DUNDU means You and You (DU und DU)
DUNDU is an illuminated large-scale puppet that has enthralled spectators worldwide.Though large in size, he is a gentle creature that glides between audience members with ease and grace, tickling fancies and chins along the way. Our family here at Dundu, through years of stellar craftsmanship, original live music, and finely- tuned puppeteering, brings a visual, interactive, mobile experience to your public. It is hard to describe the captivating nature of this glowing figure but when we see the lights light up in someone's eyes, we know he has achieved our goal - to instill a simple sense of wonder and togetherness in adults and children. The only thing larger than this giant is his heart.

DUNDUMUSIK: The sound of the Giants
The unique sound world of the Kora enlivens DUNDU and supports his unprecedented atmosphere
Each situation shares its common quality with the acoustic Besides, the magic spell and aesthetics are due, not least thanks to the music with its fluid sound structure of the West African Kora-harp, played by Stefan Charisius and conceived specifically for. He belongs to the few Europeans who excell in playing this instrument rhythmically complex, also as a soloist and in various formations. This musical instrument has been used for centuries as a means of opening channels for well-being and for inner peace. Blues, Jazz, Swing and the Pop music are using melodies developed by means of the Kora up to this day.

Now color comes into play.
For the 10th anniversary of DUNDU, puppeteer and inventor Tobias Husemann and his creative collective, who brought you The Gentle Giant, have crafted a new figure: BIMBI – The Amazing Grace. BIMBI met DUNDU onstage under the lights of an in-house theatre production. All attending shared the intimate tango the two found in their first dance. They are a truly unique couple, complementing perfectly. With the search for a companion and playmate now complete, they are looking forward to dancing together on stages across the world.Equipped with the latest advances in lighting technology, BIMBI possesses the ability to express her emotions vividly. It is the next step in Giant Puppet Art, fusing performing art and contemporary design.

Spiegly - Reflective in Motion

The newest creation for amazing events is our Mirror Lady - Spiegly. She dances it out loud and inspires while playing in the space with lasers and the wowed audience. The illuminated inner space and the constantly outer skin of this high tec puppets engages the imagination of the audience day and night time. With high heels and a top-notch hair cut be sure to blow your audience´s mind away. A party animal that challenges the status quo of Giant puppetry in terms of flexibility and human like movement.

DUNDU-Teambuilding: through puppetry to team success
DUNDU brings creativity and inspiration to companies. The core element is the DUNDU doll, which is played simultaneously by four to six people. In the different scenarios the participants get to know interaction, communication and cooperation with and through the puppet in a playful way. The reflection of the scenarios enables the transfer of the model environment with DUNDU to the daily challenges for the individual and the group. Trustful cooperation and effective communication are major elements of successful teamwork. Dundu Teambuilding is a new approach to create emotional connectivity in the team and, through the team's analogue tactile experience, also symbolizes the digital transformation & networking thinking in an unparalleled way.

Puppet thinking: when puppetry and design thinking meet
Puppet Thinking is an innovative approach that gives artistic impulses to organizations through the magic of collective animation of figures and objects.
In a three-stage process the participants go through a co-creation journey with puppet creation & building, puppet animation and directing / storytelling:
The participants build simple figures from materials of everyday life (or materials of their companies) own figures, the so-called mini-WEs. Collectively the group learns to breath life into the fragile bodies and are bond together with this organisational breath and able to perform their own success story.

Your contact:
Fabian Seewald, CEO & Creative Dynamo DUNDU – Giants of Light (Stuttgart, Germany)
Fabian experienced the transformational potential of the arts during his social service in Guadalajara in Mexico. Inspired by his intensive work with the youth in a social circus, he found his own passion for the performing arts and learned at first hand that “Art Changes People and People Change the World”.
In the sub-urban paradise Wagenhallen in Stuttgart, his first encounter with the giant puppet DUNDU and his ingenious co-founders Tobias Husemann and Stefan Charisius left a big impact on him. Fabian bridged the artistic idea with a global vision under the theme of Sharing the Light. Putting forces together, DUNDU has become an internationally renowned masterpiece with a social mission.
Together with the diverse team of artists and makers, Fabian has created artistic experiences from Chile over Russia to Taiwan. He loves to transform public space into theatrical stages - juggling between art disciplines and new immersive technologies while shaping imaginative fusions.
As creative dynamo his driving force is the ability to connect the dots in the realization of site-specific, unique moments of joy and light where audiences become participants and co-creatively build a bridge called art.