| Tweet |
|
 |
|
|
||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|
Timing |
: 18:30 onwards. |
||
Start Date |
: February 10, 2012 |
||
End Date |
: February 13, 2012 |
||
Category |
|||
Artist |
|
||
Venue |
: India Habitat Centre |
||
City |
|||
Contact |
: |
| Genesis/Creation of Earth (India), Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, February 10, 6:30 pm; Performed by: The Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust; Directed and designed by: Dadi Pudumjee; With inputs from: the Ishara puppeteers Rediscover age old tales of Indian mythology, which have been forgotten in the 21st century. Adapted from various Gond, Santhal, Bilal & Adavasi tribal myths thousands of years old, these stories will enlighten one on how the earth was created & life came to be. This fascinating & humorous performance adapts the indigenous art forms of these tribal people and is magically brought to life by Ishara founder Dadi Pudumjee with shadow puppets and other shadow and projection techniques. Chick With A Trick (Bulgaria), Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, February 11, 6:30 & 8 pm; Based on the fairytales of Margarit Minkov, it's a fun-filled family show with puppets, dance and theatre. It tells a story about a hen who lays a bonbon instead of an egg and we follow her hilarious misadventures as she tries to sort out this problem. In the end, inspired by a sunny day and the children around, she convinces herself that there is nothing wrong in doing something unusual and different if it brings joy to others. Chick with a Trick is the winner of numerous awards and has had more than 150 performances in the Bulgaria, Norway, Slovenia, Romania, Albania, Pakistan, Iceland, Croatia, Slovakia, The Netherlands, Germany, Turkey and the US. Bulgaria's Pro Rodopi Art Centre (PRAC) is an independent cultural centre – a crossroad of ideas from North, West and South-East Europe. Director PETER TODOROV is the artistic director of Pro Rodopi Art Centre & president of Pro Rodopi Foundation and one of Europe's most innovative puppeteers. Desislava Mincheva is a director of Pro Rodopi Foundation and an accomplished stage performer. The Circus Stachamoose (Ireland), February 12, 6:30 & 8 pm; Performed by: Tommy Baker -Your Man's Puppets; Get ready to meet the mysterious Stachamoose brothers who hail from the mist-shrouded Orient. Vlado is the enigmatic magician, while Elmer, in the words of Bob Dylan, is a song-and-dance man. With the strange and odd animals they have collected on their journeys, it's a fantastic circus show like no other. Theres Jub-Jub the dexterous dog, performing pooch and clowning canine; the Hansters – part hand, part hamster – and their tale of true love; while a special guest performance is provided in a death-defying tightrope act by a mysteriously shrunken Little Brother. Your Man's Puppets is Ireland's favourite puppet production company that inter mingles storytelling with humour, fantasy and realism. TOMMY BAKER is the Puppet Theatre Director, Puppet builder, performer and educator. For two decades, he's performed for audiences across the world and has developed his own particular style, drawing from diverse influences in puppetry from all over the world such as marionette and rod puppets from Sweden and Germany, Bunkraku puppetry from Japan, masks from India and also, many Irish Folk Legends. His productions appeal both to the young and old and are humorous and thought-provoking at the same time. A performance the entire family will enjoy. Paper Cut (Israel) February 13, 7:30 pm; Performed & Created by: Yael Rasooly; This award winning one woman performance is a visual spectacle of object and paper theatre that brings the classic black and white cinema of Hollywood back to life. A lonely & dull secretary daydreams she's a glamourous 1940s movie star while going through the black and white photos from the old film magazines she keeps. As her fantasy unravels - romance, intrigue, obsession, imagination and reality collide to become a Hitchcock worthy, absurd & humorous nightmare. The show reveals the obsessions and dangers of Romantic fantasies. One of Israel's most loved performers, YAEL RASOOLY creates a visual language using different forms of theater, music and contemporary puppetry. Rasooly was trained primarily as a classical singer, and went on to study theater design. She graduated in directing and puppetry at the School of Visual Theater in Jerusalem. Since 2006, her work has been showcased to great acclaim throughout Europe, South America, and the Far East. Gone With The Feet (Italy), February 13, 6:30 pm; Performed & Created by: Laura Kibel, Teatro dei Piedi; Be amazed and mystified as this ambidextrous puppeteer transforms her hands, feet, knees, stomach and other parts into fantastic & funny characters & props. The short stories shown are wordless and can be understood by people of all ages. The ingeniousness of this artist is that the special effects are a pair of bare feet that transform in front of the audience, creating continually changing faces. With a universal appeal to both children and adults alike; over the past decade, LAURA KIBEL an imaginative Italian musician, costume, set and puppet designer has caused a sensation with audiences worldwide with this original, humorous, poetic and music filled performance. Kibel is responsible for all the elements of this award winning show; from composing the soundtracks to the hand made noses, masks, costumes and props. |
|
Print
Ishara Puppet Theater Festival