The Horace Mann School Library Book Day 2007

8:15 - 8:40 – Opening Breakfast/Attendance Cards
8:45 - 9:55 – Opening Assembly – Keynote Speaker: Marina Warner, prize-winning writer of fiction, criticism and history; her works include novels and short stories as well as studies of female myths and symbols.
10:00 - 10:55 – Session I
11:00 - 11:55 – Session II
12:00 - 12:55 – Common Lunch Period – Students pick up lunches at designated areas
1:00 - 1:55 – Session III
2:00 – 2:55 – Session IV
3:00 – 3:45 – Closing Assembly – Alice and the Arts – Music, dance, and acting performances will round out the day.

Attendance: How it Works

Each student will be given two cards with his/her name printed on each. Students are required to attend both the opening and closing assemblies and all four of the workshop sessions. One card is to be turned in at the opening assembly, the second, with all your attendance stickers, is to be turned in at the closing assembly. At each session a student attends, he/she will have this card stickered by an attendance monitor; at the end of the day there should be at least four stickers on this card. Students should turn this stickered card in at the closing assembly to get credit for all workshops and the closing assembly. Double session workshops will require two stickers from that workshop. Any student for whom two cards are not collected will be marked absent for the ENTIRE day. This means that you will not be allowed to attend any after school activities (sports, theatre, chorus, etc.) Note: a student who is directing a workshop should sticker his/her own card. If you accidentally lose the card for your stickers, sign your workshop program and make sure the attendance monitor in each session you attend signs his name next to that workshop. Drop your signed program off at the closing assembly to get credit for the day. Better yet, DON’T LOSE YOUR CARDS!

Lunch: How it Works
Lunch will be set up on floors 1, 2, and 3 of Tillinghast at the main stairwell on each floor. Another station will be in Olshan Lobby. Please throw away all garbage and keep the areas clean. Feel free to eat outside if the weather permits.

"Jabberwocky"
by Sam Pottle
perfomed by the HM Glee Club
directed by Tim Ho

Greetings
Dr. David Schiller, Head of Upper School

“The Walrus and The Carpenter”
by Lewis Carroll
interpreted by
Antonia Antonova (9), Helen Feldman (10), Eliza Harkins (10), Ethan Hamilton (9), Alee Jakimowicz (11), Eleanor Lewis (11), Liana Mack (9), Hannah Mark (10), Anna Meredith (9), Jacqueline Pearse (10), Joe Pomp (10), Dexter Richards (12) & Anne Schechner (10)

Announcements/Introductions
Caroline Bartels

“Curiouser and Curiouser: The Wonder of Alice” – an exploration of Alice’s enquiring mind with Marina Warner, Department of Literature, Film and Theatre Studies, University of Essex.

Who Stole the Tarts? Lewis Carroll’s Sweet Tooth --- Marina Warner – Gross Theatre Stage -- During her adventures in Wonderland, Alice finds a pot of marmalade (empty), nibbles some mushroom, rescues a baby from being cooked (apparently), attends a mad tea-party, and meets a lobster and a mock turtle among other ingredients of Victorian fine cuisine. And at the end of the book she finds herself called as a witness at a trial for the theft of some jam tarts. Lewis Carroll’s imagination was filled with fantasies and anxieties about food and eating, and he puzzled at the ethics of consuming and being consumed. In real life, he campaigned against the vivisection of animals. In this workshop Marina Warner will explore what Alice eats (and doesn’t eat) and how Carroll deals with the border between the human and the animal.

Illustrating Alice with Alice 3D -- Neal Poole (12), Kat Busch (12), Luke Ingram (11), Alex Hildick-Smith (11), Adam Crown (11), & Janet Smith, Dept. of Computing and Communications – This workshop is a Double Workshop Session – B48T -- Alice is a 3D programming environment created by Carnegie Mellon University to help students learn introductory computer science concepts. In this workshop students will learn the basics of Alice 3D programming – a task easily done by anybody – and have an opportunity to create an Alice program that illustrates a scene from the book. Students from AP Computer Science will lead a short discussion of Alice in Wonderland, then lead the group on a fabulous journey into their world of computer science through the eyes of Alice in her 3D environment, before setting the group free to explore and create scenes from the book. Completed scenes will be put together into a presentation available online. Continued in Session II.

