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Talking Tales
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| Sound recording, discussion; Talking Tales, with Alastair Niven, Nana Wilson-Tago and Gcina Mhlophe, as a pre-show event in a mini-festival of stories, Thrones of Freedom, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 2nd June 2005 | |
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| Introduction by Alastair Niven followed by a discussion between Alastair Niven, Nana Wilson-Tago and Gcina Mhlophe, on the traditions and history of African oral literature and its influence on storytelling worldwide, with questions from the audience. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
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| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 0 hours, 45 minutes, 43 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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| discussion:- |
speaker: Gcina Mhlophe female / African, South / occupation Performer; author |
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| discussion:- |
speaker: Alastair Niven male / British / occupation principle of Cumberland Lodge, Windsor, England |
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| discussion:- |
speaker: Nana Wilson-Tago female / British / Guyanese / Kenyan / occupation senior lecturer in African literature at SOAS, School of Oriental and African Studies, London, England. |
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| administration & programming:- |
administrator; programmer: The Barbican Centre; Barbican
Education |
| discussion:- |
London, England: The Barbican Centre: The Pit Theatre
02 Jun 2005 mini-festival; public performance: Thrones of Freedom Talking Tales |
| gift from:- |
The Barbican Centre |
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