People are Talking: UMS Night School – Session 4
UMS Night School is a free and open to the public series of “classes”, which include a 30-minute discussion of each performance in Pure Michigan Renegade, plus a 60-minute intro session for the next performance on the series. You’ll find follow-up conversation, coverage, and materials here on the Lobby.
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SYLLABUS
HOMEWORK
“Required Reading” and “Required Watching” from Malcolm Tulip, Associate Professor of Theatre at U-M
1. The Turnip Princess: a newly-discovered fairy tale
“Once upon a time, the historian Franz Xaver von Schönwerth collected fairytales in Bavaria, which were locked away in an archive until now.”
2. Interview with Robert Lepage for Theatre Music Canada.
In Lypsinch (2007) Lepage intends to “show us a mosaic of human struggles for identity, to assemble a composite portrait of contemporary society voicing over and dubbing out our primal emotional needs. Lepage wants to make us aware of how we control and doctor the sounds surrounding us to cover up the voices of those in genuine need.” via Village Voice
3. Director Robert Lepage Speaks on what inspired him to create The Nightingale & Other Short Fables, a collection of works by composer Igor Stravinsky that made its world premier in October 2009.
4. More about The Andersen Project
A slideshow of images from the production
Preview in Paris Voice: “the piece is not a retelling of any one of Anderson’s tales but rather an open-ended study, undertaken to examine, create around and perhaps finally understand better both the creator and his work.”
5. More about Hans Christian Andersen
The Hans Christian Andersen Center (with complete works)
The Dryad
The Shadow
Elsewhere on the Lobby:
Our interview with The Andersen Project’s lead actor Yves Jacques, and 5 Things to Know About The Andersen Project.
YOU SUGGESTED…
We’ll add your suggestions for further reading, listening, and watching here.
What did you think of this session of Night School? What’s still not making sense? What are you excited about?