Through the Looking-Glass: The Tall and Small of Things – Kim Do, Visual Arts Dept. – 402F -- This workshop is limited to 20 participants – This workshop is a Double Workshop Session -- Using magnifying glasses, participants in this workshop will attempt to draw the tiniest, smallest, itsy, bitsy little drawings possible. Continued in Session II.

Time and Space Travel: Down the Rabbit Hole Anyone? – Jane Salpeter (12), Thomas Katzenbach (12), Julia Askin (11) & Dr. Jeff Weitz, Science Dept. – 229T --Do the laws of nature stay consistent when faced with the possibility of space and time travel? And what are the possibilities of space and time travel anyway? We’ll talk about predictions from contemporary physics, Alice’s travels and the TV sitcom point of view.

Rewriting Fairytales and Righting History: Imagination and Action in Times of Crisis – Karin Miller-Lewis, Class of ’80, mother of Josh (`10) and Gillian (`12) – 235T -- What are fairytales for? A way of escaping reality? A means of revealing hidden reality? Can they offer resolutions of the crises that reality presents? Guillermo del Toro’s Pan’s Labyrinth is a film about a young girl’s struggle to deal with incomprehensible terrors of the Spanish Civil War through a mythical world of her own creation. We will explore her fantasy world, discuss its relationship to the reality represented by the film, and consider del Toro’s idea of the possibilities and limits of imagination and storytelling to confront terror.
Discussion will lead to an experiment in writing. Brainstorming fairytale, myth or archetypal fantasy scenarios that seem especially effective in summoning the essence of some problem of our current moment in history, students will choose one and rewrite it to bring out significant dimensions of the contemporary situation. The writing may take any form the student prefers: a short narrative, a storyboard, a script, a poem. Sharing the efforts and discussing the writers’ ideas and intentions will conclude the workshop.

Coming to Life -- Max Hirsch (11) & Rachael Myers, Katz Library – 319T -- When we are little, we treated inanimate objects as if they were living and communicated with animals as if there existed some mutual understanding. For this reason, many fairytales use lifeless items and animals as a means of communicating messages and dialogue throughout the story. Some examples of this in Alice in Wonderland are the White Rabbit, the doorknob (in the rabbit hole), and the Cheshire Cat. In this workshop we will explore the vast array of animals and lifeless objects featured in classical children's stories, how/why they are equipped with human characteristics, and how this affects their respective stories.

Making Sense of Nonsense -- Eliza Harkins (10), Hannah Mark (10), and Dr. Brian Collins, English Dept. – 308T -- Poetry is a vital component of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland; it begins the book and appears numerous times throughout. Many of these poems are considered “nonsense poetry”, and in fact Carroll was part of a new movement that poetry was taking during the 19th century. The idea of nonsense poetry is to push the boundaries of conventional and even rational thought, and this is a key part of Carroll’s story. Participants will first look at the poetry of Carroll’s time period and then engage in a discussion about how the poems move the novel along.

Alice on Stage -- Sarah Sanders (10), Zoe Maltby (10) & Phoebe Brooks (11) – 307T -- Pedophilia. Illegal drugs. Decapitation. Meryl Streep. What do these things have in common? All four are featured in various theatrical adaptations of Lewis Carroll’s Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking – Glass. While staged productions inspired by or based on the book have included everything from rock musicals to English pantomimes, a prevailing theme in these is an emphasis on the dark side of Carroll’s seemingly nonsensical text. By studying and reenacting scenes from Alice– inspired plays and viewing clips from various productions, we will analyze and discuss how theatre has been used to reveal and illuminate the psychological subversiveness of Wonderland.

