Slovak Centre of UNIMA
Connecting the people who bring puppets to life.
Supporting an art that knows no borders.
01 / From the front row
Theatre Faculty · VŠMU
An international conference in Bratislava explores the connections between puppetry, film and digital technologies. Lectures, screenings and discussions with international guests, organised by the Department of Puppetry at VŠMU.
Programme and registrationUNIMA Slovakia
Puppet performances, lectures and discussions celebrating ten years of Slovak and Czech puppetry on the UNESCO list.
Discover the programmeUNIMA International
From its founding in Prague in 1929 to today’s international community. UNIMA celebrates art, dialogue and collaboration.
About UNIMAWorld Puppetry Day
This year’s international message comes from Yaya Coulibaly, a master puppeteer from Mali and founder of the Sogolon company.
Read the message (Slovak)2016 — 2026 · UNESCO
Celebrating ten years since puppetry in Slovakia and Czechia was inscribed on the UNESCO list. Discover festivals, exhibitions and gatherings.
Explore the programmeUNIMA International
Meetings of UNIMA and festivals connected through its international programmes.
Iniskim: Return of the Buffalo · CAMP · foto Peter Balkwill
Stretnutie medzinárodnej UNIMA organizuje AQM z poverenia UNIMA Canada v spojení s festivalom Casteliers. Rokovania Rady a mimoriadny kongres doplnia prednášky, dielne, odborné stretnutia a umelecký program.
Programme and information
Oficiálne logo festivalu
Dvadsiaty štvrtý ročník svetového festivalu bábkového divadla prinesie stretnutia medzinárodnej bábkarskej komunity. Festival patrí medzi podujatia programu festivalových pasov UNIMA.
Programme and informationInformation from official organisers and UNIMA.
Our mission, story and international connections.
02Meet our members, theatres and board.
03Festival passports and international encounters.
