UNIMA-USA

UNIMA-USA, founded in 1966, is the North American Center of Union Internationale de la Marionnette, the oldest international theatre organization in the world, founded in 1929. The organization's mission is to promote international understanding and friendship through the art of puppetry.

The organization's mission is to: 

• link puppeteers nationally and internationally

• publish information on and for the field

• offer support and technical assistance for professional puppeteers through seminars, conferences, and symposia

• stimulate the general public's interest in the art of puppetry

• promote the visibility of American puppeteers all over the world

• promote the visibility of U.S. puppeteers all over the world, without distinction of race, politics, religion, age, sexual orientation, gender, national origin, or physical ability.