Melbourne Festival of Puppetry

PRESENTED BY LA MAMA THEATRE AND LEMONY S PUPPET THEATRE

This winter, join us as the impossible becomes possible at The Melbourne Festival of Puppetry.

By day, in our children’s program, watch worlds unfold out of giant pop-up books, be delighted by incredible creatures and travel the globe into stories weird and wonderful. By night, let the macabre unnerve you and your world shift as a series of some of Australia’s finest puppet artists present a program for adult audiences.

CHILDREN’S PROGRAM Tuesday 7th July – Sunday 12th July

ADULT’S PROGRAM Thursday 9th July– Sunday 12th July

For bookings and further info go to http://lamama.com.au/2015-winter-program/melbourne-festival-of-puppetry

This entry was posted on Fri 26 Jun 2015 by John McDonald.

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Unima Australia

2 months ago

More fun from World Puppetry Day. Our ‘Puppetry Nailed It’ Zoom event this time around consisted of 2 challenges. The first, ‘Magazine Mash Up Puppets’, where members scrambled to scrap together puppets from cut outs in 20 minutes. Our second challenge was “Your favourite puppeteer or puppet character”, where members really showed off their talents! We had a Stinky The Stink Weed remake from @sesamestreet , a remake of @ronnieburkett ‘s ‘I love Puppets Fan’ and a FANTASTIC cranky of Richard Bradshaw in action behind his puppet theatre. Congratulations to our winners Pete Davidson (@oneorangesockproductions) and Jill WebsterThanks to our participants, Kay Yasugi @kay_yasugi Philip Millar @flipmil2 Katherine Hannaford @misskhannaford Larissa Deak @sneakiestdeak and Kristen Clerke @tinyuniversedesigns #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #nailedit #worldpuppetryday2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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2 months ago

It’s hard to believe World Puppetry Day was over a fortnight ago! Here are some images from our highlight event, Story Time With Richard Bradshaw. #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #richardbradshaw #worldpuppetryday2021 ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

We are very sad to inform you of the recent passing of Lyndon Peter Wilson, who died peacefully at his home in New Zealand on 22nd March, 2021. Among his many achievements, he was the co-founder of Spare Parts Puppet Theatre (WA), which is marking its 40th anniversary this year. Here is the piece that Spare Parts wrote about Peter: "REMEMBERING AND CELEBRATING THE LIFE OF LYNDON PETER WILSONPuppetry people from around Australia, New Zealand and the world both remember and celebrate the life of Lyndon Peter Wilson, known as Peter Wilson, who sadly passed away earlier this week.Spare Parts Puppet Theatre was formed in 1981 by Peter, together with writer Cathryn Robinson and designer Beverly Campbell Jackson, to share the magic of puppetry in Western Australia.From the outset, Peter brought an international flavour to Spare Parts. He had earlier established the Tasmanian Puppet Theatre in 1970 and studied theatre and puppetry with Puk Theatre in Tokyo, the Bunraku Theatre, National Theatre of Japan, the Central Puppet Theatres of Prague and Moscow, and Cannon Hill Puppet Theatre in the UK.The company’s first production Faust was presented as part of the 1981 Festival of Perth (now Perth Festival) and was billed as a “total visual experience”. The work was directed by Peter and developed with Japanese artists Noriko Nishimoto and Takeshi Hoshino.We celebrate the enormous legacy Peter built for puppetry and for his vision in igniting the art form in Australia and later in enriching the lives of artists and audiences in New Zealand. He is fondly remembered by all of us at Spare Parts and by the many artists who received their start under his leadership."Peter won many awards in his career, including the National Drama Critics Award (1979), Sidney Meyer Performing Arts Award (1988) and the UNIMA Australia Lifetime Achievement award at the 2nd National Puppetry Summit in Hobart, Tasmania (2006). In 2018, UNIMA Australia nominated him to be a Member of Honour for UNIMA Internationale, which was to be decided at the UNIMA Congress in Bali in 2020. The congress was unfortunately postponed until April 2021 due to Covid. Peter's global interaction with puppetry, the establishment of training programs in Australia, (which have been the main driver of the development of puppetry in this nation) and his cultural exchange programs that have also supported innovation in the puppetry arts, were principal factors in his nomination for Member of Honour.Our hearts go out to Peter's family, friends and the wider puppetry community as we grieve his loss. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