Croquet Anyone?: Leisure and Play in the 19th Century – Liana Mack (9) & Ethan Karetsky (10) – This workshop is limited to 24 people – Weather permitting, Clark Field outside Mullady Hall (in case of rain, the Katz Library) -- Get out the mallets and jump on a team to challenge others to this favorite pastime in 19th century homes. Lawn games of the 19th century will be discussed briefly before the whacking of croquet balls begins.

Alice on Film -- Joe Pomp (10) -- 132T -- Alice has long been adapted for the screen: from an 8-minute short in 1903, to a forthcoming computer-animated feature by way of Tim Burton, the book has taken many forms onscreen. Excerpts of a variety of the adaptations will be screened, including the 1972 version with Peter Sellers, the BBC rendition from 1966, and of course Walt Disney's. That Alice lends itself well to the movies is incontestable: Lidell, the real-life inspiration for Alice, said in response to the Paramount film in the early 30's "I...am now convinced that the talking picture is the only possible medium for the interpretation of this best loved book."

Alice in Wonderland Syndrome -- Rachel Weiner (11), Jake Perlman (11), Lindsay Rothfeld (11), Lauren Glasky (11), Xueli Wang (11), & Dr. Ilene Rothschild, Dept. of Guidance and Counseling – 135T -- Imagine this...You're hallucinating, and you know it. Time is messed up. First it seems slowed, then it seems to be speeding up. Even more noticeably, when you look at your body, it seems to be morphing. You're getting smaller. Minutes later, you're growing larger and larger. That's a description of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome, a rare form of Migraine aura. The most distinctive symptom of "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome is this type of metamorphosia, a distortion of body image and perspective, which Migraineurs know is not real. "Alice in Wonderland" syndrome can occur at any age, but is more commonly experienced by children. In this workshop, participants will examine this syndrome and other disorders, like Body Dysmorphic Disorder, that make a person have stong feelings about the appearance of his or her body.

Alice and the Counterculture – Matt Klimerman (11) & David Berenson, History Dept. – 145T -- The workshop will discuss how drugs relate to Alice in Wonderland both in Lewis Caroll’s time and beyond. We will look at controversies over Caroll’s possible drug, dispelling the myths and explaining the actual “patent” medicines Carol indulged in. More recently, Caroll’s work has been perverted by the counterculture of the 1960s. The workshop will explain how Caroll’s novels have been championed by numerous figures in the counterculture, from Jefferson Airplane to Ken Kesey and the Merry Pranksters. The counterculture viewed the novel through their psychedelic lens, focusing on the various potions and mushrooms that affect Alice, reinterpreting Caroll’s eccentric world as one big “drug trip.” The Workshop will examine the rise and use of mind-altering drugs by members of the counterculture during the 1960’s as well as the backlash and the eventual collapse of the movement.

Less Than 24-Hour Plays (Writers) -- Ian Konsker (12), Sloane Heller (12), Naomi Riemer (12), Sarah Glaser (12), Ethan Karetsky (10), & Dr. Adam Casdin, English Dept. – This workshop is a Double Workshop Session – Gross Theatre Stage -- From the people who brought you the 24-hours Plays, comes the newest incarnation with a book day twist. During this double period workshop participants will write short Alice in Wonderland themed scripts. After a short brainstorm participants will break up into little groups and begin writing. By the end of the second session the writers will present their scripts and the most feasible couple of plays will be chosen to perform during the closing assembly. This is supposed to be free flowing creativity. No writing experience required. Continued in Session III.

Lewis Carroll and Jules Verne: Contemporaries with Imagination, and Beyond -- Micheal Dale, Foreign Languages Dept., D.J Amirsaleh (11), Taylor Bloom (11), Adam Eisenbud (11), Jared Helene (11), Jaclyn Hoexter (11), Peter Jacobs (11), Sam Levy (11), Ben Noble (11), Cezara Russu (12), Gaurav Saxena (11), Ben Sherman (11), Louis Solmonson (11), Andrea Yoss (11) — 323T -- As a contemporary of Lewis Carroll (1832-1898), the French writer Jules Verne (1828-1905) actually projected in many of his novels that which would one day become reality. Celebrated for his science fiction works, his short stories are less known but of great quality and demonstrate an in-depth understanding of the human mind and human condition, coupled with great imagination. In this workshop, we present information about Jules Verne, show clips from major films based on his novels, introduce one of his famous short stories, and re-enact a scene from it. A live performance of original music will accompany the presentation.

