Puppets&Teaching

Cat Smits makes her own dolls. She is specialized in making flexible foam rubber dolls. Her dolls are not only visually beautiful, she also designs them for play possibilities. This makes her dolls real characters that you believe in and connect with.

CAT SMITS COMPANY IS OPEN SOURCE.

Since January 2024, Cat is artistic director at the School of Puppets for advanced performers and puppeteers. The School of Puppets is unique in The Netherlands in offering a structured 6-month program in puppetry skills, object theater and puppet making. The course starts in January. For more information: School of Puppets – Haags Theaterhuis

Want to learn how to make puppets?

Send a message to cat@catsmitscompany.com. Puppetry in the Netherlands is a tradition in which makers learn from makers. Cat Smits Company is a theater family of Duda Paiva Company and has now developed its own style.

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