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<channel><title><![CDATA[UNIMA-CANADA - JOURNAL]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.unimacanada.com/journal]]></link><description><![CDATA[JOURNAL]]></description><pubDate>Sun, 06 Sep 2026 00:16:33 -0400</pubDate><generator>Weebly</generator><item><title><![CDATA[L'été/Summer 2026]]></title><link><![CDATA[https://www.unimacanada.com/journal/letesummer-2026]]></link><comments><![CDATA[https://www.unimacanada.com/journal/letesummer-2026#comments]]></comments><pubDate>Tue, 30 Jun 2026 12:33:21 GMT</pubDate><category><![CDATA[Uncategorized]]></category><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.unimacanada.com/journal/letesummer-2026</guid><description><![CDATA[NOUVELLES d'UNIMA-CANADA NEWS&nbsp;&#8203;  Canada-USA Puppeteers Get together! / Venez rencontrer des marionnettistes du Canada et des &Eacute;tats-Uni   Save the date!Tuesday September 22nd 8hpm (Eastern Time)Canada-USA Puppeteers Get together!Online meeting organized by the UNIMA North America commissionWithWonderheads Theatre, Victoria BC (CA)La Pire Esp&egrave;ce Montreal, Quebec (CA)Happy Accident Portland, Oregon (USA)Manuel Cinema Chicago, Illinois (USA)Hosted by Jim Morrow (Canada)&nbsp [...] ]]></description><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">NOUVELLES d'UNIMA-CANADA NEWS<strong>&nbsp;</strong>&#8203;</h2>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><strong>Canada-USA Puppeteers Get together! / Venez rencontrer des marionnettistes du Canada et des &Eacute;tats-Uni</strong></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:344px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:6px;*margin-top:12px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/en-north-america.png?1783279787" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">Save the date!<br />Tuesday <strong>September 22nd 8hpm</strong> (Eastern Time)<br /><strong>Canada-USA Puppeteers Get together!</strong><br />Online meeting organized by the UNIMA North America commission<br />With<br /><strong>Wonderheads Theatre</strong>, Victoria BC (CA)<br /><strong>La Pire Esp&egrave;ce</strong> Montreal, Quebec (CA)<br /><strong>Happy Accident</strong> Portland, Oregon (USA)<br /><strong>Manuel Cinema</strong> Chicago, Illinois (USA)<br />Hosted by Jim Morrow (Canada)</font></em><br />&nbsp;<br />Notez-le &agrave; votre agenda!<br />Mardi 22 septembre 20h (Heure de l&rsquo;est)<br /><strong>Venez rencontrer des marionnettistes du Canada et des &Eacute;tats-Unis</strong><br />Prochain rendez-vous en ligne de la commission Am&eacute;rique du Nord de l&rsquo;UNIMA<br />Avec<br /><strong><em>Wonderheads Theatre</em></strong>, de Victoria, Colombie-Britannique (CA)<br /><strong><em>La Pire Esp&egrave;ce</em></strong> de Montr&eacute;al, Qu&eacute;bec (CA)<br /><strong><em>Happy Accident</em></strong> de Portland, Oregon (&Eacute;-U)<br /><strong><em>Manuel Cinema</em></strong> de Chicago, Illinois (&Eacute;-U)<br />Anim&eacute; par Jim Morrow (Canada)<br />&#8203;<br /><font color="#8c48b7">&iexcl;Aparta la fecha!<br />Martes septiembre 22 a las 20h (EST)<br /><strong>&iexcl;Titiriteros de Canada y USA se re&uacute;nen!</strong><br />Encuentro virtual organizado por la comisi&oacute;n Norteamericana de UNIMA<br />Con<br /><strong><em>Wonderheads Theatre</em></strong>, Victoria BC (CA)<br /><strong><em>La Pire Esp&egrave;ce</em></strong> Montreal, Quebec (CA)<br /><strong><em>Happy Accident</em></strong> Portland, Oregon (USA)<br /><strong><em>Manuel Cinema</em></strong> Chicago, Illinois (USA)<br />Anfitri&oacute;n Jim Morrow (Canada)</font></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><strong>2027 UNIMA Council/Conseil de l'UNIMA 2027</strong></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:726px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/logo-conseil-unima20271.png?1783289833" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d"><strong>Registration for the 2027 UNIMA Council will open soon!</strong><br /><br />For the first time since 2002, the <strong>UNIMA Council</strong> returns to North America! Join the international puppetry community in Montr&eacute;al from March 2 to 6, 2027.</font></em><br /><br /><em><font color="#24678d">Registration for the UNIMA 2027 Council is now open!<br /><br />The countdown has begun!&nbsp; We are pleased to announce the official opening of registration for the UNIMA 2027 Council, which will be held in Montreal. This international event will bring together delegates, artists, and puppetry professionals from around the world to exchange ideas, build new partnerships, and contribute to the future of UNIMA.<br /><br />&#128073; Register now:</font></em><br /><a href="https://unima2027.marionnettes.quebec/en/" target="_blank">https://unima2027.marionnettes.quebec/en/</a><em><font color="#24678d">&nbsp; &nbsp; <strong>An exclusive offer for UNIMA-Canada members</strong><br /><br />To celebrate this event being held in Canada, the AQM is offering <strong>a special package reserved for UNIMA-Canada members</strong>. This offer aims to encourage strong participation from the Canadian community and includes:<br /><br />Access to the Casteliers International Market (MIC) (individual table for AQM members or access to group tables for members of other Canadian chapters);<br /><br />Exclusive networking opportunities with international delegates;<br /><br />Exclusive activities and benefits reserved for UNIMA-Canada members.<br /><br />&#128073; Discover all the package details:</font></em><br /><a href="https://marionnettes.quebec/en/special-pricing-for-unima-canada-members/" target="_blank">https://marionnettes.quebec/en/special-pricing-for-unima-canada-members/<br /></a><br /><em><font color="#24678d">We hope to welcome many of you to Montreal to make this international gathering a landmark event for puppetry arts in Canada!<br /><br /></font></em><a href="https://www.unima.org/en/unima-council-2027/" target="_blank">https://www.unima.org/en/unima-council-2027/</a><em></em><br /><br /><strong>Les inscriptions au Conseil UNIMA 2027 sont ouvertes!</strong><br />Le compte &agrave; rebours est lanc&eacute;!<br /><br />Nous sommes heureux d&rsquo;annoncer l&rsquo;ouverture officielle des inscriptions au <strong>Conseil de l&rsquo;UNIMA 2027</strong>, qui se tiendra &agrave; Montr&eacute;al. Cet &eacute;v&eacute;nement international r&eacute;unira des d&eacute;l&eacute;gu&eacute;&middot;es, artistes et professionnel&middot;les des arts de la marionnette provenant des quatre coins du monde afin d&rsquo;&eacute;changer, de b&acirc;tir de nouveaux partenariats et de contribuer &agrave; l&rsquo;avenir de l&rsquo;UNIMA.