Sandglass Center for Puppetry and Theater Research

<p>Sandglass Theater will present Rahul Koonathara&#39;s Tholpava Koothu: The Shadow Puppet Play of Kerala. The evening will encompass a procession of giant parade-style lantern puppets made by community members and this outdoor shadow puppetry spectacle in the ancient Indian tradition of deerskin puppets lit by coconut oil lamps. This performance will showcase Rahul Koonathara, a 12th generation puppeteer in this traditional form, 71 different characters, and over 160 different shadow puppets, in a telling of the Hindu epic, the Ramayana.</p>