FESTIVALS IN THE DIGITAL ERAOpen session for all Thursday, April 7, 202216 h – 17 h 30 (CET) Zoom link : https://us02web.zoom.us/j/2296739568 During the last two years of the pandemic, international puppet festivals directors had to develop new ways to reach their public and promote the work of the artists. Four panelists from three continents will […]
Read moreIn the framework of the Erasmus+ project «EVOC – Experimenting VOCational training for puppeteers», 14 young puppeteers from 6 European countries (Belgium, France, Greece, Italy, Slovenia and Spain) will be selected to participate in an experimental, transversal and non conventional training path in puppetry arts. If you are interested in participating, please read the complete […]
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As it has been done in recent years, UNIMA International has created a common and participatory video to celebrate World Puppet Day on March 21st. We called upon all to propose video sequences of 15′ to 30′ seconds of training courses, creations, shows, workshops, constructions, drawings, scenographies, animations. From the imaginary of the great white […]
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El mar El Mar siempre llevó a los narradores y sus historias de una playa a otra, de una isla a la siguiente, de un continente a muchos. Esas historias se arremolinaron juntas, marinadas en numerosos potajes culturales, volviéndose mágicas e inmortales. Es este el material de las historias, desde tiempos inmemoriales, llena de dragones […]
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“Dear Presidents of the UNIMA National Centres, International Shadow Theater Festivals for contemporary shadow players have been taking place in the German city of Schwaebisch Gmuend for over 30 years, attracting thousands of visitors from all over the world. Here the shadow players get to know each other, discuss things with each other and establish […]
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Puppet Power: Festival of Ideas, the 10th edition animates the theme of Celebration! We look at the role inanimate objects have had in ceremonies since time immemorial. It explores the impact and potential of Applied Puppetry in all sorts of practices. It wonders who’s at the party, who’s not and whether it’s time to take […]
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PASSPORTS are available for these upcoming festivals : . SAPERLIPUPPET | France | 6-10 April 2022 | [1 passport x 5 days] · FIDENA – Figurentheater der Nationen | Germany |May 7 – 18, 2022 [1 passport x 5 days] · Festival Internazionale dei Burattini e delle Figure Arrivano dal Mare! | Italy | May 21 – 26, 2022 […]
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Tolosa, the 14th April 2022 Dear friends of the National Centers, International Councillors, Representatives, members of the UNIMA: From the Heritage, Museums and Documentation Centers Commission, we have set ourselves the main objective of protecting and disseminating the important puppet heritage that our community has throughout the world. The first thing we have to do […]
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We, the members of the UNIMA Board, are deeply shocked and concerned at the current situation in Ukraine. UNIMA, with its NGO status, promotes the noblest human values such as peace and mutual understanding between people regardless of origin, political or religious convictions and differences in culture, in accordance with the respect for fundamental human […]
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Dear National Centres, Dear Members, A moment of celebration is upon us! In 2003, UNIMA with your help launched World Puppetry Day. March 21 has become a day to celebrate the joy that springs from our imaginative use of materials, techniques and storytelling. This year’s theme is the Sea. The 2022 World Puppetry Day message […]
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