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Death of Noriko Nishimoto

Australia - 17/05/2016

It is with a great sadness, love and respect that we let you know that our State Living Treasure, Life Member and long-time Artistic Director, Noriko Nishimoto, passed away 16th May 2016 morning. Many of us have known Noriko for a very long time and have long professional and personal histories with her and will […]

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Happy World Puppetry Day 2016

Secretary General - 14/03/2016

Dear friends around the world, In the name of all the members of the UNIMA Executive Committee, It’s with enthousiasm and a lot of joie that we wish you a very good World Puppetry Day 2016 ! In January 2th 2016, Professor Henryk Jurkowski passed away. This incredible personality, a scholar, researcher, theatre critic, author […]

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Close of the meeting of the African UNIMA centres

Africa - 11/03/2016

The two days of meeting of the Centres of UNIMA (International Union of the Marionette), section Africa, made possible interesting and constructive exchanges. The presidents of the different centres was able to reflect together on the strategy to put in place for the four coming years for the UNIMA Commission Africa. Also, they discussed concerning […]

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Two days of discussion amongst the African UNIMAs

Africa - 7/03/2016

The National Centres of UNIMA (International Union of the Marionette), section Africa, started, today, on March 6th, 2016, in Abidjan, a meeting that would be held during 2 days, in the frame of the MASA (African Market of Arts and Performance). The delegate general of the MASA, the International UNIMA secretary general, the president of […]

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Arketal’s company welcomes two artists from Haiti

France - 7/03/2016

THEMAA-UNIMA France is glad to emphasize that Arketal’s company, from Cannes, welcomes two young artists from Haiti : Ronald Jean Pierre and Angela Auguste. They both follow Puppet courses from 18th janurary to 26th march 2016 : Paper theater with Narguess Majd ; constructing figurres with Greta Bruggeman ;  puppet play with Emilie Flacher ;  shadow theater with Jean Pierre […]

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