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Call for Applications – 4th International Women Playwrights Theatre Festival (6–15 February 2026, Istanbul)

News, Notices, Turkey - 24/09/2025

Turkish State Theatres is delighted to announce the 4th International Women Playwrights Theatre Festival, to be held in Istanbul, 6–15 February 2026. The festival will present stage performances of plays written exclusively by women from around the world, offering a platform to highlight diverse cultural perspectives and amplify women’s voices in theatre. All theatrical forms […]

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OPEN CALL: 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival – Türkiye

News, Notices, Turkey - 11/09/2025

OPEN CALL: 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival – Türkiye In collaboration with the Bursa Culture, Arts and Tourism Foundation, UNIMA Türkiye is delighted to announce the 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival, which will take place between 14–23 November 2025. We warmly invite applications from all puppet theatres […]

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UNIMA MEXICO TALKS

Latin America, Mexico, News, Notices - 5/09/2025

UNIMA MEXICO TALKS We invite you to join us for the talk: Corner Marionettes: 50 Years of Creation, Management, and Promotion in the Art of Puppetry. With renowned director and puppeteer Lourdes Pérez Gay. Friday, September 12, 2025. 8:00 PM (GMT-6) Mexico City. Moderator: Sara Guzmán Corral. Production and Coordination: Sergio Aguilera. Lourdes Pérez Gay […]

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OPEN CALL! – LALKA NOVA 3 International Performance Conference: CONNECTIONS – Poland

The Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theater Arts in Krakow, Wrocław Branch, announces open recruitment for the third edition of the LALKA NOVA 3 International Performing Arts Conference, which will take place on November 26–28, 2025, in Wrocław at the Puppetry Department. The theme of this year’s edition is CONNECTIONS – understood as the relationships between […]

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November 6–9, 2025: Hi PerformanCZ – Visitors’ Programme of Puppet Productions – Prague

Czech Republic, Europe, News, Notices - 29/08/2025

November 6–9, 2025: Hi PerformanCZ – Visitors’ Programme of Puppet Productions   The Hi PerformanCZ: Visitors’ Programme of Puppet Productions will take place in Prague from November 6–9, 2025, alongside the festival One Flew over the Puppeteer’s Nest (Czech UNIMA Centre & Loutkář/Puppeteer Magazine). The programme is designed for international theatre professionals — dramaturges, artistic […]

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