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Unima Australia

3 months ago

World Puppetry Day Zoom CelebrationTODAY!Sunday 21 March @ 4pm AEDTThat’s...1pm WA2.30pm NT3pm QLD3.30pm SA4pm NSW/VIC/TASAn online zoom party to meet and greet puppetry folk from around Oz and overseas.Bring a puppet, some cake and a toilet roll (so we can play 'Pass the Loo Roll' like we did last year!)Zoom details in your member mail out! Not a member? Join! It’s super reasonable! Details on our website. Link in bio! #puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #unima #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #worldpuppetryday ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Don’t forget! Tea and Puppets is a mere half hour away! Remember to find that Zoom code in your member’s email and join us for a chat as we connect and share what we are making and building in our own puppet worlds. #puppetpower #unima #unimaoz #unimainternational #teaandpuppets ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Check out what’s happening in Perth, Western Australia this Sunday!More info at www.perthfestival.com.au/events/wild-things/ ... See MoreSee Less

The Last Numbat at Wild Things: Perth Festival Takes Over Perth Zoo on Sunday 28 February - Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

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The Last Numbat will be at Wild Things at the Perth Zoo on Sunday 28 Feb, 2021. The Last Numbat, a giant 10m-long numbat puppet that children can help move to tell a story of survival, sustainability ...

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Check out UNIMA KOREA's International Puppetry Video campaign! They are collecting video messages of hope and support during the pandemic. Applications due 26th February, 2021. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

The first round for our latest UNIMA Oz ‘Puppetry Nailed It Challenge’ was to make koala puppets - not only because our logo is a koala but also because we wanted to do something for the UNIMA Internationale video project for World Puppetry Day. Their theme is “What is your vision of the future?” and we all agreed that our vision of the future is one with koalas in it. After the devastating bushfires in Australia in 2019/2020 we want to raise awareness about this critically endangered Australian icon. One of our participants, Angie Macmillan played us her lovely story/song about Sleepy Koalas from her album ‘Koo Wee Kapers’ and we had a fun dance with our new koala puppets - along with Normie (made by Kay Yasugi), Katie Koala (made by Katherine Hannaford) and Angie’s Sleepy Koala puppet 😊🐨😴You can hear the full song ‘Sleepy Koala’ and check out the rest of her album at angiemacmillan.bandcamp.com/album/koo-wee-kapersIf you would like to participate in UNIMA International’s video project go to www.unima.org/en/150-days-before-world-puppetry-day-2021/Please note that the video submissions can be up to 30 seconds long and are due by 21 February, 2021. If you’d like to learn more about helping koalas please check out Australian Koala FoundationKoala Hospital Port Macquarie (NSW)Friends of the Koala Inc. (NSW)Pine Rivers Koala Care (QLD)Southern Koala Rescue (SA)#unimaoz #worldpuppetryday #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #unima #unimainternational #puppetpower #koalas #savethekoalas ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

