Picture this: As you settle down in a pitch-dark auditorium, a yellow glow engulfs the stage from behind a seven-feet high transparent screen. Life-size figures, painted in vibrant hues, appear behind the screen. They cast colourful shadows on the screen as they dance to the tunes of a live orchestra. These characters are, in fact, leather puppets created by Chitrakari, a group of six artistes from Andhra Pradesh. With Children’s Day around the corner, they will perform in the city tomorrow as part of NCPA’s show, Udaan: Reach For The Sky, organised only for kids.

Leather puppets of (from left) Ravana, Hanuman and Sita