<br /><br />&nbsp;<strong>Inscrivez-vous d&egrave;s maintenant :</strong><br /><a href="https://unima2027.marionnettes.quebec/" target="_blank">https://unima2027.marionnettes.quebec</a>&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<strong>Une offre exclusive pour les membres d&rsquo;UNIMA-Canada</strong><br /><br />Pour souligner la tenue de cet &eacute;v&eacute;nement au Canada, l&rsquo;AQM propose un <strong>forfait sp&eacute;cial r&eacute;serv&eacute; aux membres d&rsquo;UNIMA-Canada</strong>. Cette offre vise &agrave; favoriser une forte participation de la communaut&eacute; canadienne et comprend notamment :<br />un acc&egrave;s au March&eacute; international de Casteliers (MIC) (table individuelle pour les membres de l&rsquo;AQM ou acc&egrave;s aux tables collectives pour les membres des autres sections canadiennes);<br />des occasions privil&eacute;gi&eacute;es de r&eacute;seautage avec les d&eacute;l&eacute;gu&eacute;&middot;es internationaux;<br />des activit&eacute;s exclusives et des avantages r&eacute;serv&eacute;s aux membres d&rsquo;UNIMA-Canada.<br /><br />&nbsp;<strong>D&eacute;couvrez tous les d&eacute;tails du forfait :</strong><br /><a href="https://marionnettes.quebec/tarification-speciale-pour-les-membres-dunima-canada/" target="_blank">https://marionnettes.quebec/tarification-speciale-pour-les-membres-dunima-canada/</a><br /><br />Nous esp&eacute;rons vous accueillir nombreux &agrave; Montr&eacute;al pour faire de cette rencontre internationale un moment marquant pour les arts de la marionnette au Canada!&#8203;<br /><br /><a href="https://www.unima.org/fr/conseil-unima-2027/" target="_blank">https://www.unima.org/fr/conseil-unima-2027/</a></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">NOUVELLES DES SECTIONS - NEWS FROM THE SECTIONS</h2>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">ATLANTIC SECTION ATLANTIQUE</h2>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Jim Morrow Puppets - Nova Scotia</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:334px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/picture1.png?1783284987" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">&#8203;Since my departure from Mermaid Theatre in December, I&rsquo;ve been busy developing a new initiative called Jim Morrow Puppets, a company dedicated to the advancement of object theatre and puppetry arts with an emphasis on play development; dramaturgy; puppet design and construction; mentoring; teaching; and consulting. Current activities include: puppet construction with Meute Monde, Quebec; founding member and instructor with the Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of Puppetry Arts, St. John&rsquo;s NL; founding member and instructor with the Atlantic Festival of Puppetry Arts, NS; director, script-writer, puppet maker with Apple Sauce Theatre, Wolfville, NS; puppet consultation with Conseil des Arts de la Baie, Clare, NS; mask-making with the Lunenburg School of the Arts, Lunenburg, NS; puppet instruction with Dalhousie Theatre Department, Halifax, NS; creativity workshops with the Atlantic Restorative Company; and puppet instruction with silk artist, Holly Carr, Canning, NS.&nbsp; After fifty years dedicated to applied learning in the field of puppetry arts and family-audience theatre, I&rsquo;m excited to continue advancing knowledge through associations with many of the country&rsquo;s outstanding puppet people as well as continuing to serve on the UNIMA Canada Board, as president of UNIMA Atlantic, and member of UNIMA International Happiness Commission.</font><font color="#3387a2">&nbsp;</font></em><br /><br />Depuis mon d&eacute;part du Mermaid Theatre en d&eacute;cembre, je me suis consacr&eacute; au d&eacute;veloppement d&rsquo;une nouvelle initiative baptis&eacute;e &laquo; Jim Morrow Puppets &raquo;, une compagnie d&eacute;di&eacute;e &agrave; la promotion du th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets et des arts de la marionnette, qui met l&rsquo;accent sur la cr&eacute;ation de spectacles, la dramaturgie, la conception et la fabrication de marionnettes, le mentorat, l&rsquo;enseignement et le conseil. Mes activit&eacute;s actuelles comprennent : la fabrication de marionnettes avec Meute Monde, au Qu&eacute;bec ; membre fondateur et formateur au Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of Puppetry Arts, &agrave; St. John&rsquo;s (Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador) ; membre fondateur et formateur &agrave; l&rsquo;Atlantic Festival of Puppetry Arts, en Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse ; metteur en sc&egrave;ne, sc&eacute;nariste et fabricant de marionnettes au sein de l&rsquo;Apple Sauce Theatre, &agrave; Wolfville (Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse) ; consultant en marionnettes aupr&egrave;s du Conseil des Arts de la Baie, &agrave; Clare (Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse) ; fabrication de masques &agrave; la Lunenburg School of the Arts, &agrave; Lunenburg (Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse) ; enseignement des marionnettes au d&eacute;partement de th&eacute;&acirc;tre de l&rsquo;universit&eacute; Dalhousie, &agrave; Halifax (Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse) ; ateliers de cr&eacute;ativit&eacute; avec l&rsquo;Atlantic Restorative Company ; et enseignement des marionnettes aupr&egrave;s de l&rsquo;artiste sp&eacute;cialis&eacute;e dans la soie, Holly Carr, &agrave; Canning (Nouvelle-&Eacute;cosse).&nbsp; Apr&egrave;s cinquante ans consacr&eacute;s &agrave; l&rsquo;apprentissage pratique dans le domaine des arts de la marionnette et du th&eacute;&acirc;tre familial, je suis ravi de continuer &agrave; faire progresser les connaissances gr&acirc;ce &agrave; mes collaborations avec de nombreux marionnettistes exceptionnels du pays, ainsi que de poursuivre mon engagement au sein du conseil d&rsquo;administration d&rsquo;UNIMA Canada, en tant que pr&eacute;sident d&rsquo;UNIMA Atlantiqe et membre de la Commission internationale du bonheur de l&rsquo;UNIMA.&nbsp;<br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:left;">Tara Manuel-Rigler and Michael Rigler aka The NL Puppet Couple - Corner Brook, NFLD</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:326px;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/fatpilb-poster-copy.jpeg?1782827646" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">During the month of March we toured Tara&rsquo;s new political puppetry play, &ldquo;For All the Premiers I&rsquo;ve Loved Before&rdquo; to Arts and Culture Centres across Newfoundland. The show was very well received. In April we engaged in a week long ArtsSmarts short puppet film project with a school in Green Bay South, exploring various styles of puppetry, building and creating short scenes and making videos. In May and June we toured our &ldquo;Lady of the Falls&rdquo; show and workshop in schools in the beautiful coastal regions of central Newfoundland, finishing on Fogo Island. Michael is now preparing large scale shadow puppet heads to be worn by dancer Hillary Knee in our new piece - a shadow ballet called, &ldquo;Rosie and the Berry Patch&rdquo;, which we will be debuting in <strong>September as the headlining project for CBNuit&rsquo;s 10th anniversary festival here in Corner Brook. </strong>A productive and fruitful time indeed!