58
th
SEPT. 12 - 18,
2025
International Puppet Theatre Festival – PIF
September 12th– 18th, 2025
58th PIF PROGRAMME
Thursday, September 11th preprogramme
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno foyer
Opening of the exhibition PUPPET, MASK… PIF*, 13th art competition for children
19.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno, Blue venue
Book presentation: BIG DREAM, LITTLE MOUSE, author: Ljerka Pukec
Friday, September 12th
18.00 h, Udruga Umjetnost osmijeha Gallery
Opening of the exhibition: PUPPETS FROM FLUID HANDS*, exhibition of puppets and sets, Luči Vidanović
20.00 h, dvorana Kulturnog centra Travno
GRAND OPENING OF THE 58th PIF (invitation only)
A DOG IS NOT JUST AN ANIMAL, Split City Puppet Theatre, Croatia (for adults)
Saturday, September 13th
11.00 h, Tkalčićeva Street, Ban Jelačić Square, Cvjetni Square, Zrinjevac Square
PIFKO’S PROCESSION* (children and adults)
11.00 and 13.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
WOODS, Puzzle Théâtre, Canada (4+)
16.00 h, park infront Cultural Centre Travno
FROM ROD TO PUPPET*, puppetry workshop (for techers)
17.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
LITTLE PUPPETEERS ON 58th PIF: SLIPPER PUSSY*, Creative Academy of the Cultural Center Crystal Cube of Serenity, Sisak (for children)
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno
HANDS THE SIZE OF A WALLNUT, Karol Spišák’s Old Theatre in Nitra, Slovakia (12+)
18.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
SLEEPWALKERS*, Perlice Puppetry Studio, Sisak, Croatia (5+)
20.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
PRELUDE ON THE SEA*, puppetry film premiere, Studio Aristo, Austria (13+)
Sunday, September 14th
11.00 and 13.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
HANGING BY A THREAD, Di Filippo Marionette, Italy (for children and adults)
16.00 h, park in front Cultural Centre Travno
RAG PUPPET*, puppetry workshop (for elderly)
17.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
LITTLE SPARROW*, Puppet Theatre LET, Croatia (5+)
17.00 h, Zagrebačko Youth Theatre
RED BALLOON, Naive Theatre Liberec, Czechia (3+)
18.00 h, Zrinjevac Music Pavillion
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT*, Max Theatre, Croatia (4+)
18.30 h, Zagreb Puppet Theatre
UTOPIA, Mostar Puppet Theatre, Bosnia and Hercegovina (10+)
20.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
NAMELESS/UNKNOWN, Borders Foundation, Poland (for adults)
Monday, September 15th
9.30 h, Travno Kindergarten
LITTLE DRAGON*, puppetry workshop (for Travno Kindergarten children)
17.00 h, park at the south side of Cultural Centre Travno
KUTHI, Tricktrek, Estonia (6+)
18.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno
BEAR AND PIGGY, Ljubljana Puppet Theatre, Slovenia (3+)
19.00 h, plateau of the Mamutica building
THE WHITE LADY*, Deraïdenz, France (for children and adults)
20.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
ANTUCO, Silencio Blanco, Chile (for adults)
Tuesday, September 16th
9.30 h, park in front of Cultural Centre Travno
STICK PUPPETS*, puppetry workshop (for Malešnica Elementary School children)
11.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
SNOWWHITE AND THE DWARF, Vinkovci City Puppet Theatre, Croatia (6+)
12.30 h, park in front of Cultural Centre Travno
STICK PUPPETS*, puppetry workshop (for Malešnica Elementary School children)
17.00 i 20.00 h, Zagreb Dance Centre
TRANSPORT: CARGO, Maribor Puppet Theatre, Slovenia (for adults)
17.00 h, park at the south side of Cultural Centre Travno
LITTLE PUPPETEERS AT 58. PIF*
18.00 h, Cultural Information Centre
CLICK, Trukitrek, Spain (for adults)
18.00 h, park at the south side of Cultural Centre Travno
FAIRY JOYCYCLE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria (4+)
Wednesday, September 17th
11.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
THE PLACE WHERE LAVANDULILILI GROWS, Zadar Puppet Theatre, Croatia (7+)
12.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno, Blue venue
Books presentation: Vahid Duraković, DRAMATURGY OF EUROPEAN PUPPETRY (FRAGMENTS); Maja Verdonik, THE REVUES OF PUPPET THEATRES IN RIJEKA, 1996 – 2024; Igor Tretinjak, SPACE OF UNDERUTILIZED FREEDOM – ONE HUNDRED YEARS OF PUPPETRY FOR ADULTS IN CROATIA; Hicela Ivon, ODE TO THE MOON PUPPET; Zdenka Đerđ, DIRECTORS’ AESTHETICS OF THE CROATIAN PUPPETRY SCENE; (for adults)
17.00 h, park at the south side of Cultural Centre Travno
FAIRY JOYCYCLE*, Malle-malle Puppet Theatre, Bulgaria (4+)
18.00 h, park at the south side of Cultural Centre Travno
THE GRASSHOPPER AND THE ANT*, Max Theatre, Croatia (4+)
20.00 h, Zagreb Puppet Theatre
CRIME AND PUNISHMENT, Youth Theatre, Novi Sad, Serbia (for adults)
Thursday, September 18th
9.30 h, Potočnica Kindergarten
LITTLE DRAGON*, puppetry workshop (for Potočnica Kindergarten Children)
11.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
FOUR MIRACULOUS ACCIDENTS, Branko Mihaljević Children’s Theatre in Osijek, Croatia (5+)
20.00 h, Cultural Centre Travno venue
AWARD CEREMONY AND CLOSING CEREMONY OF THE 58th PIF
THE NEXT GENERATION, performance by students of the Academy of Arts and Culture in Osijek: GAPITOKIO* (4+)
* accompaning programme
The Organiser reserves the right to implement changes to the program.
All changes will be available on www.pif.hr/en and Facebook page of the Festival.
* accompaning programme
The Organiser reserves the right to implement changes to the program.
All changes will be available on www.pif.hr and Facebook page of the Festival.
