WAP-World Association of Puppeteers
Karlova 44/147, 110 00 Prague 1, Czech Republic
Email: wap.prague@yahoo.com
In Prague, the capital of Puppet Art a new association of all world puppeteers � WAP is created. The World Association of Puppeteers (WAP) has the purpose to unite all puppeteers in one big family. WAP presents the 12th World Festival of Puppet Art.
Goals of WAP are:
- To bring people of different states, nations, cultures, faiths and races together through the Puppet Art.
- To encourage children and young people to build self-confidence in their selves and the future.
- To promote communication and better relationships between children and parents with puppet plays discussing family values.
- To educate and help puppeteers from developing countries.
- To bring puppet theaters to places around the world where they don�t exist.
- To make scholarships for puppet education and workshops in theaters.
- To assist and support other puppet festivals and puppet actions in the world for the good of Puppetry Arts.
- Publish �World Puppeteers� the WAP magazine about puppetry art worldwide.
- Organize the 12th World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague 2008 from 1-7 June.
WAP Activities for 2008
Spring 2008:
World Premiere of multimedia Puppet Show "Gypsy Never Dies" including performing artists from 7 countries
Summer 2008
Exhibition: Slovenian Puppet Theatre Today - a one month long exhibition about modern Slovenian puppet theatre which will open during World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague 2008 and last one month.