</font></em><br /><br />Au cours du mois de mars, nous avons fait tourner la nouvelle pi&egrave;ce de marionnettes politiques de Tara, &laquo; For All the Premiers I&rsquo;ve Loved Before &raquo;, dans cinq centres d'arts et de culture &agrave; travers Terre-Neuve. La s&eacute;rie a &eacute;t&eacute; tr&egrave;s bien accueillie. En avril, nous avons particip&eacute; &agrave; un projet de marionnettes ArtsSmart d'une semaine avec une &eacute;cole de Green Bay South, explorant divers styles de marionnettes, construisant et cr&eacute;ant de courtes sc&egrave;nes et r&eacute;alisant des vid&eacute;os. En mai et juin, nous avons visit&eacute; notre spectacle et atelier &laquo; Lady of the Falls &raquo; dans plusieurs &eacute;coles des magnifiques r&eacute;gions c&ocirc;ti&egrave;res du centre de Terre-Neuve, en terminant sur l'&icirc;le de Fogo. Michael pr&eacute;pare maintenant de grandes t&ecirc;tes de marionnettes d'ombres port&eacute;es par la danseuse Hillary Knee dans notre nouvelle &oelig;uvre &ndash; un ballet d'ombres intitul&eacute; <strong>&laquo; Rosie and the Berry Patch &raquo;, que nous pr&eacute;senterons en septembre comme projet principal du festival du 10e anniversaire de CBNuit ici &agrave; Corner Brook. </strong>Une p&eacute;riode productive et fructueuse en fait!</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><strong>Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of Puppetry Arts</strong>&nbsp;</h2>  <div class="paragraph"><em><font color="#24678d">In April, 2026, a small band of intrepid puppet lovers and storytellers arranged a gathering in the home of Dr&rsquo;s Jan and David Buley of St. John&rsquo;s, to discuss puppetry with invited guest, Jim Morrow. The eagerness in the room was so palpable that by the end of the meeting, unanimous support was given to the idea of establishing the Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of Puppetry Arts (NLIPA), dedicated to the support, and promotion, of puppetry throughout the province. During subsequent virtual gatherings it was proposed the name be registered, a Facebook site created, and steps taken to host a five-day, construction/performance workshop to be held in December, 2026, in St. John&rsquo;s, with Jim Morrow as lead instructor. Newfoundland and Labrador culture is rich in stories and traditions dating back centuries, and with a growing interest in puppetry, and object theatre, the timing felt right to establish an institute dedicated to fostering the growth of puppetry arts through mentoring, instruction, education, and performance opportunities. The hope is that, eventually, the Institute can represent the interests of all Newfoundland and Labrador puppeteers, and enthusiasts, and help in the growth of a bona fide Newfoundland and Labrador puppetry culture. Founding members of the NLIPA have also become proudly associated with UNIMA Canada through membership in UNIMA Atlantic. Please stay tuned for more updates in future newsletters.</font></em><br />&nbsp;<br />En avril 2026, un petit groupe d&rsquo;amateurs de marionnettistes et de conteurs intr&eacute;pides a organis&eacute; une rencontre chez le Dr Jan et le Dr David Buley, &agrave; St. John&rsquo;s, afin de discuter de l&rsquo;art de la marionnette avec leur invit&eacute;, Jim Morrow. L&rsquo;enthousiasme qui r&eacute;gnait dans la salle &eacute;tait si palpable qu&rsquo;&agrave; la fin de la r&eacute;union, l&rsquo;id&eacute;e de cr&eacute;er le Newfoundland and Labrador Institute of Puppetry Arts (NLIPA), d&eacute;di&eacute; au soutien et &agrave; la promotion de l&rsquo;art de la marionnette dans toute la province, a re&ccedil;u un soutien unanime. Au cours de r&eacute;unions virtuelles ult&eacute;rieures, il a &eacute;t&eacute; propos&eacute; d&rsquo;enregistrer le nom de l&rsquo;institut, de cr&eacute;er une page Facebook et de prendre les mesures n&eacute;cessaires pour organiser un atelier de cinq jours consacr&eacute; &agrave; la fabrication de marionnettes et &agrave; la mise en sc&egrave;ne, qui se tiendrait en d&eacute;cembre 2026 &agrave; St. John&rsquo;s, avec Jim Morrow comme formateur principal. La culture de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador est riche en r&eacute;cits et en traditions remontant &agrave; plusieurs si&egrave;cles, et compte tenu de l&rsquo;int&eacute;r&ecirc;t croissant pour les arts de la marionnette et le th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets, le moment semblait propice pour cr&eacute;er un institut d&eacute;di&eacute; &agrave; favoriser le d&eacute;veloppement des arts de la marionnette par le biais du mentorat, de la formation, de l&rsquo;&eacute;ducation et d&rsquo;opportunit&eacute;s de repr&eacute;sentation. L&rsquo;espoir est qu&rsquo;&agrave; terme, l&rsquo;Institut puisse repr&eacute;senter les int&eacute;r&ecirc;ts de tous les marionnettistes et passionn&eacute;s de Terre-Neuve-et-Labrador, et contribuer &agrave; l&rsquo;&eacute;panouissement d&rsquo;une v&eacute;ritable culture de la marionnette dans cette r&eacute;gion. Les membres fondateurs de la NLIPA sont &eacute;galement fiers de s&rsquo;&ecirc;tre associ&eacute;s &agrave; UNIMA Canada par le biais de leur adh&eacute;sion &agrave; UNIMA Atlantic. Restez &agrave; l&rsquo;&eacute;coute pour plus d&rsquo;informations dans nos prochaines lettres d&rsquo;information.<br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">&#8203;<font size="5">QUEBEC SECTION QU&Eacute;BEC</font></h2>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Casteliers - Montr&eacute;al<br /></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/screenshot-2026-06-30-at-11-40-05-am.png?1782830453" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">Join us on Sundays in August in the parks of the Outremont borough for outdoor shows the whole family can enjoy.<br />&#8203;</font></em><span style="color:rgb(59, 63, 68)"><br />Retrouvez-nous les dimanches d'ao&ucirc;t dans les parcs de l&rsquo;arrondissement d&rsquo;Outremont pour des spectacles en plein air &agrave; savourer en famille.</span></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">No&eacute;mi B&eacute;langer - Montr&eacute;al&#8203;</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:324px;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/screenshot-2026-06-30-at-4-24-17-pm.png?1782847510" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Le TOPIC, le Centre international de la marionnette de Tolosa, accueille L&rsquo;&Acirc;me des choses, une exposition cr&eacute;&eacute;e par No&eacute;mi B&eacute;langer, artiste multidisciplinaire et marionnettiste qu&eacute;b&eacute;coise, du 1 avril au 20 septembre 2026. No&eacute;mi nous invite &agrave; y d&eacute;couvrir, &agrave; travers cinq sc&egrave;nes, des personnages humains et animaux de diff&eacute;rentes tailles, certains atteignant m&ecirc;me la taille r&eacute;elle. Son travail, &agrave; la crois&eacute;e des arts visuels et des arts de la sc&egrave;ne, s'inspire de l&rsquo;&eacute;ph&eacute;m&eacute;rit&eacute; de la condition humaine, faisant &eacute;cho au mat&eacute;riau qu&rsquo;elle sculpte : la laine. Lors des visites guid&eacute;es qu&rsquo;elle offre, les personnages s&rsquo;animent et l&rsquo;artiste nous parle de son processus de cr&eacute;ation, estompant les fronti&egrave;res entre la fiction et la r&eacute;alit&eacute; avec mouvement et po&eacute;sie. Dans le catalogue de l&rsquo;exposition de plus de cent pages, o&ugrave; les nombreuses photos viennent magnifiquement appuyer le propos, l&rsquo;artiste nous livre sur le ton de la confidence les moindres d&eacute;tours de son processus de cr&eacute;ation, passant par le doute, la motivation et l&rsquo;inspiration, toujours mue par son d&eacute;sir de donner vie &agrave; l&rsquo;inanim&eacute;.