5-day feast awaits puppet lovers in Bengaluru

BENGALURU: Come January and puppets in varied avatars will unravel tales from mythology and epics from across the globe at

JSS Auditorium

, 8th Block, in

Jayanagar

.

The

International Puppet Festival

, to be hosted by puppet theatre group Dhaatu for the third consecutive year, is set to enthral art lovers from January 4 to 8. Puppeteers from India and abroad will showcase their tradition and colourful culture through various shows.There will be a grand puppet parade in addition to shows on different themes and a seminar where artists and experts will deliberate on the art form.

The festival will begin with a two day seminar on the philosophy of the culture of Rice Belt Art forms of India and Asia during, which the commonalities of movement, aesthetics, script content, music structures, comedy and colouring of various facets of art forms will be discussed. The Puppet Parade will begin from

Dhaatu Puppet

Bus Stop on KR Road on January 6 at 3pm and culminate at JSS Auditorium in Jayanagar.Leading puppeteers, puppet enthusiasts, students and artistes from Egypt, Indonesia, Sri Lanka and

Czech Republic

will take part.