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Sound recording, story; a wonder tale and transformation tale of West African or Afro-Caribbean origin told by Jan Blake, as part of the programme Thrones of Justice, in a mini-festival of stories Thrones of Freedom, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 1st June 2005.

Eel Aall call and response followed by story told by Jan Blake, about the worst hunter in the village, who seeks help to become a great hunter. He is given the power to turn into a leopard. This brings him renown as a hunter, he becomes rich and falls in love with a beautiful girl, but his power becomes his downfall when he tastes human blood and kills his own beloved.

audience:- adult
    recording quality
condition:- good
completeness:- complete
duration:- 0 hours, 19 minutes, 39 seconds

Performing in the programme Thrones of Justice were Jan Blake and TUUP.

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).

storytelling:- storyteller: Jan Blake
female / British Jamaican / African Caribbean / British / born 18.03.1964

origin:- Africa, West Caribbean
Afro-Caribbean


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associated:- storyteller; musician: TUUP; Godfrey Duncan


programming & administration:- programmer; Crick Crack Club Artistic Director: Ben Haggarty
programmer: The Crick Crack Club
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican Education


storytelling:- London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
01 Jun 2005
mini-festival; public performance: Thrones of Freedom
Thrones of Justice


gift from:- The Barbican Centre


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