The oldest Spanish puppeteer, Sebastià Vergés i Cadena, died on Sunday 25th May 2014, at the age of 85, after a long illness. Master of many puppeteers, born in Barcelona in 1929, Sebastià Vergés learned the work with his father. His father founded a puppet company, which is managed now by his son, at the beginning of the 20th century. […]
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IMAGO Szene Wels – Verein zur Förderung des Figurentheaters is glad presenting the workshop: “Hand in Glove ” with Rod Burnett (UK) in Kornspeicher and Stadttheater, Wels (AT). Friday, 11th July – 10:00am to Tuesday, 15th July – 19:00pm Fee: 270 euro (plus costs of material) without accommodation. For actors and puppeteers with performing experience […]
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“The puppet is not a miniature of human being: it is both more and less than the actor.” Designed as a tribute to Brunella Eruli, who directed the review between 1998 and 2012, this issue of Puck gathers, around the theme “Human / Non human”, original contributions of artists and writters, original studies and also an anthology of Brunella Eruli’s papers, most […]
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Patrice Alexandre Guèdègbé, puppeteer and secretary of UNIMA Benin, nicknamed as Sécurité, passed away. Condolences to his family, puppeteers and young people who learnt to love puppetry thanks to him. Rest in peace Alexandre Sécurité. The funeral will take place in Porto Novo (Bénin), Saturday, May 31. A. KOTONDI Check Amadou President of the Africa Commission.
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We invite you to read the latest issue (June 2014) of the Puppet Slam Network.
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Organized by Puppentheater Magdeburg, the 10th edition of International Puppetry Festival, Blickwechsel), will take place in Magdeburg (Germany) from 20th to 26th June 2014. > For more information, the festival’s website. > Programme.
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Organized by AREMA LR, the 12th edition of Art’Pantin Forum will take place in Vergèze (France) from 2nd to 5th October 2014. Puppetry art showcase in Languedoc-Roussillon, the forum is a place for the launch of new shows, meetings and professional exchanges. > For more information, the forum’s website.
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UNIMA Federación España opens the doors of the Summer School. It will be organized from 30th June to 7th July in the TOPIC of Tolosa (Spain). It will focus on the figure of the traditional puppet and will count on masters such as Chris Geris (Plansjet), Salvatore Gatto or René Baker. The provisional enrollment will be closed on 30th May […]
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Coordinated by Magali Chouinard and Isabelle Payant, this project aimed to support 10 Cuban puppet companies by sending the materials to make puppets (during the UNIMA council in Cuba, April 2014). The UNIMA Cooperation Commission contributed 2000 Euros to the project and UNIMA Canada (section Quebec) 880 CAD, section Ontario, 100 CAD. The material was distributed […]
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We invite you to discover the special issue of the review of the Puppetry History Museum, museum in Cuautitlàn Izcalli (Mexico), En la Ruta del Titiritero, having as goal a national consultation in order to elect the Emblematic Puppet of Mexico. The previous issues are available in the Museum’s blog
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