Anupama Hoskere, producer and director of Dhaatu Puppet Theatre, Bangalore will talk on ‘Role of classicism in the revival of puppet traditions of India’ on June 2 at C. P. Art Centre, Alwarpet. An exhibition on ‘Scenes from the traditional puppet theatre on Karnataka’ which will be inaugurated on the same day, will be held till June 9 at Shakuntala Art Gallery, Alwarpet.
The chief guest is Dr. Prameela Gurumurthy, vice-chancellor, Tamilnadu Music and Fine Arts University. The talk will be preceded by a brief puppet and bharatanatyam dance performance ‘Aabharana’ featuring Divya Hoskere, disciple of P. Praveen Kumar.