UNIMA INTERNATIONAL World Puppetry Day 2026 Begins: Charleville-Mézières Comes Alive World Puppetry Day 2026 · Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes & Reims · 18–26 March 2026 As World Puppetry Day 2026 approaches its climax on 21 March, the celebrations in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes and Reims have already begun in full force — with workshops, encounters, and performances marking the […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL World Puppetry Day 2026 Around the World World Puppetry Day · 21 March 2026 · Worldwide As we approach the beginning of spring and mark the greatest date in the puppetry calendar — World Puppetry Day, 21 March 2026 — we want to highlight celebrations taking place around the world. If you happen […]
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UNIMA-USA PUPPETRY INTERNATIONAL Call for Contributions: Issue 60 — “Flashback to 1966” Call for Proposals · Open to practitioners, scholars, writers & researchers worldwide Puppetry International, the English-language journal of UNIMA-USA, is pleased to announce a call for contributions for its upcoming issue 60, themed “Flashback to 1966”. This special issue invites perspectives on puppetry […]
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It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of one of the most prominent figures in Bulgarian puppet theatre – Professor Maya Petrova. Throughout her long creative career, she designed the stage sets for over 200 performances. She was the founder of the “Puppet Theatre Scenography” specialty at the Theatre Academy in Sofia, […]
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With great sadness in our hearts, we announce the passing of Cristian Pepino. An interdisciplinary artist, professor, puppet theater director, researcher, playwright, and much more, he served as President of UNIMA Romania during the 1990s, after the re-establishment of the National Center. The importance of Professor Cristian Pepino to Romania’s contemporary puppetry scene cannot be […]
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UNIMA-GEORGIA 1st Georgian Puppet Theatre Showcase June 5–7, 2026 · Tbilisi, Georgia UNIMA Georgia invites puppet and experimental theatre festivals, programmers, producers and all puppetry professionals who are open for partnership, co-productions, exchange and networking to the 1st Georgian Puppet Theatre Showcase, taking place 5–7 June 2026 in Tbilisi, Georgia. 📌 SAVE THE DATES: 5–7 […]
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