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Puppets by Paul Vincent Davis. Photos: courtesy of Ballard Museum and Institute of Puppetry


Paul Vincent Davis and the Art of Puppet Theater


Courtesy of the Ballard Museum and Institute of Puppetry F 20


ebruary 29, 2020, a new exhibit opened at the Ballard celebrating the career of Paul Vincent Davis, long-time Artist in Residence of Boston’s [Brookline] Puppet Show-


place Theater. The work of Paul Vincent Davis is known for superb acting, virtuoso puppet manipulation, and a rich sense of storytelling. Now in his 85th year, his award-winning productions have ranged from the joyous fun of fairy tales, folk- lore, and circus to works by Shakespeare, George Bernard Shaw, and Samuel Beck- ett. Focused primarily on design, con- struction, and performance of hand pup- pets, Davis has always sought to expand America’s sometimes “limited vision of this amazing art form,” as he put it in his book Exploring the Art of Puppet Theater


(Charlemagne Press, 2018). Davis has consistently explored what it means to approach puppetry in the same manner that we approach dance, music, or the visual arts. The exhibit includes puppets from Richard III (1971), Rumpelstiltskin (1980), Aladdin and His Wonderful Lamp (1986), Shakes versus Shav (1990), and Here Come the Clowns (2006). An online presentation with 25 photos can be seen at:


https://bimp.uconn.edu/paul-vincent- davis-exhibit/


Rumpelstiltskin


The Ballard Museum and Institute of Puppetry is deeply grateful to Puppet Showplace Artistic Director Roxanna Myhrum and her staff for their immeasur- able help with this exhibition, as well as the kind cooperation of Paul Vincent Davis.


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