With classic hand puppetry, Dadaist ventriloquism, and stand-up comedy, all from a cardboard box, this show will have audiences of all ages laughing out loud.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

With classic hand puppetry, Dadaist ventriloquism, and stand-up comedy, all from a cardboard box, this show will have audiences of all ages laughing out loud.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

Oct. 25 will feature an exhibit tour and keynote address by curator Dr. Paulette Richards, followed by a screening of In Black, a documentary on African American puppeteers by Jacqueline Wade. There will then be a post-screening discussion with the director.

On Oct. 26, there will be three panels to highlight some of the themes related to the exhibit, including;

• “’The Marriage Agreement’: Women Artists Navigate Gendered Divisions of Labor will examine how women artists like Swann and Schmale navigated traditional gender roles. Panelists include Dr. Nancy Naples, Dr. Alissa Mello, and Jacqueline Wade.
• “Residential Segregation” will explore the progress of desegregation since the creation of Concord Park by Morris Milgram in 1954. Panelists include Dr. Stephen L. Ross, Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar.
• “Children’s Media: Literature, Television, Theater” will reflect on the influence of Swann and Schmale’s work in children’s television and how much progress has been made in diversifying children’s media today. Panelists include Dr. Vibiana Bowman, Dr. Katherine Capshaw, and Khalilah Brooks.

The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register to attend in person, visit: bimp.ticketleap.com. The symposium will be live streamed via Zoom. To register to attend virtually, please visit: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rQdSZJe8TOmmETxtwng3Xw.

The “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” is supported by a UConn School of Fine Arts Anti-Racism grant and University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Speaker, Conference, and Workshop funding; and is co-sponsored by UConn’s African American Cultural Center and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.

For more information, visit bimp.uconn.edu/2024/10/07/wpt-symposium.

Oct. 25 will feature an exhibit tour and keynote address by curator Dr. Paulette Richards, followed by a screening of In Black, a documentary on African American puppeteers by Jacqueline Wade. There will then be a post-screening discussion with the director.

On Oct. 26, there will be three panels to highlight some of the themes related to the exhibit, including;

• “’The Marriage Agreement’: Women Artists Navigate Gendered Divisions of Labor will examine how women artists like Swann and Schmale navigated traditional gender roles. Panelists include Dr. Nancy Naples, Dr. Alissa Mello, and Jacqueline Wade.
• “Residential Segregation” will explore the progress of desegregation since the creation of Concord Park by Morris Milgram in 1954. Panelists include Dr. Stephen L. Ross, Dr. Jeffrey Ogbar.
• “Children’s Media: Literature, Television, Theater” will reflect on the influence of Swann and Schmale’s work in children’s television and how much progress has been made in diversifying children’s media today. Panelists include Dr. Vibiana Bowman, Dr. Katherine Capshaw, and Khalilah Brooks.

The symposium is free and open to the public, but registration is required. To register to attend in person, visit: bimp.ticketleap.com. The symposium will be live streamed via Zoom. To register to attend virtually, please visit: us06web.zoom.us/webinar/register/WN_rQdSZJe8TOmmETxtwng3Xw.

The “Wonderland Puppet Theater Symposium” is supported by a UConn School of Fine Arts Anti-Racism grant and University of Connecticut Humanities Institute Speaker, Conference, and Workshop funding; and is co-sponsored by UConn’s African American Cultural Center and Women’s, Gender, and Sexuality Studies program.

For more information, visit bimp.uconn.edu/2024/10/07/wpt-symposium.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.

Ticket Prices: Adults: $12; Members/Seniors: $10; Students: $8; Kids: $6 (12 years and under).

Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at bimp.ticketleap.com. A surcharge will be added to any purchases made online. Tickets may also be purchased at the Ballard Institute on the day of the performance starting at 10 a.m. There will be open seating and no reservations. Visitors can park in the Storrs Center Garage located at 33 Royce Circle. For more information about these performances or if you require accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.