Dhaatu Puppet Festivals, Conferences & Cultural Gatherings

Announcing the Dhaatu Puppet Santhe, a one-day puppet festival. We invite everyone to join us for a day of puppet shows, museum tours, artist interactions, and workshops at the Mandala Cultural Centre.

Our Dhaatu International Puppet Festival includes a conference on "Puppet Traditions & Innovations". This event brings together speakers from across India and the world to discuss the past, present, and future of puppetry.

We were honored to host a rod puppet making workshop with renowned master puppeteer Dr. Subho Joardar from Kolkata. This is part of our effort to bring diverse puppetry traditions to our community.

We were pleased to welcome students from Creighton University, USA, and St. Joseph's College, Bengaluru, to our puppet museum. These immersion programs are a wonderful way to share our cultural heritage with the next generation.

Students from our India immersion program enjoy an interactive performance at our puppet theater. These sessions often include a mix of performance and explanation, giving visitors a deeper understanding of the art form.

A newspaper article highlighting our puppet fete. Media coverage helps us reach a wider audience and share the richness of India's puppetry traditions with more people.

An international artist speaks at our conference on puppet traditions. We believe in creating a global dialogue, and our festivals feature puppeteers and scholars from around the world, like this speaker from Austria.

A speaker presents at our conference on "Puppet Traditions & Innovations". These academic sessions are crucial for documenting and discussing the evolution of puppetry as a visual theater form.

A puppeteer demonstrates the use of a hand puppet during a conference session. These practical demonstrations help bridge the gap between academic discussion and the living practice of the art.