David and Marie had the opportunity to go to Chicago to watch “BareFace”, a ballet-adaptation of “Till We Have Faces”, produced by Ballet 5:8. Afterwards they sat down to share their thoughts…
S6E29: “BareFace” (Download)
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Show Notes
Introduction
Drop-In
Quote-of-the-week
Love people, use things
BareFace tagline (available on t-shirts!)
Biographical Information
Marie Bates is David’s wife, mother of his children, co-host of Pints with Chesterton, and all around hottie.
Guest Biographical Information
Chit-Chat
- David and Marie haven’t recorded together since being married!
Toast
- David was drinking a Newcastle Brown Ale
- Marie was drinking a cup of English Breakfast Tea
Discussion
01. “Ballet experts”
Q. What are our credentials to judge a ballet?
David had previously interviewed the ballet’s choreographer, Julianna Slager:
David and Marie explained that, although they enjoy ballet, they haven’t seen too much. They referenced seeing their friend Mary Jane Lance dance with the California Ballet.
02. “Our lovely neighbour”
Q. What happened with the lady sitting next to us?
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03. “Character: King Trom”
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04. “Character: The Fox”
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05. “Character: The Priest”
He wore the skins and the bladders, the bird-mask hung at his chest.
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces (Part I, Chapter 18)
06. “Character: Bardia”
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07. “Character: Ansit”
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08. “Character: Cupid”
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09. “Character: Aphrodite”
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10. “Character: The Sisters”
One day Redival hit her [Psyche]. Then I hardly knew myself again till I found that I was astride of Redival, she on the ground with her face a lather of blood, and my hands about her throat.
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces (Part I, Chapter 3)
11. “Familiarity with the story”
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12. “Abridging the story?”
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13. “The music”
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14. “Highlights”
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15. “More please!”
And my struggle was this. You may well believe that I had set out sad enough; I came on a sad errand. Now, flung at me like frolic or insolence, there came as if it were a voice — no words — but if you made it into words it would be, “Why should your heart not dance?” It’s the measure of my folly that my heart almost answered, “Why not?” I had to tell myself over like a lesson the infinite reasons it had not to dance.
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces (Part I, Chapter 9)
A quivering shock of feeling that has no name (but is nearest terror) stabbed through me from head to foot. There, not six feet away, on the far side of the river, stood Psyche.
C.S. Lewis, Till We Have Faces (Part I, Chapter 9)
16. “The ending”
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17. “Final thoughts?”
Marie will one day be able to touch her toes again!
