The Unima 2016 Congress, being carried out these days in Tolosa and San Sebastián, with the World Puppet Festival that accompanies it, has already voted their new directive: Dadi Pudumjee as President and Idoya Otegui as Secretary General. Members of the Executive Committee are: President Dadi Pudumjee – INDIA; General Secretary – Idoya Otegui; Treasurer: Lucile Bodson – France; 1st Vice – Manuel Moran – USA; 2nd Vice President – Karen Smith – USA.
Idoya Otegui, new General Secretary.
The shows are happening throughout the week as well as the regional nights, in which each region of Spain or the sum of them presents its program of scenic and culinary entertainment in the Festival Club.
Catalan show in Autonomic’s Nights. Picture by Ura Iturralde.
Exhibition of Joan Baixas. Picture by Ura Iturralde.
See here the list of the members of the Executive Comission elected by order of most to least voted:
Lucile Bodson
Dadi Pudumjee
Karen Smith
Idoya Otegui Martínez
Cariad Astles
Louise Lapointe
Tito Lorefice
Manuel Morán Martínez
Stanislav Doubrava
Livija Kroflin
Pierre Alain Rolle
Check Amadou Alheri Kotondi
Hamidreza Ardalan
Helena Nilsson
Boris Konstantinov
Albert Bagno
Katarina Klancnik Kocutar
Dayu Tang
Important new: Bali, Indonesia, will be the next organiser of Unima Congress 2020.
Bali Dancer. Picture by Ura Iturralde.
Dear Toni,
I am now writing article and report of UNIMA congress and World Puppet Festival 2016 for Yearbook pf UNIMA-Japan which will be
issued of March 2016.
I am now picking-up your fhotos from puppetring.
I will put some mark for your photos “from puppetring”,
wish you give permission to me.
Thanks in advance!
Merry Christmas and Wish you and your family’s happiness for 2017!
Dear Tamiko,
off course you have our permission. Just say from who is the photo, if they have an author. A very God New Year 2017 for you, your family and Puk Theatre!
Toni