Quirky Puppet Characters | Varun Narain | TEDxSRCC

"All my characters are inspired by music, and even a puppet is only a different kind of instrument." Watch puppet characters cross conventional boundaries, and live beyond the script they were designed for, and give the puppeteer the strength to continue crossing creative boundaries. Watch the puppeteer weave magic with his strings, the artist who gives voice to subjects considered too bold for puppetry. Varun Narain is a Delhi based puppeteer who believes in the freedom of expression. Trained under master puppeteer Neville Tranter, he has worked at the Royal Tropical Theater Amsterdam, using puppetry techniques and skills for HIV AIDS awareness. A puppeteer who uses his craft to create awareness about sexual education, women and child empowerment, he is also an international concert accompanist who plays the sitar. This talk was given at a TEDx event using the TED conference format but independently organized by a local community. Learn more at http://ted.com/tedx