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CUBA QUEBEC A MANO 2014

Canada - 21/05/2014

Coordinated by Magali Chouinard and Isabelle Payant, this project aimed to support 10 Cuban puppet companies by sending the materials to make puppets (during the UNIMA council in Cuba, April 2014). The UNIMA Cooperation Commission contributed 2000 Euros to the project and UNIMA Canada (section Quebec) 880 CAD, section Ontario, 100 CAD. The material was distributed […]

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UNIMA Council 2014

Cuba, Secretary General - 24/04/2014

The UNIMA Council opened on 22 April 2014 in the Congress Center of Plaza America with the following agenda: presentation of projects, reports of commissions and preparation of 22th Congress.   On April 24, the new website was officially presented.   UNIMA gathers its councillors for the first time in Latin America. The president of UNIMA, Dadi Pudemjee thanked for the […]

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First World Puppetry Day in Yemen

Yemen - 7/04/2014

The UNIMA representation in Yemen has organized festivities in the Sana’a Culture House, in Sana’a, the capital city, in the presence of the vice-minister for Culture, Dr  Adel Nasser.   First World Puppetry Day in Yemen, this moment has attracted many people and personalities (writers, artists etc.).   This event is also an opportunity to facilitate the foundation of an UNIMA National Centre.

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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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