Meet A World of Puppetry

All around the world interesting and exciting projects in puppetry is ongoing with exchanges, residences and workshops.

During the Pop Up Puppets festival hard working professionals within different network and organizations gather to present their projects and international work.

Meet Clément Peretjatko – UNIMA Europe Comission, with extraordinary experiences from Ukraine, Annette Dabs – UNIMA International Festivals Comission and Cariad Astles – UNIMA Reserach Comission, who will present their long time achivements in various fields of exchange in the rich world of puppetry and performing arts.

Leino Rei Director of Estonian Theatre for Young Audiences and Artistic Director of the visual theatre festival TallinTreff Festival presents the theatre's international work and the importance of international networking.

Aura of Puppet is a network for independent puppet theatre artists based in Turku, Finland. Managing Director Timo Väntsi presents the network and how it supports its members in their international work.

UNIMA International works actively all over the world with all forms of puppetry.

ASSITEJ plays an important role in creating a global platform for theatre for children and youth.

Organized by UNIMA Sweden och ASSITEJ Sweden.

UNIMA – Union International de la Marionnette – and ASSITEJ – Association Internationale du Théâtre pour l'Enfance et la Jeunesse - are associations under the umbrella of ITI – UNESCO.

Host of discussion: Margareta Sörenson – Honorary President of the IATC, International Association of Theatre Critics.