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Puppetry Research Guide - Unima

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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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