In a barren region in Northwest China an old puppetry tradition is kept alive with an all-out effort. The melancholic documentary Chinese shadows shows the life of the puppeteers and the poor farming population they belong to.
The Right Livelihood Awards will be presented in the Swedish parliament on 8 December 2006, on the eve of the official presentation of the Nobel Prizes. One of the striking winners this year is the Festival Internacional de Poesia de Medellin (Colombia).
Charleville-Mézières, in the French Ardennes, is the world’s puppet capital. One company which performed at the triennial international puppet theatre festival was the Mandalay Marionettes Theatre from Burma.