{"id":4506,"date":"2019-06-14T14:33:04","date_gmt":"2019-06-14T14:33:04","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?p=4506"},"modified":"2019-06-14T16:41:46","modified_gmt":"2019-06-14T16:41:46","slug":"dragons-tales-and-music-from-the-north-east-performance-17th-june","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?p=4506","title":{"rendered":"Dragons! Tales and Music from the North East (Performance, 17th June)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Dare to dance with a pair of Durham dragons, along with automatic  monsters and creepy costumes at our free show in Durham Cathedral, Priors  Hall, on 17th June, from 19.30, with a chance to mingle with the monsters  before and after. Follow the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/events\/890251337984878\/\">Facebook Event<\/a> for updates.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>England\u2019s North-East is uncommonly rich in legends about monstrous \n\u2018worms\u2019 which haunted humble villages as much as grand castles. This \nperformance presents local tales with folk music, Renaissance \ninstruments, rich costumes, pantomime, and puppetry. Expect trembling \nprincesses, valiant champions, bloody ballads, and fierce beasts!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Courageous members of the audience are invited to take selfies with  our dragons before and after the end of the show in the antechamber to Prior\u2019s Hall, when regional artists will showcase automatic monsters and other creepy objects!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-16-9 wp-has-aspect-ratio\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<span class=\"embed-youtube\" style=\"text-align:center; display: block;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" class=\"youtube-player\" width=\"640\" height=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-U_0CK9H_x4?version=3&#038;rel=1&#038;showsearch=0&#038;showinfo=1&#038;iv_load_policy=1&#038;fs=1&#038;hl=en-US&#038;autohide=2&#038;wmode=transparent\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" style=\"border:0;\" sandbox=\"allow-scripts allow-same-origin allow-popups allow-presentation allow-popups-to-escape-sandbox\"><\/iframe><\/span>\n<\/div><figcaption>Our previous show, Souls of the North, gives you a sense of what to expect &#8211; although this only featured one dragon, and we&#8217;ll be introducing you to his new offspring on 17th June.<br><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>With Hector Sequera (lute), the Brothers Gillespie and other performers from the North-East, and Emma Berry\/Phenix Studio Hexham.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>You can find out more about the <a href=\"https:\/\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?page_id=577\">making of the Durham Dragon and the history<\/a> behind some of the region&#8217;s monsters elsewhere on this website.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-media-text alignwide\" style=\"grid-template-columns:24% auto\"><figure class=\"wp-block-media-text__media\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"200\" height=\"99\" data-attachment-id=\"4518\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/?attachment_id=4518\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMEMS_small.png?fit=200%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"200,99\" data-comments-opened=\"1\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"IMEMS_small\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMEMS_small.png?fit=200%2C99&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/reed-ne.webspace.durham.ac.uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/IMEMS_small.png?resize=200%2C99&#038;ssl=1\" alt=\"IMEMS logo\" class=\"wp-image-4518\"\/><\/figure><div class=\"wp-block-media-text__content\">\n<p><em>Sponsored by Durham University <a href=\"https:\/\/www.dur.ac.uk\/imems\/\">Institute of Medieval and Early Modern Studies<\/a>.<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p><em><br><\/em><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dare to dance with a pair of Durham dragons, along with automatic monsters and creepy costumes at our free show in Durham Cathedral, Priors Hall, on 17th June, from 19.30, with a chance to mingle with the monsters before and after. 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