His concert, "Storyblast!" on Thursday, October 20 at 7 p.m. will be in Grand Valley's Loosemore Auditorium, DeVos Center, Pew Grand Rapids Campus. Tickets are $6 for students and $12 for general public, and available in person at the GVSU Box Office in the Performing Arts Center on the Allendale Campus or at the door one hour prior to performance. For ticket information call ext. 1-2300.
A 12-string guitar, African sanza and electric guitar are some of the musical instruments Bodkin plays while using a variety of vocal effects and elegant narrative to tell four funny tales: An African folk tale; an Italian fairy tale; an Aesop's fable; and a rock 'n' roll sing-along story titled Electric Jack. This one-of-a-kind performance pours original music, vocal sound effects and stunning character voices into the ancient crucible of storytelling.
A free hour-long portion of his award-winning production, "The Odyssey," will be presented on Friday, October 21, at 1 p.m. in Cook-DeWitt Center. From the belly of the Trojan Horse to the cave of the cannibal Cyclops, this master storyteller conveys the beginning of Homer's epic tale in true bardic fashion while using accessible modern language.
Both events are co-sponsored by the Classic Department, School of Communications, and Honors College. For more information contact Karen Libman, interim chair of the Classics Department and associate professor of theatre at (616) 331-3600.
