Malaysian puppeteer Bright Ong and his puppets have been associating with royalty this year – quite literally in the case of the Raja Muda (Crown Prince of Perlis, Malaysia), and also with the Queen of Conservation, Dr Jane Goodall, renowned for her ground-breaking work with primates. In November 2024, Bright was involved in a fascinating […]
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Borders – Puppetry Unborders Dates: May 22-23, 2025 Location: Chuncheon, Korea Submission Deadline: February 15th. The UNIMA Symposium on “Borders – Puppetry Unborders” is now accepting submissions! This symposium is hosted as part of the 2025 UNIMA Congress and the Chuncheon World Puppet Festival. Call for Papers: We invite participants to explore the question of […]
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It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Biserka Assenova, Honorary Member of UNIMA International and a remarkable figure in the world of puppetry, born on October 18, 1943, in Sofia, Bulgaria. Biserka was an innovator and pioneer—being the first woman to complete a degree in puppet direction and dramaturgy at DAMU […]
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Centro del Títere in Spain offers a 60-hour course on giant puppets in February. This is an intensive training course for adults, open to anyone interested, in which participants will make a giant puppet 3 meters high with direct manipulation of rods, which they will carry on their shoulders thanks to a self-tailored lightweight aluminium […]
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The Ellen Van Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Conversations on Puppetry with the Chicago International Puppet Theater Festival’s Ellen Van Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Series We hope you had a relaxing and joyful holiday season! As we step into the new year, we are thrilled to announce the launch of the Ellen Van Volkenburg Puppetry Symposium Series at […]
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Dear National Centres and Representatives, dear friends, I send my warmest greetings, best wishes, and joy to all our fellow members around the world during this Holiday Season! As UNIMA members, we have so many special occasions to celebrate. As you may have read on 18 December, our dear member from UNIMA Bulgaria, Svetlomira Stoyanova, […]
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Open Call for Applications for participation in the competition programme of the 19th International Puppet Festival The Golden Dolphin which will be held from 1st to 7th October 2025, Varna, Bulgaria. Varna State Puppet Theatre has a pleasure to announce officially the Open Call for Applications for participation in the competition programme of the 19th […]
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Paris, December 18, 2024 – UNIMA International proudly announces a landmark achievement at the 2024 International Conference of NGOs in Official Partnership with UNESCO. Held from December 17-19 at UNESCO Headquarters in Paris under the theme “Building Capacity for Action,” the conference witnessed a historic moment for the organization. Svetlomira Stoyanova, a distinguished member of […]
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Photo of the geometric puppet built by Buckmeister Füller for Bill Baird in 1958, which disappeared in 1987, thanks to the artist Zaven Paré for sharing to me. Magic lanterns, physicality of the doll, and capacity, ‘The puppet was born at the first dawn, when the first man saw his own shadow for the first […]
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Jointly organized by UNIMA Asia-Pacific Commission, UNIMA Professional Training Commission, UNIMA China, and Nanchong Municipal Bureau of Culture, Broadcast, TV, and Tourism, the 2024 Puppetry Training and Exchange Symposium will take place in Nanchong, China, December 13th and 14th. Theme: The place of tradition in contemporary puppetry. Bridges without frontiers. Key Topics: Puppetry Training in […]
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