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Chicago Humanities Festival

Fairy Tales

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  • ABOUT Nori Sawa

    Born in Japan but now based in the Czech Republic, Nori Sawa began his professional activities in Europe for the Cultural Ministry of the Japanese Government. He has performed and taught theater arts in more than 20 countries. In 1999, he was awarded the Franz Kafka Medal for his global artistic activities.

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Please note: advance tickets to performances are only available until 24 hours before each show. Tickets must then be purchased at the door. All tickets purchased 5/1 and later will be held at Will Call for pickup.

What really happened between Little Red Riding Hood and the Big Bad Wolf? How does The Little Mermaid really end? Solo puppeteer Nori Sawa delivers fresh takes on classic fairy tales. From Japan and based in Prague, Sawa uses puppets, masks, music, paper cutouts, and his body to tell beautiful and sometimes twisted versions of traditional tales. He also performs original fairy tales of his own based on elements of the natural world.

These performances are recommended for ages 5 and up. Running time is 60 minutes.

blog Read the University of Chicago's Sarah Arehart's guest blog about this program.

These performances are presented in partnership with the Theatre & Interpretation Center, Northwestern University.

Free Lesson Plans!

CHF has created free lesson plans for teachers to accompany this performance.

View the K-2 lesson plan for this performance.

View the middle school/high school lesson plan for this performance.

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