That’s it, folks. I have reached the end. The end of what? My tether, perhaps? Certainly that has happened a few times, and twice there were tears of frustration. But that was only ever with the computer technology, never with the subject matter. The end of the road? No, it’s
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At last, a day came to which I had been looking forward to for a year. The ancient ruins at Delphi. I had been looking forward to this day in particular, as Delphi is closely connected with Irene Mawer. In 1930, the Ginner-Mawer School were invited to perform in the
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I finally made it into an amphitheatre! I have wanted to go into one all of my life, and have at last achieved the ambition. I have seen other amphitheatres here in Greece, but they were all closed to the public (either because it is winter, or because they are
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Next year (2026) wll be the 110th anniversary of the birth of the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama.I am looking for suggestions of how to celebrate it – any ideas, please, anyone? At the moment I am undertaking my mini-pilgrimage to Greece, so I won’t be repeating that in
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Oh dear! And I pride myself on my research. Ha ha ha. I wanted to visit the Olympia Theatre in Athens, as the Ginner-Mawer School performed there as part of the second Delphic Festival, in 1930. However, it was only the keen research brain of Greek archeologist, Chloe, that picked
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In 1930, Miss Mawer went to Athens! About 40 people, all connected with the Ginner-Mawer School of Dance and Drama, went with her. The school gave performances at two theatres, one of which was (and still is) an open-air theatre on the Acropolis, next to the Parthenon. My husband, Andy,
Continue readingMy mini-pilgrimage to Irene Mawer’s beloved Greece continues with a visit to Olympia – ancient home of the original Olympic Games. Andy and I nearly missed Olympia. We confused it with Mount Olympus, which is on the far side of the country, many miles away. It was only by pure
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Pilgrimage. Most of the definitions of pilgrimage refer to the religious side of the journey, however my pigrimage is very different. Dictionary definitions refer to journeying to a sacred place for reasons of spiritual growth. My pigrimage re-shapes the meaning of the word, being niether religious, nor sacred, nor a
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Robert Jacomb Norris Dale was Irene Mawer’s first husband. She suffered greatly on hearing of his death, when he was killed in action during the First World War. He died in Italy and is buried at Giavera, near Venice. The photo shows me paying my respects at the Commonwealth War
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In a few days time, I will visit the grave of Robert Jacomb Norris Dale, Irene Mawer’s first husband. Robert was killed in action very close to the end of World War One. He died in Italy and is buried near Venice. I don’t know if Irene ever visited, perhaps
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