Retrieved via the Wayback Machine. Originally posted by Akshay Mahajan

He sits there on the edge of the table sprawling on the tablecloth. Dressed in red and a bifurcated jesters cap, staring at me blankly with motionless black beady eyes. It is hard to believe he is not flesh and blood but wood, paint and string. Let me introduce you to “Der sternäugige Schäfer” or the “Star-Eyed Shepherd“; and as you may have guessed he is a puppet.

Theater Am Faden [link] which translates to Theatre on String are Stuttgart based puppeteers and are adding much needed colour to the Street Festival at the Kala Ghoda by bringing to us a glimpse of the rich European Marionette puppeteering tradition. Helga Brehme who started this theatre company in 1976, tells me ‘Der sternäugige Schäfer‘ is adapted from a Hungarian folk tale and is a story that both children and adults will enjoy.

“Der sternäugige Schäfer” runs tomorrow at 12 noon at the Amphitheatre at Rampart Row.