Valery Shadsky was born on February 22, 1949. After getting his degree at the Leningrad State Institute of Theatre, Music and Cinema, he worked at puppet theatres in Vologda and Arkhangelsk.
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Yesterday was presented in Spain the revised and updated version of the World Encyclopedia of Puppetry Arts (WEPA), within the framework of FETEN, The European Performing Arts Fair for Children, which is being held these days in Gijón (Spain). The Encyclopedia brings together 40 years of work, gathering an unprecedented amount of information. It is […]
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We learned with great sadness the death of Jean-Luc Félix, President of the World Festival of Charleville-Mézières Puppet Theaters. Son of Jacques Felix, he liked to remember that he had grown up in the middle of the puppets of Petits Comédiens de Chiffon. After becoming a sculptor after studying at the Beaux-Arts, he joined the […]
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To celebrate World Puppet Day on March 21, UNIMA International has organised a gigantic virtual parade of puppets.
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Between the Seas, in collaboration with the cultural space Kymothoi, invites Mediterranean artists to spend a week in residence in the beautiful medieval Mediterranean town of Monemvasia, in southern Greece, to work and develop their project. The selected artists will receive study space and accommodation for up to a week. During it, resident artists will […]
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Open calls for 2019 Lìzé Puppet Art Colony Artist-in-Residence Program! Lìzé Puppet Art Colony in Yilan is a base for puppet arts founded by the 19-year-old world- renowned theater troupe, The Puppet & Its Double Theater. The colony site was originally a group of deserted rice barns. After four years of remodeling, the old barns […]
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Petits bonheurs, Casteliers, the Maison internationale des arts de la marionnette (MIAM – International House of Puppetry Arts) and the borough of Outremont are partnering to offer a creative residency for a professional puppeteer from abroad, in April-May 2019. The residency’s objective is to support the creation of a new children’s puppet theatre work for […]
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This evening will offer the opportunity to go through the main stages of her career and her visionary thought.
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PIF invites all puppets, puppet theaters and puppetry groups from all around the world to apply for participation in the 52nd International Puppet Theater Festival – PIF. 52nd PIF will be held from 13 – 20 September, 2019 in Zagreb, Croatia. More information about the festival as well as application form can be found at […]
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UNIMA launches a call for participation in the international workshop “When Youth Re-invent Heritage : Behind the shadows”, from 26th to 30th of novembre 2018, Tolosa (Basque Country), Spain.
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