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UNIMA Council Meeting – Day 2

Agenda, News - 29/04/2023

Day 2 brought reports from South & East Asian, Pacific, West & Central Asian, European and African centers and representatives as well as Commission reports by the Asia-Pacific, Communication & Public Relations, Education, Developments & Therapy, International Festivals, Heritage, Museums & Documentation and Professional Training Commissions. It was a day to celebrate the many projects […]

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UNIMA Council Meeting – Day 1

Agenda, News - 26/04/2023

At last the Bali Council meeting has begun. Marking the first hybrid council meeting of UNIMA’s 95 year history, we celebrate the gift technology has given us to connect more broadly across the world, despite some challenges this imperfect tool also brings. Most of all however, this morning was a reminder of the passion and […]

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Karakulit Festival Pécs City, Hungary

News, Notices - 22/04/2023

In April, the shadows came to life again in the centre of Pécs. As part of the 10th Theatre Olympics World Puppet Arts Festival, the 2nd Karakulit International Shadow Play Festival was held between 19-23 April, organised by the Márkus Zínház. The festival was an interdisciplinary meeting of art history, theatre and visual arts, where […]

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2023 Council Dossiers

From the office of the General Secretary: The latest copies of the dossiers for Council 2023, 26th to 30th April are available for viewing and download in English, French, and Spanish. The document is available to UNIMA members for free. To access the document, please write to your National Centres for the password, and for […]

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Professional Training featuring Artur Dwulit, Poland

Professional Training - 10/04/2023

The Professional Training Commission continues to gather puppeteer trainers around the world online to share ideas on training programmes. The next meeting will be held on Friday, 14th April at 15h CET on Zoom, in English, featuring Artur Dwulit from the Academy of Theatre in the name of Aleksandra Zelwerowicza of Bialystok, Poland. Zoom ID: […]

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