<br />&nbsp;<br /><em><font color="#24678d">TOPIC, Tolosa International Puppet Center, is welcoming The Soul of Things, an exhibition created by multifaceted Quebec artist and puppeteer No&eacute;mi B&eacute;langer, from April 1 to September 20, 2026. Through five scenes, No&eacute;mi invites us to discover human and animal characters of various sizes, some of which are even life-sized. Her work, which bridges the visual and performing arts, draws inspiration from the transience of the human condition, echoing the material she sculpts: wool. During the guided tours she offers, the characters come to life and the artist discusses her creative process, blurring the lines between fiction and reality with movement and poetry. In the exhibition catalog, which runs to over a hundred pages and features numerous photographs that beautifully illustrate the artist&rsquo;s vision, No&eacute;mi shares, in a confidential tone, every twist and turn of her creative process, from moments of doubt to sources of motivation and inspiration, always driven by her desire to breathe life into the inanimate.</font></em><br />&nbsp;<br /><a href="https://losdebois.com/">https://losdebois.com/</a><br />http://topic.eus/fr/<br /><a href="https://www.instagram.com/losdebois/">https://www.instagram.com/losdebois/</a><br /><a href="https://www.facebook.com/losdebois">https://www.facebook.com/losdebois</a></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">WEST SECTION OUEST</h2>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Mind of a Snail - Vancouver, BC</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/beanstalk-market-crash-square.jpg?250" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">Mind of a Snail presents:<br /><br /><strong><u>The Beanstalk Market Crash</u></strong><br />at <strong>Winnipeg Fringe Festival</strong> July 20-26<br />&amp; <strong>Edmonton Fringe Festival </strong>August 14-23<br />Dates, Times &amp; Tickets for both festivals available here: <a href="https://mindofasnail.org/the-beanstalk-market-crash/" target="_blank">https://mindofasnail.org/the-beanstalk-market-crash/</a><br /><br />A visually stunning and darkly funny fairytale-satire. Two performers craft an arthouse movie, live, before your eyes, with a camcorder, shadow puppetry, original music and mind-blowing special effects. Featuring Jack, the Golden Goose, and the potential for a whole lot of beans.<br /><br />A new show by the award-winning creators of hits Caws &amp; Effect (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - CBC), Curious Contagious (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - Winnipeg Free Press) &amp; Multiple Organism (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; -Vue Weekly Edmonton).<br /><br />&ldquo;the artistry and gorgeous design elevates this show to something far greater than a silly parody ... truly impressive&rdquo; - Saskatoon StarPhoenix<br /><br />&ldquo;a brilliant piece of art and theatre&rdquo; - Culture Gecko</font></em><br /><br />Mind of a Snail pr&eacute;sente:<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>The Beanstalk Market Crash</strong><br /><em>au&nbsp;<strong>Winnipeg Fringe Festival</strong> 20-26 juillet</em><br /><em>et au&nbsp;<strong>Edmonton Fringe Festival </strong>14-23 ao&ucirc;t</em><br />Dates, heures et billets disponibles ici: <a href="https://mindofasnail.org/the-beanstalk-market-crash/" target="_blank">https://mindofasnail.org/the-beanstalk-market-crash/</a><br /><br />La satire d'un conte de f&eacute;es visuellement magnifique et dr&ocirc;lement sombre. Deux artistes cr&eacute;ent un film d'art en direct, sous vos yeux, avec une cam&eacute;ra, des marionnettes d'ombre, de la musique originale et des effets sp&eacute;ciaux &eacute;poustouflants. Mettant en vedette Jack, l'oie d'or, et la possibilit&eacute; d'une tonne de haricots.<br /><br />Un nouveau spectacle par les cr&eacute;ateurs prim&eacute;s des succ&egrave;s Caws &amp; Effect (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - CBC), Curious Contagious (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; - <em>Winnipeg Free Press</em>) &amp; Multiple Organism (&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733;&#9733; -&nbsp;<em>Vue Weekly Edmonton</em>).<br /><br />&laquo; L'artisanat et le magnifique design &eacute;l&egrave;vent ce spectacle &agrave; quelque chose de bien sup&eacute;rieur &agrave; une simple parodie... vraiment impressionnant. &raquo; - <em>Saskatoon StarPhoenix</em><br /><br />&laquo; une brillante pi&egrave;ce d'art et de th&eacute;&acirc;tre &raquo; - <em>Culture Gecko</em></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Hebert Poll Gutierrez - Calgary AB</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:5px;*margin-top:10px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/myth-to-transformation-1080x1080.png?1782843804" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d"><u><span style="font-weight:600">Beyond the Postcard: Cuba&rsquo;s Untold Stories</span>&nbsp;</u><br />There is a Cuba made of memory, silence, and survival. This is not a show to watch&mdash;it is an encounter you enter with your own body, your own history, your own ghosts.<br />Here, puppetry breathes alongside film and storytelling, not as separate forms but as one restless language. Images interrupt the stage, shadows answer back, and voices refuse to stay buried. Nothing is illustrated. Everything is lived.<br /><br /><span style="font-weight:600"><u>Afro-Cuban Poetry: From Myths and Memory to Social Transformation.</u></span><br />This 60-minute workshop explores Afro-Cuban poetry and film as living forces of resistance, turning silence into action and memory into presence. Works by Nicol&aacute;s Guill&eacute;n, Nancy Morej&oacute;n, Rogelio Mart&iacute;nez Fur&eacute;, Yadian Carbonell Hechavarr&iacute;a, Mireya Rodr&iacute;guez Frontela, and Hebert Poll Guti&eacute;rrez reveal a collective voice shaped by rhythm and ancestral memory.<br />Film extends the poem rather than illustrating it, transforming image into testimony. Puppetry works as an embodied language between word and screen, giving form to memory and echo to silence.<br /><br />To Register:&nbsp;<a href="https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html" target="_blank">https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html</a></font></em><br /><br /><strong>Au-del&agrave; de la carte postale : les histoires in&eacute;dites de Cuba&nbsp;</strong><br />Il existe un Cuba fait de m&eacute;moire, de silence et de survie. Ce n&rsquo;est pas un spectacle &agrave; regarder : c&rsquo;est une rencontre dans laquelle on s&rsquo;engage avec son propre corps, sa propre histoire, ses propres fant&ocirc;mes.