Upcoming Events at the Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry
December 3 at 11AM: Sleeping Beauty by Tanglewood Marionettes
Ballard Institute Theater
Adults: $12 | Members/Seniors: $10 | Students: $8 | Kids 12 and under: $6
Tickets coming soon at bimp.ticketleap.com
Through this retelling of a classic tale, the audience will learn about various forms of puppets, from the simple glove puppet to the sophisticated marionette, along with a show brought to life by a master puppeteer as the dramatic events unfold. Sleeping Beauty begins in King Felix’s great hall with the celebration of Princess Aurora’s birth. The party goes awry when the wicked witch arrives and curses Princess Aurora. The production is approximately 40 minutes long, including the Puppetry Demonstration prior to the show and a Question and Answer Session following the performance.
December 6 at 7PM: Online Puppet Forum: Topics in Japanese Puppetry with Claudia Orenstein, Mari Boyd, Yoko Yamaguchi, and Zach Dorn
via Facebook Live and Zoom
FREE
Panelists will include Mari Boyd, Professor Emeritus, Sophia University, Tokyo, author of Contemporary Japanese Objects, Manipulators, and Actors in Performance and Yoko Yamaguchi, Producer at PUK Puppet Theatre, Tokyo and 2021 Kajima Foundation for the Arts Fellow. They will present their current research and offer their further views on various aspects of puppetry in Japan today.
Friday, December 16: The last day to see Swing into Action: Maurice Sendak and the World of Puppetry!
The exhibit and museum close after this for winter break.
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