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Friday, 1 – Saturday, 9 February 2019, 19:30 (each day)

17th Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival

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  • India Habitat Centre (IHC), Lodhi Road, New Delhi

17th Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival © Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust © Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust

From Brazil to Italy, Iceland to Tunisia - the Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival has travelled the world to curate its fantastic line-up for 2019! Celebrating its 17th anniversary with a diverse range of breath-taking performances in New Delhi (at the India Habitat Centre) and Chandigarh (at the Tagore Theatre).

From humble beginnings in 2001, the Ishara International Puppet Theatre Festival has grown into one of Asia’s largest and most prestigious puppet festivals. The festival is nurtured and supported by the Ishara Puppet Theatre Trust, the country’s leading established platform for Indian and International puppetry. For over thirty years, the trust has been a centre for creative and innovative puppetry work, with a mission to educate, enrich and transform communities.

Produced by Teamworks Arts, the festival’s creative environment enables puppeteers, artists and performers to stretch their imagination and to deliver unforgettable and stunning performances. The festival has brought over 150 international puppetry companies to India and promoted numerous indigenous productions. Countries which have participated and showcased their works include the UK, Spain, Turkey, Brazil, Sweden, Norway, Israel, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Taiwan, Japan, Iran, Afghanistan, Ireland, Belgium, Italy, Germany, Switzerland, Australia and USA.

WATCH OUT FOR!
Extraordinary Voyage © The Fifth Wheel Marionettes © The Fifth Wheel Marionettes GERMANY | EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE


Saturday, 2 February 2019, 19:30
Amphitheatre, India Habitat Centre, Lodhi Road
 



Performed by: The Fifth Wheel Marionettes
Directed by: Dmitry Nomokonov
Language: Musical, Non Verbal
Medium: Marionettes, Actors
Duration: 45 minutes
Suitable: For All Ages
 
Bursting with excitement, this exuberant whistle-stop tour around the world is a lot of fun and a trip worth making. We travel the high seas in a big white ship and along the way meet our global neighbours. Each place the ship visits is a new musical number, filled with big, colourful, imaginative puppets, dance and foot tapping music from that part of the world. Learn about interesting places, traditions and lots more! Utterly enchanting, this family treat of a show should leave you and yours wide-eyed with wonder.

Buy tickets online at: https://www.zoonga.com/theatre-arts-tickets
 
For further information, please contact: Teamwork Arts on 9643302036-39 or visit: www.isharapuppet.com or visit the Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/IsharaPuppet/

The line-up for 2019 includes:

01.02.2019:
BRAZIL | OROBORO
 
02.02.2019:
GERMANY | EXTRAORDINARY VOYAGE
 
03.02.2019:
ICELAND | METAMORPHOSIS
 
04.02.2019:
IRELAND | THE LEGEND OF LOWRY LYNCH
 
05.02.2019:
UK | MY SHADOW & ME
INDIA | SHRAVAN KUMAR (ONLY IN CHANDIGARH)
 
06.02.2019:
ITALY | FISH & BUBBLES
 
07.02.2019:
TUNISIA | MOON
 
08.02.2019:
IRAN | DERAKSHANG
 
09.02.2019:
AFGHANISTAN | AFGHAN CHARLIE CHAPLIN