Handpuppet traditions across the world have routinely functioned as the uncensored voice of popular opinion, and Handpuppets, Politics, and Humor traces the development of this form in its European and American contexts. The exhibit features the rich lineage of the English Punch and Judy tradition, as it developed in England and then in the United States. Also included are the parallel worlds of Guignol in France, and Kasperl from Germany. Read more...
Frank & Elizabeth Haines
Faced with the stark economic challenges of American life during the Depression of the 1930s, Frank and Elizabeth Haines of Philadelphia made an unusual decision: they decided to start a puppet company. Turning their skills as artists and costume designers to the diminutive world of marionettes, the Haines created hundreds of puppets, props, sets, and costumes for a series of shows they wrote and performed for audiences in the eastern United States. Read more...
September
Sep 4, Sep 5, 2010
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Ballard Institute Director John Bell will lead a community puppet-building workshop at the Mansfield Community Center with the help of Sara Peattie, a puppet artist from the Boston Puppeteers' Cooperative. Participants will assist in building special, larger-than-life puppets depicting a piece of Mansfield's history. Participants will build the puppets over a two-day period and then will be invited to perform with the puppets in the Celebrate Mansfield Parade. The puppets will be on display at the Seventh Annual Festival on the Green for the whole community to enjoy.
The puppet-building workshop is free and open to residents of all ages: adults, college, high school, and middle school students. Younger children should be accompanied by an adult who will also participate. No prior puppet-building is necessary, but participants with sewing experience will be a big help!
The workshop will be held Saturday, September 4 and Sunday, September 5 from 9:00 am to 5:00 pm in the Mansfield Community Center, with an optional finishing-up and rehearsal session Saturday, September 11. Participants may drop in as they are able, but pre-registration is recommended. To register, please contact the Partnership office at 860.429.2740 or mdp@mansfieldct.org.
This unique experience is made possible by the Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry, the Mansfield Downtown Partnership, theMansfield Community Center, and the University of Connecticut School of Fine Arts. | |||||
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