From your homegirl to a master puppeteer, meet the neighbors of MERRY WIVES. Performances begin next week. | Shakespeare Theatre Company

Bommalattam Puppetry of #TamilNadu combines the techniques of both rod & string puppets. They are made of wood & the strings for manipulation are tied to an iron ring which the puppeteer wears like a crown on his head. The Bommalattam puppets are the largest, heaviest & most articulate of all traditional Indian marionettes. A puppet may be as big as 4.5 feet in height weighing about 10 kgs. #Sharedheritage #ICOMOS #Indiafightscorona #culture #HeritageSetu Prahlad Singh Patel #VirasatSetu #worldh