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JORGENSEN CENTER FOR THE PERFORMING ARTS
Gladys Knight
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Motown legend Gladys Knight has long been one of the greatest. Very few singers over the last fifty years have matched her unassailable artistry, and she's still going strong. Her stunning voice is recognized on songs like "I Heard It Through the Grapevine" and the iconic "Midnight Train to Georgia," one of the greatest songs ever recorded in popular music.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Contact Information: Jorgensen Box Office 860-486-4226
MoreSweet Honey in the Rock
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
Sweet Honey In The Rock,the internationally renowned women's vocal ensemble, has long been a vital and innovative musical presence in communities of conscience around the world. The group's name comes from Pslam 81:16 with its promise of the honey of deliverance pouring from the enduring elemental rock. The metaphor captures the repertoire of these African American women whose songs draw from the music of the Black church, the civil rights movement, and the universal struggle for justice.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Contact Information: Jorgensen Box Office 860-486-4226
MoreCzech National Orchestra
Saturday, March 2nd, 2019
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
John Mauceri, conductor
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Celebrating 100 Years of Leonard Bernstein
Concert talk 7:15
The program will include Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Orchestra, the Overture from Candide, Dream with Me from Peter Pan, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and more.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Isabel Leonard, mezzo-soprano
Celebrating 100 Years of Leonard Bernstein
Concert talk 7:15
The program will include Three Meditations from Mass for Cello and Orchestra, the Overture from Candide, Dream with Me from Peter Pan, Symphonic Dances from West Side Story, and more.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Contact Information: Jorgensen Box Office 860-486-4226
MoreMayumana- "Currents"
Friday, March 8th, 2019
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
"Currents" is a spectacular show that was inspired by the historical Battle of Currents between Thomas Edison and Nikola Tesla in their quest for finding energy sources for the world. Audience members will be taken on a journey between two troops, each representing a different view of the essence of light and electricity and each inspired by a different esthetic and artistic approach, all of which are presented as a dialogue, through unique sounds, lights, and visual effect.
The show combines a variety of elements: specially made musical instruments, massive video art projections, and eleven skilled performers in constant movement, playing on different instruments and musically juggling between different sounds.
"Currents" overcomes age and language barriers, bringing incredible energy that enables the audience to take a pause from their daily routing and enjoy a fascinating, breathtaking experience filled with color, music, and movement that come together in an extraordinary fashion.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
The show combines a variety of elements: specially made musical instruments, massive video art projections, and eleven skilled performers in constant movement, playing on different instruments and musically juggling between different sounds.
"Currents" overcomes age and language barriers, bringing incredible energy that enables the audience to take a pause from their daily routing and enjoy a fascinating, breathtaking experience filled with color, music, and movement that come together in an extraordinary fashion.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Contact Information: Jorgensen Box Office 860-486-4226
MoreSongs of Ireland- A Celtic Cabaret
Tuesday, March 12th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusJorgensen Center for the Performing Arts
A Celtic Cabaret
Doors open at 6:30pm
Cabaret fare, dessert & cash bar
This company of eight Irish vocalists accompanied by a lively ensemble featuring piano, Uilleann pipe, accordion, and Irish fiddle, has an exhilarating and unique musical approach to universally loved songs and arias with all original arrangements drawn from Irish Traditional folk song; opera arias; duets, trios, quartets and ensembles; songs from the Great American Songbook; Broadway hits; and "modern" contemporary popular repertoire.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Doors open at 6:30pm
Cabaret fare, dessert & cash bar
This company of eight Irish vocalists accompanied by a lively ensemble featuring piano, Uilleann pipe, accordion, and Irish fiddle, has an exhilarating and unique musical approach to universally loved songs and arias with all original arrangements drawn from Irish Traditional folk song; opera arias; duets, trios, quartets and ensembles; songs from the Great American Songbook; Broadway hits; and "modern" contemporary popular repertoire.
Tickets:
https://jorgensen.uconn.edu
Contact Information: Jorgensen Box Office 860-486-4226
MoreCONNECTICUT REPERTORY THEATRE
The Mystery of Edwin Drood
Thursday, February 28th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusHarriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
In this unsolved, unfinished, musical murder-mystery, you choose the culprit! Based off of Charles Dickensâ incomplete last work, Rupert Holmesâ innovative, interactive musical won three Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards when it premiered! Join the bawdy crew of players at The Music Hall Royale as they regale you with this who-dunnit where even the audience plays a role! Edwin Droodâs fate rests in your vote!
