tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post1126500701069960630..comments2023-05-02T06:47:51.052-04:00Comments on The Enchanted Bobbin: sick dayProf. S (the enchanted bobbin)http://www.blogger.com/profile/03469773781989607016noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-60928470051947438772012-03-17T15:55:11.395-04:002012-03-17T15:55:11.395-04:00It's so interesting to hear these perspectives...It's so interesting to hear these perspectives, since panto is generally framed as a beloved British theatrical institution -- but of course that doesn't mean that it will be universally enjoyed or embraced! <br /><br />My own tastes run to camp and self-parody, so I have to say that I find fairy-tale pantomime (past and present) a refreshing alternative to the dominant vision of the genre in North America. In fact, in many ways I think pantomime fits well with the history of the fairy tale, which leans much more to the ironic and the playful than most readers/audiences now realize...but that's a story for a much longer rant :)Prof. S (the enchanted bobbin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03469773781989607016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-32464007878342785342012-03-17T13:47:06.500-04:002012-03-17T13:47:06.500-04:00I'm with Sheila, I can't abide panto! &...I'm with Sheila, I can't abide panto! & it seems I'm with your students as it's the over camping that really puts me off. The stories were littered with references to sexuality as it is, when added to a sexually charged yet repressed institute as the theatre in the 1900's it's a recipe for disaster in my opinion. Then add our political correctness in the late 1900's to present day and the stories are left in tatters with little understood references, that if understood in context would have modern day panto goes eyes out on stalks! The thoughts behind Hansel and Gretel or Little red riding hood are horrible so I can only be left to assume that panto as a genre was simply in the money making game, leaving out the juicy gory details so not to offend a paying audience.<br />Sorry about the rant lol <br />Hope your feeling better soon!Sarah https://www.blogger.com/profile/08900538585877584119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-46802092364227382592012-03-17T05:05:36.561-04:002012-03-17T05:05:36.561-04:00Just had a wee look at your prezi link, so interes...Just had a wee look at your prezi link, so interesting. And yes, panto is so unique to us Brits - I think all the theatres must compete for the most high profile actors for their annual panto and it will be an important and lucrative part of the actors' career. Personally, I can't stand panto!!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00148803101055301234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-89576587993792504072012-03-15T20:42:20.724-04:002012-03-15T20:42:20.724-04:00You have my total and complete sympathy, Melinda! ...You have my total and complete sympathy, Melinda! I'm a bad patient after one day; five days is tough to take. Feel better soon (and I'm loving your FW blocks, as I think you know).Prof. S (the enchanted bobbin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03469773781989607016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-46530603182526806142012-03-15T20:41:18.491-04:002012-03-15T20:41:18.491-04:00That's just about the nicest thing you could h...That's just about the nicest thing you could have said, Tong! Thanks for brightening my day.Prof. S (the enchanted bobbin)https://www.blogger.com/profile/03469773781989607016noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-40369304880643225472012-03-15T19:50:24.980-04:002012-03-15T19:50:24.980-04:00Hope you are feel better soon! And thanks for intr...Hope you are feel better soon! And thanks for introducing me to prezi, that's quite a nifty program!! I wish I had cool professors like you when I was in university!Tonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04516193410226564444noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-253457092485175265.post-30819606146296243872012-03-15T17:00:50.665-04:002012-03-15T17:00:50.665-04:00that's an interesting twist on the century of ...that's an interesting twist on the century of progress. the original asymmetry makes me think of a ferris wheel, so i like it that way. but your version is quite lovely. i've been sicker than sick for the past 5 days but i'm definitely *considering* a move from the couch to the sewing table today. maybe i'll count my blocks. we may be really close in numbers... :)quirky granola girlhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14073631481423912400noreply@blogger.com