Le Cirque Féerique
(The Fairy Circus)
Directed and conceived by David Hanzal
Written by Emily Dendinger,
created in collaboration with David Hanzal and the ensemble
(The Fairy Circus)
Directed and conceived by David Hanzal
Written by Emily Dendinger,
created in collaboration with David Hanzal and the ensemble
Le Cirque Féerique (The Fairy Circus) ran October 5-14, 2018 at the Off-Leash Area Art Box in Minneapolis, MN.
Paris, 1690, the center of culture: Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy and her non-conformist friends fight for independence and equality during the oppressive reign of King Louis XIV. Through storytelling and champagne-infused salons, these women critiqued and challenged society’s expectations for women over 100 years before the first wave of feminism. Marie-Catherine and her crew were best-selling authors in their day, and invented fairy tales as we know them. So whatever happened to these bold, groundbreaking women, and the subversive fairy tales that they spun?
Paris, 1690, the center of culture: Marie-Catherine d’Aulnoy and her non-conformist friends fight for independence and equality during the oppressive reign of King Louis XIV. Through storytelling and champagne-infused salons, these women critiqued and challenged society’s expectations for women over 100 years before the first wave of feminism. Marie-Catherine and her crew were best-selling authors in their day, and invented fairy tales as we know them. So whatever happened to these bold, groundbreaking women, and the subversive fairy tales that they spun?
Cast
Marie: Katherine Kupiecki
Henri: Katie Willer
Charlotte: Sarah Modena
Jeanne: Kayla Dvorak Feld
Charles: Leif Jurgensen
Production Team
Director/Puppet, Mask, Prop & Costume Designer: David Hanzal
Writer: Emily Dendinger
Dramaturg: Alison Ruth
Stage Manager: Maria Signorelli
Assistant Stage Manager: Kalena Johnson
Choreographer: Justin Leaf
Scenic Designer: Leazah Behrens
Lighting Designer: Courtney Schmitz
Sound Designer: Kevin Springer
Technical Director/Carpenter: Alex Olsen
Assistant Puppet Designer: Eva Adderley
Stitching: Eva Adderley, David Hanzal, Libby Porter & Holly Walter
Box Office & Outside Eye: Sofia Lindgren Galloway
This new play was collaboratively developed over a period of several months, with participation from the following artists: Emily Dendinger, Kayla Dvorak Feld, David Hanzal, Leif Jurgensen, Katherine Kupiecki, Sofia Lindgren Galloway, Sarah Modena, Kaitlen Osburn, Libby Porter, Alison Ruth, Parker Sera,
Maria Signorelli, Heather Stone, and Katie Willer.
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This activity was made possible by the voters of Minnesota through a grant from the Metropolitan Regional Arts Council, thanks to a legislative appropriation from the Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund. |