Katkatha Puppet Art

Katkatha Puppet Art

Katkatha is an amalgam of two Hindi words, Kat meaning wood and is derived from the word Katputli (puppetry) and Katha meaning story, together becoming puppets and stories. Fabric and styrofoam figures, papier mache sculptures, Shakespearean comedies and Indian epics, the stories from conflict zones and the worlds of little children are all a part of Katkatha’s work where puppets are not dolls with strings but the theater of inanimate material.

Katkatha started as an association of like-minded puppeteers in 1998 and was registered as a trust. At the core of the group are sculptors, dancers, writers, designers and puppeteers whose vision is to support a professionally set up and managed space for the promotion, preservation and development of Puppet Theater and allied arts.

This includes the creation of original productions using puppets, masks and objects and touring to international and Indian performing arts and theatre festivals. The repertoire includes over twenty five original performances.

Katkatha is committed to training the next generation of puppeteers and creating a new space to seedbed new puppet groups and companies by holding annual master-classes, mentorship projects, internships and residencies.

Katkatha Puppet Art