An installation in the dining room at the Rosenbach Museum & Library in Philadelphia pays homage to Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. “In honor of the 80th anniversary of Dr. Rosenbach’s famous purchase of the Alice manuscript, we’ll set a place for Alice herself. The installation will feature selections from the Rosenbach’s collection of ceramic and silver tea equipage, but hopefully no real dormice.”
The installation has been extended through Summer 2008:
www.rosenbach.org/exhibitions/otherexhibits.html.
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Pig and Pepper
In Kate Brehm’s Pig and Pepper, Alice is followed down a toy theater video rabbit hole, using classical AIW illustrations as puppets, and a camera as an overhead projector. Included in the Toy Theater Caberet on Saturday 5/31 at 10:00pm, this piece is part of the 8th International Toy Theater Festival, at St. Ann’s Warehouse in Brooklyn, NY. See the Great Small Works website for more information on the show and festival.
No more Penmorfa
Sadly, it appears that despite attempts to declare it a historical building, Penmorfa, the Liddell’s former summer home in Wales, has been slated for demolition: http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/wales/north_west/7424400.stm
A new take on singing flowers
90% of “Alice,” an electronic musical piece, is composed of sounds from Disney’s Alice In Wonderland. Created by 19-year old Australian Nick Bertke, the music video (using bits from the film, of course) can seen here: www.youtube.com/watch?v=pAwR6w2TgxY.
"Alice in the Shadows"
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Come see “Alice in the Shadows,” a psychedelic rock’n’roll shadow play by Maria Bodmann, Cliff DeArment, and the Eggmen! Bring a blanket and enjoy the night under the stars! The performance is part of a “Celebrate Puppetry” Festival on Saturday, June 7, 4-10 PM at McGroarty Arts Center in Tujunga, California. Presented in the round on a backlit screen, this filmic theater experience colorfully depicts the literature of Lewis Carroll. Featuring translucent carved color characters and live rock music from the ’60s, dramatic lighting, and special effects contribute to the overall dreamscape. Copies of Lewis Carroll’s book will be scattered throughout the audience for those wanting to read along with the performance.
For additional information: Call 818/352-5285 or 818/837-9485, email maria@balibeyond.com, or visit www.balibeyond.com/cp.html and www.balibeyond.com/alice/alice.html.
Stationery Show Collectibles
At this weekend’s National Stationery Show in New York, a collaboration of several small design and print studios will have a limited-edition book and series of prints based on Lewis Carroll’s “The Walrus and the Carpenter.” The accordion-fold pocket book neatly holds each card alongside the stanzas it illustrates. In order to complete the full set, attendees at the show must visit each of the booths to collect the book and all of the illustration plates:
Two Trick Pony: Booth #1554
Spruce Avenue: Booth #1751
Linda & Harriet: Booth #2059
Albertine Press: Booth #1934 (Photos of the booklet can be seen at this site)
Peter Westergaard’ s "Alice in Wonderland"
The world premiere of Peter Westergaard’ s “Alice in Wonderland” is set for 8 p.m. Thursday, May 22, in Richardson Auditorium of Alexander Hall at Princeton University. At 8 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday, June 3-4, the opera will be performed at the Peter Jay Sharp Theater in Symphony Space, Broadway at 95th Street in New York.
Tickets for the Princeton performance are $45 for general admission or $10 for students. They are available for the Princeton performance online at www.princeto n.edu/utickets/ or by calling (609) 258-5000.
They are available for the New York performance online at www.symphonyspace. org or by calling (212) 864-5400. Prices for the New York performance range from $30-$50.
Read more here: www.princeto n.edu/main/ news/archive/ S21/01/70M06/ index.xml? section=announce ments.
If you missed the meeting…
Or even if you didn’t, view a short film of the LCSNA’s Washington DC meeting and general goings-on last month at Oleg Lipchenko’s blog http://alice-dodo.blogspot.com/. (And check out his Alice, while you’re at it!)
Other photos of the event can be viewed
http://picasaweb.google.com/StudioTreasure/LCSNASpring2008Meeting?authkey=IEgdPaLEx5E
http://share.shutterfly.com/action/welcome?sid=0AcuWzlkzZM2LwY
http://picasaweb.google.com/scuffymary/LCSNASpring0802
Remember, all meetings are open to members and non-members alike. If you are interested in attending a meeting or are curious about the society, take a look at the website at www.lewiscarroll.org.
Alice in Greenwich Village
“Imagine Alice, 7 years old, born and raised in today’s Greenwich Village, New York City. From the moment she wakes up until she rests her weary head, her parents over schedule and manage her day. With Architecture, Piano, Book Club, French and Ballet classes overwhelming her, Alice has forgotten what it is like to be a child and simply play. Will her journey through Wonderland help her reclaim her childhood or is Alice destined to become an adult way before her time?” The New Acting Company presents Alice in Wonderland from April 25 to May 25: www.childrensaidsociety.org/pcc/nac/productions/aliceinwonderland
I’m there!
Estate Sale: Alice in Wonderland collection for sale, including books, tea sets, dolls, collectibles, jewelry, and ephemera. Saturday, April 19, 9am – 4pm; 5806 Ruddy Duck Ct., in Stockton, California. More than 2,000 non-Alice books, plus furniture, framed artwork, china, clothes, and some antiques. This is the collection of the late Carolyn Buck, a long time Carroll/Alice collector. Most of the Alice books are from the last 30 years, but there are some older books as well. There are many Carroll biographies, including Life and Letters by Collingwood. Translations in German, French, Spanish, Greek ,and Slovenian, including a Slovenian translation of the Nursery Alice are up for sale. Halcyon and Kingsley enamel boxes plus ornaments, hand painted tee shirts, stamps, and much more. Address questions to Claudia Buck at buckpage@sbcglobal.net.