Contact Information: Matt Pugliese - (860) 486-4799
MoreSalon at the Benton: Critical issues in Portraiture
Friday, March 1st, 2019
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Salon at the Benton: Art and Conversation
WHO IS THE REAL SUBJECT OF THE PORTRAIT? SITTER? SOCIETY? ARTIST?
Join the discussion
From the Mona Lisa to âselfies,â this salon will explore the artistsâ and sittersâ intent, memorialization, branding, the influence of social trends, and other critical issues in portraiture using works from the Bentonâs current exhibition and permanent collection.
5-5:30 pm Cash Bar; light hors d'oeuvres
5:30 pm Discussion commences.
FREE Donations are gratefully accepted.
RSVP appreciated by February 27.
Email benton@uconn.edu or call 860-486-5084.
PANELISTS
Pamela Bramble is Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching specialties include drawing, painting and art appreciation. Her work is represented in public and private collections and has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, Hartford Advocate and Art New England.
Michael Bradford is Professor, Head of Dramatic Arts, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn. He teaches theater history, dramatic literature and playwriting,is an award-winning playwright, and considered one
of the most promising African American playwrights today. His plays have been produced at various important venues regionally and internationally.
Susan Spiggle is Professor emeritus from the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at UConn. She worked with Alexis Boylan, Guest Curator on the current exhibition The Business of Bodies: Ellen Emmet Rand and the Persuasion of Portraiture exploring how Rand branded herself as an artist. Spiggle has written a chapter in the upcoming book on Rand.
MODERATOR
Veronica Makowsky is Professor of English and Womenâs Studies at UConn. Her specialties include 20th- Century American literature (womenâs, ethnic, Southern), ethnic American literature (multi-ethnic). She has written several books, most recently The Fiction of Valerie Martin: An Introduction (Louisiana State University Press, 2016).
WHO IS THE REAL SUBJECT OF THE PORTRAIT? SITTER? SOCIETY? ARTIST?
Join the discussion
From the Mona Lisa to âselfies,â this salon will explore the artistsâ and sittersâ intent, memorialization, branding, the influence of social trends, and other critical issues in portraiture using works from the Bentonâs current exhibition and permanent collection.
5-5:30 pm Cash Bar; light hors d'oeuvres
5:30 pm Discussion commences.
FREE Donations are gratefully accepted.
RSVP appreciated by February 27.
Email benton@uconn.edu or call 860-486-5084.
PANELISTS
Pamela Bramble is Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching specialties include drawing, painting and art appreciation. Her work is represented in public and private collections and has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, Hartford Advocate and Art New England.
Michael Bradford is Professor, Head of Dramatic Arts, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn. He teaches theater history, dramatic literature and playwriting,is an award-winning playwright, and considered one
of the most promising African American playwrights today. His plays have been produced at various important venues regionally and internationally.
Susan Spiggle is Professor emeritus from the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at UConn. She worked with Alexis Boylan, Guest Curator on the current exhibition The Business of Bodies: Ellen Emmet Rand and the Persuasion of Portraiture exploring how Rand branded herself as an artist. Spiggle has written a chapter in the upcoming book on Rand.
MODERATOR
Veronica Makowsky is Professor of English and Womenâs Studies at UConn. Her specialties include 20th- Century American literature (womenâs, ethnic, Southern), ethnic American literature (multi-ethnic). She has written several books, most recently The Fiction of Valerie Martin: An Introduction (Louisiana State University Press, 2016).
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x4520
MoreThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
Friday, March 1st, 2019
08:00 PM - 10:00 PM
Storrs CampusHarriet S. Jorgensen
In this unsolved, unfinished, musical murder-mystery, you choose the culprit! Based off of Charles Dickensâ incomplete last work, Rupert Holmesâ innovative, interactive musical won three Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards when it premiered! Join the bawdy crew of players at The Music Hall Royale as they regale you with this who-dunnit where even the audience plays a role! Edwin Droodâs fate rests in your vote!
