Date: Sat, 3 Sep 2005 22:26:27 -0400 From: Jamie Ashby <jamie.ashby-AT-utoronto.ca> To: puptcrit-driftline.org-AT-lists.driftline.org Subject: [Puptcrit] UNIMA (international) questions Dear friends, I have two questions related to the international UNIMA that have come up during my recent research into Felix Mirbt's influence on Canadian puppetry: 1. Is Baird being strictly accurate when he writes that UNIMA was originally “an international marionette organization” (Baird 174) born out “of the Fifth Convention of Czech Puppeteers [...]"? Specifically, was it originally for marionette artists only? 2. In McKay's _Puppetry in Canada: An Art to Enchant_, he writes that Lampoon Puppettheatre won a UNIMA *Diploma* for _Clowning Around_ when it performed "at the Vth International Puppet Festival in Bekescaba, Hungary, in 1977" (78). What exactly IS a UNIMA Diploma? Are they still awarded? I couldn't find any info on their (if I may say, rather poorly organized) website. Thanks so much! You fellow Critters are always such a valuable resource! Take care, Jamie Ashby PhD Candidate Graduate Centre for Study of Drama, University of Toronto Co-founder, PuppUTopiate: the *only* puppet company at the Univ. of Toronto _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-lists.driftline.org Admin interface: http://lists.driftline.org/listinfo.cgi/puptcrit-driftline.org Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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