Puppetry In a Time of Coronavirus: Purbo Asmoro Curing the World Via Puppetry
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Can puppetry be a cure in a time of crisis?
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Waffling Between Dread and Hope
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There’s some wonderful stuff out there. Seek it out. Brighten your day. Help anyone you can.
Read MoreA Crash Course in Asian Puppetry
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It sounds wild, but we and the other 13 puppet companies were treated like rock stars and represent our country in what was mostly an Asian festival.
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Letter From UNIMA-CHINA
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The recent events surrounding the outbreak of the coronavirus epidemic have the world watching with concern.
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Tony Sarg Documentary on "American Experience" PBS
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The spectacular balloons bounding along the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade owe their origins to a sea serpent, a hoax, and a man named Tony Sarg. American Experience tells the story.
Read MoreBellingham, WA Plans Underway for 2nd World Puppetry Day Celebration
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Bellingham plans to expand the celebration for 2020, collaborating with the local community college and Jansen Art Center to host a wider array of performances, workshops, and presentations.
Read MoreThe Gottabees in India
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In July of 2019, The Gottabees traveled on a 10- day tour of India, performing for over 800 children and families in Hyderabad, Bengaluru, and Ahmedabad as part of Ranga Shankara’s Aha! International Theater Festival for Children.
Read MoreFIAMS & the PI challenge
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Representatives of UNIMA-USA bring issues of PI to festivals in other countries and give them to puppet people who might spread the “gospel” of international friendship and understanding through the art of puppetry.
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