Oct 20 2023 to Oct 21 2023 7:30 p.m.

EVENT HAS ENDED

Price: Rs 200

Where

Ranga Shankara

36/2, 8th Cross Rd, R K Colony, 2nd Phase, J. P. Nagar 560078

Event Description

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.

TILA rehearsal © 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.