Thirteen Posts on this Blog have been devoted to my reading instalments of Johann Wolfgang von Goethe's masterful Fairy Tale - The Green Snake and The Beautiful Lily. The current thirteenth reading, is two-thirds of the way through the story. These readings, alternating with descriptions and recordings for each consonant of the English Alphabet, will be completed by Autumn 2015.
In London in the Autumn I am offering two consecutive and linked Workshops exploring the characters in the Tale and their speeches.
This piece of world literature is a beautiful, meaningful story in which the characters weave together how collectively they make their society a wonderful place in which to live.
It was written by Goethe at the time of the French Revolution in response to letters from a German playwright Frederick Schiller who was concerned about how society would re-build itself.
In the Workshops I introduce the characters and enable everyone to explore the ones they become most interested in. Through fifteen Playlets I have created we experience being the characters and what they say.
Through this we can link the characters to everyday life. For example, when I was a Gamesmaker at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012 I could liken the athletes as the Beautiful Lily, the spectators as the Youth Prince, who wanted to be with the Lily and the gamesmakers as the green Snake who became one of the "bridges" between the two 'meeting' at all the many locations for the sporting events.
Everyone is most welcome to these Workshops. They will take place at Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London NW1 6XT. The nearest London tube station is Baker Street. The Workshops will start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm each day. A small contribution towards the cost of hiring the room we use would be appreciated. I will publish the dates of the two Workshops on this Blog in the Spring.
You do not need to know the Fairy Tale. Just come and find out about it. Let me know by e-mail robinlivingspeech@gmail.com if you want to come or would like more information.
I look forward to seeing you.
Robin
In the Workshops I introduce the characters and enable everyone to explore the ones they become most interested in. Through fifteen Playlets I have created we experience being the characters and what they say.
Through this we can link the characters to everyday life. For example, when I was a Gamesmaker at the Olympic and Paralympic Games in London in 2012 I could liken the athletes as the Beautiful Lily, the spectators as the Youth Prince, who wanted to be with the Lily and the gamesmakers as the green Snake who became one of the "bridges" between the two 'meeting' at all the many locations for the sporting events.
Everyone is most welcome to these Workshops. They will take place at Rudolf Steiner House, 35, Park Road, London NW1 6XT. The nearest London tube station is Baker Street. The Workshops will start at 10.30am and finish at 4.30pm each day. A small contribution towards the cost of hiring the room we use would be appreciated. I will publish the dates of the two Workshops on this Blog in the Spring.
You do not need to know the Fairy Tale. Just come and find out about it. Let me know by e-mail robinlivingspeech@gmail.com if you want to come or would like more information.
I look forward to seeing you.
Robin
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