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Last updated: 20-08-2024

UNIMA Sweden – UNIMA Sverige

Date of creation: 1969

Box 161 96
SE-103 24  STOCKHOLM  Sweden

+46 8 506 20 359

www.unima.se

Presentation

Brief history
Founded in 1991, UNIMA Sweden is a non-profit making association addressed to all who are interested in puppet theatre: amateurs, professionals, organizers or spectator.

Important projects and achievements
UNIMA Sweden, on its own or in co-operation with others, arranges for foreign puppet theatres to perform in Sweden, thus providing the opportunity for members to develop contacts with international artists. UNIMA Sweden aspires to spread interest in puppet theatre through exhibitions and information with, for example, lectures and demonstrations.

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Last news of the UNIMA Center

Outstanding Contributions to the European Puppetry, Recognized by the Europe Commission

©FabiennePontoire Discover three outstanding contributions to the European world of puppetry! Mikhail Urytskyi, a teacher at the Karpenko-Kary National University in Kyiv, shares his thoughts on the challenges and evolution of contemporary puppetry. After attending several international festivals in Poland and Slovakia with his students, he shares his observations, which invite us to rethink what […]

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Puppet Saturdays Lecture Series – Visit to Puppet Master Karin Ørum’s Studio

Sculpt-Pattern and Material: A Visit in Puppet Master Karin Ørum´s Studio Curated by Rolf Søborg Hansen 2. November: 14:00 CET UNIMA Nordic Puppet Saturdays invites you on a digital visit to the studio of Danish puppet master Karin Ørum. Karin is the leading puppet maker on large productions  in Denmark, such as The Royal Theater’s […]

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Puppet Saturdays Lecture Series – Uses of Puppetry in Situations of Trauma

Uses of puppetry in situations of trauma with: Coby Omvlee, Antje Wegener & Karim Dakhroub 12. October, 14:00 CET UNIMA Nordic will hold an online round table discussion at 14h (CET) on Saturday 12th October on the theme of ‘Uses of puppetry in situations of trauma’. The speakers are experienced and talented therapists, social workers, […]

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Pop Up Puppets in Stockholm 2024 – Festival Review by Cariad Astles

Pop Up Puppets in Stockholm 2024 Pop Up Puppets 2024, despite the ephemeral-sounding title, is a puppet festival with large, splendid and grounded performances. In its third iteration, the growing success of the festival has made marks upon Stockholm’s cultural landscape and makes future festivals look highly likely to continue and grow. This year’s shows […]

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Players of the Night: On Contemporary Shadow Theatre with Fabrizio Montecchi

Players of the Night: On Contemporary Shadow Theatre with Fabrizio Montecchi Puppet Saturdays Lecture Series September 14, 14:00 CET UNIMA Ukraine and UNIMA Sweden are excited to present the 5th Puppet Saturday Lecture in our series of digital events, curated and facilitated by UNIMA Nordic to foster cross-border collaboration and skill-sharing. Join us as we […]

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Clément Peretjatko Awarded 2024 Prix Michael Meschke for Puppetry Arts

Europe, France, News, Notices, Sweden - 14/07/2024

French theatre director and puppeteer Clément Peretjatko has been awarded the 2024 international “Prix Michael Meschke for the preservation and renewal of puppetry arts.” Peretjatko graduated from ESNAM of Charleville-Mézières (National Superior School of Puppetry Arts), where Meschke was one of his teachers. He is also President of the UNIMA Europe Commission. (Union Internationale de […]

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Puppet Saturday Lecture Series: Inclusive Puppetry with Dr. Kateryna Lukianenko

Join UNIMA Ukraine & UNIMA Nordic on 17. February, 2024 at 14:00 CET for the third Puppet Saturday Lecture Series event.  Dr. Kateryna Lukianenko will present on the Ukrainian theatre project The Sixth Sense. The Sixth Sense is an inclusive theatre research project for audiences with visual impairments. It explores a sensory theater format to develop […]

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Nordic Puppetry Supports Ukraine Puppeteers

Denmark, Finland, Iceland, Norway, Sweden - 15/09/2022

“Due to the war in Ukraine, we are a group of theatre people in Denmark, Norway, Sweden, Finland and Iceland who have joined forces to initiate initiatives to help our colleagues in Ukraine. We are a collaboration between freelance theatre people and Unima in the Nordics, and we are all deeply appalled by the brutality […]

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Michael Meschke honored by the swedish king

Sweden - 13/07/2017

In sweden, Michael Meschke was honored by the king during a ceremony at the Royal Palace of Stockholm where he received the Kings Medal for meritorious services as a theatre manager. The King’s Medal was instituted around 1814, and is awarded to Swedish and foreign citizens for exceptional contributions. Read more…

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