Judith Heineman & Daniel Marcotte - Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales

CD Release Party and Performance of Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales

What happened after Sleeping Beauty is awakened by the Prince's kiss? How much blood was spilled before Cinderella tried on that slipper? "Happily ever after..." is only relative and what relatives inhabit these lurid tales! Don't even ask about the fate of the smoked sausage. Listen to the Tales of the Brothers Grimm as originally intended for adults, and gain a new bloodier persepective on your childhood fairy tales. This mayhem is accompanied by music skillfully sung and evocatively played on Renaissance lute, set to 16th Century ballad tunes and transformed through Judith and Dan's 21st Century interpretations. Revisit these tales through blood-spattered specatcles. And join in the "Bloody" choruses if you dare!
 
This is a highly interactive, humorous and slyly wicked performance.

Recommended for ages 9 and up.

Judith Heineman, Storyteller and Dan Marcotte, Musican are proud to announce that their Grimm CD just won the NAPPA (National Parenting) Honors Award! They are also Illinois Humanities Council Road Scholars who tour extensively in the midwest with a variety of original programs.