Condolence Message for the Passing of Mariano DolciNovember 3, 2025 With profound emotion and boundless gratitude, UNIMA Italia pays tribute to Mariano Dolci — puppeteer, educator, theorist, and friend, an Unforgettable Master. Founder of the Italian national center and honorary member of both UNIMA Internationale and UNIMA Italia, Mariano was a steadfast guide and an […]
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The Montreal International Performing Arts Conference is a unique opportunity to present your work to programmers from around the world! Submit your application from September 22 to November 24, 2025. As part of its official programming, the CINARS Biennale 2026 will present full-length works (maximum 90 minutes) in dance, theatre, circus, interdisciplinary arts, and puppetry, […]
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Dear National Centers, dear International Councillors and dear members UNIMA, Only four months have passed since the beginning of our mandate, and it’s still too early to draw a balance. Certainly, if we were to start from the atmosphere at the UNIMA Happy Apéro at the FMTM in Charleville Mézières, we could be satisfied!. In […]
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39th edition of the International Theatrical Festival ‘VALISE’ will be held from 25 to 28 June 2026 at the Puppet and Actor Theatre in Łomża, Poland. The VALISE Festival is a renowned and highly respected international theatre event. For many years this event has attracted outstanding artists and theatre companies from around the world. Over […]
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The International Association of Puppetry-Friendly Cities (AVIAMA), founded in 2012, unites cities and local governments from around the world that share a deep commitment to the art of puppetry. Convinced of the importance of culture in local development, AVIAMA member cities support puppetry through festivals, museums, theatres, and performing companies that strengthen their cultural identity […]
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UNIMA at FMTM 2025 – Happy Apero! UNIMA’s international aperitifs In the Garden of Inspiration – Charleville-Mézières, France 21–26 September 2025 This year, UNIMA’s presence at the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes (FMTM) in Charleville-Mézières started within the Garden of Inspiration — the poetic home once belonging to Arthur Rimbaud, where the legendary poet […]
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UNIMANORDIC PUPPET SATURDAY 25.10.2025 at 14.00 CET Ukrainian puppet Theatre in times of war “Live a normal life in non-normal conditions”. This is a quote from the play “The Nuclear Mermaid”, created during the full-scale russian invasion of Ukraine by the Lviv Academic Regional Puppet Theatre (a play about waiting for a nuclear attack). Ukrainian […]
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In Gaza, a small group of puppeteers continues to create art among the ruins, keeping alive the hope and memory of their people. Today, these artists and their families urgently need our support to survive. The cost of living in Gaza has become unbearable: feeding a family of five now costs around USD 50 per […]
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Free, available to all, full of new thoughts and insights, Puppetry International Research, an open access scholarly journal, is another step in UNIMA-USA’s goal to promote, educate, and support growth in the art of puppetry as well as to provide resources to people who find puppetry important to their lives. PIR is a space for […]
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5th COLLOQUIUM ON PUPPET THERAPY WITHOUT BORDERS: “PUPPETS, NEURODIVERSITY, AND CAREGIVERS” “A Different Way of Perceiving the World” Saturday, November 15 – Monday, November 17, 2025, from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. Mexico City time. It is with great pleasure and enthusiasm that we present the 5th Virtual Colloquium—marking the fifth anniversary of our collective […]
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