A puppet play for grown-ups and Children
Puppet theatre, particularly, in India, has most commonly been associated with children, with puppets taking on the role of mere toys to be played with. Children and adults too, learn with puppets to form ideas of the physical and moral through their senses. Puppets become voices, metaphors and agents for ideas rooted in political discourse, and maybe more importantly, they are reminders that the act of 'playing' is not reserved for children.
© Ranga Shankara
Based on the German folk tale of
Till Eulenspiegel, the play is about a young trickster
TILA, who always thinks he is a grain of
til (sesame) cleverer than others. The play, using elements of magical realism, reveals a series of witty, humorous episodes from his life. While making fun of other people around him, it is said that Tila also holds a mirror to the world like Birbal, Tenali Rama or Mullah Nasruddin - characters in Indian folklore.
TILA - Let's Play Puppets Together: A Puppet-Project For Grown-ups, Well, Children Are Welcome Too! has been conceptualised by Bangalore-based theatre artist
Surendranath Subbanna, in collaboration with
Charlotte Wilde and
Michael Vogel from Germany.
Credits:
Puppeteers:
Gagan Kumar, Sharath Gowda, Shravana Heggodu, Soumya Bhagwat
Dramaturgy:
Charlotte Wilde, S Surendranath
Direction:
Michael Vogel
Music Design:
Charlotte Wilde
Musician:
Vivek Govindaraja
Lights:
Michael Vogel, S Surendranath
Production:
Sharath Gowda
Language:
Kannada
Duration:
60 min.
Age: Puppet for
grown-ups, but children
above 8 years are also welcome.
TILA has been developed by
Ranga Shankara (Bangalore) and
Figurentheater Wilde & Vogel (Leipzig, Germany) with the support of the
International Coproduction Fund of the Goethe-Institut, and
Westflügel, Leipzig.
The production
premieres in Bangalore on August 8, 2023 and in Germany on September 15, 2023.
Performance Schedule:
August 8,9,10: Ranga Shankara, Bangalore
September 15,16,17: Westflügel, Leipzig
September 19: Figurentheater Fadenschein, Braunschweig
September 20, 21: WUK Theater Quartier, Halle (Saale)
September 22: Schaubude, Berlin
September 23: Stadtmuseum, Munich
September 25: Pole Poppenspäler Festival, Husum
October 20, 21: Ranga Shankara, Bangalore
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