This listing is for Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales CD Judith Heineman & Daniel Marcotte SIGNED.  

Release Date: 04/01/2010

Label: Cd Baby

UPC: 0884501287043

CD is AUTOGRAPHED by both storytellers!

Judith Heineman and Daniel Marcotte's storytelling CD Grimm's Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales will hold you spellbound from the first story to the last musical note. These dark, century old tales have been transported into the modern light of day through Judith and Daniel's skillful adaptations. The stories are richly layered and soulful, enhanced by Judith's lush, alluring voice, beautifully complemented by the evocative music of Daniel Marcotte. Mature audiences will certainly appreciate this debut CD and I suspect they will eagerly await more from this talented partnership.

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 realtives inhabit these lurid tales! Don't ask about the fate of the smoked sausage. This mayhem is accompanied by music skillfully sung and evocatively played on Renaissance Lute, set to 16th Century German stories, and transformed througfh Judith and Dan's 21st Century intellects and interpretations. Revisit your childhood through the lenses of blood-spattered spectacles. These were the tales you missed! Judith and Dan have honed this show for over a decade in live performances, touring the midwest. They finally make it available for a wider audience through this first collaborative CD. Elizabeth Mc Chesney, Assistant Director, Systemwide Children and Young Adult Services of the Chicago Public Library says. 'Judith and Dan are consistently captivating, enchanting, and entertaining.'

Tracklist:

1. The Juniper Tree

2. The Mouse, the Bird, and the Sausage

3. Briar Rose: The Real Story of Sleeping Beauty

4. Bearskin

5. Aschenputtel: A Steely Variant of Cinderella

Judith Heineman, who has been a professional storyteller for 20 years, tells interactive world tales, ancient legends and personal stories. She is an Illinois Humanities Council “Road” Scholar, an Illinois Arts Council Artstour Artist and Arts-in-Education Artist, and an NSN Oracle Award recipient. Her CD with musician Dan Marcotte: Grimm’s Grimmest: The Darker Side of Fairy Tales won a Parents’ Choice Gold Award, a Storytelling World Honors, and a NAPPA (Nat’l Parenting Publication) Honors Award. They were invited to Kingston University, Surrey England, to perform this show at the After Grimm conference, 2012.

Daniel Marcotte, an upbeat and witty performer, combines songs and stories with Renaissance instruments. With a B.M. in Voice Performance and Master’s of Music in Renaissance and Medieval Music, Daniel has performed at the University of Chicago, the Oriental Institute, the Chicago Cultural Center, the Chicago Field Museum, the Bristol Renaissance Faire, and the Chicago Humanities Festival.

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