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Shubhra Nayar
DESIGN IS THE BLOSSOMING CORE
![Aduni](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_b5fd857610f98d94ed6652bccfdae50c.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_651,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_b5fd857610f98d94ed6652bccfdae50c.jpg)
![Market scene backdrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_a57d6b87b9a3b5a607fa958599926b5b.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_420,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_a57d6b87b9a3b5a607fa958599926b5b.jpg)
![Goto, Aduni's friend](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_acb483878e40f29710cebe1be1c4ac52.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1475,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_acb483878e40f29710cebe1be1c4ac52.jpg)
![The Composer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_e8f8d9bdb66b57a89b1e3e92c37dff9d.jpg/v1/fill/w_500,h_755,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_e8f8d9bdb66b57a89b1e3e92c37dff9d.jpg)
![Tutu, the Watertutu](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_bfb2bc791c304292362e0c53fc8c6b6f.jpg/v1/fill/w_500,h_278,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_bfb2bc791c304292362e0c53fc8c6b6f.jpg)
![Fisherwoman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_e1773e5d28cb5e81d2a053e63d343f7d.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_906,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_e1773e5d28cb5e81d2a053e63d343f7d.jpg)
![Aduni](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_b5fd857610f98d94ed6652bccfdae50c.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_651,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_b5fd857610f98d94ed6652bccfdae50c.jpg)
![Market scene backdrop](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_a57d6b87b9a3b5a607fa958599926b5b.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_420,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_a57d6b87b9a3b5a607fa958599926b5b.jpg)
![Goto, Aduni's friend](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_acb483878e40f29710cebe1be1c4ac52.jpg/v1/fill/w_980,h_1475,al_c,q_85,usm_0.66_1.00_0.01,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_acb483878e40f29710cebe1be1c4ac52.jpg)
![The Composer](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_e8f8d9bdb66b57a89b1e3e92c37dff9d.jpg/v1/fill/w_500,h_755,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_e8f8d9bdb66b57a89b1e3e92c37dff9d.jpg)
![Tutu, the Watertutu](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_bfb2bc791c304292362e0c53fc8c6b6f.jpg/v1/fill/w_500,h_278,al_c,q_80,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_bfb2bc791c304292362e0c53fc8c6b6f.jpg)
![Fisherwoman](https://static.wixstatic.com/media/cbb67b_e1773e5d28cb5e81d2a053e63d343f7d.jpg/v1/fill/w_600,h_906,al_c,q_85,enc_avif,quality_auto/cbb67b_e1773e5d28cb5e81d2a053e63d343f7d.jpg)
Script : Shubhra Nayar
Director : Shubhra Nayar
Co-Director : Raj Nayar
Designer : Shubhra Nayar
Puppet Construction : Tarsh Thekaekara, Shubhra Nayar
Costume Construction : Arundhaty
Set Construction : Shubhra Nayar, Students of Rishi Valley School
Lighting Design : Raj Nayar
Filmed by : Tariq Thekaekara
Puppeteers and Cast : Students of Rishi Valley School
Production: Aduni & the Watertutu
Location: Rishi Valley School, India
Company : The Tirasila Theatre Practice
Year : January, 2013
Production style : Puppetry
From her home in the barren lands, Aduni follows her adventurous heart out of the bustling Market Place into a forest full of curious creatures - 300 year old Fisherfolk, a hermit Composer & a Lady who Weaves Fates.
12 puppets and 20 puppeteers keep an audience of 300 enraptured while Aduni is rescued by her friend Goto's pet bird, the Watertutu.
Shubhra Nayar . Performance Design
a selection 2009-17
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