Contact Information: Matthew Pugliese - (860) 486-4799
MoreThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
Wednesday, March 6th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusHarriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
In this unsolved, unfinished, musical murder-mystery, you choose the culprit! Based off of Charles Dickensâ incomplete last work, Rupert Holmesâ innovative, interactive musical won three Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards when it premiered! Join the bawdy crew of players at The Music Hall Royale as they regale you with this who-dunnit where even the audience plays a role! Edwin Droodâs fate rests in your vote!
Contact Information: Matt Pugliese: (860) 486-4799
MoreThe Mystery of Edwin Drood
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
07:30 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusHarriet S. Jorgensen Theatre
In this unsolved, unfinished, musical murder-mystery, you choose the culprit! Based off of Charles Dickensâ incomplete last work, Rupert Holmesâ innovative, interactive musical won three Tony Awards and five Drama Desk Awards when it premiered! Join the bawdy crew of players at The Music Hall Royale as they regale you with this who-dunnit where even the audience plays a role! Edwin Droodâs fate rests in your vote!
Contact Information: Matt Pugliese: (860) 486-4799
MoreVON DER MEHDEN RECITAL HALL
Master Lecturer: Alexander Rehding
Friday, February 15th, 2019
01:25 AM - 02:30 AM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
âVoyagerâs Golden Record and Music from Earthâ
Alexander Rehding, Professor at Harvard University
Alexander Rehding, Professor at Harvard University
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreUConn Jazz Showcase
Sunday, February 17th, 2019
03:00 PM - 04:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
So many subcategories fall under the jazz umbrella - big band, bebop, hard bop, cool, the avant-garde, jazz-rock fusion, Afro-Cuban, third stream, etc. Many of these styles will be represented in a concert featuring all of the student jazz groups.
Tickets: https://vdm.ticketleap.com
Tickets: https://vdm.ticketleap.com
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreLucille Littlefield, horn, & Brett Simms, piano
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
Student Recital
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
More1st Chair Honor Band
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
10:00 AM - 06:00 PM
Storrs Campusvon der Mehden Recital Hall
1st Chair Honor Band
Free public performance at 4:30 pm.
Free public performance at 4:30 pm.
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreSpencer Sonnenberg, tenor, & Nicholas Tedeschi, baritone
Saturday, February 23rd, 2019
04:00 PM - 05:00 PM
Storrs CampusStorrs Congregational Church
Student Recital
Contact Information: music@uconn.edu
MoreWILLIAM BENTON MUSEUM OF ART
Critical Looking: A Gallery Dialogue
Tuesday, February 19th, 2019
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Join Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison, for 30 minutes of close looking and discussion focused on a single artwork in the Benton's collection.
The subject for this discussion will be Ellen Emmet Rand "Self-Portrait" (1927), Oil on canvas. National Academy of Design, New York
Develop your critical thinking skills by learning to look at objects with a critical eye. It will help you with college courses and navigating everyday life.
Open to everyone, adults or students.
The subject for this discussion will be Ellen Emmet Rand "Self-Portrait" (1927), Oil on canvas. National Academy of Design, New York
Develop your critical thinking skills by learning to look at objects with a critical eye. It will help you with college courses and navigating everyday life.
Open to everyone, adults or students.
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x5084
MoreSalon at the Benton: Critical issues in Portraiture
Friday, March 1st, 2019
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Salon at the Benton: Art and Conversation
WHO IS THE REAL SUBJECT OF THE PORTRAIT? SITTER? SOCIETY? ARTIST?
Join the discussion
From the Mona Lisa to âselfies,â this salon will explore the artistsâ and sittersâ intent, memorialization, branding, the influence of social trends, and other critical issues in portraiture using works from the Bentonâs current exhibition and permanent collection.
5-5:30 pm Cash Bar; light hors d'oeuvres
5:30 pm Discussion commences.
FREE Donations are gratefully accepted.
RSVP appreciated by February 27.
Email benton@uconn.edu or call 860-486-5084.
PANELISTS
Pamela Bramble is Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching specialties include drawing, painting and art appreciation. Her work is represented in public and private collections and has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, Hartford Advocate and Art New England.
Michael Bradford is Professor, Head of Dramatic Arts, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn. He teaches theater history, dramatic literature and playwriting,is an award-winning playwright, and considered one
of the most promising African American playwrights today. His plays have been produced at various important venues regionally and internationally.
Susan Spiggle is Professor emeritus from the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at UConn. She worked with Alexis Boylan, Guest Curator on the current exhibition The Business of Bodies: Ellen Emmet Rand and the Persuasion of Portraiture exploring how Rand branded herself as an artist. Spiggle has written a chapter in the upcoming book on Rand.
