Themes of the Puppet Shows in India
Puppetry is a mother of folk theatre. Since ages
, puppetry has been one of the most popular source of entertainment in India
.Puppets shows are viewed and liked equally provides mirth to children and
adults. India , which has a rich history of her creativity, has slowly became a
name in the rich timeline of Indian 'natya' with the emergence
of this Indian puppetry as a typical visual art form. In Indian puppets shows
dolls come alive, simulating life and reality whilst giving meaning to the creator’s
ideology. It is the most sophisticated enactments with boundless possibilities
for revolution creativeness. As folk theatre themes for puppets shows are
mostly based on epics and legends and were part of oral tradition. It is with
the colossal development of the religious puppetry, puppetry evolved as a
medium in epitomizing the epics of Ramayana and Mahabharata.Also
stories like Panchatantra tales,Hitopadesh,moral stories, local myths
and legends, the stories from Vikram and Betal are the themes of puppets shows.
The prime objective of puppet shows is to form communication, for entertainment
and create awareness while catering to the religious sentiments and educational
needs of the audience. Traditional puppet show theme has always been embedded
in the cultural and religious ethos of the regions where they originated.
Imbibing elements from painting, sculpture, dance, songs,secular theme of
folklore. The end result was a vibrant layered form, where puppet could talk,
dance, sing, play, fight and fly. Music is customarily used live, thus
effecting immediate rapport with the audience. At present the theme of India
Puppet theatre is also satire and farcical comedies became quite an important
theme in articulating the socio-political set up of India. The presentation of
these themes for puppet shows involves the creative collaboration of many
people working together for example- the author of the theme, the puppeteer,
the musician and instrumentalists.
DIFFERENT TYPES OF PUPPETS FOUND IN INDIA
THEMES OF PUPPETS SHOWS IN INDIA
ROLE OF PUPPETEER IN PUPPETRY SHOWS
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PUTUL NAACH(DANCE):THE FOLK PUPPETRY OF WEST BENGAL
ADVANTAGES OF PUPPETRY AS A MEDIUM FOR EDUCATION AND COMMUNICATION
PUPPETRY AS MEDIUM FOR DEVELOPMENT AND EDUCATION
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