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CAMa - Centro de Artes da Marioneta in partnership with Museu da Marioneta is conducting International workshops aimed at professionals selected on the basis of their curriculum and experience. Enrollment is international and, due to the selection of the teachers and participants, brings together several artistic fields, to allow the meeting between puppetry and other arts. Workshops include:
THE LOGIC OF MOVEMENT directed by Stephen Mottram (UK) A workshop about why things move the way they do, and how knowing about this helps the puppeteer express ideas more successfully to an audience. March 8-12th. Application Deadline: February 25.
THE ACTOR AND THE OBJECT directed by Agnès Limbos – Cie Gare Centrale (BE) Object theatre is a theatre without wings, that uses metaphor, symbolism and suggestion to tell a story. September 20-24th
Application Deadline: September 10.
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Gary Friedman, Master puppeteer and Puppetry-in-Education consultant and Sharon Gelber, Occupational Therapist and Learning-Movement consultant are using the medium of puppetry and movement to take story telling and improvisational performance to the most elaborate ends. Their workshops are catalysts for breaking boundaries and pushing personal and performance limits. They are currently taking bookings in Europe for April and May and in North America in June. [DOWNLOAD THE PDF]

THE WORLD ENCYCLOPEDIA OF PUPPETRY ARTS
It 's 2 1/4" thick and weighs nearly 4 kilos (9 pounds) with 864 pages, all in French. There are 506 plates (10" x 11 3/4").
The book was proposed in 1978, revived in 1995 and published in November 2009. There were 39 editors and fact checkers, 9 translators and 234 contributing authors. Amazon France lists it at 76 Euros but that's without shipping. With shipping to the USA, it could cost approximately133 Euros, about $200. [MORE]

The 16th World Festival of Puppets Theatres will be held at Charleville-Mezieres, Ardennes, France September 16-25, 2011. This festival will mark the 50th anniversary of Charleville-Mezieres. Companies who want to apply can obtain an application form from the festival's website. Deadline for applications is August 31. [MORE]

AUDITIONS IN USA FOR CENTRAL SCHOOL
University of London’s Central School of Speech and Drama is auditioning in the US for its three-year, full-time undergraduate courses (equivalent to BFA), and its one-year full-time/two-year part-time postgraduate courses (equivalent to MFA). The Central School of Speech and Drama is one of the pre-eminent training centers for drama.  By joining Central, students elect to join an alumni group that includes Laurence Oliver, Judi Dench, Harold Pinter, Cameron Mackintosh, Gael Garcia Bernal to name a few; to be taught by distinguished practitioners in the industry; to follow highly-specialist courses; and to have access to brand-new high-spec facilities.
Audition dates: New York - February 4, Chicago - February 6, San Francisco - February 9 [MORE]

Submissions for the 2010 Arlyn Award for Outstanding Design in Puppet Theatre are now being accepted. Any puppeteer, anywhere in the world is eligible to enter. The winning entry will receive a trophy and a cash prize of US $1,000.00. Entries must be received by February 15.
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The Out Of The Box Festival of Puppetry and Visual Performance will be in Cape Town, March 20 - 28. The festival is calling for applications from artists and companies who would be interested in participating. The festival includes two major components, The Family Festival and the Adult Festival. [MORE

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