The Ishara Puppet Theatre, founded in 1986 by Dadi Pudumjee, is one of India’s leading practitioners of the art form, committed to exposing audiences to the multi-faceted traditions and techniques of puppetry in India and around the world. Ishara collaborates with dancers, actors and puppeteers in creating a new and contemporary language. The group runs a successful programme on HIV awareness and substance abuse in partnership with UNESCO and the EU, using puppetry for communication. It also conducts workshops, showcasing both traditional and modern styles of puppetry for students, teachers and corporates. The group has performed in many countries and organises the only annual international puppet festival in India.
A Touch of Light
by The Train Theatre, Israel
This is based on the life of Louis Braille, who lost his eyes in an accident at the age of three and learnt to perceive the world by sound and touch. His thirst for knowledge led him at the age of 15 to invent the alphabet for the blind, with a minimalist design, using paper, ink, books and pencil, and which we today know as braille.
Adaptation, direction and design: Patricia O’Donovan-Lockard
February 11: The Ishara International Puppet Festival 2010 (Pahlevan Kachal)
February 13: The Ishara International Puppet Festival 2010 (I Teatrini — Storie di Pulcinella)
February 14: The Ishara International Puppet Festival 2010 (Bichos do Brasil)
February 15: The Ishara International Puppet Festival 2010 (Krunk)
A limited number of admission passes can be collected by Members from the Box Office from February 8.
