The Montreal International Performing Arts Conference is a unique opportunity to present your work to programmers from around the world! Submit your application from September 22 to November 24, 2025. As part of its official programming, the CINARS Biennale 2026 will present full-length works (maximum 90 minutes) in dance, theatre, circus, interdisciplinary arts, and puppetry, […]
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Dear National Centers, dear International Councillors and dear members UNIMA, Only four months have passed since the beginning of our mandate, and it’s still too early to draw a balance. Certainly, if we were to start from the atmosphere at the UNIMA Happy Apéro at the FMTM in Charleville Mézières, we could be satisfied!. In […]
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39th edition of the International Theatrical Festival ‘VALISE’ will be held from 25 to 28 June 2026 at the Puppet and Actor Theatre in Łomża, Poland. The VALISE Festival is a renowned and highly respected international theatre event. For many years this event has attracted outstanding artists and theatre companies from around the world. Over […]
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The International Association of Puppetry-Friendly Cities (AVIAMA), founded in 2012, unites cities and local governments from around the world that share a deep commitment to the art of puppetry. Convinced of the importance of culture in local development, AVIAMA member cities support puppetry through festivals, museums, theatres, and performing companies that strengthen their cultural identity […]
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UNIMA at FMTM 2025 – Happy Apero! UNIMA’s international aperitifs In the Garden of Inspiration – Charleville-Mézières, France 21–26 September 2025 This year, UNIMA’s presence at the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes (FMTM) in Charleville-Mézières started within the Garden of Inspiration — the poetic home once belonging to Arthur Rimbaud, where the legendary poet […]
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UNIMANORDIC PUPPET SATURDAY 25.10.2025 at 14.00 CET Ukrainian puppet Theatre in times of war “Live a normal life in non-normal conditions”. This is a quote from the play “The Nuclear Mermaid”, created during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine by the Lviv Academic Regional Puppet Theatre (a play about waiting for a nuclear attack). Ukrainian […]
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