News from UNIMA: National Centers
Death of Petr Matásek
Czech set designer and pedagogue. He was the author of the international message on the occasion of World Puppetry Day in 2009.
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8th Aargau’s award of sponsorship for a young puppet theatre company
In 2018, at the 13th Figura Theaterfestival in Baden, Switzerland, the Cantonal Council of Aargau will award the «Grünschnabel» Prize. This is worth 10’000 Swiss Francs and will go to a young theatre company starting out on its professional career working in an original way with puppets, objects and figures. Participation in the «Greenhorn» competition is subject to the following conditions: • […]
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Michael Meschke honored by the swedish king
In sweden, Michael Meschke was honored by the king during a ceremony at the Royal Palace of Stockholm where he received the Kings Medal for meritorious services as a theatre manager. The King’s Medal was instituted around 1814, and is awarded to Swedish and foreign citizens for exceptional contributions. Read more…
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Call for English study on Chinese puppetry
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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Passing away of Julio Michel
Julio Michel, marionnettiste et fondateur du festival Titirimundi de Ségovie nous a quitté.
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