The Cheshire Cat Machine – Dr. Eric Eilen, Science Dept. – 321P -- A neurological experiment will be performed on the processing of visual information. This will demonstrate how the brain responds to challenges involved with facial recognition and, at the same time, physical movements in close proximity. Human subjects have reported seeing disembodied smiles.

Coming of Age: The Commonality between Alice and Miyazaki Films -- Tyger Howell (12) – 132T -- In this workshop we will be discussing common themes in Alice in Wonderland, Howls Moving Castle, Kiki’s Delivery Service, and Spirited Away as coming of age stories. Some of the topics we will explore are the use of a female protagonist in each story and the range of characters encountered as the protagonist’s progress through their journeys. We will finish with a discussion on if Alice in Wonderland can be told with present day references and how the modern story would change from the original.

Fandoms: When the Author Is Done -- Finn Vigeland (10), Anna Meredith (9), Jasmine Mariano (9), & Jen Little, English Dept. – 308T -- When you write the words that will become a book or movie, you can only hope that people will like what you’ve done. But to imagine that so many people will love it that it leads to the formation of a fan base with an obsession for the work is probably beyond your wildest dreams. With the popularity that Alice has accumulated comes a great number of devoted followers. We will examine what happens when other bodies of literature have closely-knit fandoms, with an emphasis in fantasy/science-fiction. For example, the interest in the Harry Potter series prospered through its enormous set of fans—there was always something Potter you could pass the time with during the wait for the books. If you’ve found yourself a part of a fandom, please bring your stories for us to share, as we’ll talk about how love for books can be fostered when there are others around who like what you like. If you’ve never been involved in a fandom before, that’s okay—we’ll learn about what sort of experiences fans derive from this vast community of other fans. We can also imagine what we would do if we were part of an Alice fandom—what sort of fan fiction might you write? What types of conferences would you hold? Where would you go on an “Alice-themed tour”?

The Lady or the Tiger -- Kelly Campbell (11), Pamela Mishkin (9) & Charles Worrall, Mathematics Dept. – 229T -- According to wikipedia.org (http:en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Logic_puzzle): “A logic puzzle is a puzzle derived from the mathematics field of deduction. This branch of mathematics was produced by Lewis Carroll, the author of Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland. In his book The Game of Logic he introduced…puzzles…where we are given a list of premises and asked what can be deduced from them.” In this workshop, a set of logic games sometimes called “The Lady or the Tiger” will be discussed and played. Caveat emptor: if you lose, a date with a hungry tiger might be your reward!

Behind the Looking-Lens: The Photography of Lewis Carroll – Dana Covo (11), Tyler Holden (11) & Dr. Dominique Padurano – 235T -- In this workshop participants will explore the life of Charles Dodgson and examine his photographic work through a contextualization within 19th century photographic history. Issues to be examined: How can we “read” photographs in general and these photographs in particular? Is it fair to judge Dodgson the man by the images he created? Is it fair and legitimate to judge an artist of two centuries ago by the standards and morals of our own times?

Sound Seduction – Catherine Woodard, mother of Allie (10) and Perri Blitz (11) – 135T -- Alice’s Adventures are a wonderland in sound. This will be an interactive exploration of how to seduce readers with the sound in your own writing, regardless of genre. Humans can’t resist, likely rabbits and teachers, too. Woodard, journalist turned poet, will welcome writers ready to explore the art of sound seduction.

Lunch – 12:00-12:55
Choose from one of five lunch stations within Tillinghast (1st, 2nd, 3rd floors and in Olshan Lobby) for a free lunch. Feel free to take your lunch outside and enjoy the weather.

