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Union Internationale de la Marionnette

Non-Governmental Organization affiliated to UNESCO

Professional Training Commission

Last updated: 12-02-2024

Date of creation: 1976

Principle Objectives

  • The Commission’s keywords: “exchange, meetings and encouragement”.
  • To facilitate the exchange of teachers between schools
  • To encourage the exchange of students between schools
  • To continue international reflection on the teaching-learning and training and practice of puppeteers
  • To encourage meetings between international festivals and schools.

Map

The Professional Training Commission of UNIMA has the project of updating the list of universities, schools and institutions with professional training programs in theater of animated forms, puppets and objects..

This map, continuously updated, aims to communicate and make better known the whole, the richness and the diversity of the professional training proposals in the world today.

Projects

Each year, different scholarships are offered for students from different countries to attend courses or workshops, offered by some of the Schools / Programs / Puppet Training Institutions. This offer is also aimed at young people who are in non-formal training in countries where there are no schools.

Since 2014, the main project of the Professional Training Commission has been to organize, every two years, International Conferences on Training, bringing together artists and masters to share ideas and experiences regarding professional training in the arts of puppetry. .Each meeting result in a publication.

The first was held in Charleville-Mézières, in September 2015.
The second was held in June 2017, in Targoviste, Romania.
The third took place in Florianópolis, Brazil, in May 2019.
The fourth is scheduled for September 2022 in Beijing, China.
The fifth is scheduled for 2024 in Africa, location to be confirmed

There are also plans to organize some joint projects between schools (shows, workshops) and to offer special production projects bringing together students from various countries.

Also, we will also start online monthly meetings between historical training programs and others in the making to raise awareness of their operation and promote exchanges, especially with countries where there is no puppetry training.

 

Upcoming events

Last news of the Commission

Puppetraining Seminar: Wayang, Indonesian Arts Institute, Denpasar, Bali

Guest: I Nyoman Sedama Date: Friday, March 8, 2024 Time: 12:30 CET Language: English Zoom link: ZOOM DIRECT LINK The Professional Training Commission of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette) will continue this year with the interview series: “Focus on Training in Puppetry Arts,” aiming to discover the key approaches in teaching puppetry arts worldwide […]

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Invitation: LA HOJA TITIRITERA

UNIMA Tres Américas/Subcomisión LatinoAmérica We extend the most cordial invitation to colleagues in the art of puppetry and Latin American researchers to collaborate with unpublished texts for LA HOJA TITIRITERA, in its new stage, to be published in the first quarter of 2024. The writings will be selected and scheduled by an Editorial Board, and […]

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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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UNIMA, an international meeting point at the Charleville-Mézières puppet theatre festival

UNIMA was present at the 2023 World Festival of Puppet Theatres, where the association organised various events enabling members from all over the world to meet around common themes and a convivial drink. A great international meeting place which welcomed nearly 500 people over 4 days. The delegation from Chuncheon, led by UNIMA South Korea […]

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In Memory of Jane Taylor

News, Professional Training - 19/09/2023

It is with great sadness that the Unima International Research Commission acknowledges the passing of Professor Jane Taylor, a renowned South African writer, playwright, cultural critic and academic widely known for her long career in the field of puppetry and object performance and critique. Jane was a member of the Research Commission until 2022. She […]

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Workshop – Interaction and dialogue between shadow theatre and projected video image

Organised by the Latin American Subcommission of the Americas Commission, and the Professional Training Commission of UNIMA International. Friday 29/9 and Saturday 30/9, via personalised Zoom (the link will be sent once you have registered for the workshop). Schedule: 11am Argentina / Uruguay / Brazil / Dominican Republic 9h Ecuador / Colombia 8h Mexico (Mexico […]

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

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 […]

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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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Puppetry and dramaturgy in public spaces, call for applications open!

Tomorrow’s puppetry in Africa – Dramaturgies and digital exeriments A training cycle for the puppetry artists of the African continent. UNIMA international, its commissions Africa and Professional Training, in collaboration with the National Centres of UNIMA in Tunisia, Kenya, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and the representative in Uganda, launch together a training cycle in […]

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Puppetraining

Turning the spotlight on training in the puppet arts 18 November 2022 – 14:00 (2pm), CET Fedelis Kyalo / Dr. Tom Odhiambo / Phylemon Odhiambo Okoth Join the Zoom session: ID: 819 6299 9228 Access: 616746 View it live on Facebook here.

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Tomorrow’s puppetry in Africa, call for applications open!

