UNIMA international Call for Contribution & Save the Date – Kasper & Friends go UNESCO 📅 Zoom info session: 13 April 2026, 15:00 (CET) | 📨 RSVP by 30 June 2026 Dear Colleagues and Friends, we are reaching out to you as part of the initiative “Kasper and Friends go UNESCO”, which aims to highlight […]
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PAPERMOON PUPPET THEATRE Puppet Camp & Masterclass: Shank’s Mare at PESTA BONEKA #10 September 25 – October 11, 2026 · Yogyakarta, Indonesia · Open Call Papermoon Puppet Theatre (Indonesia), in collaboration with Tom Lee (USA), will hold a Masterclass and Puppet Camp as part of PESTA BONEKA #10 — an international biennale puppet festival taking […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL An Abandoned Doll is Performing… A note for the World Puppetry Day 2026 · By Salma Mohseni · Executive Committee Member of UNIMA · Iran Salma Mohseni is a theatre director, puppeteer, and researcher based in Iran, a member of the Executive Committee of UNIMA International, and Co-President of the UNIMA Humanitas and […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL 21 March 2026 · World Puppetry Day Official Message World Puppetry Day 2026 Celebrating the Light of Life — The Hyena’s Dream Yaya Coulibaly President, Compagnie Sogolon · Knight of the National Order of Mali My Dear Compatriots, UNIMA Puppeteers, Inhabitants of the Earth: The Bamanan people of Mali, like other peoples of […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL World Puppetry Day 2026 Begins: the celebrations kick off in the Ardennes and in Reims! World Puppetry Day 2026 · Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes & Reims · 18–26 March 2026 As World Puppetry Day 2026 approaches its climax on 21 March, the celebrations in Charleville-Mézières, Ardennes and Reims have already begun in full force — […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL World Puppetry Day 2026 Around the World World Puppetry Day · 21 March 2026 · Worldwide As we approach the beginning of spring and mark the greatest date in the puppetry calendar — World Puppetry Day, 21 March 2026 — we want to highlight celebrations taking place around the world. If you happen […]
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UNIMA INTERNATIONAL Preparing for World Puppetry Day 2026: March 21st World Puppetry Day · 21 March 2026 · Worldwide 21 March 2026 is just around the corner — and UNIMA International is getting ready to make it a truly special day. Every year on 21 March, puppeteers, companies, schools, and audiences across the world come […]
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UNIMA-USA PUPPETRY INTERNATIONAL Call for Contributions: Issue 60 — “Flashback to 1966” Call for Proposals · Open to practitioners, scholars, writers & researchers worldwide Puppetry International, the English-language journal of UNIMA-USA, is pleased to announce a call for contributions for its upcoming issue 60, themed “Flashback to 1966”. This special issue invites perspectives on puppetry […]
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It is with profound sorrow that we announce the passing of one of the most prominent figures in Bulgarian puppet theatre – Professor Maya Petrova. Throughout her long creative career, she designed the stage sets for over 200 performances. She was the founder of the “Puppet Theatre Scenography” specialty at the Theatre Academy in Sofia, […]
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With great sadness in our hearts, we announce the passing of Cristian Pepino. An interdisciplinary artist, professor, puppet theater director, researcher, playwright, and much more, he served as President of UNIMA Romania during the 1990s, after the re-establishment of the National Center. The importance of Professor Cristian Pepino to Romania’s contemporary puppetry scene cannot be […]
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