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Sound recording, story; a wonder tale of
African or Afro-Caribbean origin, told by Jan Blake, as part of
the programme The Tales They Tell, 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, 2nd June 2006.
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Story told by Jan Blake. A story about a girl
who has such an attractive nature that she draws the attention of
all who meet her. She and the nine other girls from the village
go out to find husbands. Her companions are so jealous of the
attention she attracts, that they turn her into first a pipe and
then a calabash, but these items still attract the attention of
their suiters. The girls then turn her into a dog, which, while
the other girls find husbands, is taken in by a women with a son.
The women discovers the dog is really a girl, releases her and
she marries the son. The nine other girls hear of this and drown
the girl, but she is rescued and resuscitated by her
husband.
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Programme note - Hugh Lupton, Daniel Morden,
Jan Blake, Chirine El Ansary, Pamela Marre, Ben Haggarty and
music from Hassan Erraji. To mark our tenth series, we bring
together six of the UK's best storytellers for the first time on
the Barbican stage. An evening packed with treats and glorious
riches, interspersed with the joyful Berber music of British
storytelling's long standing friend, Hassan Erraji.
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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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incomplete
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duration:-
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0 hours, 29 minutes, 51 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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Performing in the programme The Tales They Tell were Ben
Haggarty, Daniel Morden, Jan Blake, Chirine El Ansary and Pamela
Marre, with music from Hassan Erraji. Hugh Lupton was programmed
to appear, but did not due to a family bereavement.
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storytelling:-
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storyteller: Jan Blake
female / British Jamaican / African Caribbean / British / born
18.03.1964
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origin:-
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Africa
Caribbean
Afro-Caribbean
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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
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associated:-
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musician; singer: Hassan Erraji
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associated:-
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storyteller; Master of Ceremonies: Ben Haggarty
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associated:-
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storyteller: Chirine El Ansary
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associated:-
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storyteller: Pamela Marre
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associated:-
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storyteller: Daniel Morden
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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
02 Jun 2006
mini-festival; public performance: A Celebration of Our Tenth
Series of Performance
The Tales They Tell
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gift from:-
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The Barbican Centre
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© The London Centre for International Storytelling:
2007