Puppetry International like you’ve never seen it before!
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Puppetry International is combining forces with the Puppetry Journal for a One-Two punch of puppet pleasure.
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African American Artists Animate Dolls
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A model of how puppeteers can connect with audiences at a time when the future of live theater is uncertain.
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What Activities Are You Planning for World Puppetry Day 2021?
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An important message from UNIMA-International: World Puppetry Day & Pandemic Impacts.
Read MoreApplications are now being accepted for the 2021 UNIMA-USA Scholarship!
/by Stephen Kaplin- Scholarship Committee Chair
Applications are now being accepted for the 2021 UNIMA Scholarship. Every year we make a grant of $1000 available to help cover tuition costs or program fees for an American puppeteer who wishes to further their professional study of puppet theater outside the United States. The study and training covered by the Scholarship Fund may be undertaken with a recognized puppetry professional, or at a professional program, or, in some cases, at an international puppet festival, as long as it includes educational opportunities, like workshops. Candidates may use their scholarship at any time during the 2021 calendar year, depending on when the courses are being offered.
Applicants should be puppeteers with some professional experience, who have a university degree in puppetry, or who can otherwise demonstrate a serious commitment to the art form.
If you are interested in this unique opportunity to study and practice with master puppet artists around the Globe, please check out the eligibility requirements and download the Application Form.
The deadline for applications is December 30th for study programs that take place during 2021. The committee will review applications in January, and candidates will be notified of their decision by January 30th.
LAST CHANCE TO GO TO INDONESIA FOR FREE!
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If you’ve ever been to a puppet festival then you know that the best part is sharing meals with fellow artists.
Read More#SaveOurTheatres "The Harlequin Puppet Theatre"
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If anyone needs help and truly deserves it in these troubled times, it is certainly Chris Somerville and the Harlequin Puppet Theatre.
Read MoreSchool's Out For Summer, School's Out Forever
/Where will you be in 1 month? 6 months? 1 year?
Read MoreWhere Puppetry Conversations Happen
/During this unusual moment, it is enlivening to be involved in keeping critical conversations on puppetry active.
Read MoreTalking Puppet Theory and Process with Students on Zoom
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We have wrung ourselves out thinking about this pandemic but it’s impossible not to seek and find the silver linings in all of this.
Read MorePuppetry 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?
Read MoreWaffling 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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Join or renew now for 18 Months of Membership!
/Join or renew today at any level to extend your puppetry world with 18 Months of UNIMA-USA Membership for the same price as an annual Membership. Receive six quarterly newsletters, three issues of Puppetry International magazine, access to both the 2019 and 2020 Membership Directories, and no renewal until January 1, 2021.
Image from Specialised Puppetry by H.W. Whanslaw and Victor Hotchkiss (1939)
In addition to providing you with great benefits, your Membership helps UNIMA-USA provide so much value to the puppetry community. We provide an annual scholarship that funds a study abroad experience for puppeteers looking to learn from masters in other parts of the world. UNIMA-USA’s Citations of Excellence reward the best of puppetry arts in this country, while providing credible recognition that aids puppeteers as they seek audiences in this country and abroad. We believe in sharing information with the world— whether it’s through articles in Puppetry International, the only magazine of its kind with peer-reviewed content, or through our blog. The support of our Members is crucial to that goal.
Questions? Contact our Membership Office at unimausa@gmail.com or at (404) 881-5110. Lindsey is always happy to hear from you!
