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INTRODUCTION<br />
UNIMA <strong>Research</strong> Commission proposes you a new version of “Directory of Puppet Theatre<br />
<strong>Research</strong>ers”.<br />
Our version is in fact a continuation of work elaborated by our predecessors – members<br />
of previous <strong>Research</strong> Commissions of UNIMA. The first edition of the “Directory” was<br />
published in Warsaw in 1991. In this innovated version are published those researchers<br />
from the previous issues who answered us and it also presents the new names of<br />
researchers and theorist of puppet theatre from all over the world.<br />
This contemporary index is supplemented by new persons and includes 183 names.<br />
According to the bibliographies it is obvious, that most of them respond to our appeals.<br />
Not starred are entries of those individuals who were in personal contact with us or those<br />
the information on whom was sent by UNIMA National Centres.<br />
In an introduction of one of the previous editions the former President of <strong>Research</strong><br />
Commission Edi Majaron wrote, that this way of publication seemed to be oldfashioned in the<br />
world of new communication technologies. On one hand he was right, but on the other hand,<br />
thanks to those “oldfashioned” Directories we could continue. In all these documents<br />
including this newest version from 2012 year are chronicled researchers and their works.<br />
When comparing the first (1991) and the last version (2012) of the Directory we can see how<br />
many people dedicated their research to writing on puppetry since then. The researchers<br />
and their works have become at the same time a part of puppetry, a part of its history. They<br />
all create a cultural heritage. That is why we can consider all mentioned UNIMA directories<br />
of puppetry researchers a part of UNIMA memory. That is why such work as this one is also<br />
meaningful in the modern Information Society.<br />
Information on human sources and results of their research in a form of our Directory is<br />
a good aid for all who want to find researchers in different parts of the world and be informed<br />
about topics of their research. It is useful not only for reseachers but for everybody who is<br />
interested in puppets, puppet theatre, its origin, history and dramaturgy. Those are students,<br />
dramaturges, directors, various creators, amateurs, but also employees of libraries,<br />
museums and others professional workplaces as well.<br />
Many colleagues and UNIMA National Centres from different parts of the world have<br />
participated on this task. I would like to thank all of you who helped us update this issue<br />
not forgetting the Presidents and members of the last UNIMA <strong>Research</strong> Commissions,<br />
who worked on previous printed as well as electronic issues H. Jurkowski, M. Waszkiel, E.<br />
Majaron, J.McCormick, B. Pratasik, K. Smith.<br />
Assoc. Prof. Ida Hledíková M.A. PhD<br />
President of the UNIMA <strong>Research</strong> Commission 2008 – 2012<br />
The editor stipulates the right for non-completed information.<br />
Because of a number and diversity of formats it was not possible to verify and complete all<br />
(cca 2500) bibliographical statements.<br />
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