kathputli ka khel
Toronto, Canada / 2023
rhino, enscape, photoshop, illustrator
rhino, enscape, photoshop, illustrator
With tales of love, bravery and folklore echoing through the building’s tall spaces and puppeteers breathing life into these wooden dolls dancing under makeshift stages, Kathputli ka Khel, translating to the “Play of Puppets,” houses the dying art of storytelling through Rajasthani Kathputli puppets. Located downtown Toronto, this repurposed building entertains the idea of a “colony within a building,” with spaces similar to traditional Indian courtyards, several double to triple height ceiling and various materiality changes reflect the colony ‘s in which these artists and puppeters reside.