MODERATOR
Veronica Makowsky is Professor of English and Womenâs Studies at UConn. Her specialties include 20th- Century American literature (womenâs, ethnic, Southern), ethnic American literature (multi-ethnic). She has written several books, most recently The Fiction of Valerie Martin: An Introduction (Louisiana State University Press, 2016).
WHO IS THE REAL SUBJECT OF THE PORTRAIT? SITTER? SOCIETY? ARTIST?
Join the discussion
From the Mona Lisa to âselfies,â this salon will explore the artistsâ and sittersâ intent, memorialization, branding, the influence of social trends, and other critical issues in portraiture using works from the Bentonâs current exhibition and permanent collection.
5-5:30 pm Cash Bar; light hors d'oeuvres
5:30 pm Discussion commences.
FREE Donations are gratefully accepted.
RSVP appreciated by February 27.
Email benton@uconn.edu or call 860-486-5084.
PANELISTS
Pamela Bramble is Associate Professor of Painting at the University of Connecticut. Her teaching specialties include drawing, painting and art appreciation. Her work is represented in public and private collections and has been reviewed by The New York Times, The Hartford Courant, Hartford Advocate and Art New England.
Michael Bradford is Professor, Head of Dramatic Arts, and Artistic Director of Connecticut Repertory Theatre at UConn. He teaches theater history, dramatic literature and playwriting,is an award-winning playwright, and considered one
of the most promising African American playwrights today. His plays have been produced at various important venues regionally and internationally.
Susan Spiggle is Professor emeritus from the Department of Marketing in the School of Business at UConn. She worked with Alexis Boylan, Guest Curator on the current exhibition The Business of Bodies: Ellen Emmet Rand and the Persuasion of Portraiture exploring how Rand branded herself as an artist. Spiggle has written a chapter in the upcoming book on Rand.
MODERATOR
Veronica Makowsky is Professor of English and Womenâs Studies at UConn. Her specialties include 20th- Century American literature (womenâs, ethnic, Southern), ethnic American literature (multi-ethnic). She has written several books, most recently The Fiction of Valerie Martin: An Introduction (Louisiana State University Press, 2016).
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x4520
MoreFIRST THURSDAY AT THE BENTON
Thursday, March 7th, 2019
04:30 PM - 08:00 PM
Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Visit us after hours at the Benton. We will be open until 8pm on the 1st Thursdays during the semesters.
Open house in partnership with the Beanery, featuring hands on activities (decorate your polaroid portrait), snacks, mini tours, I-Spy games in the exhibition, music, open mic, drink specials, and more.
FUN and FREE for all ages!
Bring your dorm mates, friends, co-workers, or family.
Open house in partnership with the Beanery, featuring hands on activities (decorate your polaroid portrait), snacks, mini tours, I-Spy games in the exhibition, music, open mic, drink specials, and more.
FUN and FREE for all ages!
Bring your dorm mates, friends, co-workers, or family.
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x5084
MoreCritical Looking: A Gallery Dialogue
Wednesday, March 13th, 2019
12:15 PM - 12:45 PM
Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Join Amanda Douberley, Assistant Curator/Academic Liaison, for 30 minutes of close looking and discussion focused on a single artwork in the Benton's collection.
The subject of this discussion is Leonard Baskins "Daedalus" (1967). Bronze. WBMA, Gift of the Artist.
Develop your critical thinking skills by learning to look at objects with a critical eye. It will help you with college courses and navigating everyday life.
Open to everyone, adults or students.
The subject of this discussion is Leonard Baskins "Daedalus" (1967). Bronze. WBMA, Gift of the Artist.
Develop your critical thinking skills by learning to look at objects with a critical eye. It will help you with college courses and navigating everyday life.
Open to everyone, adults or students.
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x5084
MoreOpening Reception: UConn Reads-Game of Thrones
Thursday, March 28th, 2019
05:00 PM - 07:00 PM
Storrs Campus, Storrs CampusThe William Benton Museum of Art
Join us for an Opening Reception at The Benton Museum for "Game of Thrones: An Exhibition of Contemporary Art Furniture (Inspired by the 2019 UConn Reads selection).
FREE. Open to everyone.
