AHA Theatre Festival for Children- SAAU Evening Show

We are back with our 6 Edition of AHA! Theatre Festival for Children, a 3-day program. The magic of lights!

There are two shows of this play, morning 11.00 AM and evening 5.00 PM.

SAAU, A Visually Rich Puppetry Experience fusing Bunraku Puppets Shadow Play and Projections

BY: Katkatha Puppet Arts Trust Delhi

Suitable Age Group: 7 years and above

Language: English

Duration: 45 minutes

Performed by: Asha Avinash and Ankit

Written and Directed by: Avinash Kumar

Design: Ankit Ravani

Shadow Puppets: Asha 

3D Puppets: Md. Shameem

Director: Avinash Kumar

Mentor: Anurupa Roy

Sound design: Baan G

Synopsis: Saau is an interpretation of a Marathi children’s book ‘Andharacha Gaanv’ by Swati Raje

and is based on events of Savitri Bai Phule’s life. Saau is the story of a little girl who strives to bring

lost light and hope to her village that is troubled by a generational curse of darkness – it is a story

of lost hope bravery and challenging norms -narrated with various sources of light overhead

projector self-lit puppets through Bunraku style puppets and a non-verbal approach.