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Noelle Grattan
About the speaker
Fantasy—Our Laboratory for Being Human
“I want to encourage people to look at fantasy stories not simply as escapism, but as a language used to discuss the human condition that has been with us since the dawn of humanity.”
Christopher Ouellette runs Chesterton Stage Productions, which is currently housed at The Strand Ballroom in Dover. He is the host of the “Beware Of Monsters” podcast where he interviews fascinating film directors, musicians, artists and other creatives who work with monsters. Christopher also teaches workshops and gives lectures on understanding story structure.
He home schools his two daughters (7 and 10) and to quote “ I married far out of my league.”
You can catch up on Christopher and his podcast below:
Beware of Monsters Facebook Page
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“J.R.R. Tolkien said that Fantasy is the "back door to your heart." Your willing to explore ideas that may not be safe. There is a very scary political climate right now, but if we start discussing the dark lord Sauron and how he took over Middle Earth, we can actually have a safe conversation in a mirror world. — christopher ouellette
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“Fantasy is another place we can go where we can explore ideas, where we can explore feelings, where we can explore things that may not be safe in our world. — christopher ouellette
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“Fantasy isn't really for children, because they don't need it...Fantasy is really for us for whom the blade is really dulled and need to be reminded that this world is magical. — christopher ouellette
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“That's what Fantasy does - it reminds us of how magical the world that we live in is. — christopher ouellette
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“Fantasy has been something that has existed in humanity for all time, almost unchanged. — christopher ouellette
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