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Happy World Puppetry Day 2016

Secretary General - 14/03/2016

Dear friends around the world, In the name of all the members of the UNIMA Executive Committee, It’s with enthousiasm and a lot of joie that we wish you a very good World Puppetry Day 2016 ! In January 2th 2016, Professor Henryk Jurkowski passed away. This incredible personality, a scholar, researcher, theatre critic, author […]

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Death of Henryk Jurkowski

Secretary General - 3/01/2016

UNIMA and the world of puppet theatre has lost one of its greatest pillars of scholarly research and artistic talent beyond compare. Henryk Jurkowski, our Honorary President and dear friend is no more. Henryk was an inspiration to puppeteers all over the world, those he met, those he taught and many who read his articles […]

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Three UNIMA National Centres

Secretary General - 23/10/2015

The General Secretary is glad to announce the coming, in the big family of National Centres, of three new countries. All located in Latin America, there are Costa Rica, Ecuador and Venezuela. To get more information on these National Centres, we invite you to visit the page of National Centres.

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World March ”Puppets for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue”

Secretary General - 4/06/2015

On June 1st 2015, in Yerevan, Armenia, the Official Launching Ceremony of the World March ”Puppets for Peace and Intercultural Dialogue” and the International Festival of Puppet Theatres took place under the patronage of Mrs Rita Sargsyan, First Lady of the Republic of Armenia. It’s with great humility, compassion and friendship that I joined myself […]

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Happy World Puppetry Day

Secretary General - 21/03/2015

Dear friends around the world, Iin the name of all the members of the UNIMA Executive Committee, It’s with enthousiasm and a lot of joie that I wish you a very good World Puppetry Day! Jacques Trudeau UNIMA UNIMA Secretary General

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