MANIPULATE Festival celebrates and promotes innovative, dynamic Scottish and international puppetry, visual theatre and animated film to its audiences.

Our ticket fund was launched in 2021 and exists to support independent artists in Scotland to attend visually led work.

Scottish-based artists of whatever discipline can apply for funds to explore elements of their working practices which relate to puppetry, object manipulation, visual theatre and animated film.

The PAS Network is a free membership scheme for any emerging or established artists whose practice aligns with our work.

Captivate is our new engagement and participation programme, which will see us work with lead venue partners in targetted communities over a period of three to five years to deliver a bespoke programme of productions, screenings, workshops and co-creation projects in the areas of puppetry, animation and visual theatre.