The Chuvash State Puppet Theater ( Russian : Чувашский государственный театр кукол , Chuvash : Чӑваш патшалӑхӗн пукане театрӗ ) is a puppet theater , located in Cheboksary , Chuvash Republic , Russia . The group combines traditional European and national styles.
6-585: Theater is a member of the International Association of Puppet Theaters ( UNIMA ) and the Russian Association Puppet Theater-21. The Chuvash State Puppet Theater was founded on April 15, 1945 by theater director S. M. Merzlyakov. On April 15, 1945 the troupe was shown a premiere ("Three girlfriends", author — S. M. Merzlyakov). In 1951, the theater was eliminated, but a puppet team continued to work in
12-718: Is affiliated with the International Theatre Institute and is present in 87 countries. Its headquarters is located in Charleville-Mézières. UNIMA was founded on May 20, 1929, in Prague , during the 5th Congress of Czech Puppeteers, upon the proposal of French writer Paul Jeanne. The Czech magazine Loutkář served as its official journal from 1929 to 1930. The last UNIMA congress before World War II took place in 1933 in Ljubljana . After
18-514: The Chuvash State Philharmonic. In 1958, M. Antonov (S. V Obraztsov's student) reactivated the theatre. In 1996, the team wins the M. Sespel's Youth Prize of Chuvashia for its service to the arts. UNIMA UNIMA ( Union Internationale de la Marionnette - International Puppetry Association ), an international non-governmental organization that brings together puppeteers and puppet enthusiasts to develop and promote
24-760: The West and the East in the presidium. In the 1970s, the association modernized: the presidium became the executive committee, and UNIMA moved its headquarters from Prague to Warsaw , where it remained for eight years. The headquarters was then established in Charleville-Mézières , known for its World Festival of Puppet Theater , and where the International Puppet Institute and the École nationale supérieure des arts de la marionnette later settled. There are National centers throughout
30-640: The art of puppetry, was founded in Prague in 1929 (the then Czechoslovak magazine Loutkář was UNIMA's first official journal in years 1929–1930). In 1981, the French puppeteer Jacques Félix moved UNIMA's headquarters to Charleville-Mézières , France , location of the Festival Mondial des Théâtres de Marionnettes since 1972. UNIMA is affiliated to UNESCO and it is a member of the International Theatre Institute . UNIMA
36-890: The war, UNIMA was revived in 1957 by the Czechoslovaks during the European Puppet Week in Braunschweig (then in West Germany ). Jan Malik, who had been its Secretary-General before the war, led discussions to revive the association. A congress was held the same year in Prague, with 17 countries represented (from the United States to North Korea , in the context of the Cold War ), establishing statutes that ensured equal representation of countries from
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