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New editor for UNIMA OZ newsletter

Amand Karo from Queensland is the new editor of UNIMA OZ! Please send all What’s On or other information to her. She is looking forward to all your communications. 

The UNIMA OZ newsletter supplements the Australian Puppeteer Magazine (which comes out three times a year in hard copy, and to which you are subscribed when you join Unima Australia) and helps to keep members up to date with  upcoming news and events. The newsletters are printed and mailed to members who are not able to receive them by email.

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Call for articles for APM #38

Australian Puppeteer No. 38 is due at the end of this month. Vicki Jaeger is editing this edition. The deadline for submissions is Monday 15th June. Please send news, reviews, articles, photos, letters and so on to Vicki.

You can send updates about what you are doing (puppetrywise), but please don’t send general press releases. Material needs to be prepared specifically for the magazine with the writer’s name included. Information about forthcoming events can be be included in What’s On, but advertisements (unless they are for puppet festival events within Australia) need to be paid for. Contact Vicki for details.

Vicki would also like to hear from members interested in volunteering to assist with the mail-out.

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Cabaret Decadanse at the Opera House

Cabaret Decadans, who were a great success at Perth's UNIMA 2008, are in Sydney from 17-20, appearing at the Sydney Opera House Playhouse. Tickets are $39/$34 + booking fee.

Book now on (02) 9250 7777 or  online.

'Camp, cool, quirky and quintessentially Canadian, Cabaret Décadanse uses the universal language of music and movement to create a steamy, after-dark nightclub world of cabaret singers, transvestites, gigolos and dancers.

These three maestro puppeteer-dancers create a weightless ballet against a haunting musical backdrop. With few props and simple lighting, they skilfully manipulate the cast of colourful characters into a magical piece of mime, masque and puppetry.

"Think of Priscilla Queen of the Desert meets Moulin Rouge done with puppets and written by Pedro Almodovar, and you're half-way there." Evening News, Edinburgh'

Duration: 70 minutes with no interval.

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UNIMA OZ no. 9

Members of Unima Australia have just received the most recent issue of our email newsletter, Unima Oz by email. The newsletter supplements the Australian Puppeteer Magazine (which comes out three times a year in hard copy, and to which you are subscribed when you join Unima Australia) and helps to keep members up to date with  upcoming news and events. The newsletters are printed and mailed to members who are not able to receive them by email.

You can read and download Unima Oz 9 here.

Contents:

• Happy Birthday UNIMA, celebrating it's 80th anniversary!
• Chill'n out: Richard Hart, Julia Davis and Kassius Kamel are taking a break - thank you for all you have done!
• Gary Friedman's puppetry workshops in Kenya: First pilot project of International Cooperation.
• Evgenious Spatharis' last performance.
• Puppet making opportunity
• Spare Parts Puppet Theatre July school holiday workshops
• Puppetry Workshops with Sandy McKendrick: The magic of manipulaton
• Ronnie Burckett Theatre of Marionettes to tour Australia with Billy Twinkle, Requiem for a Golden Boy

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Puppet making opportunity: Large Sea Monster

Tom Biasetto from Sold Out National Events Management is trying to source a large Sea Monster serpent puppet in the style of a Chinese New Year street parade puppet. They are a Sydney based company but are happy to work with a supplier anywhere in Australia and if necessary overseas. They would appreciate any leads.

Unit 17/58 Box Road Taren Point NSW Australia 2229 | PO Box 335 Caringbah NSW Australia 1495

P 61 2 9542 7255 | F 61 2 9542 7563 | M 0438 204 084 | E tom@soldout.com.au | W www.soldout.com.au

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