Storytelling in the Middle Ages: An Evening of Tall Tales, Music and Werewolves
“Once upon a time there was a lady spy, Ingenue Bond of Venice, who led twelve priests into temptation…” So began one of the modern adaptations of a medieval tale created by a group of storytelling workshop participants, who were challenged to retell a Breton lai in the style of a Bond film. In their hands, the Old French tale of Ignaure, a knight who wooed twelve ladies simultaneously until he was discovered by their twelve husbands, was shaken and stirred to become a dashing, Martini-quaffing adventure featuring an audacious female secret agent, twelve unfortunate priests, and a moonlit chase through the catacombs and piazzas of Venice.