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July 8, 2018
"New trad" storytelling as inclusion: Danielle Bellone visits Budapest
I have mentioned my dear Danielle Bellone on this blog before multiple times - she even guest blogged here once. I met her in the ETSU Storytelling program, where she wrote her thesis on "new trad" (new traditional) storytelling. She has been doing performances and teaching workshops on the topic ever since, and this year, we finally found a way to invite her to Hungary! Her trip was supported by
July 2, 2018
Of Dragons and Theaters: FEST Storytelling Conference, 2018.
It has been three years since I was elected to be a member of the Executive Committee of FEST - which means that this year's conference was also officially my last as an EC member. It has been wild and challenging work, and it could not have ended on a better note than the 2018 FEST conference in Ljubljana, Slovenia.
This year's conference had two main themes: Tradition (especially storytelling
This year's conference had two main themes: Tradition (especially storytelling
July 1, 2018
Snakes and magic kingdoms (Following folktales around the world 72. - Slovenia)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
It is kind of a neat coincidence that I got to Slovenia on the same weekend when we are having this year's European
It is kind of a neat coincidence that I got to Slovenia on the same weekend when we are having this year's European
June 24, 2018
The soldier in the Kingdom of Monkeys (Following folktales around the world 71. - Croatia)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Croatia was once again a challenging country to find a folktale collection for. But I did find this:
Katona a
Croatia was once again a challenging country to find a folktale collection for. But I did find this:
Katona a
MythOff Steampunk: Full steam ahead!
It's summer, and that means it was high time for another MythOff in Hungary! On June 21st, the day of the summer solstice, we gathered once again to share some myths with the people of Budapest.
Once again, we had a new venue: A stemapunk pub named Krak'n Town. We reserved their large basement space, but unforeseen circumstances in the last minute pushed us into a smaller room. We made the
Once again, we had a new venue: A stemapunk pub named Krak'n Town. We reserved their large basement space, but unforeseen circumstances in the last minute pushed us into a smaller room. We made the
June 17, 2018
The Hodja in the refugee camp (Following folktales around the world 70. - Bosnia and Herzegovina)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
It was near impossible to find a collection of Bosnian tales in any of the languages I read, so I decided to highlight a
It was near impossible to find a collection of Bosnian tales in any of the languages I read, so I decided to highlight a
June 10, 2018
Luring down the stars and scheduling the rain (69. - Montenegro)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
A kilenc pávalány és az aranyalmafa
Népmesék Vuk Stefanović Karadžić gyűjtéséből
Európa Könyvkiadó, 1987.
This book
A kilenc pávalány és az aranyalmafa
Népmesék Vuk Stefanović Karadžić gyűjtéséből
Európa Könyvkiadó, 1987.
This book
June 3, 2018
Of Vilas and Dragons (Following folktales around the world 68. - Serbia)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Serbian Fairy Tales
Jelena Curcic
Flying Fish Publications, 2013.
Once again the name of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić pops
Serbian Fairy Tales
Jelena Curcic
Flying Fish Publications, 2013.
Once again the name of Vuk Stefanović Karadžić pops
May 27, 2018
The Battle of Kosovo (Following folktales around the world 67. - Kosovo)
Today I continue the blog series titled Following folktales around the world! If you would like to know what the series is all about, you can find the introduction post here. You can find all posts under the Following Folktales label, or you can follow the series on Facebook!
Kosovo is a partially recognized state; those who do not recognize it claim it is a part of Serbia. Either way, it was
Kosovo is a partially recognized state; those who do not recognize it claim it is a part of Serbia. Either way, it was
May 24, 2018
Snow White was originally rescued by her father (and other surprises from the 1810 Grimm manuscript)
(Disclaimer: In the case of folktales, there is no such thing as an "original" version. We can speak of "earliest known" or "earliest collected" instead, but those are usually preceded by centuries of oral tradition)
People have been pointing out that the 1812 first edition of the Grimm fairy tales is drastically different from the stories we know from later versions. This very first, "
People have been pointing out that the 1812 first edition of the Grimm fairy tales is drastically different from the stories we know from later versions. This very first, "
