‘The Canterbury Tales: Part One’ & ‘The Canterbury Tales: Part Two’, Perth Fringe Festival 2013
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<p>This production by theatre company KNUTS is a modern adaptation of Geoffrey Chaucer’s <em>The Canterbury Tales</em> in two parts. Adapted by Stephen Quinn and directed by Stephen Lee, it transposes stories from Chaucer’s original text into a variety of different genres, ranging from Western to silent film, Victorian melodrama and a Shakespearean version of a Medieval Romance. Part One includes renditions of ‘The Pardoner’s Tale’, ‘The Miller’s Tale’ and ‘The Reeve’s Tale’, and Part Two ‘The Franklin’s Tale’, The Wife of Bath’s Tale’ and ‘The Merchant’s Tale’. This production featured as part of the Perth Fringe Festival in 2013, where ‘The Canterbury Tales: Part One’ was performed from 7 February to 13 February and ‘The Canterbury Tales: Part Two’ was performed the following week from 14 February to 19 February 2013. A positive review of ‘The Canterbury Tales: Part Two’ from <em>The West Australian</em> can be read at: <a href="http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/16159623/review-the-canterbury-tales-part-two/" target="_blank">http://au.news.yahoo.com/thewest/entertainment/a/-/entertainment/16159623/review-the-canterbury-tales-part-two/</a>.</p>
<p>In Chaucer’s original <em>The Canterbury Tales</em>, written in the late fourteenth century, the narrator joins a group of 29 pilgrims who are about to set out on a journey from Southwark to Canterbury to visit the shrine of Saint Thomas Becket at Canterbury Cathedral. He proposes that each member of the group tell two stories to entertain them on their journey, and proceeds to record each of these ‘tales’. The teller of the best story was to be rewarded with a free meal at the expense of the rest of the group.</p>
Written by Geoffrey Chaucer
Adapted by Stephen Quinn
Directed by Stephen Lee
FringeWorld Festival Website (<a href="https://www.fringeworld.com.au/home/" target="_blank">https://www.fringeworld.com.au/home/</a>)
Part One: 7 February 2013 - 13 February 2013
Part Two: 14 February 2013 – 19 February 2013
Fringe Festival & KNUTS Theatre Company
Performance in different genres, including Western, carry on film, silent movie, science fiction, ‘mock Shakespeare’, Victorian melodrama.
The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., Ballarat, Victoria
Armour, Ballarat, combat, costume, equestrian, helmet, horse, The King’s Horses, The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc., jousting, knight, lance, living history, performance, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, sword, tournament, Vic, Victoria, weapons, website.
<p>The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc. are a living history group based in the Victorian city of Ballarat. The group were formed in 2007 to focus on the equestrian aspects of the medieval period, especially the 13th century. The King’s Horses re-enact jousting at tournaments, where knights riding horses would do battle. The knights and horses are clad in appropriate costume, including helmets, armour, swords, lances, and shields. The group perform at medieval fairs, schools, and corporate functions.</p>
<p>For their website see <a href="http://kingshorses.ballarat.vic.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1">http://kingshorses.ballarat.vic.au/index.php?option=com_frontpage&Itemid=1</a></p>
The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc.
The King’s Horses Medieval Equestrian Society Inc.
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Citadel Medieval Society
Archery, armour, chivalry, Citadel Medieval Society, combat, costume, Crusade, Estonia, France, helmet, heraldry, knight, La Rochelle, living history, Livonian Brothers of the Sword, Livonian Crusade, Livonian Order, performance, Qld, Queensland, re-creation, re-enactment, Schwertzbruder, shield, spear, sword, Sword Brethren, Teutonic Order, warrior-monks, website.
<p>Citadel Medieval Society is a living history group based in Queensland. The group were founded seventeen years ago and focus on two time periods and locations: the port of La Rochelle, France, in c. 1370 during the Hundred Years War; and the German warrior-monks the Livonian Brothers of the Sword (also known as the Sword Brethren or Schwertzbruder) who took part in the Livonian Crusade and operated in modern-day Estonia from 1202-1236, when they became the Livonian Order within the Teutonic Order. The group focus on combat (although other activities such as music and craft are practiced) and appear in full costume, and with weapons and tents, at various events. They are also available for hire.</p>
<p>For their website see http://citadel-medieval-society.webs.com/Index.html</p>
Citadel Medieval Society
Citadel Medieval Society
Website
Knights Order of Lion Rampant
The Abbey Museum, archery, armour, art, Brisbane, chivalry, combat, cosmetics, costume, festival, food, helmet, heraldry, illuminated manuscript, jousting, knight, Knights Order of Lion Rampant, living history, performance, Qld, Queensland, Queensland Museum, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, spear, sword, tournament, website.