<br />Ici, l&rsquo;art de la marionnette c&ocirc;toie le cin&eacute;ma et la narration, non pas comme des formes distinctes, mais comme un langage unique et en constante effervescence. Les images viennent perturber la sc&egrave;ne, les ombres r&eacute;pondent, et les voix refusent de rester enfouies. Rien n&rsquo;est illustr&eacute;. Tout est v&eacute;cu.<br /><br /><strong>Po&eacute;sie afro-cubaine : des mythes et de la m&eacute;moire &agrave; la transformation sociale</strong><br />Cet atelier de 60 minutes explore la po&eacute;sie et le cin&eacute;ma afro-cubains en tant que forces vivantes de r&eacute;sistance, transformant le silence en action et la m&eacute;moire en pr&eacute;sence. Les &oelig;uvres de Nicol&aacute;s Guill&eacute;n, Nancy Morej&oacute;n, Rogelio Mart&iacute;nez Fur&eacute;, Yadian Carbonell Hechavarr&iacute;a, Mireya Rodr&iacute;guez Frontela et Hebert Poll Guti&eacute;rrez r&eacute;v&egrave;lent une voix collective fa&ccedil;onn&eacute;e par le rythme et la m&eacute;moire ancestrale.<br />Le cin&eacute;ma prolonge le po&egrave;me plut&ocirc;t que de l&rsquo;illustrer, transformant l&rsquo;image en t&eacute;moignage. Les marionnettes fonctionnent comme un langage incarn&eacute; entre le mot et l&rsquo;&eacute;cran, donnant forme &agrave; la m&eacute;moire et faisant &eacute;cho au silence.<br /><br />Pour vous inscrire : <a href="https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html" target="_blank">https://www.whenwordscollide.org/registration.html</a><br /></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span>&#8203;Over the Moon Puppets in Victoria, BC</span></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/20260618-204944.jpg?1783292718" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">&#8203;Over the Moon Puppets in Victoria, BC (Kiley Verbowski and Sophie Underwood) designed puppets for the Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival's rendition of a Midsummer Night's Dream - on now, until July 25!<br /><br />The performance runs Monday-Saturday outdoors at Craigdarroch Castle. Tickets are regularly $30, and $25 for audience members under 25. IBPOC audience members and those under 15 can receive complimentary tickets at <a href="mailto:info@vicshakespeare.com" target="_blank">info@vicshakespeare.com</a>. Buy tickets and find more information here <a href="https://www.vicshakespeare.com/tickets" target="_blank">https://www.vicshakespeare.com/tickets</a>.<br /><br />La compagnie Over the Moon Puppets de Victoria, Colombie britannique (Kiley Verbowski et Sophie Underwood) a con&ccedil;u des marionnettes pour la repr&eacute;sentation du Songe d'une nuit d'&eacute;t&eacute; du Greater Victoria Shakespeare Festival - actuellement &agrave; l'affiche jusqu'au 25 juillet!<br /><br />Le spectacle a lieu du lundi au samedi en plein air au ch&acirc;teau de Craigdarroch. Les billets co&ucirc;tent 30 $, et 25 $ pour les moins de 25 ans. Les membres IBPOC et les moins de 15 ans peuvent obtenir des billets gratuits en &eacute;crivant &agrave; <a href="mailto:info@vicshakespeare.com" target="_blank">info@vicshakespeare.com</a>. Achetez vos billets et trouvez plus d&rsquo;informations ici : <a href="https://www.vicshakespeare.com/tickets" target="_blank">https://www.vicshakespeare.com/tickets</a>.</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">ONTARIO SECTION ONTARIO</h2>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">SpringWorks - Stratford</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:534px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/wiaw-banner.png?1782829841" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">Join us July 30- August 3 for the 5th annual <strong>World in a Weekend: International Puppet Festival</strong>! Stratford, Ontario will come alive with stilt-walking characters, free outdoor family activities by the Avon River, and unforgettable puppetry by acclaimed artists from around the world. For more info, visit <a href="http://www.springworksfestival.ca/" target="_blank">www.springworksfestival.ca</a></font></em><br /><br />La 5e &eacute;dition du <strong><em>World in a Weekend: festival international de marionnettes </em></strong>prend vie, du 30 juillet au 3 ao&ucirc;t! Stratford, en Ontario, s&rsquo;animera avec des activit&eacute;s familiales gratuites au bord de la rivi&egrave;re Avon et des spectacles de marionnettes inoubliables, pr&eacute;sent&eacute;s par des artistes internationale magnifique. <a href="http://www.springworksfestival.ca/" target="_blank">www.springworksfestival.ca</a></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span>Wards Island Fire Parade - </span><span style="color:rgb(199, 31, 12)">Fight or Flight</span><span>.&nbsp;</span>&#8203;</h2>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div><div class="wsite-image wsite-image-border-none " style="padding-top:10px;padding-bottom:10px;margin-left:0;margin-right:0;text-align:center"> <a> <img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/unnamed-13_orig.jpg" alt="Picture" style="width:auto;max-width:100%" /> </a> <div style="display:block;font-size:90%"></div> </div></div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><br /><span style="font-weight:normal">Summer is here and that means we are getting excited for this year's Wards Island Fire Parade - </span><span style="color:rgb(199, 31, 12)">Fight or Flight</span><span style="font-weight:normal">. This annual spectacle will light up the dark and celebrate the power of communities to overcome adversity. Stay tuned for details about the Island residency week (July 26-31) and your chance to be part of the show.<br /></span><span style="color:rgb(255, 192, 67); font-weight:bold">Friday, July 31 @ 8:30pm &#65279;<br />&#65279;Ward's Island Ferry Dock</span><br /><span style="font-weight:normal">&#65279;<br />&#65279;Bring friends and family - all ages are welcome.</span><br /><br />L'&eacute;t&eacute; est arriv&eacute; et nous sommes impatients de vous retrouver pour le d&eacute;fil&eacute; des pompiers de Wards Island de cette ann&eacute;e : &laquo; <strong>Fight or Flight </strong>&raquo; (Combattre ou Fuir). Ce spectacle annuel illuminera l'obscurit&eacute; et c&eacute;l&eacute;brera la force des communaut&eacute;s face &agrave; l'adversit&eacute;. Restez &agrave; l'&eacute;coute pour plus de d&eacute;tails sur la semaine de r&eacute;sidence sur l'&icirc;le (du 26 au 31 juillet) et pour avoir la chance de participer au spectacle.<br /><br /><strong>Vendredi 31 juillet &agrave; 20 h 30<br /><br />D&eacute;barcad&egrave;re du ferry de Wards Island</strong><br /><br />Venez nombreux ! Tous les &acirc;ges sont les bienvenus.