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News from UNIMA: International Festivals

OPEN CALL – Pendientes de un Hilo: Platform for Emerging Puppetry Creators

OPEN CALL FOR PUPPET AND THEATRE OBJECT WORK IN PROGRESS PROJECTS Pendientes de un Hilo festival offers a space for emerging creators to present their projects to international programmers The Pendientes de un Hilo festival is thrilled to present the 6th edition of the Plataforma de Lanzamiento, an exciting opportunity for emerging creators in puppetry […]

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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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FLUM & UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium: “Let There Be Light”

“Let There Be Light” Dates: September 21 (World Peace Day) to 25, 2024 Location: Mostar Puppet Theatre, Bosnia and Herzegovina “Let There Be Light” is a puppetry collaboration that will take place in Bosnia & Herzegovina’s Mostar, at the Mostar Puppet Theater, from September 21 to 25, 2024, as part of the FLUM International Puppet […]

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Documentation Now Available for the “CHANGE” Symposium in Bochum

The documentation from the remarkable SYMPOSIUM “CHANGE”, held this past May in Bochum, is now available! This event, organized by FIDENA in collaboration with the International Festivals Commission, brought together visionary ideas, discussions, and performances centered around transformation in the arts. You can now access in-depth information and videos from the symposium via the link […]

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Iran’s Dramatic Arts Center Announces Four Major International Theatre Festivals

The Dramatic Arts Center of Iran is pleased to announce details of four prominent international theatre festivals scheduled as follows (click on links for more information): The 17th Mariwan Street International Theatre Festival (October 11th to 15th, 2024) (Outdoor performances only) The 29th Children & Youth International Theatre Festival (November 1st to 7th, 2024) The […]

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