Daniel Morden

What would drive you to theft: Hunger? Vengeance? To save a life?

Throw caution to the wind with Daniel Morden as he conjures a folkloric fever-dream full of the fantastic triumphs and farcical mishaps of a reluctant hero of the people. Expect absurd tales of wool pulling, boat rocking, petty theft, and grand larceny in this comic and creepy show, complete with giant cow-eating cats! Brimming with wild legend, low cunning, high drama, and last-minute escapes from certain death. Come and shake a fist at the ludicrous order of things…

Théâtre Sainte-Catherine
Entrance fee: $15 (tax included)
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Daniel Morden performs his favourite Grimm fairy tale. An epic journey to Hell and back, everything you would hope for is here – mysterious strangers, dark dark forests, sudden jumps, shocking twists, high drama and low comedy, singalongs, calling out and joining in!

Victoria Hall
Free admission; reservation
514 989-5530

Judith Cohen

Judith Cohen is an ethnomusicologist and musician who has travelled all around the Mediterranean collecting songs and stories from the oral tradition. When the Jews were expulsed from Spain in 1492, they brought their songs with them. Over the centuries, some of these sung tales were integrated into pan-European balladry, some only as Spanish and Portuguese ballads, and still others only in Moroccan or Ottoman Sephardic communities, all with their own tunes and their own story quirks and surprises. Judith will sing some of each, guiding us through the stories of the ballads and the stories of the people who have been singing them –and adapting them– and her own stories of seeking them out from Morocco to Turkey and in between.

Eleanor London Côte St-Luc Public Library
Reservation mandatory available as of September 13

Daniel Morden

The Stars and Their Consolations features Greek myths of some of the most prominent constellations in the northern hemisphere. Hear stories of the hunter Orion, the Seven Sisters, beautiful Pegasus, brave Bellerophon, the healer Asclepius – and the capricious, lustful, all-powerful divinities of Mount Olympus. Visceral, moving and profound, The Stars and Their Consolations is a potent blend of ancient and modern. Trigger warning – contains brief references to sexual violence.

Maison de la culture Notre-Dame-de-Grâce — Botrel
Free passes mandatory, available as of 14 days before the event
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Daniel Morden

The Odyssey is one of the first and greatest adventure stories. It tells of Odysseus’ long journey home after the Trojan War. Here, Daniel will share many of the island adventures, amongst them: the encounter with the one-eyed Cyclops; the haunting music of the sirens; the temptations of Calypso and the traumatic journey to the Land of the Dead. As well as being a thrilling adventure yarn, this powerful performance is shot through with poignant emotion.

McGill University, Arts building, ARTS W-120
Free event: first come, first served.

Workshop with Daniel Morden

Traditional tales can be moving, poetic and thought-provoking. They can also be confusing, outdated, and offensive. In this workshop, Daniel Morden explains strategies to adapt an antiquated text into the basis of a 21st century performance. The course is suitable for storytellers with some experience of retelling traditional tales, rather than beginners.

Saturday, October 28 ; 1:30 p.m. to 5 p.m.
UQAM, École supérieure de théâtre
Pavillon Judith-Jasmin
Workshop fee: $31
Reservation here