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UNIMA Nordic: Puppet Saturdays: Scenography of Ukrainian Contemporary Puppet Theatre

Puppet Saturday 12 – Scenography of Ukrainian Contemporary Puppet Theatre Date: 22nd November 2025Time: 14:00 CET Registration for the digital panel is now open. The high professional school of puppet theatre in Ukraine has existed since 1966 and has today 4 high education institutions for the professional training of puppeteers (Kharkiv, Kyiv, Lviv) and 2 […]

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Biennale CINARS 26: Open Call / Canada

Canada, News, Notices - 1/11/2025

The Montreal International Performing Arts Conference is a unique opportunity to present your work to programmers from around the world! Submit your application from September 22 to November 24, 2025. As part of its official programming, the CINARS Biennale 2026 will present full-length works (maximum 90 minutes) in dance, theatre, circus, interdisciplinary arts, and puppetry, […]

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Call for applications AVIAMA 2026 GRANTS Puppets and Mobility

France, News, Notices - 28/10/2025

The International Association of Puppetry-Friendly Cities (AVIAMA), founded in 2012, unites cities and local governments from around the world that share a deep commitment to the art of puppetry. Convinced of the importance of culture in local development, AVIAMA member cities support puppetry through festivals, museums, theatres, and performing companies that strengthen their cultural identity […]

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UNIMANORDIC PUPPET SATURDAY 25.10.2025 at 14.00 CET

UNIMANORDIC PUPPET SATURDAY 25.10.2025 at 14.00 CET Ukrainian puppet Theatre in times of war  “Live a normal life in non-normal conditions”. This is a quote from the play “The Nuclear Mermaid”, created during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine by the Lviv Academic Regional Puppet Theatre (a play about waiting for a nuclear attack). Ukrainian […]

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Artists of Hope: Supporting Gaza’s Puppeteers

News, Notices - 14/10/2025

In Gaza, a small group of puppeteers continues to create art among the ruins, keeping alive the hope and memory of their people. Today, these artists and their families urgently need our support to survive. The cost of living in Gaza has become unbearable: feeding a family of five now costs around USD 50 per […]

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5th COLLOQUIUM ON PUPPET THERAPY WITHOUT BORDERS: “PUPPETS, NEURODIVERSITY, AND CAREGIVERS”

News, Notices - 1/10/2025

5th COLLOQUIUM ON PUPPET THERAPY WITHOUT BORDERS: “PUPPETS, NEURODIVERSITY, AND CAREGIVERS” “A Different Way of Perceiving the World” Saturday, November 15 – Monday, November 17, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mexico City time. It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we present the 5th Virtual Colloquium—marking the fifth anniversary of our collective […]

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