20 October, 2010 Inaugural Ceremony: 5pm IGNCA, 11, Mansingh Road, New Delhi

Procession: 4 pm - 5 pm Sahi Jatra (Orissa) Sintu (Himachal Pradesh) Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh) Ramman (Garhwal) Chhau/Chho (Seraikela) Chapprakkattu (Mobile ) & Melam (Tamil Nadu)

Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Duryodhana Vadham 21 October, 2010 Pava (Glove Puppets) Director: G.Venu Natana Kairali Group,

Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Sahi Jatra (Orissa) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh) Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh) (Seraikela) Chhau/Chho Ramman (Garhwal) Coordinator: Shashadhar Acharya Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Acharya Chhau Nrutya Bichitra Group, Jharkhand Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm 22 October, 2010 Kalpataru (The Wishing Tree) Director: Dadi D. Pudumjee Ishara Puppet Theatre, New Delhi

Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Sahi Jatra (Orissa) Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh) Chhau/Chho (Seraikela) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh) Chhau/Chho (Purulia) Ramman Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Coordinator: Dr. Kushal Singh Bhandari Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu) Saloor Dungra, Uttarakhand

Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Amar Singh Rathore 23 October, 2010 Kathputli ka Khel (String Puppets) Director: Puran Bhat Aakaar Puppet Theatre, New Delhi

Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Sahi Jatra (Orissa) Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh) Chhau/Chho (Purulia) Chhau/Chho (Seraikela) Coordinator: Dilip Mahato Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh) Binapani Rupchand Group Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & West Bengal Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu) Ramman (Garhwal)

IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Puppet Performance: 24 October 2010 6.30pm - 7.15pm Sundara Kanda Tolu Bommalatta (Shadow Puppets) Director: Hanumant Rao Anjaneyulu Shadow Puppet Theatre Andhra Pradesh

Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Sintu Nritya (Himachal Pradesh) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Hill Jatra (Pithoragarh) (Kerala) Kaliattam (Kerala) Coordinator: Peter Arockia Raj Chhau/ Chho (Purulia) Kalaimamani Muthukumar Kalai Kuzhu, Tamil Nadu Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

Puppet Performance: IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 6.30pm - 7.15pm 25 October, 2010 Taming of the Wild Director: Sudip Gupta Dolls Theatre, West Bengal

Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Chhau/ Chho (Purulia) Puli Kali (Kerala) Gulikan & Pottan Theyyam Kummattikali (Kerala) Coordinator: Dr. V. Jayarajan Kaliattam (Tamil Nadu) Folkland, Kerala Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm 26 October, 2010 Choodamani- Lanka Dahana (String Puppets) Director: Bhaskar Kogga Kamath Sri Ganesha Yakshagana Gombeyata Mandali Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Kaliattam (Tamil Nadu) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Kummattikali (Kerala) Puli Kali (Kerala) Yak Dance Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) Coordinator: R.D. Lepcha Ankia Naat (Assam) Singhi Chham Group, Sikkim Mukha Bhaona (Assam) Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi Kamba Ramayana 27 October, 2010 Tholpava (Shadow Puppets) Director: Ramachandra Pulavar Krishnankutty Pulavar Memorial Tholpava Koothu & Puppet Centre, Kerala Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Kaliattam Theyyam (Kerala) Puli Kali (Kerala) Kummattikali (Kerala) Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Ankia Naat (Assam) Mukha Bhaona (Assam) Aji Lhamu Yak Dance (Sikkim) Coordinator: Ajoy Sidasow Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Arunachal Pradesh Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu) IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 28 October, 2010

Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm Arannyer Rodan (Crying of the Forest) Procession: Daanger Putul Naach (Rod Puppets) 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Director: Nirapada Mondal Mukha Bhaona (Assam) Satya Narayan Putul Natya Sanstha, West Bengal Yak Dance (Sikkim) Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) Theyyam (Kerala) Puli Kali (Kerala) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Kummattikali (Kerala) (Ankiya Naat) Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Ram Vijaya Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu) Coordinator: Hiroprasad Mahanta Jakhalabandha, Assam

IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi 29 October 2010 Puppet Performance: 6.30pm - 7.15pm Ramayana Ravan Chhaya (Shadow Puppets) Director: Khageswar Pradhan Ravan-Chhaya Natya Sansad, Orissa Procession: 11am -12pm and 5pm - 6pm Aji Lhamu (Arunachal Pradesh) Mask Performance: 7.20 pm to 8 pm Lahaul Spiti (Himachal Pradesh) Syamantaka Harana Nataka Theyyam (Kerala), Puli Kali (Kerala) (Mukha Bhaona) Kummattikali (Kerala) Yak Dance (Sikkim) Coordinator: Reba Kanta 1 8 ft Chapprakkattu (Mobile Shrine) & Mahanta, Khatpar Sattra, Assam Chenda Melam (Tamil Nadu)

20 October 2010 - 20 November 2010 11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Open on all days)

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20 October - 20 November 2010 11 a.m. to 8.30 p.m. (Open on all days); IGNCA, 3, Dr. Rajendra Prasad Road, New Delhi-110001 Demonstrations by Master Craftsmen Pats (Scroll) of West Bengal Pattams (Scroll) of Andhra Pradesh Kaavad (Mobile Shrine) and Phad (Scroll)of Rajasthan Jadu Pats (Scroll) of Santhals

Chadar Badar (Santhal Puppets) Benir Putul Naach (Glove puppets) of West Bengal Kathputli ka Khel (String Puppets) of Rajasthan Pava Kathakali (Glove Puppets) of Kerala Tholpava Koothu (Shadow Puppets) of Kerala

Gambhira Masks of West Bengal Ramman Masks of Garhwal Theyyam Masks of Kerala

26 - 30 October 2010 11 a.m onwards Public Lectures Lecture Hall, Ground Floor, IGNCA, 11 Mansingh Road, New Delhi - 110001

Dr. (Smt.) Kapila Vatsyayan: 26 October Inaugural Lecture: “Masks Unmasked, Puppets Inanimate and Animate, Stories within Stories”

Dr. Nina Sabnani: 27 October Film, “Makers of Tales”, Kaavad Tradition of Rajasthan (22 mins) followed by Lecture

Shri Dadi D. Pudumjee: 28 October “Through the Eyes of a Modern Practitioner: Traditional & Modern Forms of Indian Puppetry”

Prof. Jyotindra Jain: 29 October “Indian Picture Showmen: Traditon and Transformation”

Prof. John Emigh: 30 October “Minding Demons, Masking Gods: The Prahlada Nataka of Orissa”

Parking and Entry free Kindly bring this card with you Seating 10 minutes before scheduled time Seating will be on first come first served basis Programme subject to change Photography and video recording not allowed Briefcases, handbags, cameras, electronic goods, etc. will not be allowed

Indira Gandhi National Centre for the Arts 1, C. V. Mess, Janpath, New Delhi - 110001, Ph: 23388056 website: www.ignca.nic.in Sangeet Natak Akademi IGNCA Rabindra Bhavan, Ferozeshah Road, New Delhi - 110001, Ph: 65152243 website: www.sangeetnatak.gov.in SNA Design: Picture Street

20 Oct - 20 Nov 2010

Indira Gandhi Sangeet National Centre Natak for the Arts Akademi Akhyan present

A Celebration of Masks, Puppets and Picture Showmen Traditions of India