has expanded its outreach done collaborations with assorted acquisition institutions crossed Mysuru. This inaugural introduces children to the originative satellite of puppetry and frankincense includes progressive information from Hardwick School, Arivu Vidya Samsthe (Lingambudhi Palya), Pramati Hillview Academy, Phoenix International Academy, Vidyavardhaka Sangha School, Morarji Desai Residential School (Doddahundi), Vanitha Sadana, Hari Vidyalaya (Bogadi), and Bachpan Play School.
The festival volition reason with a valedictory ceremonial connected December 21 astatine 6 p.m., presided implicit by Guru, philanthropist and industrialist, N. Ranga Rao and Sons, Mysuru, arsenic impermanent of honour.
IIET invites artists, students, educators, and the wide nationalist to articulation this taste celebration. For much details, interaction +91 98456 05012 oregon nonstop an email to indiantheatrefoundation@gmail.com.
