09 / 05 / 2025

We are now accepting applications from international ensembles for the 31th Puppetry Art Festival!

I am delighted to announce that the Jerzy Zitzman Banialuka Puppet Theatre has begun preparations for the 31st edition of the International Festival of Puppetry Art, which will take place in 15-20.05.2026, in Bielsko-Biała.

The International Festival of Puppetry Art has been organised since 1966. During the Festival performances of puppet theatre, theatre of form, theatre of object, visual theatre and dance theatre are presented, distinguished by their high artistic value. The Festival invites performances by institutional and non-institutional theatres, as well as theatre schools from Poland and abroad, for both children and adult audiences.

The upcoming edition will be in the form of a competition.
There will be a Grand Prix and additional prizes.

The call for performances starts on 9.05.2025 with foreign teams.
We are primarily interested in new performances, not yet presented in Poland.
We look forward to receiving submissions for both stage and outdoor performances.

Each theatre/artist can submit a maximum of two performances. The application should include:

  • a completed application form (separately for each submitted performance), available here,
  • a link to the recording of the whole submitted performance,
  • information about the performance and the theatre,
  • a detailed technical rider
  • financial expectations (transport costs and fees).

Applications should be sent to: [email protected] by 30.08.2025

Before submitting the application form, read the full personal data processing clause.