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World anniversaries

The two largest partners of the International Theatre Institute – the International Music Council IMC-CIM and the Internationale de la Marionnette – celebrate their anniversaries this year: the first is seventy years old, the second is ninety. The first anniversary will be widely celebrated around the world on October 1, International Music Day. The second is devoted to X "Obratzzovfest", which will be held in Moscow from October 5 to 19 and will collect 20 performances from 17 puppet theatres representing 11 countries - Brazil, India, France, Canada, China, Kenya, Spain, Hungary, Greece, South Africa and Russia.

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18 September 2019

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