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UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium: Fostering Peace and Understanding through Puppetry

Above: Closing ceremony of the FLUM Festival and UNIMA PC in Mostar, 2023 Introduction In a world often marked by division and conflict, the art of puppetry has long served as a powerful medium for conveying messages of peace, unity, and mutual understanding. This sentiment was beautifully encapsulated in the recent launch of the UNIMA […]

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UNIMA, an international meeting point at the Charleville-Mézières puppet theatre festival

UNIMA was present at the 2023 World Festival of Puppet Theatres, where the association organised various events enabling members from all over the world to meet around common themes and a convivial drink. A great international meeting place which welcomed nearly 500 people over 4 days. The delegation from Chuncheon, led by UNIMA South Korea […]

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In Memory of Jane Taylor

News, Professional Training - 19/09/2023

It is with great sadness that the Unima International Research Commission acknowledges the passing of Professor Jane Taylor, a renowned South African writer, playwright, cultural critic and academic widely known for her long career in the field of puppetry and object performance and critique. Jane was a member of the Research Commission until 2022. She […]

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Whispering hands

Secretary General - 12/09/2023

« The time will come when nations on the hopscotch board of the universe will depend as closely on each other as the organs of one body, unified in its structure. Filled to bursting with machines, will the brain still be able to safeguard the existence of our thin rivulet of dream and escape ? […]

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Workshop – Interaction and dialogue between shadow theatre and projected video image

Organised by the Latin American Subcommission of the Americas Commission, and the Professional Training Commission of UNIMA International. Friday 29/9 and Saturday 30/9, via personalised Zoom (the link will be sent once you have registered for the workshop). Schedule: 11am Argentina / Uruguay / Brazil / Dominican Republic 9h Ecuador / Colombia 8h Mexico (Mexico […]

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My Body My Voice, 9th September, by UNIMA Pakistan online!

Uncategorized - 3/09/2023

My Body My Voice – This Puppet Making Workshop was designed for us to discover our own strengths, talents and abilities and to embrace the beauty that lies inside us rather than focus on what society tells us about our bodies and physical appearance. The workshop was developed for women from all walks of life […]

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Michaël Meschke Prize 2023

Europe, News, Notices - 13/08/2023

On Saturday, June 24th, 2023, Roman Rudenko, director of the Marionette Theater of Mariupol, Ukraine, received the Michaël Meschke Prize at the Museum of Puppetry Arts (MAM) in Lyon. In 2022, this Prize had been given to Iryna Rudenko and her theater “in support of the revival of the Marionette Theater of Mariupol and its […]

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