Who we are
Aura of Puppets is the biggest network for puppetry professionals in Finland with 74 artist members.
As a network for professionals 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
Teasers, trailers and videos of performances on our Vimeo
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 2024
Elina Lajunen, president, puppetry artist, director and scriptwriter
elinalajunen(at) gmail.com
Vilja Lehtonen, director, puppeteer
Helena Markku, puppeteer, puppet maker
Perrine Ferrafiat, puppeteer
Merja Pöyhönen, director, puppeteer
Maiju Tainio, puppeteer, scriptwriter, director
Anna-Maria Vänskä, pedagog, director, puppeteer
Spare members:
Jarkko Forsman, theatre technician, light designer
Elena Rekola, puppeteer, director
LATEST NEWS
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TIP-Fest 2024 Programme is here!
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Work and Play in Montreal
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Experiences from exchange in Manipulate Scotland
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A Small interview with Sophie Deslauriers about the Finnish-Canadian cross-residency experience in Turku
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Slow transitions: Exploring ways to connect while on tour or as an artist in residence 8 November 2023
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TIP-Fest & Friends pre club 4 November 2023
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Have Demos Ready, the Puppeteers are Coming – a physicists’s point of view on a puppetry performance
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Become a volunteer at TIP-Fest
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Puppeteer Timo Väntsi is the new managing director of Aura of Puppets
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TIP-Fest 2023 programme is now live!
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Workshop Micro Cinema Theatre – Gavin Glover MICRO CINEMA THEATRE At Fimfa Festival
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Workshops on sustainable touring 20.4.2023 during Oh My Puppets! -festival
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The Guests Programme TIP-FEST 2022
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The journey towards the shortfilm TangO
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