Art Inspired by Alice: Open Studio -- Nicky Enright, Visual Arts Dept. – 403F -- This is a Double Workshop Session -- In this workshop you will have two periods in an open art studio for illustrating and book-cover designs as well as artwork inspired by Alice. We will attempt to create original depictions in the face of so many pre-existing images. Continued in Session IV.

The Human Chessboard -- Venkat Kausik (11) & Jarett Bienenstock (11) – This workshop is limited to 50 people. This is a Double Workshop Session – Weather permitting, Clark Field outside Mullady Hall (in case of rain, Olshan Lobby) -- Become the pieces in this live version of chess as HM's own chessmasters play this classic game of logic and strategy. Checkmate! Continued in Session IV.

The Reality of Fantasy: You’re Nothing But A Pack of Cards! – authors Ellen Kushner & Delia Sherman – 145T -- Alice is a literal-minded child whose anger with what she sees as the irrationality of Wonderland and Looking-Glass Land finally leads her to destroy them. We, wiser than she, can see the sense behind Carroll’s nonsense that makes these books classic. To work well, a literary fantasy world must have a strong grounding in reality: emotional, logical, physical, or all three. How do we, as contemporary fantasists, create worlds at once satisfyingly fantastical and real?

Alice the Opera -- David Gordon, tenor, Katie Dubbs (10) & Amelia Ross (10) – 308T -- Tenor David Gordon performed in the staged reading of Peter Westergaard’s opera, Alice in Wonderland. This opera consists of six scenes and an epilogue performed with bells and chimes instead of an orchestra and a seven-person cast. Come sing parts of the score, listen to a recording of the original opera, and learn about Mr. Gordon’s experience in this production. Ask Mr. Gordon questions concerning his experience as a performer in the music world. The workshop will also feature a discussion about why Alice in Wonderland operas have been geared towards an adult audience, while Carroll’s books are primarily considered children’s novels.

Wonderland – Cornelie Ladd, Foreign Languages Dept. – 307T -- In this workshop participants will explore the sense of 'strangeness,' in the joint sense of wonder/difference/alienation fostered by the various stages upon which Alice's adventures unfold in the context of the way in which the words themselves, and in particular, neologisms and foreign words, express the creation of alternate realties throughout the story.

The Real Alice: the Fascinating Story Behind the Story -- Gabriella Rubin (10), Cathy Rubin – 135T -- In 2001 Sotheby’s New York sold Alice Liddell’s belongings and memorabilia for millions of dollars. How and why did the little girl who inspired Lewis Carroll to write the books become such an international celebrity. Gabby and her mum have a unique connection to the Real Alice. Alice Liddell lived in Oxford, England at Christ Church where her father was Dean. The Liddell family date back to the 15th century and have an amazing history, especially Alice. And Gabby and Cathy Rubin are connected to that history.
Gabby and her mum will recreate the events of the day that the story was born with the help of the HM Theatre Company who traveled to Oxford to retrace the day Lewis Carroll came up with the idea for the story of Alice in Wonderland. See where Alice lived, played, dreamt and became the inspiration for one of the greatest adventures of all time.

Alice’s Adventures Underground -- Hannah Mark (10) and Anna Meredith (9) – 235T -- In this workshop, we will both tell and decipher Alice’s adventures, specifically focusing on the differences between the old and the new in content and style. We will discuss theories as to why Charles Dodgson (also known as: Lewis Carroll) added certain sections to the book as well as deleting others, and if the meaning of the book was changed during the editing process. We will also address why Dodgson decided to turn his story into a novel, and his rational for deciding to publish the original manuscript afterwards. And to top it off, there will also be dramatic poetry readings.

The 11-Dimensional Universe: Extra Dimensions -- Julia Askin (11) & Dr. Jeff Weitz, Science Dept. – 229T -- Do extra dimensions exist for us to discover our own rabbit holes? The answer may surprise you. We’ll compare Alice’s explorations with some of the most interesting results of contemporary physics. Along the way we’ll talk about the weakness of gravity, dark matter and energy in the universe, and nonstick frying pans.

