Alice: Perchè luglio 7, 2012?

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Oxford, città storica dell'Inghilterra, e l'area circostante sarà il grande palco per molto curiosi viavai questo mese di luglio 7, 2012.

Perchè luglio 7, 2012?

“Il tutto in un pomeriggio d'estate piena piacevole scivoliamo; per entrambi i nostri remi, con poca abilità, da piccole mani sono moltiplicato…” — Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

Luglio 7, 2012 is the beginning of a weekend of Alice-related events celebrating the 150th anniversary of the first telling of Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie to Alice Liddell and her sisters. The Alice story begins at Christ Church, Oxford.

Why Christ Church in Oxford?

And what is the use of a book,” thought Alice, “without pictures or conversations?” — Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

It was at Christ Church, Oxford that Charles Dodgson (pen name Lewis Carroll) first met the children of then-Dean Henry Liddell (head of the College). Their names were Harry, Alice, Lorina e Edith. Dodgson was photographing the College Cathedral from the Deanery garden. While in the process, he was approached by Alice and her two sisters who wanted to be photographed. A friendship blossomed and they became regular visitors to his rooms, and Dodgson to their nursery. During the long process of sitting to have their photographs taken, Dodgson would tell the children stories to keep them entertained. He was inspired by familiar things and people in the surrounding town when telling these stories. Da qui, Christ Church College e altre parti di Oxford hanno giocato un ruolo molto importante nella creazione di Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie. Da quando 2008, il Museo Storia di Oxford ha prodotto il giorno di Alice per celebrare le storie famose di Carroll. “Quest'anno è il 150 ° anniversario, abbiamo alcuni eventi speciali in fila per rendere il weekend ancora più speciale,” ha detto Direttore Marketing e Comunicazione del Museo Story, Cath Nightingale. Eventi speciali come spettacoli di Curious azienda.

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Perché Curious Azienda?

Every time I perform I am inspired by the encounters I have with complete strangers, privileged encounters allowed only by the rules of fantasy and the imagination.” — Louise Rennie, producer/performer/owner of Curious Company.

My daughter Gabriella and I first experienced Curious Company in 2008. And if you come to our book signing at Waterstone’s in Oxford on July 7, you will discover why we featured them in our book, The Real Alice in Wonderland. On Alice’s Day, Curious Company will be staging another one of its now famously innovative Alice nel paese delle meraviglie themed performances on the streets and in other public spaces around the city of Oxford. This gem of a theatrical organization revels in bringing something magical and memorable to each presentation that guarantees to take everyone down the rabbit hole and show him a really good time. “We are gatekeepers to Wonderland,” explains Louise Rennie. “We make theater that wraps itself around the audience; they stop being audience if they even ever thought they were in the first place.On July 7, performances are built around the themes of Cards and Croquet.

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Why the Cards?

Why the fact is, you see, Miss, this here ought to have been a red rose-tree and we put a white one in by mistake; and if the Queen was to find out, we should all have our heads cut off.— Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

The Cards have a simple but important job to do in Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie, and that is to paint the roses RED! The penalty for failure is fatal, so their motivation is strong. What can we expect from Curious Company’s 5-handed card game?

Being cards as well as soldiers,” explains Louise, “they perform complex and seemingly pointless marching routines all prompted by the language of card games, such as ‘cut’, ‘splitand ‘shuffle’, and offer up card tricks to order. With healthy doses of slapstick, acrobatics, clowning and contemporary dance, the Cards animate all manner of spaces and will amuse all kinds of audiences.

The Cards will be dealt at The Story Museum in Oxford. All bids are raised as they split through the town to the Ashmolean Museum before shuffling across to the Museum of Natural History to play a game of Croquet with the Queen.

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Why Croquet?

The Queen! The Queen!” — Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

On Alice’s Day when the Queen barks, “You DO play croquet!” members of the audience need to say “Sì!” and give her their best curtsey or bow. You will already know if you are a hoop or a hedgehog, so it is just a matter of whose team you are on. Either way, be prepared to keep the Queen happy. And if the Queen is in one of her moods (which is more than likely), you need to do what she tells you. Ricorda, the Queen likes to be flattered. Presents are good too.

The Rules of the Game?

Rules? What rules?” says Louise. “Alice doesn’t have a chance!”

Perchè luglio 8, 2012?

“Che cosa è un Caucus Race?” asked Alice. — Le avventure di Alice nel paese delle meraviglie.

On Sunday, Luglio 8, the day before the Olympic flame passes through Oxford, the organizers of Alice’s Day are turning convention on its head with their own eccentric forerunner to the Olympic Games. In the spirit of the original story, the Caucus Race is a

No room, No room!” cried the Editor.

Find out more about Giorno di Alice in upcoming articles

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Photos courtesy of Curious Company.

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C. M. Rubin è l'autore di due ampiamente lettura serie on-line per il quale ha ricevuto una 2011 Premio Upton Sinclair, “Il Global Ricerca per l'Educazione” e “Come faremo a Leggere?” Lei è anche l'autore di tre libri bestseller, Compreso The Real Alice in Wonderland.

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