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Call for Applications – 4th International Women Playwrights Theatre Festival (6–15 February 2026, Istanbul)

News, Notices, Turkey - 24/09/2025

Turkish State Theatres is delighted to announce the 4th International Women Playwrights Theatre Festival, to be held in Istanbul, 6–15 February 2026. The festival will present stage performances of plays written exclusively by women from around the world, offering a platform to highlight diverse cultural perspectives and amplify women’s voices in theatre. All theatrical forms […]

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EFFEA Call for Applications

News, Notices - 24/09/2025

Since the beginning of September, the fourth call of the supported project European Festivals Fund for Emerging Artists (EFFEA) has been open. The call is aimed at festivals that are considering participating in supporting emerging artists through international residencies. Deadline for applications: 3 November 2025 (23:59 CEST) Approximately 50 residencies across Europe and its neighboring […]

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OPEN CALL: 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival – Türkiye

News, Notices, Turkey - 11/09/2025

OPEN CALL: 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival – Türkiye In collaboration with the Bursa Culture, Arts and Tourism Foundation, UNIMA Türkiye is delighted to announce the 21st International Bursa Karagöz Puppet and Shadow Theatre Festival, which will take place between 14–23 November 2025. We warmly invite applications from all puppet theatres […]

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UNIMA COMMISSIONS OPEN CALLS

Commissions, News, Notices - 10/09/2025

UNIMA COMMISSIONS OPEN CALLS UNIMA Applied Puppetry Commission  Since the Chuncheon Congress, chair of the Applied Puppetry Commission Terence Tan and co-chair Antje Wegener have met former members of its predecessor, the Education, Development, and Therapy Commission, as well as interested parties for the new commission of 2025-2029. Over the two sessions, they met practitioners, […]

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UNIMA MEXICO TALKS

Latin America, Mexico, News, Notices - 5/09/2025

UNIMA MEXICO TALKS We invite you to join us for the talk: Corner Marionettes: 50 Years of Creation, Management, and Promotion in the Art of Puppetry. With renowned director and puppeteer Lourdes Pérez Gay. Friday, September 12, 2025. 8:00 PM (GMT-6) Mexico City. Moderator: Sara Guzmán Corral. Production and Coordination: Sergio Aguilera. Lourdes Pérez Gay […]

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OPEN CALL! – LALKA NOVA 3 International Performance Conference: CONNECTIONS – Poland

Conferences, Europe, News, Notices, Poland - 4/09/2025

The Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theater Arts in Krakow, Wrocław Branch, announces open recruitment for the third edition of the LALKA NOVA 3 International Performing Arts Conference, which will take place on November 26–28, 2025, in Wrocław at the Puppetry Department. The theme of this year’s edition is CONNECTIONS – understood as the relationships between […]

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