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Son of Asbon, The
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Sound recording, story; The Son of Asbon, a
West African wonder tale told by Abbi Patrix within the
performance Au bout du Monde or The End of the World Show, in a
mini-festival of stories, Journeys of the Heart, programmed by
the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre,
Barbican Centre, London, 14th February 2007.
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Introduction to Abbi Patrix by Jillian Barker,
Head of Education at the Barbican, followed by story told by Abbi
Patrix accompanying himself with drum percussion. A boy buys a
magical horse, The Son of Asbon, in return for the breasts of his
mother. The boy rides the horse to the end of the Earth with a
spider as a companion. There they see a witch who is squatting
and deficating. The witch offers them hospitality, but to avoid
shame, tries to kill them during the night. They are saved by a
cockeral who has escaped being cooked the night before. The next
day the boy and the spider leave on the horse, whose tail they
have laced with razor blades. The witch chases them, but each
time she tries to catch the horse's tail her hands are cut. The
boy, the spider and the horse make their journey home.
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Programme note reads - Europe's Finest
storyteller, Abbi Patrix, makes a dramatic return to the Barbican
with his reflections on the metaphor, 'the end of the world'.
Explore the known and the unknown universe with personal tales of
exotic travel and myths of ancient wanderings to the borders of
the world. An evening of absurdity, mystery and compassion
awaits!
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audience:-
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adult
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recording quality
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condition:-
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good
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completeness:-
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complete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 14 minutes, 52 seconds
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In 2003, Jillian Barker, Head of Education at the Barbican
Centre, London, approached Ben Haggarty, Artistic Director of the
Crick Crack Club, with a proposal to programme regular
performance storytelling at the Barbican Centre. Since 2003 the
Crick Crack Club has worked in partnership with Barbican
Education to programme 9 events a year in the Barbican Pit
Theatre, for adult audiences. These events are programmed during
the three school half terms each year, with usually three evening
events per half term. The performances of storytelling are
occasionally preceded by pre-show talks. The Pit Theatre is an
award winning black box theatre, which seats approximately 180
people (depending on the seating configuration).
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; musician: Abbi Patrix
male / French / Norwegian
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storytelling:-
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Master of Ceremonies: Jillian Barker
female / British / occupation Educationalist; Head of Barbican
Education
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origin:-
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Africa, West
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event flyer
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Click to enlarge images
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programming & administration:-
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programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican
Education
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storytelling:-
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London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
15 Feb 2007
mini-festival; public performance: Journeys of the Heart
Au bout du Monde
The End of the World Show
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gift from:-
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The Barbican Centre
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007