{"id":4742,"date":"2025-08-06T15:00:39","date_gmt":"2025-08-06T19:00:39","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/archives\/unima-canadas-2025-cross-country-chat-aug-12-2025"},"modified":"2025-08-25T13:52:20","modified_gmt":"2025-08-25T17:52:20","slug":"unima-canadas-2025-cross-country-chat-aug-12-2025","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/fr\/unima-canadas-2025-cross-country-chat-aug-12-2025\/","title":{"rendered":"UNIMA-Canada&#8217;s 2025 Cross Country Chat \u2013 August 12"},"content":{"rendered":"<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"4742\" class=\"elementor elementor-4742\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<section class=\"elementor-section elementor-top-section elementor-element elementor-element-5caadd5c elementor-section-boxed elementor-section-height-default elementor-section-height-default\" data-id=\"5caadd5c\" data-element_type=\"section\" data-e-type=\"section\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-container elementor-column-gap-default\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-column elementor-col-100 elementor-top-column elementor-element elementor-element-4eefa9ca\" data-id=\"4eefa9ca\" data-element_type=\"column\" data-e-type=\"column\">\n\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-wrap elementor-element-populated\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-408783fa elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"408783fa\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">UNIMA Canada is pleased to announce the\u00a0<b>2025 Cross Country Chat<\/b>, taking place over Zoom on\u00a0<b>Tuesday, August 12,\u00a0<\/b>at<b>\u00a012:00-1:30pm PT \/ 1:00-2:30pm MT \/ 3:00-4:30pm ET \/ 4:00-5:30pm AT<\/b>. The conversation will be in English.\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">This is an opportunity for UNIMA members from across the country to connect with their national community and chat about all things puppetry!<\/span><\/i><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">This year\u2019s theme is\u00a0<b>Diversity in Practice \u2013 Emerging Ideas<\/b>. Special guests will include:\u00a0<b>Louise Lapointe<\/b>\u00a0(Quebec region),<b>\u00a0Jake Thompson<\/b>\u00a0(Atlantic region),\u00a0<b>Shawna Reiter, Lori Nancy Kalamanski,\u00a0<\/b>and<b>\u00a0Ginette Mohr<\/b>\u00a0of\u00a0<b>Wren\u2019s Recipe Collective<\/b>\u00a0(Ontario region), and\u00a0<b>Jessica Hickman<\/b>\u00a0and\u00a0<b>Pedro M. Siqueria<\/b>\u00a0of the\u00a0<b>Victoria Association of Mask &amp; Puppetry<\/b>\u00a0(VAMP) (West region).<\/span><\/i><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\"> <img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"aligncenter wp-image-4756 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-1024x788.webp\" alt=\"\" width=\"800\" height=\"616\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-1024x788.webp 1024w, https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-300x231.webp 300w, https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-768x591.webp 768w, https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1-16x12.webp 16w, https:\/\/ontariopuppetryassociation.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/image-1.webp 1386w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/><\/span><\/i><\/div><div>\u00a0<\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">Our guests have been invited to share insights into their practice as it relates to emerging concepts, approaches, and projects. A Q&amp;A will follow during which all participants will have the opportunity to chat with our special guests. This is a wonderful occasion for puppeteers to come together to learn about the diversity of practice here in Canada. We look forward to seeing you there!<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">\u00a0<\/span><\/i><\/div><div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">Register here:\u00a0<a id=\"m_-4913715951120775403m_77722968791065530m_7638888635127477809m_2696808397132465097m_7255949543449737032gmail-LPlnk289381\" title=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/2PO70zZrTE2o7aYvhnjYkQ\" href=\"https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/2PO70zZrTE2o7aYvhnjYkQ\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" data-saferedirecturl=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/url?q=https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/2PO70zZrTE2o7aYvhnjYkQ&amp;source=gmail&amp;ust=1754592088728000&amp;usg=AOvVaw14OYvyC63oJLjwkTM7T-NS\">https:\/\/us06web.zoom.us\/meeting\/register\/2PO70zZrTE2o7aYvhnjYkQ<\/a><\/span><\/i><\/div><div><i><span style=\"color: #0b5394;\">For bios of our guest speakers, please see attached.<\/span><\/i><\/div><\/div>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<\/section>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>UNIMA Canada is pleased to announce the\u00a02025 Cross Country Chat, taking place over Zoom on\u00a0Tuesday, August 12,\u00a0at\u00a012:00-1:30pm PT \/ 1:00-2:30pm MT \/ 3:00-4:30pm ET \/ 4:00-5:30pm AT. 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