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Founder of Figurentheater Gerti Tröbinger and Artistic Director of the International Welser Figurentheaterfestival (Austria), Gerti has been creating and performing puppetry works globally for over two decades. In 2002, she established the solo company Figurentheater Gerti Tröbinger, performing widely across Austria and internationally, with notable engagements at Landestheater Linz/U-Hof, Projekttheater Vorarlberg, and Theater der Jugend Wien. Grounded in puppetry, she continually expands her artistic language through visual arts, mime, clowning, dance, and music, creating experimental performance spaces. Alongside performing, she works as a set designer and puppet maker for major institutions, including Theater der Jugend Wien, Theater Phönix Linz, Theater des Kindes Linz, the Salzburg Festival, and others. Since 2009, she has served as artistic director of the International Welser Figurentheaterfestival, earning the Grand Theatre Prize of Upper Austria in 2011.

Surabhi is a Bengaluru-based theatre practitioner and founder of NamKampani, with nearly 20 years of experience as an actor, director, and designer. Trained at Ninasam, she has worked with theatre groups including Sanket, Indian Ensemble, Samudaya, Spandana Benaka, Dramanon, Kreative Theatre, and Sanchari Theatre.

Since 2018, she has been directing theatre works such as Sandhaana and Salman Khanana Difficultisu. She also leads Bachha Party, a children’s theatre initiative under NamKampani. Her recent work includes Project Darling and a clowning production developed for the AHA International Children’s Theatre Festival 2022 at Rangashankara.

Trishala is a multidisciplinary artist and storyteller. Her insatiable love for all things stories has driven her to pursue different mediums. She weaves together and share compelling narratives, through theatre, film, painting, sculpting, puppetry, and creating interactive installations.