</div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title" style="text-align:center;">TRAINING/FORMATION</h2>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><strong>Call for Applicants &mdash; Practice as Research Residency, Abidjan, November 2026/</strong>Appel &agrave; candidatures &mdash; R&eacute;sidence &laquo; Pratique comme recherche &raquo;, Abidjan, novembre 2026&#8203;</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:258px;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:5px;*margin-top:10px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/residency-en.jpeg?1782845687" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">The UNIMA Commission for Training and Research would like to invite applications for a <span style="font-weight:700">Practice as Research Residency</span> to take place in Abidjan in November 2026. This initiative forms part of the priorities of the Commission to facilitate and enable research undertaken through practice as part of its 2025&ndash;2029 programme of work.</font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">Puppeteers, scholars and practitioners engaged in research to further and extend research questions about puppetry, object theatre and related forms are cordially invited to send in proposals to spend two&ndash;three weeks in Abidjan to develop a practical research project. We are seeking funds to support travel but at this point recipients may need to fund their own travel or seek their own mobility funding.</font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">The residency will cover: <span style="font-weight:700">accommodation, space, materials and mentoring</span> in Abidjan. Local arrangements will be managed by <span style="font-weight:700">Ivoire Marionnettes</span>. The residency can begin from <span style="font-weight:700">01.11.2026</span>, with a minimum duration of two weeks. The recipient is invited to stay during the <span style="font-weight:700">RIMA Festival</span> (Abatta International Puppet Festival) and, if appropriate, to share their work at a forum within the festival.</font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">To apply, please send a proposal to <span style="font-weight:700"><a href="mailto:training-research@unima.org">training-research@unima.org</a></span> by <span style="font-weight:700">31 August 2026</span>. The proposal should include:</font></em><ul><li><em><font color="#24678d">A <span style="font-weight:700">300&ndash;500 word research proposal</span> identifying your research questions, methodology (must be through practice), and rationale</font></em></li><li><em><font color="#24678d">A <span style="font-weight:700">200-word biography</span></font></em></li></ul> <em><font color="#24678d">We look forward to receiving your proposals!</font></em><br /><br /><font color="#333333">La Commission formation et recherche de l&rsquo;UNIMA lance un appel &agrave; candidatures pour une r&eacute;sidence &laquo; Pratique comme recherche &raquo; qui se tiendra &agrave; Abidjan en novembre 2026. Cette initiative s&rsquo;inscrit dans le cadre des priorit&eacute;s de la Commission visant &agrave; faciliter et &agrave; favoriser la recherche men&eacute;e par la pratique, conform&eacute;ment &agrave; son programme de travail 2025-2029.</font><br /><br /><font color="#333333">Les marionnettistes, chercheurs et praticiens engag&eacute;s dans des travaux visant &agrave; approfondir et &agrave; &eacute;largir les questionnements sur la marionnette, le th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets et les formes apparent&eacute;es sont cordialement invit&eacute;s &agrave; soumettre des propositions pour passer deux &agrave; trois semaines &agrave; Abidjan afin de d&eacute;velopper un projet de recherche pratique. Nous recherchons des fonds pour prendre en charge les frais de d&eacute;placement, mais &agrave; ce stade, les laur&eacute;ats devront peut-&ecirc;tre financer eux-m&ecirc;mes leur voyage ou trouver d&rsquo;autres sources de financement pour leur mobilit&eacute;.</font><br /><br /><font color="#333333">La r&eacute;sidence couvrira : l&rsquo;h&eacute;bergement, l&rsquo;espace de travail, le mat&eacute;riel et l&rsquo;accompagnement &agrave; Abidjan. L&rsquo;organisation sur place sera assur&eacute;e par Ivoire Marionnettes. La r&eacute;sidence pourra d&eacute;buter &agrave; partir du 01/11/2026, pour une dur&eacute;e minimale de deux semaines. Le b&eacute;n&eacute;ficiaire est invit&eacute; &agrave; s&eacute;journer pendant le Festival RIMA (Festival international de marionnettes d&rsquo;Abatta) et, le cas &eacute;ch&eacute;ant, &agrave; pr&eacute;senter son travail lors d&rsquo;un forum organis&eacute; dans le cadre du festival.</font><br /><br /><font color="#333333">Pour postuler, veuillez envoyer une proposition &agrave; <strong><a href="mailto:training-research@unima.org">training-research@unima.org</a></strong> avant le 31 ao&ucirc;t 2026. La proposition doit inclure :</font><br /><ul><li><font color="#333333">Une <strong>proposition de recherche de 300 &agrave; 500 mots</strong> pr&eacute;cisant vos questions de recherche, votre m&eacute;thodologie (qui doit &ecirc;tre fond&eacute;e sur la pratique) et votre justification</font><br /></li><li><font color="#333333">Une <strong>biographie de 200 mots</strong></font></li></ul><font color="#333333">Nous attendons vos propositions avec impatience !</font></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">International Course in Puppet Therapy/Formation internationale en th&eacute;rapie par les marionnettes</h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/unnamed-2.png?1782846355" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d"><font size="4">NeuroPuppetry Method&trade;</font>The International Course in Puppet Therapy is a pioneering online program grounded in the NeuroPuppetry Method&trade;, developed by Andrea Markovits in collaboration with Polo Fern&aacute;ndez.<br />The NeuroPuppetry Method&trade; is a neuro-informed therapeutic approach that uses the animation of puppets and objects to activate somatic memory and mind-body integration through action itself. This method supports emotional and bodily regulation, facilitating safe engagement with traumatic and affective experiences within a creative and therapeutic framework.<br />This independent academic training, created in 2017, focuses on the therapeutic dimensions of Animated Forms and has trained more than 500 students worldwide.<br /><br /><strong>Dates:</strong><br /><strong>September</strong> 24<br /><strong>October</strong> 1, 8, 15, 22, 29<br /><strong>November</strong> 5, 12, 19, 26<br /><strong>Schedule:</strong><br /><strong>Thursdays,</strong> 17:00&ndash;21:00 (Madrid time)<br /><font size="2"><strong>To apply, please send</strong>:</font> <strong><a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/d/1HeP2EJL_PJitYP_oOy_MySdY5jaUNB5_KtYm0hMjl70/edit" target="_blank">LINK</a></strong></font></em><br /><br />M&eacute;thode NeuroPuppetry&trade;<br />La formation internationale en th&eacute;rapie par les marionnettes est un programme en ligne novateur fond&eacute; sur la m&eacute;thode NeuroPuppetry&trade;, d&eacute;velopp&eacute;e par Andrea Markovits en collaboration avec Polo Fern&aacute;ndez.