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 also presents the World Festival of Puppet Art each year in Prague.
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 15th World Festival of Puppet Art in Prague 2011 from 30 May to 5 June.
WAP Activities
2011 WAP Festival
Festival: 30 May - 5 June 2011
Application Deadline: 30 November 2010
2008
- - World Premiere of multimedia Puppet Show "Gypsy Never Dies" including performing artists from 7 countries.
- - Premiere of “ Il barbiere di Siviglia (The Barber of Seville) opera by Gioachino Rossini.