LINDA BLANCHET – Click on the name to access the bio. Crying Over the Death of a Robot In 2017, while searching for my next show topic, I read a lot and became passionate about artificial intelligence. I then discovered this news story: in the summer of 2014, hitchBot, a small hitchhiking robot designed in […]
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CALL FOR PAPERS Theatralia: Journal of Theatre Studies, 2026/1, Issue topic: Puppetry with(out) Classics Issue Editors: Kateřina Dolenská (DAMU, Prague, Czech Republic, Editor-in-chief of Loutkář [Puppeteer]) and Gabriella Reuss (PPCU Budapest, Hungary, and KU Ružomberok, Slovakia) Puppetry is an art form, both materially defined and conceptually abstract, that offers a rich medium for […]
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CALL FOR PASSPORTS Dear Festival Directors, The INTERNATIONAL FESTIVALS COMMISSION is calling for new PASSPORTS for 2025 and 2026. The PASSPORT program aims to help young UNIMA puppeteers or puppetry students, both UNIMA and non-UNIMA members, to attend puppet festivals and increase their knowledge of the organization and programming of an international event. The success of […]
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BUY AN ADVERTISING SPACE IN THE UNIMA MAGAZINE! The first UNIMAgazine will be published in May 2025! Edited by UNIMA thanks to an international editorial committee, it will feature 42 articles from National Centres and magazines from Africa, America, Asia and Europe and will have more than 150 pages per language. UNIMAgazine will be […]
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In 2025, we are celebrating the 20th anniversary of the 2005 UNESCO Convention on the Protection and Promotion of the Diversity of Cultural Expressions, a fundamental text that serves as a key tool for our sector. Ratified by UNIMA, this convention supports the recognition and promotion of puppetry arts worldwide by fostering cultural diversity, intercultural dialogue, and […]
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❤️ Love Puppetry, Love the World! 🌎 Support UNIMA’s Representation Fund at the 24th Congress in Chuncheon, Korea This Valentine’s Day, celebrate love in a way that goes beyond borders—through the love language of puppetry! UNIMA is preparing for its 24th Congress in Chuncheon, South Korea (May 26–30, 2025). This global gathering is a […]
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