Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry

Ballard Institute Moving to New Location in Storrs Center this Fall

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, part of the University of Connecticut’s world-renowned puppet programs in the School of Fine Arts, will become part of Storrs Center in the fall. The museum will relocate from its current location at UConn’s Depot campus to a more accessible exhibition and performance space that is part of the new branch of the…

“Strings, Rods, Robots: Recent Acquisitions” Showcases Global Puppet Traditions and Innovations

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Puppets from around the world representing several centuries worth of global traditions, as well as as cutting-edge hybrids of puppetry and digital technology, make up the rich array of performing objects on display in the Ballard Institute’s new exhibition Strings, Rods, Robots: Recent Acquisitions. The exhibition, curated by UConn Art and Art History graduate student Lindsay Simon, showcases an exhilarating…

“Exceptional and Uncommon: The Puppetry of Dick Myers” Now on Exhibit

Posted on April 23, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

An eye-opening exhibition of a ground-breaking 20th-century American puppeteer, Dick Myers, is now on display at the Ballard Museum. ”Exceptional and Uncommon: The Puppetry of Dick Myers” is a fascinating in-depth look at a puppeteer’s puppeteer—an innovative and ingenious designer, builder, and performer whose work, while highly respected in the international world of puppetry, never brought him fame. Curated by…

UCONN Spring Puppet Slam: Friday May 3rd, 8 pm at The Palace Theater in Stafford, CT!

Posted on April 20, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Back in February our UConn Winter Puppet Slam was thwarted by snow. Thankfully, Spring is here and the event–now the UConn Spring Puppet Slam is back on for Friday May 3rd at 8pm. The show will take place at a new location: the Palace Theater in Stafford, Connecticut, a few miles from the UConn Main Campus. Tickets are $5. You can buy them in advance here. Our UConn…

UConn Puppetry Will Be Featured in “World of Puppetry” Events at Windsor Art Center, March 16-April 27

Posted on March 11, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Scores of puppets created by Frank Ballard, UConn Puppet Arts students and teachers, and selections from the Ballard Institute puppet collections will be featured in The World of Puppetry, an exhibition of puppets and accompanying talks, performances, and workshops at the Windsor Art Center in Windsor Connecticut. Curated by famed Hartford kinetic sculptor and puppeteer Anne Cubberly, The World of…

March 13 Puppet Forum Will Celebrate Manteo Family’s Sicilian Puppetry in New York City

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Join us Wednesday, March 13 at 7:30 p.m. at the Ballard Institute to welcome producer-writer-director Tony De Nonno in a celebration of the Manteo Family Sicilian marionette tradition, which for many decades in the early 20th century was a hallmark of New York City’s cultural life. De Nonno’s lecture, presentation, and marionette demonstration will feature live performances of the…

Ballard Museum Gala Opening Saturday, March 30

Posted on March 3, 2013 by Ballard ~ 0 Comments

Join us Saturday, March 30 from 2 to 5 p.m. at the Ballard Museum on UConn’s Depot Campus for our gala opening and celebration of two new exhibitions of extraordinary puppetry: Exceptional and Uncommon: The Puppetry of Dick Myers, and Strings, Rods, and Robots: Recent Acquisitions. Exceptional and Uncommon: The Puppetry of Dick Myers is the first-ever exhibition devoted to the unique…

Ballard Institute Moving to New Location in Storrs Center this Fall

Ballard Museum Gala Opening Saturday, March 30

Video about University of Connecticut’s Puppetry Arts Program

Ballard Institute Moving to New Location in Storrs Center this Fall

“Strings, Rods, Robots: Recent Acquisitions” Showcases Global Puppet Traditions and Innovations

“Exceptional and Uncommon: The Puppetry of Dick Myers” Now on Exhibit

UCONN Spring Puppet Slam: Friday May 3rd, 8 pm at The Palace Theater in Stafford, CT!

UConn Puppetry Will Be Featured in “World of Puppetry” Events at Windsor Art Center, March 16-April 27

March 13 Puppet Forum Will Celebrate Manteo Family’s Sicilian Puppetry in New York City

Ballard Museum Gala Opening Saturday, March 30

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