Abigail baird is the founder and innovator of
Aerial Animation.

As a physical storyteller she devises multi-modal theater,  transforming puppetry, animation and aerial acrobatics into engaging and electric theatrical performances. Grounded in 20 years of exhaustive study, analysis, and practice, she has pioneered a singular methodology of devising original performances by aligning principles across the forms of physical theater, animation and puppetry to produce interactive performances with moving images for the stage and screen.

As an interdisciplinary storyteller Abigail is using the connecting power of puppetry as a means of harmonizing humanity and technology. Through her distinctive contributions, she intend to actively shape the rising field of media theater towards human relatability. 
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Abigail holds and MFA in Puppet Arts in the Department of Dramatic Arts from the University of Connecticut and a self designed BFA in Technical Theater and Sculpture from the College of Santa Fe in New Mexico. 

Propelled to further refine her artistry as a catalyst for expansive thinking, Abigail has advanced in the fields of performing arts, visual arts, arts management, and arts education concurrently. She was the Creative Director of Educational Programming at Kinetic Arts Center in Oakland, California. She has taught, performed and toured with Wise Fool New Mexico in Santa Fe. She studied hand-to-hand partner acrobatics under the great master Lu Yi. She received a Certificate in Circus Arts from Circomedia in Bristol, England and she taught and trained at the New England Center for Circus Arts in Brattleboro, Vermont.