Once upon a time (1812, to be exact) German brothers Jacob and Wilhelm Grimm published a collection of 86 children’s tales. Time passed and the public noticed. Some stories weren’t considered children’s fare; they rocked the storytellers who rocked the cradles. Some called “Grimm” a fitting moniker. But the tales are popular to this day, and their witches and innocent children now live in all cultures, recognized worldwide. Professional storyteller Tom Lee selects some tales and wills them into life by telling and showing. His kind of “acting out” invigorates a tale: it’s no longer a bug fixed in amber – and is way more unpredictable and exciting as he pulls from multiple adaptations of the tales at hand! Tom Lee performs for the first half of each session, dramatizing the power and, yes, the modernity of Grimms’ tales, as an entrée into teaching you about the Grimm brothers’ history and influence.
Tom Lee has told stories internationally for thirty-five years. He has performed at The Metropolitan Museum of Art, The Yale Center for British Art, The Morgan Library, The Metropolitan Opera Guild, and as artist-in-residence at the International Storytelling Center. Tom currently teaches “Creativity: The Artistic Process” at the University of Hartford.
New Start Date: Mondays, March 2, 9, 16 | 12:45 p.m.–2:15 p.m. | Hillyer Hall 125 | $60
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