Date: Sat, 1 Nov 2008 10:34:56 -0400 From: "Hobey Ford" <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> To: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Subject: Re: [Puptcrit] Bettleheim and other writers of renown Whoops! Frank Stockton wrote Grifin and the Minor Canon. Jack Zipes edited or translated. Sorry bout that. On Sat, Nov 1, 2008 at 10:15 AM, Hobey Ford <hobeyone-AT-gmail.com> wrote: > Jack Zipes wrote The Griffin and the minor Canon which I saw a NY > state company perform at the Atlanta festival in the mid 80's. It was > one on the best productions I've seen. The puppeteers wore fencing > masks and the feet were hooked up to their knees. They were muppet > style and the Griffin was an amazing puppet which I have photos for. > I later called the director to chat about the piece which I greatly > admired. The story is about a Canon (church official) who hires a > sculptor to carve a griffin sculpture in a church facade. The griffin > has never seen his own likeness and likes it so much that he moves > into the village. He begins educating the children and inventing > stuff. The villagers are horrified because to survive he must eat > someone on the winter solstice or die. I have to admit that I have > waited for years to pass so I might mount a production of it, but it > was so perfect I must leave it alone. Does anyone remember this > production? > > On Thu, Oct 30, 2008 at 1:24 AM, Mathieu René <creaturiste-AT-primus.ca> wrote: >> Jack Zipes translated (from German, and uncensored) the Brothers Grimm Fairy >> tales version that I have. >> >> Lots of fun, but lots of gore. >> >> _______________________________________________ >> List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org >> Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit >> Archives: http://www.driftline.org >> > _______________________________________________ List address: puptcrit-AT-puptcrit.org Admin interface: http://lists.puptcrit.org/mailman/listinfo/puptcrit Archives: http://www.driftline.org
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