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an Arabian Nights; 1001 Nights; Sheherazade's
Tales story
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Sound recording, story; a section of wonder
tale from the epic cycle 1001 Nights, or The Arabian Nights, or
Sheherazade's Tales, told by Chirine El Ansary, 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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Berber music played by Hassan Erraji, followed
by introduction by Ben Haggarty and story told by Chirine El
Ansary. The story ends with further Berber music played by Hassan
Erraji. The story is the beginning of the story of the epic of
Sheherazade's Tales, Arabian Nights or 1001 Nights, in which two
Kings kill their wives having discovered their betrayal and
infidelity. They encounter a genie who has captured a girl, one
King takes the girl to his bed, but then kills her. From then on,
he takes a girl to his bed each night and kills her in the
morning. This continues until one girl who becomes his wife,
begins to tell him stories, and in doing so saves
herself.
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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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language:-
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English; Arabic
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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, 27 minutes, 47 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: Chirine El Ansary
female / Egyptian / Muslim / African / French / born 28.04.1971
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storytelling:-
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musician; singer: Hassan Erraji
male / Moroccan
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storytelling:-
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storyteller; Master of Ceremonies: Ben Haggarty
male / British / born 30.11.1958
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origin:-
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Middle East
Arab world
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event flyer
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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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storyteller: Pamela Marre
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associated:-
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storyteller: Jan Blake
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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