The call for applications for the 2025/2026 residencies is open! Applications are open from 14 April to 25 May 2025 The Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix offers four residency programmes: Creation residencies, Graduate residencies, residencies in Nurseries, Research residencies. – As a major centre for puppetry arts, the Pôle supports artistic creation […]
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PRESS RELEASE FROM THE 3 UNIMA CONSORTIUM (UNIMA Italy, THEMAA/UNIMA France, UNIMA Federación España) Presentation of the Project: Eco-Sustainability in Puppet Theatre Creation In 2025, the 3 UNIMA Consortium—comprising UNIMA Italy, THEMAA/UNIMA France, and UNIMA Federación España—launches the project Eco-Sustainability in Puppet Theatre Creation. The initiative aims to develop an ecological approach to the […]
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Symposium: “Gestures and Processes in Puppetry Arts” January 29–30, 2025 | Strasbourg University, France Language: French Explore scenography in puppetry through scientific research, artist/researcher dialogues, and collective experimental labs. – Find the full program for the symposium Gestes et processus dans les arts de la marionnette. Free entry and live streaming available. 🔗 Programme – […]
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Paris, December 18, 2024 – UNIMA International proudly announces a landmark achievement at the 2024 International Conference of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO. Held from December 17-19 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris under the theme “Building Capacity for Action,” the conference witnessed a historic moment for the organization. Svetlomira Stoyanova, a distinguished member of […]
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Birth of the ‘Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix’ on 1 January 2025 Great news for Charleville-Mézières and the world of puppetry! The Petits Comédiens de Chiffons and the Institut International de la Marionnette, two leading associations in the world of puppetry, are to merge on 1 January 2025 to form a single […]
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©FabiennePontoire Discover three outstanding contributions to the European world of puppetry! Mikhail Urytskyi, a teacher at the Karpenko-Kary National University in Kyiv, shares his thoughts on the challenges and evolution of contemporary puppetry. After attending several international festivals in Poland and Slovakia with his students, he shares his observations, which invite us to rethink what […]
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