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Spare Parts Puppet Theatre
UNIMA 2008
Here is the story…..
Once upon a time, a small but successful puppet theatre decided to take on a giant….. that is, to host the 20th UNIMA Congress and World Puppetry Festival, otherwise known in more familiar circles as UNIMA 2008 - The Puppet Olympics.
The date had been set: 2 - 12 April 2008
The place had been decided: Perth, Western Australia
Never before, had an event like this been held in the Southern Hemisphere. It was very exciting.
The idea was to celebrate the art of puppetry, to expose the intricate art of puppet makers and to breed a new generation of puppet makers and lovers.
“If we are going to host UNIMA 2008 – The Puppet Olympics; Why not go really overboard and get people across the world to make and send a puppet to Perth, Western Australia for the festival?”
“Wow that would be a world first…”
Thus, the Million Puppet Project was born – A Guinness World Record attempt for the World’s Largest Puppet Display!
Imagine, one million puppets all exhibited in one big space – sock, hand, rod, finger, junk, glove, shadow, marionette and moveable creatures never seen before.
Spare Parts Puppet Theatre invites you and your puppets to the world stage!
Be our friend! Send your puppet and join the global phenomena that is the Million Puppet Project!
Puppets sent on an adventure to the Million Puppet Project are not able to be sent home, instead, very special puppets will be auctioned to festival goers during the festival. Money raised will be donated to a UNESCO based organisation. Other puppets will be travelling all around the world to cheer up underprivileged children.
Send puppets to the Million Puppet Project PO Box 832, Fremantle Australia 6959 before March 21st 2008
(Check out Australian Quarantine requirements for mailed items as well.... we don't want your puppet to be choked in red-tape)
Don't forget to send a story with your puppet, so they don't come as a stranger!
The Adventures of Mono and Mates in Australia
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My Interests

Puppets, Puppets, Puppets! Art, design, animation, innovation, stories, water puppets, giant flying puppet, giant walking puppets, socks, junk, milk containers, foam, fluffy fabric, glue, paint, wire, cane, you know all that fun stuff

I'd like to meet:

You, your puppets, your families puppets, your friends puppets...

Movies:

Harvey Crumpet, The Muppet Movie, The Labyrinth, Pan's Labyrinth, Being John Malkovich,The Dark Crystal, The Never Ending Story, Nightmare before Christmas, Edward Scissorhands,Babe,Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Lord of the Rings

Television:

Mr Squiggle, Fraggle Rock, The Muppet Show, Duck Walks Into a Bar

Books:

"How to Make a Milk Container Talk", Anything with illustrations by Brian Froud, "Egg Carton Critters"

Heroes:

The Puppet Caravan!( Go Caravan! Go!), Tim Burton, Mr Squiggle, the UNIMA 2008 team,

My Blog

Spare Parts Puppet Theatre

The Million Puppet Project was created by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and funded by Lotterywest and WARIS.To keep in touch with what is happening with the Million Puppet Project - please make friends S...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 12:12:00 PST

More Thanks

Thank you, thank you, thank you to the MySpace community who embraced this project and made it spread throughout the world.Your support and enthusiasm has been fantastic, and it has been a delight to ...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:53:00 PST

Thank you from the Million Puppet Project

The Million Puppet Project has been an enormous world-wide community effort to engage with the love of the puppet. The basic foundation of the Million Puppet Project lies in the mission statement of ...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:43:00 PST

A Belated Announcement!!!!

The new Guinness World Record for the World's Largest Puppet Display was set on April 6 2008 by Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and the Million Puppet Project in Perth, Western Australia.The number of pupp...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 24 Apr 2008 11:40:00 PST

time to book for puppet shows and workshops!

Hi EveryoneNothing is more important to us than puppets! Just as well because the WORLD Puppet Festival is coming to Perth, Australia in just TWO weeks. Everyone is flat out at our new Puppet HQ - a w...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Mon, 17 Mar 2008 07:56:00 PST

The Worlds Largest Puppet Party!

Hosted By:UNIMA 2008, Spare Parts Puppet Theatre and UNIMA AustraliaWhen: 06 Apr 2008, 10:00 AMWhere: Perth Concert Hall5 St Georges TerracePerth, Western AustraliaAustraliaDescription:Ladies and gent...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 11:31:00 PST

Volunteer at UNIMA 2008!

VOLUNTEER! Have time to spare? Why not join the UNIMA 2008 team? Take the journey with us! UNIMA 2008 is a puppet conference and festival where professionals from all over the world will be gathere...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Fri, 01 Feb 2008 06:08:00 PST

After The Event: Puppets Looking For a Good Home...

Dear  Friends in Non-Profit Organisations! After the Million Puppet exhibition, there will be literally thousands of puppets looking for a good home. The Million Puppet Project plan is to donat...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 17 Jan 2008 10:09:00 PST

A very puppety New Year idea

You know those party poppers that you use to welcome and celebrate the New Year? The ones that come in the little plastic containers?Well... they make the basis of fantastic finger puppets!So if you a...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Sat, 29 Dec 2007 05:10:00 PST

How to run a Million Puppet Project Workshop!

How to Run a Million Puppet Project Workshop Do you want to contribute to the massive Guiness World Record Attempt that is The Million Puppet Project? Below is a handy outline you can use to hold your...
Posted by Million Puppet Project on Thu, 20 Dec 2007 05:53:00 PST