Katsura

What Katsura does

Katsura is a French private production agency specializing in Son & Lumi\u00e8re (sound and light) spectacles, giant-scale projection mapping, scenographic design, and corporate event creation. Founded in 2008 and headquartered in Triel-sur-Seine, the company operates as a full-service in-house production house: it writes scenarios, designs characters and storyboards, directs staging, fabricates sets, props and costumes (using wood, metal and recycled materials), and manages commercialization, communication, budget, and ticketing. Its technical differentiator is large-format projection mapping onto architectural and industrial surfaces exceeding 600m2, combined with live actors and pyrotechnic/laser effects, delivered as turnkey spectacles.

The company generates revenue through project-based professional services sold directly to two customer segments. The primary segment is French municipalities and Communaut\u00e9s d'Agglom\u00e9ration, which contract Katsura for ceremonies, wishes events, Christmas productions, heritage commemorations, and public spectacles; the secondary segment is corporate clients (e.g., NUXE, SEPUR, OTV VEOLIA, SyAGE) commissioning seminars, trade show stands, and institutional events. Pricing is bespoke and quote-based, with time-based day rates for direction and production management, and a 6% executive production commission on total project value when Katsura consolidates multi-vendor billing into a single invoice. Go-to-market is enterprise direct sales supplemented by presence at major French public-sector trade shows (Salon des Maires et des Collectivit\u00e9s Locales, Espace Collectivit\u00e9s) and a portfolio-based website.

Katsura employs between 11 and 50 people, is privately held with no disclosed external funding, and is led by Agnes Mouchet (Directrice de production) and Sylvain Michoux (R\u00e9alisateur spectacle & Ev\u00e9nement). Its signature productions include No Man's Land (2018 WWI centenary), Race 24 (24 Hours of Le Mans centenary), La Terre, CO2 Mon Amour, E-Time, and a recurring portfolio of Christmas spectacles. Geographic footprint is national France with an \u00cele-de-France concentration.

Name

Katsura

Legal name

Katsura

Website

https://katsura.fr

Company type

Private

Founded year

2008

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Katsura is a French private production agency that creates Son & Lumi\u00e8re spectacles, giant projection mapping shows, scenographic designs, and corporate events for French municipalities and corporate clients such as NUXE, SEPUR, and OTV VEOLIA.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

Event Production Services

NAICS

Other Performing Arts Companies (71119), Performing Arts Companies (7111)

SIC

Services-Motion Picture & Video Tape Production (7812), Services-Mailing, Reproduction, Commercial Art & Photography (7330)

akta.pro primary industry

Corporate Event Production & A/V Services (Staging, Lighting, Sound) (MPAGAHAN)

akta.pro secondary industries

Special Effects (Pyro, Lasers, Confetti, Fog) (MPAGAKAF), Trade Shows & Industry Expos (B2B) (MPAGAHAB)

Keywords

• Sound and light shows
• Projection mapping
• Event production
• Scenographic design
• Corporate event services

Headquarters

HQ city

Triel-sur-seine

HQ country

France

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2B

Offering type

Services

Cost components

Personnel, Operations, Technology or R&D, Marketing or Sales, Supply Chain

Revenue model

1. Project-Based Spectacle Production: Katsura generates revenue through creating custom spectacles for municipalities and corporations, including Son & Lumière shows, projection mapping, and event productions. Services encompass creation, staging, set fabrication, and production management.
2. Executive Production Services: The company charges a 6% commission on total production costs for executive production services that consolidate partner billing and project management under a single invoice.
3. Time-Based Technical Services: Event director and production manager services billed at time-spent rates with day-rate packages.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels3 records

Marketing channels6 records

Core offering

Katsura is a French event and spectacle production agency that creates Son & Lumiere (Sound & Light) shows, giant projection mapping spectacles, scenographic spaces, and corporate events. The company manages the entire production in-house, including writing, staging, set and costume fabrication, commercialization, communication, budget management, and ticketing for municipalities and corporate clients.

Product overview

Katsura is a show and event production agency specializing in Son & Lumière spectacles, scenic space design, and corporate event creation. The company operates as a full-service production house with in-house capabilities for creation, writing, staging, set and costume design. Their core offerings include: Son & Lumière shows featuring giant image projection and mapping technology; Espace Scénique for scenic design and decor fabrication; corporate event creation including inaugurations and professional stands; and a catalog of produced shows. The product portfolio includes signature shows like No Man's Land (WWI commemoration), Bug Christmas, CO2 Mon Amour (environmental), E-Time, Les 24 Heures du Mans, La Terre, and various Christmas productions. The company also offers Régie & Production Exécutive services for executive event production management.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Products and services

• Son & Lumiere (Sound & Light Shows)
• Espace Scenique (Scenic Space Design)
• Evenement (Corporate Event Creation)
• Regie & Production Executive (Executive Production Services)
• Nos Spectacles (Show Catalog)

Quantifiable outcome

• More than 5,000 spectators attended 22 performances of 'La Terre' spectacle in one month
• +2 more outcomes

Named customers12 records

Segments2 records

Ideal customer profiles2 records

Technology focussed No

API detail

Has API

No

API docs

API detail

Core technology

AI maturity

App detail

Feature4 records

Scale indicators6 records

Recent moves5 records

Expansion highlights4 records

Broad incumbents

• GL Events: GL Events is the largest publicly listed French event services group, providing venue management, event production, and audiovisual services to corporate and public-sector clients across more than 90 countries. It is comparable to Katsura as a broad incumbent offering integrated event production capabilities at significantly larger scale, though it serves a wider portfolio of segments beyond Son & Lumière shows.
• Culturespaces: Culturespaces operates immersive art and digital light experiences in France (Atelier des Lumières, Bassins de Lumières) and produces large-scale projection-mapping cultural events. It is comparable as a French large-format immersive light and projection-mapping operator, though it focuses on art exhibitions rather than municipal and corporate spectacles.

Direct peers

• Groupe Novelty-Magnum: Novelty-Magnum is a leading French audiovisual rental and event technical services group supplying sound, lighting, video, and staging equipment to corporate events, concerts, and televised productions. It is directly comparable to Katsura as a French audiovisual event services specialist, though it operates more as a rental house than a creative Son & Lumière producer.
• Dushow: Dushow is a French audiovisual rental and event production company providing sound, lighting, video, and staging for concerts, corporate events, and live performances. It is comparable to Katsura as a French audiovisual event services peer with overlapping customer base in corporate and public-sector events, though Dushow is more rental-led than creation-led.
• Public Address: Public Address is a French event production and audiovisual services agency producing corporate events, conventions, and public spectacles for enterprise and institutional clients. It is comparable to Katsura as a French event production peer serving a similar corporate and public-sector customer base, with overlapping Son & Lumière and scenography offerings.

Others

• Compagnie des Alpes: Compagnie des Alpes operates ski resorts, leisure parks, and tourist attractions in France and internationally, with adjacent event and entertainment programming. It is comparable to Katsura as a French-listed operator in the live entertainment and visitor experience space, though its core business is venue operations rather than event creation services.

Market position

Strengths5 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat4 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights7 records

Customer concentration

• YouTubeyoutube.com/@katsuraspectacle
• Facebookfacebook.com/katsuraspectacle
• LinkedInlinkedin.com/company/katsura

Revenue estimate

Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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