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Aphrodite and the Real Red
Shoes
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| Sound recording, story; Aphrodite and the Real Red Shoes, a combination of Greek myth, wonder tale and orginal tale told by Xanthe Gresham, as part of the programme The Bedchambers of the Goddess, in a mini-festival of stories, Feasting in the House of Story - A Celebration of Our Tenth Series of Performance Storytelling, programmed by the Crick Crack Club and Barbican Education, in the Pit Theatre, Barbican Centre, London, 1st June 2006. | |
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| A story told by Xanthe Gresham, which combines the story of Aphrodite with Hans Christain Anderson's story The Red Shoes, and a modern day fantasy of what would happen if Aphrodite returned to London in the 21st Century | |
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| Programme note - Xanthe Gresham engages in a dazzling tightrope act of storytelling as she dares to reveal the secrets of the Goddess in Aphrodite and the Real Red Shoes. | |
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| audience:- | adult |
| recording quality | |
| condition:- | good |
| completeness:- | complete |
| duration:- | 1 hour, 4 minutes, 31 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:- |
storyteller: Xanthe Gresham female / British |
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| origin:- |
storyteller: Xanthe Gresham female / British author: Hans Christian Andersen Greece |
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| A book create as part of the celebratory event, which was presented to all audience members who attended. All storytellers who had appeared at the Barbican were invited to contribute a story to the book. | |
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| Click to enlarge images | |
| 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 2006 mini-festival; public performance: A Celebration of Our Tenth Series of Performance The Bedchambers of the Goddess |
| gift from:- |
The Barbican Centre |
email to The LCIS