<br /><br />La m&eacute;thode NeuroPuppetry&trade; est une approche th&eacute;rapeutique fond&eacute;e sur les neurosciences qui utilise l&rsquo;animation de marionnettes et d&rsquo;objets pour activer la m&eacute;moire somatique et l&rsquo;int&eacute;gration du corps et de l'esprit par l&rsquo;action elle-m&ecirc;me. Cette m&eacute;thode favorise la r&eacute;gulation &eacute;motionnelle et corporelle, facilitant ainsi une confrontation en toute s&eacute;curit&eacute; avec des exp&eacute;riences traumatiques et affectives dans un cadre cr&eacute;atif et th&eacute;rapeutique.<br /><br />Cette formation acad&eacute;mique ind&eacute;pendante, cr&eacute;&eacute;e en 2017, se concentre sur les dimensions th&eacute;rapeutiques des formes anim&eacute;es et a d&eacute;j&agrave; form&eacute; plus de 500 &eacute;tudiants &agrave; travers le monde.<br /><br />Dates :<br />24 septembre<br />1er, 8, 15, 22 et 29 octobre<br />5, 12, 19 et 26 novembre<br /><br />Horaires :<br />Les jeudis, de 17 h &agrave; 21 h (heure de Madrid)<br /><br />Pour vous inscrire, veuillez envoyer : <a href="https://docs.google.com/forms/u/0/d/1HeP2EJL_PJitYP_oOy_MySdY5jaUNB5_KtYm0hMjl70/viewform?edit_requested=true" target="_blank">LIEN</a>&#8203;</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">Call for Contributions to UNIMAgazine &mdash; 2nd Issue/&#8203;Appel &agrave; contributions pour UNIMAgazine &mdash; 2e num&eacute;ro<br /></h2>  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:right;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:280px;position:relative;float:right;max-width:100%;;clear:right;margin-top:14px;*margin-top:28px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/published/unnamed-1.png?1782845730" style="margin-top: 5px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:1px;padding:3px; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;"><em><font color="#24678d">&nbsp;Deadline: August 10, 2026&nbsp;<br />&nbsp;</font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">The UNIMA Publications Commission is preparing the second issue of UNIMAgazine&mdash;the international puppetry magazine that brings together articles from around the world. Building on the success of the first issue, UNIMA invites National Centres and puppetry magazines to submit contributions in the form of articles, whether previously published or unpublished, in accordance with the call&rsquo;s criteria. The issue is scheduled to be released at the UNIMA Council meeting in March 2027.</font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">&nbsp;Send your proposals to: <strong><a href="mailto:unimagazine@unima.org" target="_blank">unimagazine@unima.org</a>&nbsp;</strong></font></em><br /><em><font color="#24678d">Reserved for puppetry magazines and UNIMA National Centres.</font></em><br /><br />&#8203;Date limite : 10 ao&ucirc;t 2026&nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><br />La Commission des publications de l&rsquo;UNIMA pr&eacute;pare actuellement le deuxi&egrave;me num&eacute;ro d&rsquo;UNIMAgazine, le magazine international consacr&eacute; aux arts de la marionnette qui rassemble des articles provenant du monde entier. Fort du succ&egrave;s du premier num&eacute;ro, l&rsquo;UNIMA invite les Centres nationaux et les revues consacr&eacute;es aux arts de la marionnette &agrave; soumettre des contributions sous forme d&rsquo;articles, d&eacute;j&agrave; publi&eacute;s ou in&eacute;dits, conform&eacute;ment aux crit&egrave;res de l&rsquo;appel &agrave; contributions. La parution de ce num&eacute;ro est pr&eacute;vue lors de la r&eacute;union du Conseil de l&rsquo;UNIMA en mars 2027.<br /><br />Envoyez vos propositions &agrave; : <a href="mailto:unimagazine@unima.org">unimagazine@unima.org</a>&nbsp;<br /><br />R&eacute;serv&eacute; aux revues consacr&eacute;es aux arts de la marionnette et aux Centres nationaux de l&rsquo;UNIMA.</div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">UNIMA INTERNATIONAL UNIMA</h2>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title"><span style="color:rgb(31, 31, 31)">Invitation to ANUBHAV #12: Online Interactive Session with Choiti Ghosh on 12 July 2026</span></h2>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph">Salutations de UNIMA Puppeteers Trust India.<br />Nous avons le plaisir de vous inviter &agrave; ANUBHAV n&deg; 12, la douzi&egrave;me session de notre s&eacute;rie de conversations en ligne. Ce cycle r&eacute;unit des artistes, praticiens, chercheurs et penseurs culturels de renom issus des domaines de la marionnette, du th&eacute;&acirc;tre et de la performance.<br />Cette &eacute;dition d'ANUBHAV met &agrave; l'honneur Choiti Ghosh, pionni&egrave;re du th&eacute;&acirc;tre d'objets en Inde et directrice artistique de Tram Arts Trust.<br /><br /><strong>D&eacute;tails de la session<br /></strong><strong>Date : Dimanche 12 juillet 2026<br />Heure : 15h00 (heure normale de l'Inde)<br />Plateforme : Zoom<br />Format : Session en ligne suivie d'interactions et d'une discussion en direct<br />Inscription : Inscription pr&eacute;alable obligatoire. Veuillez vous inscrire via le lien ci-dessous :</strong><br /><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w</a><br /><br /><strong>&#8203;&Agrave; propos de l&rsquo;intervenante :</strong><br />Choiti Ghosh est une pionni&egrave;re du th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets en Inde et directrice artistique de Tram Arts Trust. Elle met en sc&egrave;ne et interpr&egrave;te des spectacles, anime des formations et des mentorats, con&ccedil;oit des festivals et des exp&eacute;riences mus&eacute;ales, et &eacute;crit abondamment sur le th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets.<br />Son travail a &eacute;t&eacute; pr&eacute;sent&eacute; en Inde et &agrave; l&rsquo;international. Elle a &eacute;t&eacute; chercheuse en r&eacute;sidence dans de prestigieuses institutions en France et en Allemagne et a partag&eacute; ses pratiques artistiques et de mise en sc&egrave;ne au Royaume-Uni, en Allemagne et en France.<br />Cette session permettra aux participants de d&eacute;couvrir le parcours artistique de Choiti Ghosh, d&rsquo;explorer les possibilit&eacute;s du th&eacute;&acirc;tre d&rsquo;objets et de participer &agrave; un dialogue enrichissant sur les pratiques performatives contemporaines.<br />Nous invitons chaleureusement les &eacute;tudiants, les enseignants, les marionnettistes, les professionnels du th&eacute;&acirc;tre, les chercheurs et toute personne int&eacute;ress&eacute;e par les pratiques performatives contemporaines &agrave; se joindre &agrave; nous pour cette conversation passionnante.<br /><strong>Veuillez vous inscrire &agrave; l'avance pour recevoir les informations de connexion Zoom :</strong><br /><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w</a><br />Nous esp&eacute;rons vous compter parmi nous.<br />Cordialement,<br />L'&eacute;quipe Anubhav<br />UNIMA Puppeteers Trust India</div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:50%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <span class='imgPusher' style='float:left;height:0px'></span><span style='display: table;width:auto;position:relative;float:left;max-width:100%;;clear:left;margin-top:0px;*margin-top:0px'><a><img src="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/anubhav-12-choiti-ghosh.png?250" style="margin-top: 10px; margin-bottom: 10px; margin-left: 0px; margin-right: 10px; border-width:0; max-width:100%" alt="Picture" class="galleryImageBorder wsite-image" /></a><span style="display: table-caption; caption-side: bottom; font-size: 90%; margin-top: -10px; margin-bottom: 10px; text-align: center;" class="wsite-caption"></span></span> <div class="paragraph" style="display:block;">Greetings from UNIMA Puppeteers Trust India.