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AVIAMA 2022 Grants – Puppets and mobility

France - 14/11/2021

For the 4th consecutive year, the Association des Villes Amies de la Marionnette (AVIAMA) launches a mobility grant for projects in the field of puppetry. The deadline for applications is January 14, 2022. The results will be communicated on April 15, 2022. These grants aim to help travel and stay for anyone with a project […]

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SOMETHING ELSE IS POSSIBLE

Notices - 12/11/2021

Call for francophone texts for puppetry Deadline for sending texts extended to 31 December. Presentation: The Enfants Sauvages company was founded in 2014 in Charleville-Mézières by Alan Payon. In 2018, after several shows, notably with the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes (FMTM), Les Enfants Sauvages created #Comme des Sauvages, the first highlight dedicated to […]

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19th INTERNATIONAL BURSA KARAGÖZ, PUPPET AND SHADOW THEATER FESTIVAL

Notices, Turkey - 9/11/2021

On behalf of Bursa Metropolitan Municipality, Bursa Culture, Art and Tourism Foundation and with the UNIMA Turkey National Center supports we have the pleasure to inform you that the 19th Bursa International Karagöz, Puppet and Shadow Theater Festival will take place on 15-19 DECEMBER 2021 in Bursa, Turkey. Our aim is to introduce “Shadow and […]

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Animatazine

Africa - 22/10/2021

ANIMATAZINE, fanzine* dedicated to animated theatre, by Alessandra Amicarelli and Valeria Sacco * Fanzine: a publication created by enthusiasts for other enthusiasts. ANIMATAZINE is the first international fanzine born in Italy dedicated to animated theatre, paper and digital, trilingual (FR IT EN), totally independent. ANIMATAZINE explores animated theatre in its most vital, intense and poetic […]

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Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas

Canada, Notices - 18/10/2021

Call for Proposals! Puppet Power: Festival of IdeasWP Puppet Theatre is seeking proposals from Performers & Presenters for Spring 2022’s Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas. The Festival features local, Canadian, and international master puppeteers whose inspiring performances link to intriguing ideas. https://bit.ly/3muQ7Mw This will be the 10th edition of Puppet Power and the theme is […]

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PuppetPlays conference

Notices - 12/10/2021

The PuppetPlays conference takes place from Thursday, the 14th to Saturday, the 16th of October. Our whole conference will be broadcasted online for free on Zoom and simultaneously translated into English. Registration is still open ! You can register to each session through the following links : Thursday morning : https://univ-montp3-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_kaIjSoPOReiV8ng8dpbYHQ Thursday afternoon : https://univ-montp3-fr.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_I2BK99wdQh2_77tPMEGzLg […]

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UNIMA Meeting in Armenia

Armenia, National Centers - 5/10/2021

On 11th September 2021, UNIMA Armenia organised a first of its kind meeting of puppet theatre professionals in Armenia, attended by the representatives of puppet theatres, individual artists and amateur puppet lovers. The challenges and new opportunities regarding the development of puppetry arts in Armenia were discussed by the participants and a new strategy has […]

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Exhibition “Nemrat Aragoz”

Egypt - 4/10/2021

Under the auspices of the President of the University of Cairo in Egypt.the Faculty of Specific Education at Cairo University, partnership with “UNIMA” Egypt, is organizing the “Nemrat Aragoz” exhibition, idea, supervision and training of Dr. ossama mohamed ali.The exhibition expresses an artistic experience of puppets aimed at preparing and presenting a group of young […]

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