UConn to Present 2021 UCONN SPRING PUPPET SLAM Online
The 2021 UConn Spring Puppet Slam: Online! will feature short works by professional puppeteers and performers.
By: A.A. Cristi
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The Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry and the UConn Puppet Arts Program will present an online version of its popular UConn Spring Puppet Slam on March 26, 2021 at 8 p.m. ET on the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry Facebook Live (facebook.com/BallardInstitute/). The 2021 UConn Spring Puppet Slam: Online! will feature short works by professional puppeteers and performers from around the United States and across the world and new works by UConn Puppet Arts students.
The 2021 UConn Spring Puppet Slam: Online! will showcase the work of Puerto Rican puppeteer Brenda Plumey; the famed Boston-based Puppeteers Cooperative, led by Sara Peattie; Dawn Jordan String Theatre from Auburn, NY; director, designer, and puppeteer Jaerin Son of Chicago; Brooklyn-based puppeteer Dorothy James; Kettlehead Studios from Portland, OR; the puppet collective Eat Drink Tell Your Friends, based in Brooklyn, NY; Lormiga Títeres, a puppet company based in Sonora, Mexico; Mirek Trejtnar and Leah Gaffen's Puppets in Prague; and recent UConn Puppet Arts graduate Hailey Bendar.
Videos
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Charlie & The Chocolate Factory Kweskin Theatre (8/06-8/15) |
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Guys & Dolls Kweskin Theatre (6/05-6/27) |
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A MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM CURTAIN CALL'S SHAKESPEARE ON THE GREEN (7/09-7/19) |
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Brighton Beach Memoirs The Kate (6/11-6/14) |
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Matteo Bocelli - Falling In Love World Tour Levitt Pavilion (7/10-7/10) |
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Meghan Trainor with special guest Icona Pop! Mohegan Sun (7/04-7/04) |
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A Revolution of Her Own!™ Deborah Sampson Mill Hill Historic Park, Town House Museum (7/11-7/11) |
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Encore! On Tap Playhouse on Park (6/13-6/13) |
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ERAS: An Unofficial Tribute to Taylor Swift's Music at Mohegan Sun Mohegan Sun (6/13-6/13) |
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A Taste of Ireland - The Irish Music and Dance Sensation Warner Theatre (6/26-6/26) |
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