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Open Call for UNIMA Symposium: Borders - Puppetry Unborders Borders - Puppetry Unborders Dates: May 22-23, 2025 Location: Chuncheon, Korea Submission Deadline: January 1, 2025 The UNIMA Symposium on "Borders - Puppetry Unborders" is now accepting submissions! This symposium is hosted as part of the 2025 UNIMA Congress and the Chuncheon World Puppet Festival. Call for Papers: We invite participants to explore the question of borders in puppetry art. How can and do puppets, animated objects, and related animants (Waszkiel 2015) question, fracture, displace, and transgress borders? Submission Guidelines: How to Apply: Submit your proposal via email to unimakorea@gmail.com and research@unima.org. Languages: Korean and English Formats: Formal academic papers or presentations of art practices Length:... Congratulations! Announcement of the UNIMA Heritage Awards 2024/2025 The UNion Internationale de la MArionnette (UNIMA) is pleased to announce the UNIMA Heritage Awards 2024/2025, recognizing exceptional contributions to the conservation of puppetry heritage. This yearโ€™s jury, consisting of esteemed members from around the worldโ€”Lucile Bodson (France), Kathy Foley (USA), Idoya Otegui (Spain), Dadi Pudumjee (India), and Nancy Staub (USA)โ€”has expressed their satisfaction with the enthusiastic response received during this first edition of the second stage of the Certificates of Recognition. This year, the jury meticulously reviewed numerous nominations and is proud to announce the following awardees: List of Awardees Antonio Joaquim de Santana โ€“ Master Calรบ - Mamulengo -ย ... UNIMA PC and FLUM 2024 FLUM & UNIMA PC - MOSTAR 2024 Celebrating International Peace Day - 21st September 2024 There are no words to describe the events that took place this year in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This beautiful city, with a history spanning from the Ottoman era, preserves architectural marvels and puppetry traditions protected by UNESCO, the Old Bridge of Mostar (World Heritage List) and Karagรถz, recognized as Intangible Cultural Heritage. This year with tremendous support of the FLUM Festival and Puppet Theater Mostar, the UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium embarked on a quest to fulfill the aims of this beautiful project and promote peace and mutual understanding. Note: This project is available for... 12th INTERNATIONAL ONLINE COURSE IN PUPPET THERAPY 2025 Puppet Therapy Barcelona calls for applications to theย 12th edition of its International Online Course in Puppet Therapy. - English Version This Online Course created in 2017 is designed and focused on the use of puppets and objects in the expressive and therapeutic dimension; to rescue memory and learnt hopelessness. The Puppet Therapy course invites you to be part of a journey where creativity, and the exchanging of experiences between students and teachers from different fields and places around the globe are combined.ย  THE COURSE IN PUPPET THERAPY COMBINES Theory, practice and research into the therapeutic potential of puppets and animated forms....

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24TH UNIMA CONGRESS, SOUTH KOREA

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