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Publication of 3d UNIMA Portugal Magazine’s issue

Portugal - 7/04/2014

UNIMA  Portugal invites you to discover the third issue of its review. Contents of this issue: An article on the message of World Puppetry Day, The history of Dom Roberto theatre, The puppet museum of Porto, An article on the portugese puppet writtent by the Institut International de la Marionnette (France). To learn more, we invite you to read […]

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Death of Tacettin Diker

Turkey - 7/04/2014

Tacettin Diker, Turkish Karagöz Master, passed away on 31 March in İstanbul. He was one of the founders of UNIMA Turkey and one of the “Living Human Treasures” of Turkey.   He was born in 1923 in İstanbul, Turkey. He begun to be interested in Karagöz and traditional Turkish  theatre from 1930. He performed his first […]

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Project of UNIMA Canada in Cuba

Canada - 4/04/2014

Presented to the AQM General Assembly of members in November 2013, and within the meeting of UNIMA councillors in Matanzas (Cuba, 22-24 April 2014), UNIMA-CANADA (section Quebec-AQM and section Ontario) in partnership with the Mano a Mano workshops and Air Transat, has developed a project to give puppet theatres equipment to 10 Cuban companies.   Each company will receive 250$ of […]

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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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Council 2014: press review

Cuba - 1/04/2014

We invite you to discover a small cuban press review on the next UNIMA Council, organized in Varadero (Cuba), 22-24 april 2014. > Press review (in spanish) > Website of Council 2014 > General programme > Programme for UNIMA councillors

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