<p>Knights Order of Lion Rampant is a living history group based in the Brisbane suburb of Lutwyche. The group were founded in 1991 and focus on the culture of chivalry, especially that surrounding tournaments, that existed in western and central Europe at the end of the fourteenth century. Although there is a focus on the clothes, weapons, and combat associated with tournaments, the group also engage in other activities and have staged a Latin Mass and conducted research into medieval cosmetics. They have also collaborated with the Queensland Museum and The Abbey Museum on a museum exhibition. Knights Order of Lion Rampant performs at various Queensland events.</p>
<p>The logo for the group is a heraldic lion rampant on a shield, and their website features images from medieval illuminated manuscripts.</p>
<p>For their website see http://www.knightsorderlionrampant.com/index.html</p>
Knights Order of Lion Rampant; Kaja at Blood Doll Designs
Knights Order of Lion Rampant
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Eslite d’ Corps: Premier 14th C Reenactment
Archery, armour, art, axe, Brisbane, combat, costume, craft, dance, Edward III, Eslite d’ Corps, feast, food, gunnery, halberd, helmet, jousting, living history, Guillaume de Machaut, music, performance, Philip VI, Qld, Queensland, Redcliffe North, re-creation, re-enactment, shield, spear, sword, tournament, Sir Justyn Webb, website.
<p>Eslite d’ Corps: Premier 14th C Reenactment are a living history group based in the outer Brisbane suburb of Redcliffe North. The group were founded in 2006 and are headed by ‘Sir Justyn Webb’. Eslite d’ Corp is based on a quote attributed to the courtier composer Guillaume de Machaut to King Philip VI of France, advising him to only accept the best men into his army for the war against Edward III of England. The group concentrate on the period 1340-1380 and re-create the art, combat, music, costume, craft, dance, food, and tournaments of that era. Eslite d’ Corps perform at various Queensland events.</p>
<p>For their website see <a href="http://www.eslitedcorps.com/index.html">http://www.eslitedcorps.com/index.html</a></p>
<p>For more information on their founder see <a href="http://www.sirjustyn.com/home.htm">http://www.sirjustyn.com/home.htm</a></p>
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Eslite d' Corps
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Burdiken Medieval Knights
Armour, broadsword, Burdiken Medieval Knights, Burdiken Knight’s channel, castle, costume, demonstration, education, film, game, helmet, Home Hill, Home Hill Crown Hotel Markets, knight, living history, performance, Qld, Queensland, re-enactment, shield, sword, Warhammer, website, YouTube.
<p>Burdiken Medieval Knights are a living history/re-enactment group based in the Queensland town of Home Hill on the Burdekin River. The group have a channel on YouTube that features a series of films, including broadsword lessons and demonstrations, and a Warhammer game. The re-enactor is dressed in a medieval-style sleeveless tunic in some of the films, and the banner for the channel features a knight in armour and a helmet looking at a castle. Burdiken Medieval Knights perform a demonstration each month at the Home Hill Crown Hotel Markets.</p>
<p>For their YouTube channel see <a href="http://www.youtube.com/user/burdikenknight/videos">http://www.youtube.com/user/burdikenknight/videos</a></p>
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Burdiken Medieval Knights
November 22, 2011
Burdiken Medieval Knights
Website; YouTube channel
Esk Festival
Armour, Black Wolf, Brisbane Valley, Brisbane Valley Multicultural Festival, Celts, chain mail, costume, Crusader, Damascus, Esk, Esk Festival, helmet, Holy Roman Empire, honour, knight, The Knights of Germanica, Knights Hospitalier, living history, migration age, multicultural, Ormsgard Dark Age Village, performance, Qld, Queensland, Rafnheim, re-enactment, Saga Vikings, Saxons, Scions of Mars, shield, sword, trade, Vikings, website.
<p>The Esk Festival, also known as the Brisbane Valley Festival, is an annual single-day event held in the Queensland town Esk. A major component of the festival are displays of ‘Living History & Medieval Re-enactments’ which take place all day on the ‘Field of Honour’. The festival website promises Celts, Saxons, and Vikings, and medieval re-enactment groups who performed at the 2012 festival were The Knights of Germanica (Holy Roman Empire from 1360-1410), Scions of Mars (15th century knights), Ormsgard Dark Age Village (hunters and traders of 400-1000), Damascus (Crusader Knights Hospitalier), Saga Vikings, Rafnheim (late migration age Northern Europe), and Black Wolf (Crusades). The groups dress in period costume, perform with weapons, and re-enact other aspects of medieval culture such as trade, village life, and pre-Christian religion.</p>
<p>For their website see http://eskfestival.com.au/Home.php</p>
Esk Festival
2012
Esk Festival
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Images of Ironfest
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Billed as ‘An Arts Festival with a Metal Edge’ Ironfest is an annual festival held in the New South Wales city of Lithgow. The festival involves artists and blacksmith working with metal, as well as historical re-enactors, musicians, and performers. The re-enactors include those who focus on the medieval period, and the entertainment for the Ironfest 2013 includes jousting. The main page for Ironfest includes a photograph of nine knights wearing plate armour and helmets and carrying shields and swords. The festival began in 2010 and is held at the Kingdom of Ironfest (the Lithgow Showground).
For their website see http://www.ironfest.net/index.php
Ironfest
2012
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