UNIMA International at the World Festival of Puppet Theatres in Charleville-Mézières
from 21 to 27 September

Happy Apero! UNIMA’s international aperitifs

From 21 to 26 September

5pm > 7pm

At the Maison des Ailleurs

WELCOME!

UNIMA International invites you to the Maison des Ailleurs (n°28). All week long, from 5 to 7 p.m., come meet peers from around the world and discuss upcoming projects of our association in a friendly and festive atmosphere.

More info: www.unima.org / contact@unima.org

• 21 September: GARDEN OF PEACE: Let’s Celebrate the International Day of Peace

Organised under the values of UNIMA, which upholds fundamental human rights as set out in UNESCO’s Universal Declaration, the Garden of Peace is a gathering to celebrate every person’s right to peace. In these turbulent times, we come together to listen, understand, and explore how puppetry can contribute to the greater good. As part of the UNIMA opening meeting at FMTM, the Garden of Peace will be dedicated to our colleagues, puppetry artists at risk.

The event will feature the film Lobatbaz by Iranian director Pouria Nouri, portraying the life of puppeteer Mr. Siavash Sattari.

• 22 September: FRIENDSHIP TOAST: A Toast to the new UNIMA team!

Come and share a friendship drink with General Secretary Fabrizio Montecchi, President Louise Lapointe, and several others!.. Italian and Quebec specialties as appetizers!

By reservation – please confirm your attendance

• 23 September: Launch of the UNIMAGAZINE!

Come and discover UNIMAGAZINE, a world tour of puppetry and magazines! This is an opportunity to talk to members of the editorial committee and authors who will be present. Presented by the editorial committee of UNIMAGAZINE

More info: unima.org/en/international-magazine

• 24 September: ACROSS THE BORDERS: Collaborations between UNIMA National Centers.

A moment to discover and exchange around four international experiences of collaborations between UNIMA National Centres.

Proposed by UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium

• 25 September: PRAGUE 2029: Breeze from UNIMA’s Birthplace

Join the Czech UNIMA Centre for a taste of Prague’s spirit and a friendly talk about the upcoming jubilee UNIMA Congress in Prague 2029

Proposed by UNIMA-Czech Republic

• 26 September: IMAGINE! Building Friendships for Future and Happiness

Welcome to the UNIMA networking party! Let’s dance and have deep talks to imagine a happy future.

Proposed by UNIMA Futures & Happiness Commissions

✅ Additional Event:

You are also warmly invited to:

• 27 September – Autobiographical writing – Women and puppetry – 09 am > 12:30 pm / 75 Forest avenue n°14

After a first stage in Ravenna in 2024, researchers and artists will gather at the FMTM for the second part of a project on autobiography, as part of a reflection on the relationship between women and puppetry. They’ll come together to reflect on the themes of erasure, injury, fragility and vulnerability. Together, they address the issues between our multiple identities and the potential of puppetry to give “body” to domestic and public representations of our lives and our narratives.

With: Cristina Grazioli, Cariad Astles, Felice Amato, Roberta Colombo, Alissa Mello, Magali Chouinard, Yael Rasooly, Raven Kaliana et Zahra Sabri, and others…

Proposed by the Pôle International de la Marionnette – Jacques Félix, which welcomes and supports the work of researchers in the field of puppetry. A new event, the ‘Têtes chercheuses’ (Research Heads) report on these projects.

More info: https://marionnette.com/evenements/tetes-chercheuses

For more information about all UNIMA events: contact@unima.org