Who we are

Aura of Puppets is the biggest network for puppetry professionals in Finland.

A NETWORK!?

  • we organize festivals, performances and events
  • we promote Finnish contemporary puppetry in Finland and abroad
  • we mediate performances and puppeteers for various events, venues and audiences
  • we gather 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
Press images on our Flickr-account
Teasers and videos of performances on our Vimeo

PUPPETRY FROM ALL AROUND!

Princess Hamlet 2017, Director Merja Pöyhönen

AURA OF PUPPETS BOARD 2020-2021

Antti-Juhani Manninen, president, puppetry artist ()

Pia Kalenius, puppetry artist

Elina Lajunen, puppetry artist, director and scriptwriter

Heini Maaranen, puppet maker, set designer

Merja Pöyhönen, puppetry artist

Alma Rajala, director, performer

Timo Väntsi, puppeteer, performer, scriptwriter, director

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