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Ballard Forum Highlights Links Between Puppetry and Engineering
The director of the Ballard Institute & Museum of Puppetry has been finding ways to explore the surprising connections between puppetry and engineering.
An image from Basil Twist’s “Symphonie Fantasique,” performed with fabric in a tank of water. (Photo by Richard Termine ’75 (SFA)) Copy Link
Visitors to the Puppet Arts Complex at UConn’s Depot Campus will find that in addition to classrooms, offices, and performance rehearsal space, the largest area of the complex is the workshop where puppets in various stages of design, construction, and completion outnumber visitors, student puppeteers, and faculty.
Hawley Armory, Named For a Military Typhoid Fever Victim, Now Home To COVID-19 Testing
Hawley Armory s newest use as a site for on-campus employee COVID-19 testing brings the history of the building back full circle to its namesake Willis N. Hawley.
UConn Health medical assistant, Brianna House prepares for a COVID-19 testing at the Hawley Armoryon Dec. 7, 2020. (Sean Flynn/UConn Photo) Copy Link
UConn’s venerable Hawley Armory has been utilized for a multitude of purposes since it was built 106 years ago. It was the home of the school’s basketball team from 1915 to 1947, with a seating capacity of 1,400. School dances, theater productions, swim meets, and even town meetings all called Hawley Armory home during its early days.