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Last updated: 15-09-2022

UNIMA Ivory Coast

Date of creation: 2008

c/o Compagnie Ivoire Marionnettes Abatta (Bingerville)
09 BP 2688 ABIDJAN Ivory Coast

+225 59 65 41 11 / +225 05 18 57 95

unima225@gmail.com

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Important projects
With the help of the national centre of Ivory Coast, several performance possibilities have been given to national companies for their puppet shows, in particular during the International Meeting of Art and Culture Festival (RIAC).

Last news of the UNIMA Center

Tomorrow’s puppetry in Africa – A look back at the last two workshops

Africa, Benign, Burkina Faso, Commissions, Guinea, Ivory Coast, Kenya, Mali, National Centers, Professional Training, South Africa, Togo, Tunisia, Unima Projects - 23/05/2023

In May were held the last two workshops of the project ” Tomorrow’s puppetry in Africa “. Second francophone workshop: ” Puppetry and dramaturgies in public space “. The workshop for French-speaking African countries on the theme ” Puppetry and dramaturgy in public space ” was led by Alessandra Amicarelli (Italy) and Athanase Kabré (Burkina […]

Managerial management of the cultural enterprises: between resistance and necessity to modernize

Ivory Coast - 11/06/2021

25 juin, 14h > 16h GMT / 16h > 18h CET June 25, 14h to 16h GMT / 16h to 18h CET Speaker : Doctor Liazere Seri Elie Kouaho, Ivory Coast General inspector of modern literature, president of the management board of the national office of cinema of ivory coast (ONAC-CI), director of the national center […]

Spotlight on the Puppet in Africa. Workshop: Movement and Immobility

Africa, Burkina Faso, Ivory Coast - 4/02/2021

Spotlight on the Puppet in Africa. Workshop: Movement and Immobility, with Naomi van Niekerk

MASA: focus on puppetry art in Africa

Africa, Ivory Coast - 6/03/2020

The MASA (Market of Performing Arts Abidjan) makes for its 11th edition from 07 to 14 March 2020 a particular focus on the puppet

Training proposed by the Africa Commission

Africa, Ivory Coast - 28/08/2018

The UNIMA Africa Commission and the Pan-African KI-YI Foundation in partnership with Académie Ivoire Marionnettes (Ivory Puppet Academy) are proposing a high-level six-week professional training on the techniques (fabrication, manipulation) of string puppets, for professional puppeteers, amateur and art lovers. The training is provided by the great French American specialist Mary Sharp, visual artist and […]

Market for African Performing Arts

Ivory Coast, Notices - 11/05/2017

On the occasion of its 10th edition, to be held from 10 to 17 March 2018, in Abidjan, Grand Bassam, Bouaké, Korhogo and Yamoussoukro, the Market for African Performing Arts (MASA) launches a specific call for applications directed to artists and groups in the disciplines known as street arts or arts in the public space: […]

Report of the latest General Assembly of UNIMA Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast - 12/05/2015

UNIMA Ivory Coast, National Centre of the International Union of the Puppet, held an Extraordinary General Assembly on April 24th, 2015. We invite yoy to read the Report (in French) of this General Assembly, where, amongst other raised matters, a new board was elected.