A training cycle for the puppetry artists of the African continent. UNIMA international, its commissions Africa and Professional Training, in collaboration with the National Centres of UNIMA in Tunisia, Kenya, Togo, South Africa, Burkina Faso and the representative in Uganda, launch together a training cycle in 2023 for puppetry artists of the African continent on […]

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PUPPETRAINING ITALY

IN THE NEXT PUPPETRAINING ORGANIZED BY UNIMA’s PROFESSIONAL TRAINING COMMISSION, IT WILL BE ITALY’S TURN! TUESDAY, SEPTEMBER 27, 2022, 4.00 PM (CET) Meeting program: – Presentation ATELIER DELLE FIGURE / School for puppeteers and storytellers – ANIMATERIA presentation / Advanced training course for animator expert in techniques and languages, analogical and digital, of puppetry – […]

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Directory of puppet schools

The Professional Training Commission of UNIMA has the project of updating the list of universities, schools and institutions with professional training programs in theater of animated forms, puppets and objects. This map, continuously updated, aims to communicate and make better known the whole, the richness and the diversity of the professional training proposals in the […]

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Puppetraining – Next session : Meeting with the University of Teheran

NEXT MEETING: Friday, July 1, 4:00 p.m. (CET) SOORE ART UNIVERSITY – DEPARTMENT OF PUPPET THEATER – Tehran, IRAN A live meeting on the Zoom platform. Participate by connecting to this Link: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/83603472774?pwd=U2dFbTJBM3RHQWJEWU9lVGVJeFIvdz09 Meeting ID: 836 0347 2774Access Code: 093891 More information For those who cannot follow the meetings live, the recordings will be available after the […]

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Puppetraining – Meeting with Damu university, Czech Republic

Friday, May 6th 2022, at 5pm (CET). The Professional Training Commission of Unima proposes monthly online meetings with schools or trainings dedicated to puppetry arts. These meetings aim at discovering the programmes and characteristics of puppetry schools in the world. The next meeting will be held on Friday 6 May with the Academy of Performing […]

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Arketal’s Books – Learning to make puppets

Professional Training - 31/03/2022

The Arketal Workshop, run by Greta Bruggeman and Sylvie Osman since 2002, is a studio for puppetry training located in Cannes (France), well-known in the world of puppetry. There students of all nationalities attend every year various making and play courses. The Arketal Workshop is also a place for doing research : it allows puppeteers, […]

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Survey on professional training commission

Dear National Centres, The professional training commission has the project to update the list of universities, schools and official institutions with professional training programs in puppetry. This list will be hosted on the page of the Professional Training Commission on the UNIMA International website, with the purpose of communicating and making better known the richness […]

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Puppetraining

Turning the spotlight on training in puppetry arts The Professional Training Commission of UNIMA (Union Internationale de la Marionnette) is pleased to present its new project: “Spotlight on Puppetry Arts Training”, which consists of: Meetings to discover the main approaches to teaching the art of puppetry around the world. Presentations and discussions with the heads […]

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Grants holders 2017 of the Training Commission

Professional Training - 21/12/2016

This year, the Training Commission has been receiving a great number of applications; more than about forty ones meeting the selection criterias. After a difficult election due the good level of the applications, the members of the Training Commission decided to award, for 2017, 2 grants for students. The recipients 2017 are: Diana Tuneva (Russia) […]

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Grants 2017 of the Profesional Training Commission

Professional Training - 27/10/2016

In 2017, the Profesional Training Commission of UNIMA would give between 2 and 3 grants, without discrimination of age or origin, to students in puppetry arts, or puppeteers in practical training, to follow a course or a workshop proposed by a school or training program in puppet theater. Therefore, it is glad to announce the […]

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Recipients of the Training grants 2016

Professional Training - 9/12/2015

The Professional Training Commission is glad announcing the name of the recipients of its Grants 2016: Feith-Anne Chester Inn (Guyana), Alina Cristina Tane (Romania), Izabela Zachowicz (Poland) Thank to these grants, Feith-Anne Chester Inn will take part to the workshop “The Unusual body – Theatre of animation” with Miguel Vellinho (Cie PeQuod) in the Espaço […]

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Grants 2016 of the Profesional Training Commission

Professional Training - 25/10/2015

In 2016, the Profesional Training Commission of UNIMA would give three (3) grants, without discrimination of age or origin, to students in puppetry arts, or puppeteers in practical training, to follow a course or a workshop proposed by a school or training program in puppet theater. So, it is glad to announce the list of […]

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Recipients of the Training grants 2015

Professional Training - 15/12/2014

The Professional Training Commission is glad announcing the name of the recipients 2015 of its Grants 2015 Xiaoran, student from China, and – Faith-Ann Chester-Inniss, puppeteer from Guyana. Thank to thse grants, Xiaoran would attend, in April 2015, to the workshop “Contemporary String Puppet” with Frank Soehnle in the Atelier d’Arketal in Cannes (France) and […]

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Grants 2015 of the Profesionnal Training Commission

Professional Training - 2/10/2014

The Profesionnal Training Commission is glad to announce the list of the workshops that it would support for 2015. The candidates must fill out and send the application form before November 15th, 2014 and have to choose one of the courses or workshops listed here below. – Contemporay String Puppet with Frank Soehnle at the […]

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The Profesionnal Training Commission expresses its concern

Professional Training - 23/09/2014

For us, it’s essential to maintain the training of puppeteers as an effective way to preserve an important patrimony, because the artists’ interest in puppetry is growing and the need for high quality professional training is growing with it. In that respect, significant training programs worldwide must be maintained and protected. So, when a program […]

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Grants holders 2014 of the Training Commission

Professional Training - 2/12/2013

After long discussions, the members of the Training Commission decided to award, for 2014, 2 grants for students. The recipients 2014 are: – Domokos Kovacs, from Hungary, will follow, in August 2014, the workshop “Dance and Puppetry” headed by Duda Paiva, in the International Puppetry Institute of Charleville Mézières (France).   – Miroslava Fuentes Figueroa, […]

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