Borders – Puppetry Unborders Dates: May 23, 2025 Location: Chuncheon, Korea Submission Deadline: January 1, 2025 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 […]
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The Al-Husseini Al-Sagheer International Children’s Theater Festival is excited to invite puppeteers from around the world to participate in the 9th edition of the festival, taking place in Karbala, Iraq, from April 19 to 25, 2025. For more information and registration, please visit the link below: https://www.alhusseini-alsagher.org/9/indexe.php The festival organizers look forward to welcoming your […]
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Centro del Títere – Renowned Puppet and Object Theatre School – presents three exciting autumn workshops led by expert professionals: Glove Puppet Construction Course Learn how to create a custom-made glove puppet with professional finishes, using durable and lightweight materials for optimal manipulation and stage performance. The Drama of Matter Experience the basics of puppetry […]
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Most recently, during the UNIMA Puppetry Collaboratorium project at the FLUM International Puppet Art Festival in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina, we had the honor of hosting Mr. Siyavash Sattari, President of UNIMA Mobarak – Iran. Mr. Sattari brought with him a wealth of knowledge, presenting a unique workshop on traditional Iranian string puppetry techniques. His […]
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The UNion Internationale de la MArionnette (UNIMA) is pleased to announce the UNIMA Heritage Awards 2024/2025, recognizing exceptional contributions to the conservation of puppetry heritage. This year’s jury, consisting of esteemed members from around the world—Lucile Bodson (France), Kathy Foley (USA), Idoya Otegui (Spain), Dadi Pudumjee (India), and Nancy Staub (USA)—has expressed their satisfaction with […]
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Celebrating International Peace Day – 21st September 2024 There are no words to describe the events that took place this year in Mostar, Bosnia and Herzegovina. This beautiful city, with a history spanning from the Ottoman era, preserves architectural marvels and puppetry traditions protected by UNESCO, the Old Bridge of Mostar (World Heritage List) and […]
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Puppet Therapy Barcelona calls for applications to the 12th edition of its International Online Course in Puppet Therapy. – English Version This Online Course created in 2017 is designed and focused on the use of puppets and objects in the expressive and therapeutic dimension; to rescue memory and learnt hopelessness. The Puppet Therapy course invites you […]
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Uses of puppetry in situations of trauma with: Coby Omvlee, Antje Wegener & Karim Dakhroub 12. October, 14:00 CET UNIMA Nordic will hold an online round table discussion at 14h (CET) on Saturday 12th October on the theme of ‘Uses of puppetry in situations of trauma’. The speakers are experienced and talented therapists, social workers, […]
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The Institut International de la Marionnette (IIM) is to join forces with the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes to create, from January 2025, a reference centre for the puppetry arts. Research will continue to be a key element of its project. Through the programme of research residencies and documentary residencies proposed by its Documentation […]
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There has been growing interest in the use of puppets in hospital settings in recent years. If you are using puppets already in hospitals (as a puppeteer, therapist, doctor etc) anywhere in the world and would be interested in the development of an international network to support and share this work, please email Commission President Cariad […]
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