The Gates for Entry to Carterhaugh's Gothic Fairy Tales Course Close TODAY!

Red by Jay Bendt
"What beautiful eyes, you have" the wolf whimpered, as I carved out his heart."

Carterhaugh Is Still Open To Take Students for:

BUT HURRY...

THE GATES CLOSE TONIGHT!

This unique 4-week course begins MONDAY, November 9th, 2020!

Why Gothic Fairy Tales?

Gothic fits 2020. 

Not because it’s full of horrors (though there is that in common), but because, deep down, the gothic is about transgression. It’s about subverting power. It’s about shadows - but it asks us to think about why there are shadows, how to find beauty in them, and, when necessary, how to dispel them. 

The gothic is about grappling with the darkness and facing down monsters.

Just like fairy tales.

In this course, you’ll take a deep dive into the gothic mode and into fairy tales. You’ll learn what they are, how they overlap, and how their dread glamour and magic feed each other. And you’ll learn how they can ignite your own creative process.

The modules include:

We will also be using the fairy tale anthology Beyond the Woods: Fairy Tales Retold edited by Paula Guran, so if you don't already have a copy, check your local library or find a copy online today (used copies can be found for around $5).

Click HERE to go to the course info page for more details

and to SIGN UP.

Photo by Tiko Giorgadze

Bourne's Gothic Beauty (Consider Me Bitten & Smitten!)

Note: I've been wanting to blog properly on Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance for months now, rather than just mention it on Facebook or in passing here, but have felt so overwhelmed by all I wanted to share and say I've never finished my various drafts. Yesterday, however, I finally got to see the show in person and if I don't - at the very least - tell you how truly wonderful this is, I'll never forgive myself! So here goes...

A very special event (for me) just happened this past weekend: I just took my son to his first ballet! And it couldn't have been better (OK, maybe just slightly - but I'll get to that in a bit). When I heard word of Matthew Bourne's Sleeping Beauty: A Gothic Romance and read a little on his approach to both story and staging, I knew, if I got the chance, I would do my best to go see it and take my family. It turned out to be a great idea. The production and performance all lived up to all the rave reviews I'd read and was worth every cent. There were even multiple homages to the original Sleeping Beauty ballet if you knew what to look for (which couldn't have made this balletomane happier).

The following trailer was created for the specially filmed cinema presentations in Australia this year (sadly, it appears New Directions couldn't make it Downunder on their tour during 2013). Have a peek at the gorgeous! (By the way, if this came to cinemas here, I'd TOTALLY buy tickets to see that too):

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Fairy Tales get featured in Gothic Beauty Magazine

This month, May 2009, fairy tales are the main theme in the magazine Gothic Beauty.

From fashion influences to 're-imagined' doll characters to a darker look at the tale of Snow White and more, Issue 28 has a lot for fans of fairy tales to enjoy!