4:30pm-6:00pm on Saturday 22 March
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Alison Richard Building, Room SG1 (ground floor), Sidgwick Site 7 West Road, CB3 9DP
As part of the CRASSH conference ‘Fairy-Tale Trouble and the Art of Fluidity: Gender, Genre, Media‘, which will feature an in-person keynote lecture by Professor Vanessa Joosen (University of Antwerp), Elena Sottilotta (University of Cambridge) and Alice Parrinello (University of Edinburgh) will lead the creative writing and storytelling workshop ‘Fairy-Tale Mirages’.
In this workshop, participants will dive into fairy tales rooted in the Mediterranean sea, while reflecting on the power of creating new stories. We will engage in a variety of creative writing and storytelling activities starting from Sicilian and Calabrian fairy tales that feature liminal sea creatures. We will not only uncover the historical roots of these tales but also tap into the creative power to craft new narratives.
The Alison Richard Building will host an in-person pop-up exhibition of Emma Dante’s fairy tales, illustrated by Maria Cristina Costa, on 21-22 March 2025.