<br />We are delighted to invite you to <strong>ANUBHAV #12</strong>, the twelfth session in our ongoing online conversation series that brings together distinguished artists, practitioners, researchers, and cultural thinkers from the fields of puppetry, theatre, and performance.<br />This edition of ANUBHAV features <strong>Choiti Ghosh</strong>, a pioneering Object Theatre practitioner in India and the Artistic Director of Tram Arts Trust.<br />&#8203;<br /><strong>Session Details</strong><br /><strong>Date: Sunday, 12 July 2026<br />Time: 3:00 PM (India Standard Time)<br />Platform: Zoom<br />Format: Online session followed by live interaction and discussion<br />Registration: Prior registration required. Please register at the given link below</strong><br /><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w</a><br /><br /><strong>&#8203;About the Speaker</strong><br /><span>Choiti Ghosh has pioneered Object Theatre practices in India and serves as the Artistic Director of Tram Arts Trust. She directs and performs, facilitates </span>trainings<span> and mentorships, designs festivals and museum-based experiences, and writes extensively on object theatre practices.</span><br /><span>Her work has been presented across India and internationally. She has been a researcher-in-residence at prestigious institutions in France and Germany and has shared her artistic and directorial practices in the United Kingdom, Germany, and France.</span><br /><span>Through this session, participants will have the opportunity to engage with Choiti Ghosh&rsquo;s artistic journey, explore the possibilities of Object Theatre, and participate in a meaningful dialogue on contemporary performance practices.</span><br /><span>We warmly invite students, educators, puppeteers, theatre practitioners, researchers, and anyone interested in contemporary performance practices to join us for this enriching conversation.</span><br /><strong>Please register in advance to receive the Zoom access details:</strong><br /><a href="https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w" target="_blank">https://us06web.zoom.us/meeting/register/7oJlZMGJRQyJjUkrWCIZ8w</a><br />We look forward to your participation.<br />Warm regards,<br />Team Anubhav<br /><font color="#888888"><span>UNIMA Puppeteers Trust India</span></font></div> <hr style="width:100%;clear:both;visibility:hidden;"></hr>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <h2 class="wsite-content-title">&#8203;<span>21st International Puppet Theater Festival, Tehran&ndash;Mobarak</span></h2>  <div><div class="wsite-multicol"><div class="wsite-multicol-table-wrap" style="margin:0 -15px;"> 	<table class="wsite-multicol-table"> 		<tbody class="wsite-multicol-tbody"> 			<tr class="wsite-multicol-tr"> 				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:54.036458333333%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="wsite-scribd">			  			 				<div id="443201939187449174-pdf-fallback" style="display: none;"> 					Your browser does not support viewing this document. Click <a href="https://www.unimacanada.com/uploads/3/1/1/7/31179343/open_call_for_21st_tehran-mobarak.pdf" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">here</a> to download the document. 				</div> 				<div id="443201939187449174-pdf-embed" style="display: none; height: 500px;"> 				</div>  				 			</div>   					 				</td>				<td class="wsite-multicol-col" style="width:45.963541666667%; padding:0 15px;"> 					 						  <div class="paragraph"><strong>Dear Colleagues, Artists, and General Secretariat</strong><br />Dramatic Arts Center of Iran is honored to inform you that the 21st International Puppet Theater Festival, Tehran&ndash;Mobarak will take place from October 18th to 23rd, 2026, in Tehran, Iran.<br />The application should be submitted by the deadline of August 1st, 2026.<br />Would you please do a favor to upload the attached Open Call and Application Form Files on your Home page and help us to share it wherever there is an interest in such a festival.<br />I appreciate your cooperation in sharing information regarding this matter in advance.<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Regards&nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp; &nbsp;&nbsp;<br /><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; Roohollah Iraji</strong><br /><strong>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; International Manager</strong><br />&nbsp;<strong>Dramatic Arts Center of Iran<br />&nbsp;&nbsp;</strong><br /><strong>Chers coll&egrave;gues, artistes et membres du Secr&eacute;tariat g&eacute;n&eacute;ral</strong><br />Le Centre des arts dramatiques d'Iran a le plaisir de vous annoncer que le 21e Festival international de th&eacute;&acirc;tre de marionnettes T&eacute;h&eacute;ran-Mobarak se tiendra du 18 au 23 octobre 2026 &agrave; T&eacute;h&eacute;ran, en Iran.<br />Les candidatures doivent &ecirc;tre soumises avant le 1er ao&ucirc;t 2026.<br />Nous vous serions reconnaissants de bien vouloir publier l'appel &agrave; candidatures et le formulaire d'inscription ci-joints sur votre site web et de nous aider &agrave; diffuser l'information aupr&egrave;s de toute personne susceptible d'&ecirc;tre int&eacute;ress&eacute;e par ce festival.<br />Nous vous remercions par avance de votre collaboration.<br /><br />Cordialement,<br /><strong>Roohollah Iraji<br />Directeur international<br />Centre des arts dramatiques d'Iran</strong><br /><br /></div>   					 				</td>			</tr> 		</tbody> 	</table> </div></div></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>  <div class="paragraph" style="text-align:center;"><font color="#2a2a2a">" Plus les rencontres sont nombreuses, plus les &eacute;changes entre les nations sont fr&eacute;quents, meilleures sont les relations individuelles : la collaboration, la solidarit&eacute; et la camaraderie ne sont plus de vains mots, mais les fondements d&rsquo;une meilleure compr&eacute;hension des probl&egrave;mes humains et d&rsquo;un rapprochement des nations. "<br /><br />&mdash; Dr Jind&#345;ich Vesel&yacute;, 1932</font><br /><em>"The more meetings there are, the more exchanges that take place between nations, the better individual relations are: collaboration, solidarity and comradeship are no longer empty words, but the foundations for a better understanding of human problems and a bringing together of nations."<br /><br />&mdash; Dr. Jind&#345;ich Vesel&yacute;, 1932<br></em><br /></div>  <div><div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div> <hr class="styled-hr" style="width:100%;"></hr> <div style="height: 20px; overflow: hidden; width: 100%;"></div></div>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>