The Center for the Arts
Genre: Youth, Family, Educational, Theater, Classical Overview of Illumination Tales Author / Creator: Dalrymple MacAlpin Genre: Mythic storytelling; poetic folk narrative Inspiration: Ancient Irish myth and bardic tradition Length: ~60-minute theatrical/film performance piece 🌟 What It Is Illumination Tales is a vivid, poetic retelling of stories centered on the legendary Irish hero and poet Finn mac Cumhaill, drawn from the oldest surviving mythic fragments dating to the early medieval period. It blends storytelling, music, and theatre in a format evocative of bardic tradition—where narrative and song work together to explore myth as living, meaningful art.
Center for the Arts volunteers: Please remember to wear black or black and white clothes with closed-toe shoes. Please leave time to find street parking as our parking lot is for patrons only. If you're a new volunteer, please come 15 minutes early and ask for the House Manager so we can give you a quick orientation to your duties for the event. When you arrive at the Center (314 W. Main Street, Grass Valley) enter through the front lobby doors and check in at the volunteer table in the gallery.
