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Where The Wild Things Are : 

11/29/2009 Where The Wild Things Are Monsters Across all Art Forms Final 1-4-5 Sample Presentation Prof K Fall 2009

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1964 Caldecott Award-Winner : 

1964 Caldecott Award-Winner One of the best-selling children's books of all time, it has spawned:   A major motion picture A video (DVD) 2 operas  A ballet And generations of four-year-olds who call themselves "Max, the King of All Wild Things!"

"And now, let the WILD RUMPUS start!" : 

"And now, let the WILD RUMPUS start!" We will look at Four Aspects: Aspect 1  The Meaning Behind the Monsters Aspect 2  Wild Things By Other Artists Aspect 3  Wild Things in Opera Aspect 4  Wild Things in Ballet

Aspect 1 - The Meaning Behind the Monsters : 

Aspect 1 - The Meaning Behind the Monsters Sendak's artwork is known for its fantastic, whimsical quality.   His illustrations are easy to recognize!

Some thought they came from Greek myths... : 

Some thought they came from Greek myths... Mismatched body parts from different animals can be seen throughout classical art

Minotaur  = head of a bull on the body of a man. : 

Minotaur  = head of a bull on the body of a man.

Minotaur? : 

Minotaur?

Griffin  = head and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and a serpent's tale. : 

Griffin  = head and wings of an eagle, the body of a lion, and a serpent's tale.

Griffin? : 

Griffin?

But where did the Wild Things really come from? : 

But where did the Wild Things really come from? "They came from my relatives...All the Wild Things are relatives who were brought over by my parents during World War II when they were trying to get Jewish people out of Europe." --Maurice Sendak                         (NPR Interview June 13, 2009)

Moishe : 

Moishe

Aspect 2 - Wild Things By Other Artists : 

Aspect 2 - Wild Things By Other Artists Many budding artists have illustrated their own versions  of Max and the Wild Things. Terrible Yellow Eyes is an online gallery of many of these works.    Take a look!

Artist: Nick Stoney : 

Artist: Nick Stoney

Artist: Jared Chapman : 

Artist: Jared Chapman

Artist: Sarah Caterisano : 

Artist: Sarah Caterisano

Artist: Trip Park : 

Artist: Trip Park

Aspect 3  Wild Things in OperaWhere The Wild Things Are:A Fantasy Opera (1983)Music by Oliver KnussenWords by Maurice Sendak : 

Aspect 3  Wild Things in OperaWhere The Wild Things Are:A Fantasy Opera (1983)Music by Oliver KnussenWords by Maurice Sendak

Puppet-master Amy Luckenbach works on Max  for the Opera to be performed in Florence, Italy. http://sumagazine.syr.edu/spring05/universityplace/index.html : 

Puppet-master Amy Luckenbach works on Max  for the Opera to be performed in Florence, Italy. http://sumagazine.syr.edu/spring05/universityplace/index.html

Wild Things Costumes : 

Wild Things Costumes

Maurice Sendak at Rehearsal : 

Maurice Sendak at Rehearsal

Aspect 4  Wild Things in Ballet : 

Aspect 4  Wild Things in Ballet In 1997 Randall Woolf composed a new ballet of “Where the Wild Things Are”, in collaboration with Maurice Sendak and Septime Webre.

The ballet has been performed over a 100 times nationwide : 

The ballet has been performed over a 100 times nationwide

The complete ballet is 40 minutes. : 

The complete ballet is 40 minutes.

There is also a 10 minute version! : 

There is also a 10 minute version!

In Conclusion... : 

In Conclusion... Maurice Sendak has "made the world safe for monsters, and vice-versa" We have explored them through: Sendak's Illustrations Other Artists Opera Ballet

Words of Wisdom (from Maurice Sendak) : 

Words of Wisdom (from Maurice Sendak) "There's a mystery there..."  “That’s the best fun in all of this—the layers of meaning, the layers of storytelling”   “When you hide another story in a story, that's the story I am telling the children.”

What "other story" do YOU see hidden here? : 

What "other story" do YOU see hidden here?

List of Resources : 

List of Resources List of sources for all images, videos available at http://delicious.com/kmorinCSUF/wild?page=5   ALA |Caldecott Winners http://www.ala.org/ala/mgrps/divs/alsc/awardsgrants/bookmedia/caldecottmedal/caldecottwinners/caldecottmedal.cfm  Children’s Opera - International Opera Theater http://internationaloperatheater.org/iot/childrens-opera/ Crunchyroll - Mythical Creatures Club's Group Info http://www.crunchyroll.com/group/Mythical_Creatures__Club Maurice Sendak — FactMonster.com http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0801320.html Maurice Sendak Illustrations - LoveToKnow Childrens Books http://childrens-books.lovetoknow.com/Maurice_Sendak_Illustrations Maurice Sendak's Monster Makeover : NPR Transcript. Oct 19, 2009.  http://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=113835469

List of Resources : 

List of Resources "Monsters Ink" - The Boston Globe. Oct 4, 2009. http://www.boston.com/bostonglobe/ideas/articles/2009/10/04/monsters_ink/  Randall Woolf - Composer http://randallwoolf.com/ Rosenbach Museum - Sendak Exhibition http://www.rosenbach.org/shopsite/page6.html#173 Interview from 6/13/2008 | Here and Now Radio http://www.hereandnow.org/2008/06/show-rundown-for-6132008 Terrible Yellow Eyes http://www.terribleyelloweyes.com/ There's A Mystery There: Sendak on Sendak  http://www.rosenbach.org/exhibitions/sendakonsendak/  "A Wild Collaboration." Syracuse University Magazine, 2005. http://sumagazine.syr.edu/spring05/universityplace/index.html  Where the Wild Things Are - Wikipedia http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Where_the_Wild_Things_Are