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EVOC – Call for application

Notices, Unima Projects - 28/03/2022

In the framework of the Erasmus+ project «EVOC – Experimenting VOCational training for puppeteers», 14 young puppeteers from 6 European countries (Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain) will be selected to participate in an experimental, transversal and non conventional training path in puppetry arts. If you are interested in participating, please read the complete […]

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Video of the World Puppetry Day 2022

As it has been done in recent years, UNIMA International has created a common and participatory video to celebrate World Puppet Day on March 21st. We called upon all to propose video sequences of 15′ to 30′ seconds of training courses, creations, shows, workshops, constructions, drawings, scenographies, animations. From the imaginary of the great white […]

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Toast to World Puppetry Day at 6 p.m. (UTC+2)

WPD 2022 - 21/03/2022

NANATU Network of Finnish professionals on puppetry toasts World Puppetry Day on its online meeting on 21st March at 6 p.m. (UTC+2). The nationwide network for puppet theatre professionals, qualified in practice, was founded in 2019 starting with Gary Freedman’s workshop in Kuopio, Finland. For its members, using puppet and object expression in their work, […]

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ANIMATAZINE’s issue ONE – WATER

WPD 2022 - 18/03/2022

Let’s meet up on Monday 21 March at 6 p.m. Etnodramma, via Beato Pellegrino 37 – Padua Public presentation at the occasion of the release of ANIMATAZINE’s issue ONE, dedicated to water. ANIMATAZINE, the first Italian fanzine dedicated to animation theatre, paper and digital, totally independent, trilingual (Italian, French, English). More than 60 artists, researchers […]

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Documentary and debate

WPD 2022 - 17/03/2022

Often, in the mind of the general public, the puppet is still confined to the world of childhood with references limited to the guignol lyonnais or even the guignols de l’info … However, puppet shows are considered, today, as the most creative of live performances.With the help of excerpts from shows presented at the 2013 […]

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Unveiling of the AVIAMA “Initiative” award trophy

WPD 2022 - 17/03/2022

The City of Saguenay has been a member of the International Association of Puppet Friendly Cities (AVIAMA) since 2016. On the occasion of World Puppet Day, it will hold a press conference at 9:00 a.m. at the Centre culturel du Mont-Jacob. This will be the occasion to unveil a trophy designed by Mylène Leboeuf-Gagné in […]

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Pandora

WPD 2022 - 17/03/2022

The short form Pandora will be performed during the World Puppet Day. It will be performed at the TAMAT (Museum of Tapestry and Textile Arts) in Tournai as part of the puppet walk organized by the Centre de la Marionnette of the Wallonia-Brussels Federation and the Maison de la Marionnette of Tournai. In the framework […]

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