Sometimes a Cigar is Just a Cigar: Surrealism on Screen -- Stuart Weinstock, Columbia University -- 132T -- What happens when someone brings a camera "down the rabbit hole?" Surrealism rocked the art world of the 1920's, and visionaries like Luis Bunuel, Alejandro Jodorowsky, David Lynch, and Michel Gondry have since demonstrated the unique capability of film to capture the surreal. This workshop will attempt to make some of the strangest, most confounding films ever produced feel more accessible. Bring an open mind.

The Human Chessboard -- Venkat Kausik (11) & Jarett Bienenstock (11) – This workshop is limited to 50 people. This is a Double Workshop Session – Weather permitting, Clark Field outside Mullady Hall (in case of rain, the Olshan Lobby) -- Become the pieces in this live version of chess as HM's own chessmasters play this classic game of logic and strategy. Checkmate! Continued from Session III.

If You Value Your Life, You’ll Make Your Bed! -- Jen Little, English Dept. – 229T -- “Everything’s got a moral,” the Duchess tells Alice, “if only you can find it.” And indeed, literature for children throughout the ages has been highly moralistic. We may tell stories to children to entertain, but we also tell them to teach – especially to teach proper behavior. In fact, one of the most important aspects of Alice in Wonderland is the fact that it is really the first work of children’s literature not to have a “lesson” embedded in it. In this workshop, we will look at a few tales for children from the nineteenth century that are overly (and sometimes hilariously) didactic – in other words, intended to teach. We will discuss the ideas and behaviors that are overtly conveyed by these texts, as well as some ideologies of their own. You may leave this workshop with some new critical tools, but you will certainly leave knowing the deadly consequences of playing with matches, shirking your chores, or ignoring your mother!

Less Than 24-Hour Plays (Actors and Directors) -- Ian Konsker (12), Sloane Heller (12), Naomi Riemer (12), Sarah Glaser (12), Ethan Karetsky (10), & Dr. Adam Casdin, English Dept. – Gross Theatre Stage -- Part duex of the Alice in Wonderland plays requires actors and directors. Once again no experience required. During this workshop the directors will help guide their actors as they help bring the chosen plays to life. The actors will bring their own personal touch to their characters. After the workshop the actors will perform their plays (scripts in hand) during the closing assembly. Please arrive promptly at the beginning of the period because there will be a lot of work to do in very little time.

The Disneyfication of Alice -- Jenny Schreiber (11) & Gresa Matoshi (11) – 135T -- Do you believe in happily ever afters? Because Disney certainly does...In our "enchanted" workshop, we will turn you into a Disney princess! ... Just kidding. But we will discuss the Disneyfication of classic fairy tales (or folklores?) including Alice in Wonderland, Lion King, Cinderella and so many more of your other favorite Disney classics. Be prepared to enter a whole new world. Hakuna Matata!

The Red Queen – Stephanie Feigin, Science Dept., Dr. Kathy Howard, Science Dept., Max Hirsch (11), Taylor Bloom (11) – 319T -- This workshop "offers a crash course in sex education that's much more than the birds and the bees...what do females want and what will males do to win the dating game?" In Through the Looking-Glass, Alice meets a chess piece by the name of the Red Queen who perpetually runs without getting very far because the landscape moves with her. In this workshop, we will be discussing a book called the Red Queen and how this idea of running just to stay in place plays an important role in evolutionary theory and why life is a chess tournament that so far no species has ever completely won. And, what will happen if someday we figure out how to outrun the Red Queen?

Alice in Numberland: Lewis Carroll’s Contribution to Mathematics – Miles Penn (12), Tal Shachar (12), Emma Frankel (12), and Lionel Garrison, Mathematics Dept. – 228T – Lewis Carroll discovered a method for finding determinants that is more convenient and efficient than the methods of his time, or even than the standard methods in modern textbooks. This workshop will explore another side of Carroll, the mathematician, a role he fulfilled as a professor at Christ Church, Oxford.