Cash Bar; Light hors d'oeuvres
Learn Swing Dancing from 5 - 5:30
Remarks at 5:30
Survivors Swing Band 5:30 - 7pm
RSVP appreciated to 860-486-4520 or benton@uconn.edu.
More information about the exhibition at http://benton.uconn.edu.
FREE. Open to everyone.
Cash Bar; Light hors d'oeuvres
Learn Swing Dancing from 5 - 5:30
Remarks at 5:30
Survivors Swing Band 5:30 - 7pm
RSVP appreciated to 860-486-4520 or benton@uconn.edu.
More information about the exhibition at http://benton.uconn.edu.
Contact Information: Karen Sommer x4520
MoreCONTEMPORARY ART GALLERIES
BALLARD INSTITUTE AND MUSEUM OF PUPPETRY
- Feb 16 The Three Little Pigs by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets11:00am
- Feb 16 The Three Little Pigs by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets2:00pm
- Feb 20 "Choose the Path of Creation: Art and Life of the Independent Theater Maker" with Yael Rasooly7:00pm
- Feb 22 2019 UConn Winter Puppet Slam8:00pm
- Mar 27 "The Royal de Luxe Giants in Montreal: Poetics and Logistics in the Animation of Urban Space" with Mark Sussman7:00pm
The Three Little Pigs by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
11:00 AM - 12:00 PM
Storrs CampusBallard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle, Downtown Storrs
In this version of The Three Little Pigs, BB (a reformed wolf with allergies) sells real estate to the new pigs in town. This puppet show by acclaimed Long Island puppeteer Liz Joyce features hand-carved marionettes, musical numbers, and lots of laughs. This show is 35 minutes and is recommended for ages 3+.
A Couple of Puppets is actually a lot of puppets and a bunch of wonderful puppet shows. The company was created in 1990 by Liz Joyce. Since then, over 25 shows for children and their families have been brought to life. Themes such as growing things and saving the environment, along with classic fairy tales with a twist, have been added to the company's long list of puppet shows. Shows are performed live with music and hand-crafted puppets. In the early stages of her career, Liz worked with and apprenticed with Terry Snyder, a master puppeteer from Richmond, Va. Her artistic approach to puppetry has also been influenced by European puppetry traditions and the eccentric energy of New York's downtown performance artists. She honed her carving skills working with traditional puppet carvers in Prague, Czech Republic, and often collaborates with other puppeteers in the international puppet community.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at http://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 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. Parking is free for the first two hours and $1 per hour thereafter, with a daily maximum charge of $8. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
A Couple of Puppets is actually a lot of puppets and a bunch of wonderful puppet shows. The company was created in 1990 by Liz Joyce. Since then, over 25 shows for children and their families have been brought to life. Themes such as growing things and saving the environment, along with classic fairy tales with a twist, have been added to the company's long list of puppet shows. Shows are performed live with music and hand-crafted puppets. In the early stages of her career, Liz worked with and apprenticed with Terry Snyder, a master puppeteer from Richmond, Va. Her artistic approach to puppetry has also been influenced by European puppetry traditions and the eccentric energy of New York's downtown performance artists. She honed her carving skills working with traditional puppet carvers in Prague, Czech Republic, and often collaborates with other puppeteers in the international puppet community.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at http://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 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. Parking is free for the first two hours and $1 per hour thereafter, with a daily maximum charge of $8. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 860-486-8580, bimp@uconn.edu
MoreThe Three Little Pigs by Liz Joyce & A Couple of Puppets
Saturday, February 16th, 2019
02:00 PM - 03:00 PM
Storrs CampusBallard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle, Downtown Storrs
In this version of The Three Little Pigs, BB (a reformed wolf with allergies) sells real estate to the new pigs in town. This puppet show by acclaimed Long Island puppeteer Liz Joyce features hand-carved marionettes, musical numbers, and lots of laughs. This show is 35 minutes and is recommended for ages 3+.
