DENMARK'S SOFI KROG PERFORMS IN NYC
Denmark's Sofie Krog, partnering with Spanish puppeteer David Faraco, returns to HERE with The House. This complex puppetry piece takes place on a revolving set - a creepy funeral home featuring intricate lights, contraptions and sound effects. Inviting tweens, teens and adults on a comically harrowing journey, The House reveals the secrets of one Mrs. Esperanza and her family by venturing behind the closed doors and into the private rooms hiding their unspeakably dark deeds. February 24-26
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WORLD FESTIVAL OF PUPPET THEATRES 2013
The 17th edition of the World Festival of Puppets Theatres will be held from September 20 - 29, 2013, in Charleville Mézières (France). Companies proposing shows may now send their application. The due date to send the application is August 31. The application form is available on the website...
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SUMMER WORKSHOPS IN CHARLEVILLE
At the International Puppetry Institute of Charleville - France, July 10 - 27: "Material and Movement" directed by Frank Soehnle, in collaboration with Karin Ould Chih (Figuren Theater Tübingen - Germany). August 21 - September 7: "On the theatrical vocation of shadow theatre (level II) - the creation of a shadow performance", directed by Fabrizio Montecchi (Teatro Gioco Vita - Italy).
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2012 UNIMA-USA SCHOLARSHIP AWARD
UNIMA-USA awarded one scholarship for 2012 to Nick Hubbard from Seattle, WA, to attend The International Shadow Theatre Festival in Schwäbisch Gmünd, Germany, including various connected workshops. Nick is a puppeteer and teaching artist with training in Shadow Theater, Bunraku-style puppetry, Theatre of the Oppressed, and Undoing Racism. He has studied in Germany at Theater der Schatten, and in the USA at San Francisco's American Conservatory Theater. His performance experience includes work with Thistle Theatre and Brian Kooser of Monkey Wrench Puppet Lab fame. Teaching contracts include Arts Corps, Seattle Public Theater, and Project Morry.

PUPPETS IN PRAGUE WORKSHOPS
For 12 years, Puppets in Prague has brought hundreds of students from around the world into the magical world of Czech puppetry and marionettes. This year, they are offering 4 courses led by master puppeteer Miroslav Trejtnar with a team of professional Czech puppet artists in Prague, where the puppet tradition is still very much alive.

Puppets for Stop Motion Film Animation: January 4 - 13, April 20 - 30

Marionette Carving: June 1 - 17, June 20 - July 4

Marionette carving PLUS Manipulation and performance: August 9 - September 2

NEW! Specialized Marionettes- Dragon and Acrobat!
Acrobat: March 14 - 21.
Dragon: March 24 - April 1

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UNIMA CONGRESS & WORLD PUPPETRY FESTIVAL IN CHINA
Chengdu, China hosts the 21st UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival May 27 - June 3, 2012. This event is held once every four years all over the world... in Washington DC (USA), Munich (Germany), Moscow (Former Soviet Union), Tokyo and Osaka (Japan), Charleville-Mézières (France), Ljubljana (Slovenia), Budapest (Hungary), Magdeburg (Germany), Rijeka (Croatia), Perth (Australia), etc. For the 2012 event 89 performances are listed from 46 countries including Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bulgaria, Croatia, Czech, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany (2), Hungary, Ireland, Italy (2), Lithuania, Macedonia, Netherlands (3), Norway, Poland, Portugal, Russia (4), Serbia, Slovenia, Spain (2), Sweden, Switzerland, United Kingdom, Ukraine, Australia (2), Iran (2), Israel (2), Japan (2), Malaysia, Mongolia, New Zealand, South Korea, Sri Lanka, China (27), Taiwan (2), Brazil (2), Canada, Costa Rica, Ecuador, Mexico, Kenya and from the USA (4) including Visual Expressions, Hua Hua Zhang, Dragon Arts Studio, Wakka Wakka and Chinese Theatre Works in collaboration with Bread and Puppet Theater. Please note, this is a tentative list of performers.
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