Politics and Pictures: The Political Cartoons of John Tenniel and Thomas Nast -- Dr. Elisa Milkes and Dr. Glenn Wallach, History Dept. – 235T -- Is the man “dressed in white paper” (Alice’s Adventures, p. 145) really British prime minister Benjamin Disraeli? John Tenniel was not just the illustrator of Lewis Carroll’s Alice series. For nearly forty years, he was the primary illustrator of the venerable satirical magazine, Punch. Meanwhile, his American contemporary, Thomas Nast, was perfecting the art of political satire in the pages of Harper’s Weekly. Join us for an exploration of Anglo-American political cartoons and a consideration of whether Victorian-era iconography can survive from one generation to the next.

Writing Nonsense – Tom La Farge, English Dept., (Retired) – 307T -- What is the value of “Jabberwocky’s” nonsense, and why do we take so much pleasure in it? Marina Warner, in a recent speech, suggests that language contains a “Babel” of “primal sounds, a kind of nonsense that brings joy in the utterance, that fills both speaker and listener with delight” even though, or perhaps because, “babble also connotes the failure of power.” In this workshop we will practice some types of “babbling” writing.

Alice's International Tea Party: The Importance of Tea Parties and Ceremonies in Various Cultures – Helen Feldman (10), Eliza Harkins (10), and Morgan Levinson (11) – 308T -- The infamous tea party in Alice in Wonderland is not just clever and witty, but informs the reader of tea’s great importance in 19th Century English cultures. However, tea is by no means isolated to England, but serves as a cultural icon for many European, Asian, and African nations. We invite everyone to join us in our international tea party where you will experience a traditional English tea ceremony, while exploring the art and customs associated with drinking tea in various other parts of the globe. By the end of this workshop individuals will be equipped with the proper knowledge in order to understand the Alice in Wonderland tea party in its entirety.

Closing Assembly
“Less Than 24-Hour Plays”
written, directed & performed by
the participants of the workshop
led by Ian Konsker (12), Sloane Heller (12), Naomi Riemer (12), Sarah Glaser (12), Ethan Karetsky (10) &
Dr. Adam Casdin, English Dept.

“White Rabbit”

by Jefferson Airplane
performed by Slightly Ajar
Anna Tifft (11), Walter Koshel (11), Jackson Goodman (11), Ben Van Buren (12), Juan Irrizary-Cole (11)
& Ben Sherman (11)

“3D Alice”
by the participants of the workshop
led by Neal Poole (12), Kat Busch (12), Luke Ingram (11), Alex Hildick-Smith (11), Adam Crown (11) & Janet Smith,
Dept. of Computing and Communications

“Un Thé Chez Les Fous”
music by Francis Poulenc
choreography by Dance Workshop III & Alison Kolinski
tea cups & choreography by Joe Timkó
costumes courtesy of Neil Albstein & Gloria Sosa
performed by Emma Siskin (10), Anna Ramos (11), Pierre Viola (12), Jake Perlman (11), Sarah Francis (11), Phoebe Brooks (11), Morgan Levinson (11), Peter Robertson (12), Alee Jakimowicz (11), Sophie Spiegel (11), Ariel Kaye (12), Elyssa Ramirez (11), Yalitza Rosario (12)
& Stephanie Fortune (11)

“Stage Adaptations of Alice”
by the participants of the workshop
led by Sarah Sanders (10), Zoe Maltby (10)
& Phoebe Brooks (11)

Closing Remarks

Exhibits
Re-Envisioning Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass – Karen Johnson, Visual Arts Dept. & Photo I students – Gallery, Fisher Hall -- Many of the photographic images that we encounter in our daily lives are photo illustrations that were carefully constructed to communicate an idea, to deliver a message, to motivate behavior, or to sell a product.
For this assignment the photo illustrator began by carefully reading the two stories which comprise Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland and Through the Looking-Glass as a way to identify important ideas that could reflect the content of the stories and draw attention to them. The illustrator had to translate the literary source into a visual image. He or she also had to plan the design of the image so that the title, author and illustrator could be added over the image. The final image was created using Adobe Photoshop.
Please visit the exhibit during your free period on Book Day and throughout the rest of the week.

