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Delhi, November 09: As
the days turn shorter and chillier heralding the onset of winter, time is ripe
to pull out the woollens and settle down with a cup of piping hot chai to
listen to captivating stories, from lands far away and closer to home.
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| Jaishree Sethi during a performance |
From Kamishibai ,the paper theatre art once a
phenomenon in Japan, to shadow puppeteering from Kerala and tales from China,
Mongolia, Turkey and Iraq on the Spice Route, traditional oral storytelling is
in focus for the 6th edition of the ‘Kathakar - International Storytellers
Festival’, which brings together raconteurs from the UK, Japan and India for
three days starting November 11.
This is
also the fourth year that the festival is being hosted by The Indira Gandhi
National Centre for Arts (IGNCA). The event from November 11- November 13 is
being held in collaboration with NGO Nivesh.
Participating
storytellers include Sarah Rundle, Katy Cawkwell and Giles Abbott from the UK
and Spice Arthur 702 Kamishibai group from Japan.
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| Tholpavakoothu Sangam from Kerala |
Poet-actor
Danish Husain from Mumbai brings with him Qissebazi while the Tholpavakoothu Sangam, a troupe from
Kerala will narrate the traditional the Kamba Ramayana through shadow puppetry.
Delhi-based contemporary storyteller Jaishree Sethi is set to bring alive
the Jatak Katha and age-old folk tales from Rajasthan.
There is
a session devoted to the life story of Deendayal Upadhyaya and a panel
discussion on the ‘Contemporising Stories’.
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| Katy Cawkwell from UK would be a part of Kathakar 2016 |
Morning
sessions are exclusively marked for school students and needs to be pre-booked
while those in the evening are open to the public. Entry is free and seating is
strictly on a first-cum, first-served basis.
The festival travels next to Bengaluru on November 14 and to
Mumbai on November 17.
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| Giles Abott with the Students attending the storytellers festival at IGNCA in 2015 |
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