Logo UNIMA

Union Internationale de la Marionnette

Non-Governmental Organization affiliated to UNESCO

All news from UNIMA

La Hoja del Titiritero # 31 – December 2014

Latin America - 29/12/2014

The Commission for Latina America is very glad to invite you to read the last issue of its Electronic bulletin – “La Hoja del Titiritero” # 31 – December 2014 – Year 11. As always, many informations and very interesting texts. A Dossier written by Prof. Dr. Valmor Níni Beltrame, a Reportage from Alejandro Jara […]

Read more

The CIRQUE DU SOLEIL is looking for professional puppeteers

Notices - 17/12/2014

The CIRQUE DU SOLEIL is looking for professional puppeteers for a new touring show in 2015, inspired by the world of the film AVATAR, created by James Cameron. These puppeteers (men or women) should be at least 1.70m, have experience as physical actors and interested in manipulating large size puppets. For complete information and submit […]

Read more

Recipients of the Training grants 2015

Professional Training - 15/12/2014

The Professional Training Commission is glad announcing the name of the recipients 2015 of its Grants 2015 Xiaoran, student from China, and – Faith-Ann Chester-Inniss, puppeteer from Guyana. Thank to thse grants, Xiaoran would attend, in April 2015, to the workshop “Contemporary String Puppet” with Frank Soehnle in the Atelier d’Arketal in Cannes (France) and […]

Read more

Prize Michael MESCHKE

Secretary General - 8/12/2014

The international “Prix Michael Meschke for the Preservation and Renewal of Puppet Theatre Arts” has been granted to a theatre company from Thailand, namely the SEMATHAI PUPPET THEATRE of Bangkok directed by Piewnam Chalermyart for outstanding efforts to promote youth and puppet theatre. The price, created in 1991, named after Swedish theatre director Michael Meschke, […]

Read more

Grant holders January 2015 of the Commission for Latin America

Latin America - 8/12/2014

The Commission for Latin America announces the names of the selected artists for the Scholarships, for the courses programed by the companies Caixa do Elefante and Cia Lumbra, in January 2015: Desdobramentos do Corpo, January 5th to 11th, 2015 – Joana Vieira Viana – Brazil – Jândi Caetano De Matos – Uruguay Territorios Desconhecidos, January […]

Read more