A Couple of Puppets is actually a lot of puppets and a bunch of wonderful puppet shows. The company was created in 1990 by Liz Joyce. Since then, over 25 shows for children and their families have been brought to life. Themes such as growing things and saving the environment, along with classic fairy tales with a twist, have been added to the company's long list of puppet shows. Shows are performed live with music and hand-crafted puppets. In the early stages of her career, Liz worked with and apprenticed with Terry Snyder, a master puppeteer from Richmond, Va. Her artistic approach to puppetry has also been influenced by European puppetry traditions and the eccentric energy of New York's downtown performance artists. She honed her carving skills working with traditional puppet carvers in Prague, Czech Republic, and often collaborates with other puppeteers in the international puppet community.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at http://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 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. Parking is free for the first two hours and $1 per hour thereafter, with a daily maximum charge of $8. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
A Couple of Puppets is actually a lot of puppets and a bunch of wonderful puppet shows. The company was created in 1990 by Liz Joyce. Since then, over 25 shows for children and their families have been brought to life. Themes such as growing things and saving the environment, along with classic fairy tales with a twist, have been added to the company's long list of puppet shows. Shows are performed live with music and hand-crafted puppets. In the early stages of her career, Liz worked with and apprenticed with Terry Snyder, a master puppeteer from Richmond, Va. Her artistic approach to puppetry has also been influenced by European puppetry traditions and the eccentric energy of New York's downtown performance artists. She honed her carving skills working with traditional puppet carvers in Prague, Czech Republic, and often collaborates with other puppeteers in the international puppet community.
Tickets can be purchased in advance at the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, by calling 860-486-8580, or online at http://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 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. Parking is free for the first two hours and $1 per hour thereafter, with a daily maximum charge of $8. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 860-486-8580, bimp@uconn.edu
More"Choose the Path of Creation: Art and Life of the Independent Theater Maker" with Yael Rasooly
Wednesday, February 20th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Storrs CampusBallard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle, Downtown Storrs, CT
Drawing from her own exceptional career and artistic path, puppeteer and singer Yael Rasooly will look with a candid eye at the liberation of the imagination, and at the practical and mundane aspects of a challenging and rewarding profession and life style. The focus of the talk will tune into the intricate and rich medium of visual theater and puppetry, as a source of self-expression and inner development of an artist.
Yael Rasooly is one of Israel's prominent independent theater makers. She specializes in contemporary visual and object theater and has directed several Internationally acclaimed performances, both in Israel and Europe, which have been performed in over 30 countries worldwide. Yael was the international guest artist at the 2018 National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. Yael Rasooly is also a singer of international reputation and her cabaret performance, Glamour in the Dark, is currently touring around the world.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early, and experience our puppet exhibitions, as well as the video resources in our library nook. Forums will be broadcast via Facebook Live. For more information, or if you require an accommodation to attend a forum, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Yael Rasooly is one of Israel's prominent independent theater makers. She specializes in contemporary visual and object theater and has directed several Internationally acclaimed performances, both in Israel and Europe, which have been performed in over 30 countries worldwide. Yael was the international guest artist at the 2018 National Puppetry Conference at the Eugene O'Neill Theater Center in Waterford, CT. Yael Rasooly is also a singer of international reputation and her cabaret performance, Glamour in the Dark, is currently touring around the world.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early, and experience our puppet exhibitions, as well as the video resources in our library nook. Forums will be broadcast via Facebook Live. For more information, or if you require an accommodation to attend a forum, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: bimp@uconn.edu
More2019 UConn Winter Puppet Slam
Friday, February 22nd, 2019
08:00 PM - 09:30 PM
Storrs CampusKonover Auditorium, 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT 06269
The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the UConn Puppet Arts Program will present the 2019 UConn Winter Puppet Slam on Friday, Feb. 22, 2019 at 8 p.m. in UConnâs Doris & Simon Konover Auditorium in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center located at 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT 06269. The UConn Winter Puppet Slam will feature short works by professional puppeteers and performers from around New England, including New York Cityâs Kate Brehm and Bostonâs Harry LaCoste, as well as new works by students and faculty from UConnâs School of Fine Arts.
The 2019 UConn Winter Puppet Slam will feature work by New York-based movement director Kate Brehm, who devises visual theater with puppets and physical acting. She will perform To Be Continued Indefinitely, a toy theater puppet show that presents a minute and finite representation of the infinite cycle of creation and destruction in the universe. Boston puppeteer Harry La Coste will perform Uke Can Do It!, which features a ukelele-playing puppet named Big Red Bernie and audience participation. UConn Puppet Arts Technical Supervisor Paul Spirito will present a live video projection of a toy theater show performed from his seat in the front row. The UConn Winter Puppet Slam will also feature new works by UConn graduate and undergraduate Puppet Arts students, and digital animations by students of Digital Media and Design Professor Anna Lindemann. Funding for the UConn Winter Puppet Slam is made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network.
