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Result of the EDT Grant application

Education development and therapy - 7/10/2015

Dear all,  The EDT commission received keen reply since the release of the news. Till the deadline, we received 15 applications from 11 countries all over the world: Brazil, China, Costa Rica, Czech Republic, Hong Kong (China), Malaysia, The Netherlands, Russia, Singapore, Turkey, USA. It was pleasant to have received such number of very good presentations.   After the voting of our […]

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Death of Gustav Gysin

Switzerland - 22/09/2015

We are very affected to inform you about the death of Gustav Gysin, from UNIMA Switzerland, on August 28th, 2015. Gustav Gysin was tirelessly involved for the puppet theatre in Switzerland and to promote the Switch puppeteers at international level. Editor in Chief of the specialized review “Figura” for many years, he worked a lot […]

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Special edition of Manip in English and Spanish

France - 18/09/2015

On proposal of its international councillors, Veronika Door, Lucile Bodson et Greta Bruggeman, which have been receiving feedback from profesionals of other countries, interested by the reflections held in France, Themaa UNIMA France is very glad to invite you to read the special issue of its review MANIP, translated in English and Spanish. Read the […]

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Death of Ferdinand Veike

Estonia - 31/08/2015

With a great sadness we must inform you that the founder of the Estonian State Puppet Theatre, the Honorary Member of UNIMA Ferdinand Veike has passed away on August 12, 2015, at the age of 90 years. In 1958 Ferdinand Veike was elected the vice president of the Soviet Centre of UNIMA. He held the […]

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A new councillor for NVP-UNIMA Netherlands

Netherlands - 21/07/2015

Created in 1955, NVP-UNIMA Netherlands is celebrating its 60th Anniversary, with an international festival, an agenda with pictures of its members and the publication of a book about their education of puppeteers. Also, they welcomed a new councillor, Martine van Ditzhuyzen. As she wrote a wonderfull motivation letter, UNIMA Netherlands is very glad to share […]

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Days about Marionettes 2015 in Uruguay

Uruguay - 15/07/2015

The puppetry art continues to grow in Uruguay and that development, as well in quantity, as in offers and heterogeneity, made necessary a meeting which not only includes the puppeteers, but, also, these domains of the society where the puppet is present. The results produced during those days, these round tables, between July and October […]

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