Join the Ballard Institute on Wednesday, April 15 at 7 p.m. for our Spring Puppet Forum "My Work in Chinese and American Puppetry” with Hua Hua Zhang. UConn Puppet Arts alumna Hua Hua Zhang first studied classic Chinese puppetry techniques at the Beijing Art Academy in her home city. After receiving many awards for her performances as a member of the China Puppet Arts Troupe, she came to UConn’s Puppet Arts Program, earning her MFA degree in 2000. Currently the director of the Philadelphia-based company Visual Expressions, she designs and performs her own work in the U.S. and China, collaborates with such artists as composer Tan Dun. Co-sponsored by the Asian and Asian American Studies Institute.
Admission to this event is free (donations greatly appreciated!), and refreshments will be served. Come early and experience our puppet exhibitions— "Reed + Light: Works by Anne Cubberly" and "Masters of the Marionette: Rufus and Margo Rose"—as well as the extensive video resources in our library nook. Forums will also be live-streamed on our page: http://www.ustream.tv/channel/forum-live-stream.
For more information, contact: Ballard Institute and Museum of Puppetry at (860)486-8580 or bimp@uconn.edu