In celebration of Ten Years at Green Street, the Tompkins County Public Library will host the duo Elizabethan Conversation for a performance of “FAUVEL: A Story of a Medieval Donkey,” Sunday, November 7 at 1:30 PM in the BorgWarner Community Room.
Written in 14th Century French verse, FAUVEL is a politically-charged story about a donkey whose name carries special meaning. The letters of FAUVEL’s name form an acrostic with each letter representing one of the deadly sins: Flatterie (Flattery), Avarice (Greed), Vilenie (Guile), Vanité (vanity), Envie (Envy), and Lâcheté (Cowardice).
The performance, based on French texts and songs, includes the medieval French verse and English translations in a fun, interactive format.
Elizabethan Conversation’s principals, Susan Sandman, Ph.D., and Derwood Crocker play various early European instruments including, medieval fiddle, recorder, hurdy-gurdy, lute, and dumbek. They are joined for FAUVEL by noted Soprano Rebecca Leistikow.
This performance is free and open to an all-ages audience. The audience will have an opportunity to view the instruments and speak to the performers following the event.
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