Category Archives: Alice in Wonderland

Run Rabbit: Samantha Sweeting

Posted on March 3, 2012 by

One of my favourite new discoveries at the recent Alice in Wonderland exhibition at TATE Liverpool was the work of  the interdisciplinary artist Samantha Sweeting. In Run Rabbit, Run Rabbit, Run, Run, Run (2007) a dead rabbit is reanimated in a … Continue reading →

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Alice Culture: The Endurance of Wonderland

Posted on November 16, 2011 by

Counting down the days until I descend into Wonderland once again for a two-day event at TATE Liverpool related to their current Alice in Wonderland exhibition. Here are the details of the forum which I am chairing: Postgraduate Research Forum … Continue reading →

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Review: Postmodern Reinterpretations of Fairy Tales

Posted on November 3, 2011 by

Nice review of Anna Kérchy’s Postmodern Reinterpretations of Fairy Tales: How Applying New Methods Generates New Meanings by Larisa Kocic-Zambo entitled ‘Abundance Rather Than Lack’ in the latest issue of Americana E-journal.  Kérchy’s edited collection of 26 essays was published earlier this year by Edwin Mellen … Continue reading →

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Alice and Madness

Posted on October 13, 2011 by

The deadlines for proposals for two research forums I am currently helping to organise are fast approaching: 1. ‘Alice Culture’ research forum at TATE Liverpool 2. ‘Madness and Revolt,’ New Voices symposium at the University of Edinburgh for the Association … Continue reading →

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Alice Culture

Posted on September 14, 2011 by

Alice Culture: The Endurance of Wonderland    Postgraduate Research Forum, Tate Liverpool Saturday 19th November 2011, 10am- 1pm One of the most widely recognized and influential figures of children’s literature, Lewis Carroll’s Alice embodies a world of creative play and innovation … Continue reading →

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Scottish Ballet: Alice

Posted on April 14, 2011 by

Went to a wonderful production of Alice in Wonderland by the Scottish Ballet at the Theatre Royal last night. This is the world première with choreography by Ashley Page and music composed by Robert Moran. Some of my ballet-expert friends were less … Continue reading →

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Jardines impressionistas

Posted on February 16, 2011 by

Just got back from Dr Clare Willsdon’s event in Madrid which coincided with the closing of her exhibition Impressionist Gardens at the Museo Thyssen-Bornemisza. This included a tour of the extensive exhibition of 130 paintings, a small research forum, an … Continue reading →

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Alice Redone

Posted on September 9, 2010 by

Doing an Alice themed lecture for the Art History Society next week on Friday 17 September. All welcome for a busy week of events which includes a screening of Luis Buñuel and Salvador Dalí’s notorious, Surrealist film Un Chien Andalou (1929). … Continue reading →

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Interview with the Hatter

Posted on August 24, 2010 by

Alice interviews the Mad Hatter (played by David Giblin). So, Hatter, why is a raven like a writing desk?? Why is a raven like a W rit ING  de S k ? Why, they both have wings of course! Are … Continue reading →

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Alice at Traquair

Posted on August 23, 2010 by

I’ve just got the photos back from a performance I took part in with Hatrick and Friends (a circus and street theatre company) at the Traquair Fair near Peebles 31st July – 1st August. We had a great two days … Continue reading →

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