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Calling all puppet artists: Eugene O’Neill Theater Center – 2025 National Puppetry Conference

News, Notices, United States - 29/01/2025

Calling all puppet artists: Our friends at the Eugene O’Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT, are now accepting applications for the 2025 National Puppetry Conference! Apply now to grow your skills and develop exciting new works of puppet theater. This year’s renowned instructors include Alice Laloy, Noel MacNeal, Maiko Kikuchi, Chamindika Wanduragala, Liz Hara, Jim Kroupa, […]

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Symposium: “Gestures and Processes in Puppetry Arts” – France

France, News, Notices, Research - 25/01/2025

Symposium: “Gestures and Processes in Puppetry Arts” January 29–30, 2025 |  Strasbourg University, France Language: French Explore scenography in puppetry through scientific research, artist/researcher dialogues, and collective experimental labs. – Find the full program for the symposium Gestes et processus dans les arts de la marionnette. Free entry and live streaming available. 🔗 Programme – […]

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Open Call for UNIMA Symposium: Borders – New Deadline

News, Notices, Research, South Korea - 15/01/2025

Borders – Puppetry Unborders Dates: May 23, 2025 Location: Chuncheon, Korea Submission Deadline: February 15th. The UNIMA Symposium on “Borders – Puppetry Unborders” is now accepting submissions! This symposium is hosted as part of the 2025 UNIMA Congress and the Chuncheon World Puppet Festival. Call for Papers: We invite participants to explore the question of […]

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In Memory of Ms. Biserka Assenova (1943–2025)

Belgium, Bulgaria, News, Notices - 14/01/2025

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Biserka Assenova, Honorary Member of UNIMA International and a remarkable figure in the world of puppetry, born on October 18, 1943, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Biserka was an innovator and pioneer—being the first woman to complete a degree in puppet direction and dramaturgy at DAMU […]

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Giant Puppets Course at the Centro del Títere in Spain

News, Notices, Spain - 10/01/2025

Centro del Títere in Spain offers a 60-hour course on giant puppets in February. This is an intensive training course for adults, open to anyone interested, in which participants will make a giant puppet 3 meters high with direct manipulation of rods, which they will carry on their shoulders thanks to a self-tailored lightweight aluminium […]

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