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JOHN - ELEANOR
The story of John - Eleanor challenges the norms and ideals of gender, sexuality and Middle Ages, combining perspectives and methods of medieval studies and puppet theatre.
London court records reveal the story of John Rykener who was caught engaged in a sexual act with another man in exchange for money, and dressed as a woman. During the hearings Rykener, who as a woman used the name Eleanor, testified to a life story of heroic acts on the alleys, and in the taverns and bedrooms of medieval England.
Who and what was John/Eleanor in the eyes of his contemporaries?
And did Rykener have a place in the contemporary medieval culture?
John - Eleanor is a story that exposes a different perspective on the medieval times, an era which today is commonly perceived as having been morally strict and repressive. The many questions and turns of events, as well as the laughter and the sadness, in the story of John - Eleanor have been realized by means of puppet theatre, puppetry itself carrying a long tradition all the way from the medieval times to the present.
Performances: 28th & 29th March
Doors open 18.00 for refreshments
Show begins: 19.00
Tickets: 6 / 5 (adult/concession)
To book tickets please visit Eventbrite: https://www.eventbrite.co.uk/e/john-eleanor-tickets-10537396637
(http://www.spacestationsixtyfive.com/project_text_more.php?project_id=154)
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