KAUNAS STATE PUPPET THEATER

The Kaunas State Puppet Theater was founded in 1958 by drama actors Stasys and Valerija Ratkevičiai. Nowadays the theater company consists of 15 actors and presents around 300 performances each year, including several premieres. The theater Puppet Museum founded in 1994 preserves more than 900 exhibits illustrating the process of puppet theater development. The museum is used for educational events: children are introduced with the puppet theater. Each year the traditional festival “To Fairy-Tale Land!” and the international festival “Let Puppets and Children Smile Together” is organised since 1991.