От седмица пиша драматизация на приказката. Мисля, че вече съм готова. През есента ме очаква постановка. Доста хора ми се чудят защо съм избрала точно "Хензел и Гретел." Не, не ми е любима, но ми е любопитна. Има интересни теми в нея - например за различните модели родители - деца... Досега съм гледала само неуспешни, скучновати спектакли. Не мисля, че приказката е страшна (имам предвид изгарянето на Вещицата. на финала). Какво да кажем тогава за "Трите прасенца" или "Червената шапчица"? Горкият вълк! Или го сваряват в казана, или му разпарят корема, натъпкват го с камъни и после го хвърлят някъде. Надали децата приемат това за насилие. Като акт то е, но от морална гледна точка всъщност е възмездие. Важното е, че злодеят е наказан и че злото е победено. Т.е. - всеки си получава заслуженото според делата. Необходимо е децата да вярват, че това може да се случи (защото трябва) и да се стремят да изградят свят на справедливост, когато пораснат Опитах се да раздвижа нещата, да внеса повече приказност и действие, да изградя образи, дори нови персонажи, защото приказката е просто един РАЗКАЗ за някакви случки. Така, де. Доста трудна задача се оказа. Когато започнат репетициите през октомври, ще сложа снимки на куклите и декора (с разрешението на сценографа :-) ).
Разгледайте илюстрации на Артър Ракхам на... http://rackham.artpassions.net/ и на http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/rackham.htm
Илюстрация на Артър Ракхам
an illustration by Arthur Rackham
I've just finished wtiting the dramatization of "Hansel and Gretel". I think I'm ready now. Most people wonder why I've chosen this fairy-tale. Well, I've been thinking of it for quite a long time, although it is not amongst my favourite ones. I had to enrich the characters so that the actors would have interesting tasks, I changed some moments, created new situations, tried to make it more fairy and enchanting... I don't find the tale scary (because of what happens with the Witch).What about ""The Three Little Pigs" and "The Red Riding Hood" then? Poor wolf!! ... What I find essential in these tales is that the acts of violence are in fact acts of retribution. And I think children should believe that Evil can be punished and try to build a world without it when they grow up. From the other hand the story reveals the problem of the relationship between parents and children, but it's another item...
I'm going to begin rehearsals in Autumn (after the premiere of "Rapunzel" in September). And then I'll post some photos of the puppets (with the permission of the scenographer, of course!:)).
See some illustrations by Arthur Rackham on... http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/rackham.htm and http://rackham.artpassions.net/.
Разгледайте илюстрации на Артър Ракхам на... http://rackham.artpassions.net/ и на http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/rackham.htm
Илюстрация на Артър Ракхам
an illustration by Arthur Rackham
I've just finished wtiting the dramatization of "Hansel and Gretel". I think I'm ready now. Most people wonder why I've chosen this fairy-tale. Well, I've been thinking of it for quite a long time, although it is not amongst my favourite ones. I had to enrich the characters so that the actors would have interesting tasks, I changed some moments, created new situations, tried to make it more fairy and enchanting... I don't find the tale scary (because of what happens with the Witch).What about ""The Three Little Pigs" and "The Red Riding Hood" then? Poor wolf!! ... What I find essential in these tales is that the acts of violence are in fact acts of retribution. And I think children should believe that Evil can be punished and try to build a world without it when they grow up. From the other hand the story reveals the problem of the relationship between parents and children, but it's another item...
I'm going to begin rehearsals in Autumn (after the premiere of "Rapunzel" in September). And then I'll post some photos of the puppets (with the permission of the scenographer, of course!:)).
See some illustrations by Arthur Rackham on... http://www.bpib.com/illustrat/rackham.htm and http://rackham.artpassions.net/.
It is a bit dark, isn't it! The abandoning, then the cannibal theme, then the final, awful fate of being burned in an oven...I very much look forward to seeing the puppets!
ОтговорИзтриванеYes, it is, but I don't FEEL it in this way. I'll try to make a coloured, funny and optimistic performance as a whole. In my version there's a conflict between the Father and the Step-Mother; the Witch is almost completely blind and has forgotten what she is supposed to do, so there're even some comical situations in the darkness that make the tension drop away.
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