100 artists will be participating in the event being organised by Dhaatu Puppet Theatre

What to expect

* Conferences: 9 am to 1 pm;

* Short performances: 2.30 pm to 4.30 pm

* Spectacular performances: 5.30 pm to 8.30 pm

* The curtain-raiser Puppet Show will take place at NGMA on December 30, 5 pm

* Puppet Parade on January 1 from 10 am. It will go through M.G. Road, Church Street and reach Metro Rangoli walkway.

* Films of puppets from Jan 1-4 at Rangoli theatre.

* Inauguration of puppet performing space at Dhaatu, Banashankari on January 1, 3.30 pm

* A Dhaatu bus stop on K.R. Road with permanent puppet exhibits. Inauguration on January 1, 4.30 pm

* KIA houses two puppet installations

* Participants include Prof. Katia Legeret of Paris-8 University; Prof. Claudia Orenstein from Hunter College, New York; Dimitri Jaganeau from Brussels, Belgium; Dadi Padamjee, President, UNIMA.

* ‘Vijayanagara Vybhava’ by Dhaatu, directed by Anupama Hoskere, would have 72 puppets tracing the performing arts of Karnataka from Tretayuga. January 4, 7.30 pm JSS auditorium

source: http://www.thehindu.com / The Hindu / Home> News> Cities> Bengaluru / by Ranjani Govind / Bengaluru – December 27th, 2014