{"id":5007,"date":"2018-01-07T18:36:44","date_gmt":"2018-01-07T23:36:44","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/?p=5007"},"modified":"2018-01-07T18:38:26","modified_gmt":"2018-01-07T23:38:26","slug":"vermont-crankie-fest","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/gregcookland.com\/wonderland\/2018\/01\/07\/vermont-crankie-fest\/","title":{"rendered":"Vermont Crankie Fest Showcases Old Time, Handcrafted Moving Pictures"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Saturday brings the 4th annual <a href=\"https:\/\/vtcrankiefest.brownpapertickets.com\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Vermont Crankie Fest<\/a> to New England Youth Theater in Brattleboro. \u201cCrankies are scrolling illustrations that accompany songs and stories,\u201d organizers write. \u201cOften lit from behind, they evoke the magic of shadow puppetry and are the perfect analog antidote to our digital age.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>They\u2019re like handmade film strips, picture stories, cranked from one spool to another to be watched as images scroll across a \u201cscreen\u201d in the middle. Often accompanied by live music, they\u2019re a bit like DIY music videos. They\u2019re one of the entertainments that pop up frequently in puppetry circles as well.<\/p>\n<p>The technique goes back at least to the 19th century, in the form of \u201cmoving panoramas, often on historical themes. They&#8217;re a form of epic entertainment that can be seen as a precursor to the films\u2014the moving pictures\u2014that came to dominate modern society in the 20th century.<\/p>\n<p>This year&#8217;s festival is scheduled to feature crankies by Sue Truman from Seattle, Ellen Gozion (her \u201cPretty Fair Miss\u201d is pictured above) from Pittsburgh, Mary Lauren Fraser and Kiah Raymond from Western Massachusetts, Brendan Taaffe of Brattleboro, with a special guest appearance by Tony Barrand. See samples of their art below.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/JEuiqNTmlq8\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Black Cat Jig\u201d by Sue Truman imagines a cat\u2019s psychedelic dreams.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/Y3dlgVTamyc\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cPretty Fair Miss Crankie\u201d by Ellen Gozion is based on an old North Carolina ballad that tells of a couple long separated when the man goes off to war.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/HLB5JnyIGgM\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cWhen the World Comes to An End\u201d by Brendan Taaffe and friends adapts a traditional camp meeting song about signs and wonders of the apocalypse.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/NjYM23xPsFY\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"allowfullscreen\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n<p>\u201cBarn Quilt Trail, My Cape Breton Home\u201d by Sue Truman delights in the traditional patterns of quilting.<\/p>\n<hr \/>\n<p><em>Help WONDERLAND keep producing our great coverage of local arts by <a href=\"https:\/\/www.patreon.com\/wonderlandlandfanclub\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">contributing to Wonderland&#8217;s Launch Fundraiser<\/a>. 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