School of Fine Arts

Jaron Hollander '24 poses with one of the puppets from "War of the Worlds 2023" in the Nafe Katter Theatre

Reimagined ‘War of the Worlds’ Less Scary, More Comical Thanks to Puppetry Grad Student

Hollander has directed circus productions, bringing together performers of different disciplines to tell a story that focuses on the visual. In a theater production, the story itself takes a bigger role

‘A Celtic Family Christmas’ Comes to Jorgensen

Fiddle virtuosos bring an energetic performance of song, dance, and storytelling

Neuer, at the German National Library, believes a library’s mission “to record everything without fear or favor” is essential to democratic society.

UConn Magazine: What a Library Can Do

A music major at UConn, Johannes Neuer ’00 MM now lives in Leipzig, Germany, safeguarding a nation’s memories

Saunders created this chupacabra puppet head for Universal Studios Halloween Horror Nights 2022.

UConn Magazine: Unmasked

How a UConn puppeteer went from being the beer guy at Whole Foods to creating animatronics for the biggest theme parks, robotics for cinematic superheroes, and crazy-clever costumes for Masked Singers

UConn music composition professor Kenneth Fuchs at the recording sessions for his album "Cloud Slant" at St. Augustine’s Church in Kilburn, London.

UConn’s Fuchs Earns Grammy Nomination for Latest Album, ‘Cloud Slant’

Acclaimed recording chosen from among hundreds of submissions for the famed award; winners will be announced in February

Items on display in the "Tradition and Revolution in Indian Shadow Puppetry" exhibition currently on display in the Ballard Institute and Museum sit in the exhibit

12 Generations and Counting: Indian Shadow Puppetry Exhibition Hundreds of Years in the Making

'Shadow puppetry is a living tradition, and I come from a traditional family that is doing modern things'

Rubens' Tube with the video title above it

A Trumpet, Fire, and Physics

In the case of a recent viral video of a trumpeter playing into a tube that’s on fire, making the flames dance higher and lower in time to the music, we asked experts at UConn to explain just how the device – called a Rubens’ tube – worked

Emily Wicks (left) and Sandra Chafouleas pose with some of their puppets and materials from Feel Your Best Self.

Startup ‘Feel Your Best Self’ Helps Young Kids Express, Address Their Emotions

A startup that grew in response to overwhelming demand

"Song of the North" will be performed Thursday, Sept. 21, at the Jorgensen Center for the Performing Arts. Six UConn connected puppeteers contributed to the show, three of whom helped fabricate the hundreds of puppets in the show.

UConn Connections Permeate World-Traveling Puppet Show Set to Open Jorgensen’s Season

'Song of the North' blends traditional motifs, cutting-edge tech for one-of-a-kind experience

Wilbur Cross with fall foliage. Oct. 12, 2021.

UConn Holds Steady at No. 26 Rank Among Public Universities

In the overall rankings that comprise all public and private institutions nationwide, UConn jumped nine spots from last year