The 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival comes to the Southern Hemisphere for the first time, and will be held in Perth in association with Spare Parts Puppet Theatre, from 2 to 12 April 2008.

A big part of this festival is the Million Puppet Project, a Guinness World Record attempt.
The exhibition of the puppets at the Perth Town Hall culminates on Carnival Day on Sunday 6 April, a free event with fun for all ages.
There are also many puppetry theatre productions to be seen throughout the week.

Imagine a million puppets in one big space… sock, hand, rod, finger, junk, glove, shadow, marionettes, and movable creations never seen before!
On April 6th 2008 this dream will become a reality when the Perth Concert Hall comes alive with puppets from across the globe for the ‘World’s Largest Puppet Display’!
A celebration of puppetry that includes aspects of dance, acting, circus and digital technologies.

See the UNIMA 2008 website for more details.

Update: What I forgot to mention specifically, is that Mr Squiggle is in town! As nickobec reports over at PerthNorg, there’s a special display at the State Library.

Tags: australia, perth, perth-town-hall, wa

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