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Puppet Power 2025: A Call for Stories โ€“ Share Your Roots Through Puppetry! Puppet Power 2025: A Call for Stories โ€“ Share Your Roots Through Puppetry! 18th-19th October 2025. Puppetry is more than playโ€”itโ€™s a powerful way to express identity, preserve culture, and spark social change. Our conference, Puppet Power 2025, explores the complex topic of immigration through the creative lens of puppetry, and weโ€™re inviting you to be part of the story. We want to hear from new Canadians and individuals from around the world: tell us how puppetry has shaped your journey, your culture, or your community. ย How to contribute: Reflect on a meaningful puppetry experienceโ€”childhood memories, cultural traditions, or social impact. Record... Fishing Fresh: Fishing for Fresh Ideas Fishing Fresh: Fishing for Fresh Ideas Part of the 24th UNIMA Congress & Chuncheon Puppet Festival Do you have a puppet project you can't wait to share? Are you seeking ideas or collaborators? Do you have innovations or creative breakthroughs that need to be told? We want to hear from you! Weโ€™re calling for short 3-minute presentations from UNIMA members and Korean puppetry practitioners to share fresh ideas, unique practices, and inspiring stories from the world of puppetry. Whether you're an artist, educator, researcher, or part of a theatre group, this is your chance to contribute to a global exchange of creativity. What can you... The Pรดle International de la Marionnette: Call for Applications for the 2025/2026 Residencies The call for applications for the 2025/2026 residencies is open! Applications are open from 14 April to 25 May 2025 The Pรดle International de la Marionnette โ€“ Jacques Fรฉlix offers four residency programmes: Creation residencies, Graduate residencies, residencies in Nurseries, Research residencies. โ€“ As a major centre for puppetry arts, the Pรดle supports artistic creation and research at both national and international levels. Through its residency programmes, the Pรดle aims to: โ€“ Support puppeteers in the creation and production of new works; โ€“ Assist recent graduates of the ร‰cole Nationale Supรฉrieure des Arts de la Marionnette โ€“ Margareta Nicuelscu (ESNAM) in launching their professional careers; โ€“ Provide... Puppet Saturdays Lecture Series: Kids, Cameras, and Puppets Kids, Cameras, and Puppets: ย How to Communicate with Puppets Through the Lens Puppet Saturdays Lecture Series Saturday, April 26 at 14:00 CET โ€” Online Event We are thrilled to welcome acclaimed photographer Runar Blekken and director Maiken Marstrander, who will share their insights into the unique and joyful world of working with puppets and young children on screen. Drawing from their extensive work within the beloved Bo Bear universe, Runar and Maiken will discuss the challenges and creative solutions involved in capturing the imagination of preschoolers through live-action puppetry. With years of experience creating content for both television and cinema, they bring a...

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