Fairytale Theater Experiment

Follow our blog as we tour America!

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We are posting updates of our journeys, adventures and fairytales on the road as we travel the USA find all this and more at:
www.fairytaleexperiment.blogspot.com

Fairy-Well & Ciao for Now!

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Darlings and Cohorts,

Several months ago we began a journey, the Fairytale Experiment.

Our idea is to open up assumptions underlying our collective consciousness and reclaim the endless possibility and exuberance of the magical realms of our youth.

In weekly open workshops we began generating new fairytales and developing a Magical Real method of storytelling. Through this process we became a multi media theater collective.

This Spring we performed at festivals, parades and intimate venues, in the streets and parks and lofts of New York City...
Now we are embarking on the next phase... America...

The Fairytale Experiment is going on the road to share, explore and discover new stories.
To virtually join our adventure : www.fairytaleexperiment.blogspot.com

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Please save these dates!

Saturday, July 25th from 9pm till Late : A Fairy-well Party and Fundraiser
&
Sunday, July 26th at 6pm : Free Fairytale Performance, outdoors TBA

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Want to help the Fairies?
… Know anyone along our route?
The Fairies would love more connections… All contacts to venues, hosts and local art communities welcome!

Spread the word!
Contact : fairytale.experiment@gmail.com

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Outline of the Road Trip {open for additions & detours}:
July 11th – Maine Performance
July 12th – Vermont Performance
July 26th – NYC Performance
August 2nd – New Orleans Performance
August 8th – Santa Fe Performance
August 21st – L.A. Performance
August 26th – San Francisco Performance
August 29th to September 7th – Burning Man
Early September – Portland, Oregon
September 26th – Big Sur Performance

For updates & revisions :
www.fairytaleexperiment.blogspot.com

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We also have a Wish List:
-- camping stove
-- musical instruments {ukulele?}
-- another tent
-- small generator {we could bring it to the playa for you!}
-- bungee chords
-- sound system {esp. good speakers}
-- acrylic and fabric paint & enamel paint
-- mats {esp. vinyl}
-- spare car battery
-- water cooler {minimum size 10 gallon}
-- camping shower
-- megaphone
-- glitter

If you have any of these items to spare please contact us, we would be happy to fly by and pick them up! Contact : misscspot@gmail.com

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Follow our adventures!
Read the blog… Join our mailing list for updates, stories and new videos!
www.fairytaleexperiment.blogspot.com

Keep in touch… We shall miss you all… Write to us…
Fairytale.experiment@gmail.com

And keep NYC Magical Real!!!

Yana & Charlotte & the Fairytale Experiment
{ James Avatar, Erin Belanger, Mary Baulaurier, Meredith Claire, Duncan Elder, Charlotte Gaspard, Susan Gittens, Naomi Kaufman, Mahayana Landowne, Rose Robin, L.A. Rucker, Wanda Ruggiero, Anna Sobel, Luisa Quintavalle }

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{{{ We are switching over to use our other blog at this time }}}
www.fairytaleexperiment.blogspot.com

Join us for the Mermaid Parade @ Coney Island!

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Come celebrate Coney Island and Mermaids and the Magical Real!
This Saturday June 20th, 2009 at Coney Island...
All the info at:
http://www.coneyisland.com/mermaid.shtml

Also below is a clip from the Metro Paper of some mermaid-fairies (Erin & Charlotte) at a recent protest to SAVE CONEY ISLAND!!!

Fairies at Figment Festival June 13th-14th

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backstage photos of Fairytale Experiment

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These are some photos from behind the scenes at our show at Rubulad May 2nd, courtesy of Dustin Stephens. Special thanks to Rubulad and all the fairies!
Magical Real Love!

Join us for Figment Festival! June 13th & 14th

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Saturday and Sunday June 13th and 14th come play with the Fairytale Experiment as we enchant Governors Island as part of the Figment Festival!

Details for the Festival:
http://figmentnyc.org/2009/

See you there!

Questions?
Or anything else... Ideas, concepts, criticisms, inspirations, dreams, visions, wisdoms, extrapalations of spiritual journeys or magical ramblings, haikus, half-forgotten jokes, impressionist sculptures, performance art, or anything Magical Real you want to add to the collaboration please write to:
misscspot@gmail.com

behind the scenes photos of Fairytale Experiment

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After the show at Rubulad... Photos courtesy of Dustin Stephens...
Magical Real Love!

backstage photos of Fairytale Experiment

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Behind the scenes the Fairytale Experiment prepares for our show at Rubulad, May 2nd... Photos courtesy of Dustin Stephens... Special thanks to Rubulad and all the fairies!
Magical Real Love!

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Testing Posting

Fairytale Experiment at Lower East Side Festival, May 23rd

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What a beautiful day!
This photo is a bunch of the collective on the outdoor stage for the festival, courtesy of Susan Gittens... Special thanks to Theater for the New City, The LES Festival and to Juliette Campbell for our make up!

Video Clip from Dance Parade, May 16th

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This is a video clip of the Rubulad Butterfly truck with all the wonderful Rubulad Social Butterflies and the Fairies from Fairytale Experiment... What a lovely day!

Fairytale Theater Experiment May 2nd

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This is the Magical Real

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Invitation for May 2nd

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Dearests & Darlings, Fairies, Collaborators & Cohorts,

This Saturday, May 2nd, we invite you for the first taste of

Fairytale Theater Experiment

Performance begins at 8pm.
The doors to fairyland open at 7:30pm.

Saturday, May 2nd. At 8pm we will enter fairyland together.
For the coordinates RSVP to miss@cspotdesigns.com

The event is free ($5 suggested donation and cheap drinks!)
Feel free to dress for the occasion… wear your wings.

This is the Premiere Public performance of Fairytale Theater Experiment,
an open arts performance troupe of collaborative invention.

We hope to see you there!

The story:

We began with the idea of crafting a collective fairytale project.
We gathered a diverse group of artists interested in exploring the
core of fairytales and their subliminal affect on our lives.
We created a weekly workshop in which we collaborate to
create new fairytales.

We share memories, stories and visions.
Through writing and drawing, movement and voice explorations, we
develop a shared fairytale context. Then we create the vignettes; our
new fairytales. We divide into groups to brainstorm and stage instant
magical plays to perform for the other groups. We have chosen five of
them to share
with you this Saturday.

Please Note: the program for this evening is for adults only.
In our first explorations of fairytales we were drawn to start with an
exploration of a magical world that speaks more to adults. In this
performance we ask, "How do we reclaim the magic and re-frame
the themes to support progressive ideals?"

This is only the beginning. Look for more kid-friendly Fairytale
Theater Experiments this summer . . .

Credits:
Director/Guide: Mahayana Landowne
Creative Director: Charlotte Gaspard
Lights: Wanda Ruggiera
Performers:
James Avatar
Erin Belanger
Mary Beaulaurier
Samir Bitar
Meredith Claire
George Crowley
Duncan Elder
Charlotte Gaspard
Anna Sobel
Dustin Stephens

Collaborators/Participants:
James Avatar, Erin Belanger, Samir Bitar, Mary Beaulaurier, Joey
Chang, Meredith Claire, George Crowley, Duncan Elder, Charlotte
Gaspard, Susan Gittens, Mahayana Landowne, Youme Landowne, L.A.
Rucker, Wanda Ruggiera, Anna Sobel, Despina Stamos, Dustin Stephens,
Sven Atema, Candice Vincent, Jill Woodward,You?