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Dr. Nagy Shaker died at 86

Egypt - 12/09/2018

With sincere sadness and sorrow, Unima Egypt is mourning, the great artist and the creator of joy and creativity, the great Dr. Nagy Shaker. And offer sincere condolences to the family of the Faculty of Fine Arts Helwan University and the Egyptian and Arab plastic movement and Egyptian cinema and all the puppet artists and the […]

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New online journal to read and write: de:do. Just a bit of: doll

Germany - 12/09/2018

The journal “de:do” is a project in cooperation with the Forschungsstelle Schrift-Kultur (Research Center for Written Culture) at the University of Siegen. In addition to the areas of literature and literary studies, the journal addresses research from a wide spectrum of disciplines including psychology, education, visual and performing arts and the entire spectrum of cultural studies. It […]

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Training proposed by the Africa Commission

Africa, Ivory Coast - 28/08/2018

The UNIMA Africa Commission and the Pan-African KI-YI Foundation in partnership with Académie Ivoire Marionnettes (Ivory Puppet Academy) are proposing a high-level six-week professional training on the techniques (fabrication, manipulation) of string puppets, for professional puppeteers, amateur and art lovers. The training is provided by the great French American specialist Mary Sharp, visual artist and […]

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Open call to Mimmos festival, Portugal

Notices, Portugal - 16/07/2018

In 2019, it will take place the second edition of MIMMOS, an international festival dedicated to puppets, masks and animated objects, to be held in Agualva-Cacém, near Sintra, Portugal and organized by Valdevinos (Cultural Organization), organizer of the 1st edition of MIMMOS – Mostra de Teatro de Marionetas, Máscaras e Objetos de Sintra (Sintra Festival […]

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