David Gordon, tenor, is from Kalamazoo MI. He holds a Bachelor of Music degree in Voice Performance from the University of Michigan and a Master of Music degree in Voice Performance from Manhattan School of Music. David's operatic roles include Don Jose (Carmen), Hoffmann (The Tales of Hoffmann), Herodes (Salome), Bacchus (Ariadne auf Naxos), Tamino (Die Zauberflöte), Tito (La clemenza di Tito), Rodolfo (La Boheme), Alfredo (La traviata), Duca di Mantua (Rigoletto), The Male Chorus (The Rape of Lucretia), Lennie (Of Mice and Men), Elders Hayes and Gleaton (Susannah), and the Governor (Candide). He has performed with the New York City Opera, Boheme Opera, American Opera Projects, Center for Contemporary Opera, Opera Company of Brooklyn, Bronx Opera, Center City Opera, Elysium Opera, Lake George Opera Festival, Fort Worth Opera, Central City Opera, One World Symphony, Glens Falls Symphony Orchestra, Kalamazoo Symphony Orchestra, Kalistos Orchestra, the Mozart Society of Harvard College, Camerata New York, Manhattan School of Music and the University of Michigan.
David is a long-time member and regular performer with Opera on Tap, an organization which brings opera to casual and alternative venues and audiences. He has also performed with Octavia Cup Dance Theatre, Cirque Boom, ChekhovNOW!, LITE Company, the Ontological Hysteric, and Beckett Below. He is developing, with Peter Campbell, a multimedia theatre piece based on the Elektra myth (of Euripedes, Sophocles and Strauss) in which he will perform as Orestes and which will be in residence at Richard Foreman’s Ontological Hysteric in the summer of 2008. David is featured in Boiling Water Productions' Kalamazoo, River: Us, a musical-historical film about the Kalamazoo River. David is also a member of the faculty of the Manhattan School of Music Precollege Division.

Ellen Kushner is a novelist, performer and public radio host Ellen Kushner’s new novel is The Privilege of the Sword (NYPL "Best Books for the Teen Age; Nebula Award Nominee), which continues the story she began in the gender- and genre-bending Swordspoint (& The Fall of the Kings, co-written with Delia Sherman). Her mythic novel is Thomas the Rhymer (World Fantasy and the Mythopoeic Awards). She hosts and writes the national public radio series PRI's Sound & Spirit (http://www.wgbh.org/spirit). She also created and performs the live shows Esther: the Feast of Masks and The Golden Dreydl: a Klezmer ‘Nutcracker’for Chanukah, which also appeared as a "chapter book" in 2007. A co-founder of the Interstitial Arts Foundation (http://www.interstitialarts.org/), she lives in New York City with Delia Sherman and no cats whatsoever. Visit her website at http://www.EllenKushner.com.

Karin Miller-Lewis is an alumna of Horace Mann, and an HM parent. A teacher, critic and curator of contemporary South Asian art, she is at work on a novel for young adults that reflects on the meaning of guilt and innocence during World War II.

Tom La Farge taught English at Horace Mann from 1993 to 2007, is currently working on 13 Writhing Machines, a manual of constrained writing techniques based on his senior elective “Writhing.”

Delia Sherman is an author, editor, and teacher of Fantasy, Historical Fiction, and writing. Her first novel for younger readers is Changeling, but she has had short stories in several YA anthologies, including Firebirds, edited by Sharyn November, and Green Man and Faery Reel, edited by Ellen Datlow and Terri Windling. The Magic Mirror of the Mermaid Queen is due to be published in 2009. She grew up in New York City and is finally back home again, with Ellen Kushner and many, many books.

Stuart Weinstock is a director, screenwriter, and teacher. He earned his B.A. in Film Studies from Columbia University, where he is currently working towards his M.F.A. in Directing. He is excited to return for his fourth Book Day at Horace Mann.

Catherine Woodard was a newspaper reporter and new media editor at New York Newsday and other publications before her recent swerve to poetry. She is a recent president of Artists Space, an alternative space for emerging visual artists.