It’s with profound sadness that we let you know the death of the great artist, pedagogue, and dear friend, Josef Krofta. Josef Krofta brought a new approach to puppetry as a theatre of metaphor, and marked generations of puppeteers and spectators with his thinking, creativity, and love.
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In the frame of the 6th edition of the Festival “Rendez-Vous Chez-Nous” of Ouagadougou, the UNIMA Secretary General accepted the invitation from the president of Commission Africa and the president of the Festival to hold a first historic meeting of 6 UNIMA Centres from West Africa in order to organize in 2016 a meeting of […]
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We, at UNIMA, are repulsed by the violent actions that took place this week in Paris, following a trend that has become increasingly dangerous in the last years and months, victimizing innocent people among the civilian population in many areas of the world. UNIMA rejects all forms of violence and terrorism. We believe – and […]
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On the occasion of the celebrations, we invite you to read the latest Newsletter of UNIMA Secretary General. Read the Newsletter
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The international “Prix Michael Meschke for the Preservation and Renewal of Puppet Theatre Arts” has been granted to a theatre company from Thailand, namely the SEMATHAI PUPPET THEATRE of Bangkok directed by Piewnam Chalermyart for outstanding efforts to promote youth and puppet theatre. The price, created in 1991, named after Swedish theatre director Michael Meschke, […]
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Dear friends, I encourage you to see the great editing that realized Claude Evans. Multiple videos which the theme ”Puppets are getting involved for Peace” had been submitted to a jury, last year, in order to celebrate the International day of the peace. The film would be projected, as a first, on September 19th, 2014, […]
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