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Pro-Vocation, roots & Wings – Construction and Movement / Professional training

Puppet Building & Performance Training A regional workshop for East African puppeteers and artists Organised by UNIMA- Kenya Led by Alison Duddle . Dates: 22nd – 27th September 2025 Duration: 6 days Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Format: Hybrid (In-person in Nairobi and digital participation) Language: English Participants: 20 (including online participants from various […]

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Pro-Vocation Roots and Wings – An International Exchange on Puppetry Arts in Africa

Presented by Professional Training Commission from the UNIMA, in partnership with The Centre for Humanities Research (CHR)/ University of the Western Cape (UWC) The Pro-Vocation series are international conferences on puppetry training, organized by UNIMA’s Professional Training Commission since 2015. In November 2024, the UNIMA Professional Training Commission, the Africa Commission, and the UNIMA SA, […]

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UNIMA Internationale Executive Committee 2024 Hybrid Meeting during Casteliers Festival in Montreal

Agenda, Canada, News, Notices - 3/03/2024

We are pleased to announce that the Casteliers festival in Montreal, scheduled from March 6 to 10, will be the distinguished host for the UNIMA Internationale Executive Committee 2024 hybrid meeting on March 5 and 6. Details: Event: Casteliers Festival and UNIMA Internationale Executive Committee Meeting Date: March 5-6, 2024 Location: Montreal, Canada Key Points: […]

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World Puppetry Day Video Project Call

Agenda, News, Notices, WPD, WPD2024 - 18/12/2023

UNIMA proposes each year a video project to be realized individually or through workshops with children. This proposal is sent all over the world and all the videos are edited to be broadcast on the 21st of March! Here are some previous montages! Video 2023 Video 2022 Vídeo 2020 Vídeo 2018 The theme for 2024 […]

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Puppetraining with the Accademia Dimitri from Switzerland / December 14 – Digital

For the past four years, the Professional Training Commission of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette) has been organising meetings with directors of training courses in the puppetry arts: Puppetraining.   The concept A spotlight on the teaching of puppetry, with : – Meetings to discover the main approaches to teaching puppetry around the world. […]

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