4 months ago

Here are some happy snaps from our first ever UNIMA Oz ‘Puppetry Nailed It’ Challenge on Saturday!😂 Had a lot of laughs as we made Aussie animals out of recycled materials. We had 2 challenges- the first was to make koala puppets and the second was to make an Aussie animal of our choice (we ended up with an echidna, red belly black snake and a frilled neck lizard). Thank you to those who came along and congratulations to our winners Angie Macmillan (@angulele) from Yarra Glen in Victoria and Bethany Osborne (@bethanyosborne.maker) from Bathurst, New South Wales! They won certificates and little koala finger puppets made by UNIMA Oz General Secretary Kay Yasugi 😊🐨💚Thank you also to our UNIMA Oz Treasurer/Membership Secretary Katherine Hannaford for being our judge, and UNIMA Oz Committee member Pete Davidson for also coming along and making a delightfully wacky koala with ginormous googley eyes! We have more events coming up for our members! Sunday 28 Feb - Tea & Puppets Crafterzoom (relaxed online puppet social)Saturday 20 March - Puppetry Nailed It! World Puppetry Weekend SpecialSunday 21 March - World Puppetry Day Zoom Celebration and Story Time with Richard BradshawMembership is open to anyone around the world. For more info check out our website www.unima.org.au/membership/ #unimaoz #puppetrynailedit #nailedit #recycle #puppet #puppetry #puppeteer #unima #unimainternational #puppetpower ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Some very kind words from our friends at Larrikin Puppets. 💚Elissa got a bit teary when she received a get well card in the mail today from Unima Australia secretary Kay Yasugi. Ta for kind words, Kay. If you are a puppeteer or puppet builder, no matter where you are located and regardless of whether you are emerging or established, it’s definitely worth joining the UNIMA branch in your country. Today we received some goodies in the mail including a 50 year UNIMA Australia postcard and some super useful masks from 국제꼭두극연맹 한국본부 - UNIMA Korea. We can’t wait to wear them proudly at our next show. It’s been about 5 years since we joined UNIMA and we’ve never looked back. It’s a grassroots, volunteer-run, internationally reputable, industry puppetry org with very affordable membership so the barrier to involvement is quite small and the value tremendous! Join now! #unimakorea #unimaoz ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Our first PUPPETRY ‘NAILED IT’ is tomorrow, Saturday Feb 13 from 3-5pm AEDT! Details have now been emailed to members! But it’s not too late to join and find out more! An annual UNIMA Oz Membership is only $45 (and $25 for students/concession)!Let's have fun making puppets and laugh along the way! The theme will be 'Australian Animals'. Bring some cardboard toilet rolls, markers, tape, string, sticks, scissors and a ‘wild card ingredient' of your choice. There will be prizes!NB: There will be a breakout room option for those who would like help 🙂Inspired by the hilarious reality TV show 'Nailed It!'#puppeteer #puppetry #puppetbuilder #muppetry #creativity #scultping #artist #performer #actorlife #artistlife #unima #unimaoz #unimainternationale #unimainternational #puppet #puppeteers #puppetpower #nailedit ... See MoreSee Less

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4 months ago

Free online show this Monday between 10- 11am CET (8-9pm AEDT)! Rumi and Captain" by Maribor Puppet Theatre.V ponedeljek je Prešernov dan. Ker letos ne bomo mogli na široko odpreti vrat gledališča, vas vabimo na varen, virtualen in brezplačen ogled nove predstave Rumi in kapitan (med 10. in 11. uro na objavljeni povezavi). Nastala je po istoimenski slikanici Saše Pavček, v režiji in z likovno podobo Eke Vogelnik. V sodelovanju z Združenjem dramskih umetnikov Slovenije pa bomo (med 12. in 13. uro pred gledališčem, na Vojašniškem trgu) prenašali recital Prešernove poezije, ki ga bo prenašal 3. program nacionalnega radia - program ARS. Pridruženi smo pobudi Skupnosti občin Slovenije, da naj bo kulturni dan tudi opomnik na kulturo dialoga, na vseh nivojih življenja in odločanja. ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

5 months ago

Late last year @unima_internationale released the poster for World Puppetry Day! UNIMA Oz has been gearing up for a fantastic day celebrating all things puppetry. Make sure you mark your calendars and stay tuned for announcements and events coming up in Australia on March 21, 2021. #puppetry #WorldPuppetryDay #puppeteers #puppeteer #unimaoz #unima #unimainternationale ... See MoreSee Less

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Unima Australia

5 months ago

Thank you to Unimakorea for sending us reusable face masks to distribute to our members and puppetry community! The masks came with a beautiful letter with words of support and encouragement as well as news of an Asian Puppet School based in the city of Chuncheon, South Korea. They also recently had a puppetry exhibition showing the history of puppetry in Korea. We thank the Mayor of Chuncheon who so generously donated the masks to be sent out to UNIMA national centres around the world. The city of Chuncheon is bidding to host the UNIMA Congress in 2024 (which is like the Puppet Olympics), and we send them our support! We will soon be sending out masks to all our members. When you receive it we would love for you to take a photo wearing the mask with #unimaoz #unimakoreaThis first photo shows Kay Yasugi our UNIMA Oz General Secretary with Steve Coupe and Sue Wallace from Sydney Puppet Theatre at ImaginArta - the Australian Puppet Centre Inc in NSW, Australia.#puppetry #puppetpower #unimaoz #unimainternational ... See MoreSee Less

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