ABOUT US

Aura of Puppets is the biggest network for puppetry professionals in Finland with 80 artist members.

Aura of Puppets

  • organises festivals, performances and events
  • promotes Finnish contemporary puppetry in Finland and abroad
  • mediates performances and puppeteers for various events, venues and audiences
  • Gathers Finnish puppetry professionals under one umbrella association representing independent artists on a national scale
  • our office is situated in Turku and our artists work all over Finland and the world
Photos of current and past performances on our Flickr-account
Teasers, trailers and videos of performances on our Vimeo
 
For inquiries on international collaborations and touring, do not hesitate to contact us: international affairs coordinator Taru Tuomisto taru@auraofpuppets.com

PUPPETRY FROM TURKU ALL AROUND!

Princess Hamlet 2017, Director Merja Pöyhönen

Aura of Puppets is the largest and most notable puppetry collaboration network in Finland. The artist-led network has received multiple awards, such as the Sate award for performing arts granted by The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland.

AURA OF PUPPETS BOARD 2026

Pia Kalenius, president (puheenjohtaja@auraofpuppets.com)
Elina Tanskanen, vice president
Cátia Suomalainen Pedrosa
Ilona Numminen
Antti-Juhani Manninen
Reetta Moilanen
Eve Mäkitalo
Karoliina Illi
Elviira Davidow (deputy member)
Nanna Mäkinen (deputy member)

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