The UConn Winter Puppet Slam is free and open to the public; donations are greatly appreciated. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in UConnâs Doris & Simon Konover Auditorium in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center located at 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT 06269. Attendees can park in the South Garage. To locate the South Garage by GPS, use the UConn Bookstore address: 2075 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269. For directions to Konover Auditorium, visit http://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/. These performances are recommended for mature audiences. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
The 2019 UConn Winter Puppet Slam will feature work by New York-based movement director Kate Brehm, who devises visual theater with puppets and physical acting. She will perform To Be Continued Indefinitely, a toy theater puppet show that presents a minute and finite representation of the infinite cycle of creation and destruction in the universe. Boston puppeteer Harry La Coste will perform Uke Can Do It!, which features a ukelele-playing puppet named Big Red Bernie and audience participation. UConn Puppet Arts Technical Supervisor Paul Spirito will present a live video projection of a toy theater show performed from his seat in the front row. The UConn Winter Puppet Slam will also feature new works by UConn graduate and undergraduate Puppet Arts students, and digital animations by students of Digital Media and Design Professor Anna Lindemann. Funding for the UConn Winter Puppet Slam is made possible in part by the Puppet Slam Network.
The UConn Winter Puppet Slam is free and open to the public; donations are greatly appreciated. Seating is limited and is on a first-come, first-served basis. Doors open at 7:30 p.m. The event will take place in UConnâs Doris & Simon Konover Auditorium in the Thomas J. Dodd Research Center located at 405 Babbidge Road, Storrs, CT 06269. Attendees can park in the South Garage. To locate the South Garage by GPS, use the UConn Bookstore address: 2075 Hillside Road, Storrs, CT 06269. For directions to Konover Auditorium, visit http://thedoddcenter.uconn.edu/. These performances are recommended for mature audiences. For more information about these performances or if you require an accommodation to attend this event, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 860-486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu
More"The Royal de Luxe Giants in Montreal: Poetics and Logistics in the Animation of Urban Space" with Mark Sussman
Wednesday, March 27th, 2019
07:00 PM - 08:30 PM
Storrs CampusBallard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, 1 Royce Circle, Downtown Storrs, CT
This presentation will discuss a rare 2017 appearance of the world-famous Royal de Luxe company in North America. Based in Nantes, France and led by director Jean-Luc Courcoult, the company comprises a large number of designers, mechanics, builders, and engineers who are also, by necessity, storytellers, performers, and community artists. Commissioned by various cities, the company tours the globe with a collection of giants: marionette-like figures operated by expertly trained teams of Lilliputian performers in a series of monumental and architectural interventions in the fabric of daily life.
Mark Sussman is a theatre artist, performance scholar, and a founding member of the Brooklyn-based collective Great Small Works. Dr. Sussman currently lives in Montreal, Quebec, where he is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at Concordia University, teaching courses in puppetry and performance studies. He is the founder of Café Concret, Montreal's experimental puppetry cabaret series now in its 13th year, and is a member of the Canadian Consortium for Performance and Politics in the Americas. In 2019, he will be working again with Great Small Works on a new episode of the surreal news serial, The Toy Theater of Terror As Usual.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early, and experience our puppet exhibitions, as well as the video resources in our library nook. Forums will be broadcast via Facebook Live. For more information, or if you require an accommodation to attend a forum, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Mark Sussman is a theatre artist, performance scholar, and a founding member of the Brooklyn-based collective Great Small Works. Dr. Sussman currently lives in Montreal, Quebec, where he is Associate Professor in the Department of Theatre at Concordia University, teaching courses in puppetry and performance studies. He is the founder of Café Concret, Montreal's experimental puppetry cabaret series now in its 13th year, and is a member of the Canadian Consortium for Performance and Politics in the Americas. In 2019, he will be working again with Great Small Works on a new episode of the surreal news serial, The Toy Theater of Terror As Usual.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early, and experience our puppet exhibitions, as well as the video resources in our library nook. Forums will be broadcast via Facebook Live. For more information, or if you require an accommodation to attend a forum, please contact Ballard Institute staff at 860.486.8580 or bimp@uconn.edu.
Contact Information: bimp@uconn.edu
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