| Blood
Relations
Anish Kapoor
Blood and Ink
A series of activities inspired by the exhibition that
explore sensuality, materiality and storytelling through drawing,
writing, discussion and film.
All events are at Fabrica and are free unless otherwise stated.
Also listed are subject-related Brighton Festival 2009 performances
and talks that you might be interested in.
Narratives
in the Frame
Scheherazade is a formidable storyteller who brings us some of the
world's oldest tales - 1001 Nights. But her own fate is as compelling
as the stories - her life depends on them.
Narratives in the Frame is a series of eight readings, each featuring
a different narrative - modern or traditional - from world literature.
Readers include the renowned science fiction writer Gwyneth Jones,
up-and-coming Brighton rapper Mrisi Makondo-Wills and accomplished
prose writer Maude Casey who launches the series with a talk looking
at the 'frame story' technique used in 1001 Nights with readings
from several classic stories.
Stories
within Stories
Talk and reading by Maude Casey
Thursday 16 April, 7-9pm
Prose writer Maude Casey gives us a writer's view of stories within
stories and follows with readings that tease us with the question
- who are the listeners? Find
out more...
Monkey
Stories
Read by Ella Burns
For children 7-12 years
Friday 17 April, 2.30-3.15pm
Classic stories of the Monkey King interspersed with myths, legends
and fables as Monkey, two monks and a pig journey to find the Buddhist
scriptures. Find out more...
Anansi
Stories
Read by Mrisi Makondo-Wills
For children 7-12 years
Saturday 18 April, 2.30-3.15pm
Anansi stories have travelled the world, particularly to the Caribbean.
They have inspired generations of storytellers and poets. Children
love this trickster. Find
out more...
The
Tale of Genji
Read by Gwyneth Jones
Thursday 30 April, 7-7.45pm
The Tale of Genji was written in the early 11th century by Japanese
noblewoman Murasaki Shikibu. It has been called the world's first
novel, the first modern novel, and the first psychological novel.
Find out more...
Tales
from Ovid
Read by Laurence Hill
Saturday 9 May, 2-3pm
Ovid's Metamorphoses was his greatest work. In 15 books of legends,
he tells the story of the world through poems of metamorphosis -
people changing into animals and trees, stones changing into people.
Find out more...
Tent
of Miracles
Read by Jackie Wills
Saturday 16 May, 2-3pm
Tent of Miracles is the story of a Bahian man - anthropologist and
writer - who is persecuted for revealing the genetic mix of the
region's people and promoting mixed race relationships. Find
out more...
Things
Fall Apart
Read by Rounke Williams
Friday 22 May, 7.15-8pm
Chinua Achebe's first and most famous novel, Things Fall Apart reclaims
African culture from the stereotyped images of savagery that inhabit
colonial European literature. Find
out more...
The
Stories of Eva Luna
Read by Sue Eckstein
Sunday 24 May, 2-3 pm
The Stories of Eva Luna is based on Scheherazade. Eva Luna swaps
her stories for food and shelter, friendship and finally love. Like
Scheherazade, Eva too invents a story each day bringing in the landscapes
of South America. Find out
more...
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