Photo of the geometric puppet built by Buckmeister Füller for Bill Baird in 1958, which disappeared in 1987, thanks to the artist Zaven Paré for sharing to me. Magic lanterns, physicality of the doll, and capacity, ‘The puppet was born at the first dawn, when the first man saw his own shadow for the first […]
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Jointly organized by UNIMA Asia-Pacific Commission, UNIMA Professional Training Commission, UNIMA China, and Nanchong Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast, TV, and Tourism, the 2024 Puppetry Training and Exchange Symposium will take place in Nanchong, China, December 13th and 14th. Theme: The place of tradition in contemporary puppetry. Bridges without frontiers. Key Topics: Puppetry Training in […]
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Dates: 29 May – 1 June 2025 Location: Puppet and Actor Theatre, Łomża, Poland Application Deadline: 31 January 2025 38th edition of the International Theatrical Festival VALISE will take place 29 May – 1 June 2025 at the Puppet and Actor Theatre in Łomża. In recent years the Festival has undergone numerous programme changes, continually […]
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Dear friends, We (Alissa Mello and Cariad Astles) are calling all thinkers, artists and scholars who research and write about puppetry, object and material performance! The 2025 International Federation of Theatre Research conference is in Cologne, Germany, between 9th and 13th June 2025. The theme is Carnival. We are proposing a wave of puppetry scholarship/intervention […]
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The International Association of Puppet Friendly Cities (AVIAMA) brings together cities and local governments from all over the world around the puppet, convinced of the importance of culture in their development. These cities are especially committed to supporting the puppetry arts, for which AVIAMA represents a genuine network of cooperation and exchange. For the 7th […]
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“Shadows on the Silk Road” 20th Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Festival & UNIMA PC Online Webinar 23-27 November 2024 Meetings and Workshops of the 20th Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Festival Co-organized by UNIMA PC (UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium) Date: 23-27 November 2024 Language: Persian – Farsi and English Join us on an inspiring journey along the ancient Silk […]
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