📢 Get Involved UNIMA Commissions Open Calls Join a commission and help shape the future of puppetry worldwide UNIMA Applied Puppetry Commission Since the Chuncheon Congress, chair of the Applied Puppetry Commission Terence Tan and co-chair Antje Wegener have met former members of its predecessor, the Education, Development, and Therapy Commission, as well as interested […]
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UNIMA MEXICO TALKS We invite you to join us for the talk: Corner Marionettes: 50 Years of Creation, Management, and Promotion in the Art of Puppetry. With renowned director and puppeteer Lourdes Pérez Gay. Friday, September 12, 2025. 8:00 PM (GMT-6) Mexico City. Moderator: Sara Guzmán Corral. Production and Coordination: Sergio Aguilera. Lourdes Pérez Gay […]
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The Stanisław Wyspiański Academy of Theater Arts in Krakow, Wrocław Branch, announces open recruitment for the third edition of the LALKA NOVA 3 International Performing Arts Conference, which will take place on November 26–28, 2025, in Wrocław at the Puppetry Department. The theme of this year’s edition is CONNECTIONS – understood as the relationships between […]
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November 6–9, 2025: Hi PerformanCZ – Visitors’ Programme of Puppet Productions The Hi PerformanCZ: Visitors’ Programme of Puppet Productions will take place in Prague from November 6–9, 2025, alongside the festival One Flew over the Puppeteer’s Nest (Czech UNIMA Centre & Loutkář/Puppeteer Magazine). The programme is designed for international theatre professionals — dramaturges, artistic […]
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Regional training: Puppet Construction & Manipulation CALL FOR APPLICATIONS Dates: 28 October to 7 November 2025 Location: Bamako (Mali) & online Organiser: UNIMA – Mali In collaboration with: UNIMA International with its ‘Africa’ and ‘Professional Training and Research’ Commissions, UNIMA South Africa, UNIMA Kenya With the support of: UNIMA International, UNESCO, PESP As part […]
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Professionnal meeting at the FMTM (Charleville-Mézières) Professional meeting : Conducting international cooperation in the current geopolitical and ecological context In recent years, the structural changes we have been witnessing on a global scale have led us to question the ways in which we build international cooperation projects in the performing arts sector. There is an […]
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UNIMA International at the World Festival of Puppet Theatres in Charleville-Mézièresfrom 21 to 27 September Happy Apero! UNIMA’s international aperitifs From 21 to 26 September 5pm > 7pm At the Maison des Ailleurs WELCOME! UNIMA International invites you to the Maison des Ailleurs (n°28). All week long, from 5 to 7 p.m., come meet […]
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Puppet Building & Performance Training A regional workshop for East African puppeteers and artists Organised by UNIMA- Kenya Led by Alison Duddle DEADLINE EXTENSION: applications may be submitted until 31 August. Please find the form below. . Dates: 22nd – 27th September 2025 Duration: 6 days Time: 9:00 AM – 4:00 PM Format: Hybrid (In-person […]
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OPEN CALL for Artists – Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival 2nd Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival Düsseldorf, Germany | May 7-10, 2026 including a group exhibition May 3 – June 28, 2026 The Celluloid Golem Puppet Art Festival is thrilled to invite filmmakers, visual artists, and theater makers to submit their innovative work!We’re celebrating the […]
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Homage to Colette Monestier (1930–2025)Nancy L. Staub | June 29, 2025 A few days ago, Claire Monestier, Colette’s daughter, informed me that we lost her mother on June 22nd. My condolences go to Claire and the entire family—especially her puppeteer brother François—and to Colette’s many friends around the world. I last saw Colette in May […]
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