About Serbian Fairy Tales
Uncovering the hidden treasures of European folk literature. www. serbianfairytales.com
Serbian Fairy Tales Description
Serbian Fairy Tales project is an international collaboration that crosses time, culture and art form.
A Literature and Live Literature project, it includes a book with illustrations (for all ages), performance storytelling with music (for adult audiences), on-line content and a series of workshops (for children and young people).
The project is supported by Arts Council England and Serbian Council of Great Britain.
Reviews
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Retweeted Folklore Film Fans (@FolkloreFilmFes):
Lou Bunin created the excellent stop-motion puppets in this terrific French adaptation of 'Alice in Wonderland /Alice au pays des merveilles' (1949) dir. Dallas Bower.
Fun fact: Disney sued to prevent US release as Disney's 1951 'Alice' was in production at the time. https://t.co/lDrJhAUMUS
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
This dazzlingly iridescent bird with oil-slick feathers, satsuma legs & gold-leaf gilding is no rainforest exotic: it's the common starling, thronger of our rooftops & chimneypots, murmuration-maker, edgeland hummingbird, everyday miracle... (Photo by Rosamund Macfarlane) https://t.co/JcrY14QNNy
Retweeted James Mayhew (@mrjamesmayhew):
#BookIllustrationOfTheDay is by Fabi Santiago from Tiger in a Tutu, her assured debut (2016). Retro meets modern in this tale of following your dream... https://t.co/UFPUNBv2Ul
Retweeted Zalka Csenge Virág (@TarkabarkaHolgy):
Following folktales around the world: Serbia! Vilas, dragons, and a villain named Real Steel. Also, finally a running contest that the princess actually WINS. Thank you, @SerbianFairy!... #MondayBlogs #Serbia #storytelling https://t.co/3qlL2uifvY
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Retweeted Folklore Film Fans (@FolkloreFilmFes):
Based on an Inuit legend & exquisitely told using silhouette & sand animation' 'The Owl Who Married a Goose' (1979) dir. Caroline Leaf. An excellent interview with the Canadian animator/director: https://t.co/5PrTEQ1gc1 #FemaleFilmmakerFriday https://t.co/Zb782eiRkH
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
"I want all my friends to come up like weeds, and I want to be a weed myself, spontaneous and unstoppable." (Roger Deakin, Notes From Walnut Tree Farm) https://t.co/PAwj74GyLV
Treat of the day 😄 https://t.co/PxxMwFadtg
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
Word of the day: “fiddlehead” - the furled form of a fresh fern frond, pushing up from the earth in spring; also “shepherd’s crook” & “crozier”. https://t.co/FsO6dSCcuv
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
Word of the day: "Maeinschein" - the green-gold sunlight that falls through the young leaves of trees & woods in spring/May. (literally "May-light", "May-shine"; German, poetic). https://t.co/UWeb8F8oV5
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
Word(s) of the day: "bluebell woods"; woodlands - usually ancient - in which the understory is dominated by bluebells (Hyacinthoides non-scripta; lit. "the unwritten-on hyacinth-like plant"), the flowers of which bring an underwater-blue depth & hue to such woods in spring. https://t.co/dJYdy8gTEI
Retweeted William Parsons (@willwalking):
This bank holiday, why not make a journey on foot, with intention, to somewhere that offers you wholeness? And why not try calling it Pilgrimage? With or without religion. Bring your own beliefs.
4 helpful hints: go Slowly, set an Intention, be Natural, have Gratitude (S.I.N.G.) https://t.co/j9k9hzKub9
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Retweeted Folklore Film Fest (@FolkloreFilmFes):
Really tricky to decide what to share for #InternationalDanceDay - we've opted for Sir Frederick Ashton’s 1971 ballet; 'The Tales of Beatrix Potter' - performed enchantingly by The Royal Ballet. (Film courtesy @RoyalOperaHouse.) https://t.co/dkWN8S1dMB
In celebration of #PinkMoon, a story of seeds 😊 https://t.co/BFvccPu98g
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
Word of the day: "dryad" - a spirit of the trees or forests, as - in Greek mythology - an "oread" is a spirit of the mountains, a "naiad" is a spirit of freshwater, rivers & springs, and a "nereid" is a spirit of saltwater, seas and oceans. https://t.co/i2zvLiulBG
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
"The Alutiiq word for "I am sad", "imasuugtua", literally translates as "I am searching for my contents": very moving essay on landscape & language loss in the Arctic: https://t.co/aSkMdB1E7N "We have to save our language because our worldview & wellbeing are held within it." https://t.co/b1HmpV5N18
Retweeted Robert Macfarlane (@RobGMacfarlane):
Word of the #EarthDay2018: "Gaia" - in ancient Greek cosmogony, the personification of Earth (γαῖα) & the mother of all gods & beings; also, the hypothesis that Earth's ecosystems function together as a huge self-regulating organism, maintaining & defining life (James Lovelock). https://t.co/pZkrv2BWcl