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Liz Warren to tell ‘Stories from the Mabinogion: Culwch and Olwen and the Oldest Animals’

King Arthur and his knights, advice from wise animals, and a “child of light” are included in the Welsh myth that concludes the Fall Myth-Informed Series at South Mountain Community College on Nov. 5.

SMCC Storytelling Faculty Member Liz Warren will tell  “Stories from the Mabinogion: Culwch and Olwen and the Oldest Animals.” The free, Monday performance begins at 6:30 p.m. in the Studio Theatre of the college, 7050 S. 24th St.   Late-comers will not be seated.

Warren, a founding member of the SMCC Storytelling Institute, has also told all of the tales in the  series.  They focus on “The Mabinogion,” from Welsh mythology.  “The Mabinogion” is an assembly of stories that were taken from two books written in the Middle Ages. The books are widely regarded to be much older.  All the stories in the Mabinogion explore the themes of friendship, marriage, and feuds. “The myths show how society can benefit from wise friendships and marriages as well as the destructive power of false marriages and feuds,” she noted.

In the Nov. 5 myth,  Culwch’s stepmother places a destiny upon him that he will only ever marry Olwen, daughter of the chief giant, Ysbaddaden. His search for her, and then his quest for all the wedding goods required by her father, involves King Arthur and his knights, the advice of the oldest animals, and the timely intervention of the hidden child of light.
 
For more information, call  602.243.8022.  For more information about the SMCC Storytelling Institute, go to:  http://finearts.southmountaincc.edu.

For information about additional upcoming performances at SMCC, call the Performing Arts Hotline: 602.243.8353.