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Clément Peretjatko Awarded 2024 Prix Michael Meschke for Puppetry Arts

Europe, France, News, Notices, Sweden - 14/07/2024

French theatre director and puppeteer Clément Peretjatko has been awarded the 2024 international “Prix Michael Meschke for the preservation and renewal of puppetry arts.” Peretjatko graduated from ESNAM of Charleville-Mézières (National Superior School of Puppetry Arts), where Meschke was one of his teachers. He is also President of the UNIMA Europe Commission. (Union Internationale de […]

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ESNAM Celebrates Graduates and Announces Special Participation in Temps D’

France, News, Notices - 4/07/2024

ESNAM CELEBRATES ITS NEW GRADUATES AND ANNOUNCES SPECIAL PARTICIPATION IN TEMPS D’ On 27 June 2024, the 16 students in ESNAM’s 13th graduating class (2021-2024) were unanimously awarded the Diplôme National Supérieur Professionnel de Comédien (DNSPC), specialising in puppeteering. They are now young professionals. With 9 performances and nearly 800 admissions over three days, the […]

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International Vocational Training by Philippe Rodriguez-Jorda

France, News, Notices - 20/06/2024

Maquette(s) in Motion: International Vocational Training Directed by Philippe Rodriguez-Jorda 16 to 20 September 2024, École Nationale Supérieure des Arts de la Marionnette, Charleville-Mézières (France) From 16 to 20 September 2024, puppetry artists and performing arts professionals are invited to participate in the intensive vocational training program titled Maquette(s) in Motion, led by renowned director […]

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New Book: Au-delà de l’Écran by Fabrizio Montecchi

Books, France, Italy, News, Notices - 20/06/2024

Au-delà de l’Écran by Fabrizio Montecchi: A Journey in Shadow Theatre The digital book, translated from Italian by Françoise Canon-Roger, is published by the International Institute of Puppetry within the framework of the ICiMa Chair. This revised and expanded edition is richly illustrated and documented, and available in French language for free on the Puppet […]

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APPLICATIONS OPEN FOR THE 14TH ÉCOLE NATIONALE SUPÉRIEURE DES ARTS DE LA MARIONNETTE ENTRANCE EXAMINATION ON 8 JANUARY 2024

France, Notices - 30/11/2023

The next ESNAM entrance by examination (14th ESNAM class, 2024-2027) will take place in Charleville-Mézières (France) from 15 to 22 April 2024, with a start in September 2024. Online registration (application form): from Monday 8 January 2024 at 9:00am to Monday 5 February 2024 at 5:00pm (Paris time, UTC +1). Stages of the entrance by […]

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