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PRESENTED BY THE BLACKBIRD & THE MODERN THEATRE OF MYTH
DAY ONE: Friday Oct. 16
5:30PM
Festival Opening with Maryn Spangler
6:00PM
The Enchanted Theater:
Discussion: Artistic Partnering with Angels, Elves, Fairies and Other Muses
with Maryn Spangler & Greg Dinunzi
8PM (Doors open 7:30)
Concert: RJ Stewart & Friends
"featuring the first public performance of Weland's Way a ritual honoring the ancient smith god, and tribute to W G Gray."
with: The Blackbird, Jenny Bliss Bennett, Ruhiya, Karola Elssner
DAY TWO: Saturday Oct 17
12:00PM
The Lost Scene from The Immortal Hour
with Georgia McGill, The Blackbird, Fra Gunn, Michele Cuomo, Kate McGee
Join The Blackbird and the Modern Theatre of Myth journeying with Fiona Macleod, William Sharp and the Elves through and step into an imaginal realm where the enhanted comes alive.
We start working to restore the opening scene from Fiona Macleod's "The Immortal Hour", into the Modern Theatre of Myth's wonderful recent production which premiered in Glastonbury in 2025 the Assembly Rooms. The scene is mostly between Dalua and Etain. We are delighted to explore the rich poetry and again hear it spoken (and sung) into the air.
with Georgia McGill, Fra Gunn, Michele Cuomo, Kate McGee and Others
“The Golden Fly”
with Fra Gunn
Storytelling by Fra Gunn / Story by Ella Young / Music by The Blackbird
Fra Gunn shares the beautiful story "The Golden Fly" with us. Written by Ella Young, and accompanied by The Blackbird. "The Golden Fly" is an Irish perspective of Etain , Midir and others- the same characters found in the Immortal Hour yet delightfully different.
8:00 PM
Concert: The Blackbird: “Elven Songs”
Concert by The Blackbird and his Folk Chamber Music Ensemble
Song texts by Fiona Macleod, Hazrat Inayat Khan & The Blackbird
with: The Blackbird: Voice and Ac. Guitar. Jenny Bliss Bennett: Cello & Viol da Gamba,
Karola Elssner: Bass Clarinet, Duduk, Alto Sax. Claire Wilson: English Horn, Oboe
Robert Paul: Piano, Melodica
DAY THREE: Sunday Oct 18:
2PM:
An All-Day Workshop:
The Odyssey
The Modern Theatre of Myth
with Georgia McGill, Greg Dinunzi, Fra Gunn, Michele Cuomo, Maxine Ridout Prime, Ruhiya, Kate McGee & students from Taking-the-Space
Nausicaa
with Michele Cuomo
Reading by Michele Cuomo text by P.L. Travers. music by The Blackbird
There are so many fascinating characters within the Odyssey, The young princess Nausicaa is the first fully human character from a fully human world Odysseus meets after his wanderings. They share a beautiful human moment, This essay was written by P.L. Travers, author of the Mary Poppins books, and mentored by the great Irish Mystic A.E. (George William Russell) in his final years.
7:00 - 8:30 PM:
Presentation of inspiration moments from the days workshop
The Odyssey
with the full company followed by a short Closing ceremony
Epidavros, Greece. (Where the Ancient Greeks, themselves went to the theatre)