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, trailers and videos of performances on our Vimeo
 
For inquiries on international collaborations and touring, do not hesitate to contact our puppetry agent Sanna Soni:
+358 41 3157 009

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 completely artist-led network has received multiple awards, such as Sate award for performing arts granted by The Ministry of Education and Culture in Finland.

AURA OF PUPPETS BOARD 2022-2023

Elina Lajunen, president, puppetry artist, director and scriptwriter, elinalajunen(at) gmail.com

Vilja Lehtonen

Helena Markku

Jarkko Forsman, theatre technician, light designer

Mila Nirhamo, puppetry artist, art educator

Anna-Maria Vänskä

Timo Väntsi, puppeteer, performer, scriptwriter, director

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