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News from UNIMA: China

Nanchong Symposium – China, December 13th and 14th

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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UNIMA PC & 20th Tehran-Mobarak International Puppet Festival: Shadows on the Silk Road

“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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Call for English study on Chinese puppetry

China, Research - 12/07/2017

On behalf of Guangxi Normal University Publishing Group, the plan to translate a monograph from English to Chinese, on Chinese puppetry, is the first translating and publishing co-project with the China Puppeteer Training Basement International project (Beijing). This translated book will be published next year, as one of a series in Sinology Abroad. After being approved by […]

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World Puppetry Day in China

China - 4/04/2014

UNIMA China and China Puppetry and Shadow Arts Association called on membership units in 26 provinces, cities and autonomous regions to organize a grand celebration show for the World Puppetry Day on March 21 in each region. Puppetry troupes and companies in Hunan, Guangdong, Guangxi, Shanghai, Yangzhou, Tianjin, Nanchong, Chengdu, Zizhong, Haining, Harbin, Wuhan, Shaanxi, […]

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Death of LI Yuchao

China - 3/04/2014

It’s with sadness that UNIMA has learned the death of the former Secretary General of UNIMA China, LI Yuchao. A passionate advocate for the puppetry art in China, former director of China Guangdong Puppet Troupe and former deputy chairman of China Shadow Play Art Institute, he passed away on 2 April 2014. The General Secretary expresses its sincere condoleances to […]

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